The first time I attended the Philadelphia Flower Show was three years ago, when my daughters gifted me tickets and came along for the adventure.  As I write this, a picture of us among one of the amazing displays from that year sits on my desk and still makes me smile!  That trip inspired me to lean into my creative side and pursue my growing interest in flowers.  That same year, I enrolled in the AIFD Certified Floral Design Certification program at Bucks County Community College, outside of Philadelphia, PA. 

Your AIFD® National Board of Directors met face-to-face in Las Vegas prior to a packed week of activities in conjunction with Symposium.  Here are just a few of the take aways from the meeting, and the incredible week encompassing PFDE®, Symposium, Induction and so much…

*Editors Note: Please enjoy Part Two of this two-part “In Bloom” series. Part 1, Belgravia in Bloom was posted earlier this month and can be found here: https://aifdfocalpoints.com/judging-belgravia-in-bloom-2022/. It is always a joy and huge privilege to be invited to judge the floral exhibits at…

We had lots of flower family fun on the farm during the June 13th virtually live “What is AIFD?” Q&A session and design demo.

It has been an exciting few months run up to the Jubilee Celebrations of our wonderful Queen, with the main celebratory weekend taking place over the 2nd-5th of June. The streets of London are ladened with Union Jack Flags, and the front of Buckingham Place was transformed into a multistage arena for the many parades and concerts to come over the commemorative weekend.

The Northwest Region held its very first online virtual design contest entitled “FORAGED AND FOUND”. Take a look at the designs of the top 6.

Learn about member Cres Motzi AIFD’s six-week Ikebana course and how the love of this Japanese artform started.

We are extremely excited to have Bruno Duarte participate in this year’s 2022 Las Vegas “ROOTS” Symposium 2022 as one of our presenters. Bruno is a very accomplished designer who will be showcasing his work alongside the other incredible lineup of presenters.

The RADICLE, aka ‘The RAD’ at ROOTS Symposium is our Gallery. This exhibition space will be used to fully curate the select premier floral art created by our ROOTS artists.  It will be a beautiful community space, located in the adjoining area next to the Symposium Center Stage Ballroom for everyone to meet up and enjoy the art together before, in between, and after the stage programs everyday.

As a member of the floral family and AIFD, most of us, it is often said, will always be flora focused but I think most of us will also agree that there will come a point in time where we are compelled to reassess our goals, and the different things that define us begin to change.