Petal it Forward is a nationwide iniviative where lucky recipients will receive two bouquets — one to keep, and one to share with a friend, family member, co-worker, or even a complete stranger. There will be a lot of smiles going around as the country experiences flower power.

Petal It Forward 2021: News Coverage

The Roanoke Times: Photos: Petal It Forward brings some floral cheer to the Roanoke Valley

WFIR: Free flowers for thousands of residents

WFXR: George’s Flowers using ‘Petal it Forward’ to brighten up the Roanoke Valley

WSLS 10 News: ‘Petal it Forward program is a movement to spread the joy of giving and receiving flowers and Petal it Forward Day — Bouquet surprises for WSLS 10 Virginia Today on Live TV

Petal It Forward 2019: News Coverage

ALABAMA

Birmingham

WVTM: Flowers being handed out in Birmingham next week

ARIZONA

Phoenix

Nogales International: Arizona Flower Market Encourages Random Acts of Kindness by Giving Away Free Flower Bunches

CALIFORNIA

CONNECTICUT

Stamford

Patch: Petal It Forward

DELAWARE

Lewes

Cape Gazette: Floral Inspirations to hand out flowers in Lewes Oct. 23: Petal It Forward program encourages random acts of kindness

HAWAII

Honolulu

KHON: Smiles, kindness on display throughout downtown

ILLINOIS

East Peoria

Central Illinois Proud: Becks Florist Inc. celebrates ‘Petal It Forward’

INDIANA

Muncie

News Link Indiana: Petal It Forward 2019 – Foister’s Flowers & Gifts

North Bend

The World: Petal It Forward

Terre Haute

Tribune Star: Maggie & Moe’s joins nationwide effort to ‘Petal It Forward’: Terre Haute business spreads smiles and stress relief, two bouquets at a time

IOWA

Waterloo

The Courier: Flower power: Local florist to pass out 500 free bouquets in downtown Waterloo, Cedar Falls

KENTUCKY

Louisville

WLKY: Louisville florists to ‘Petal It Forward’ on Wednesday

MINNESOTA

Jackson

Lakefield Standard: Florist planning to ‘Petal it Forward’

Rushford

Bluff Country Newspaper Group: Flower shop, high school students “petal it forward”

St. Cloud

KARE: ‘Petal it forward’ brings people together, two bouquets at a time

MISSOURI

Chesterfield

KMOV: Drivers in Chesterfield received free flowers for a morning smile through ‘Petal it Forward’

KMOV: How you can get free flowers in Chesterfield today

NEBRASKA

Nebraska City

News Channel Nebraska: Petal It Forward Brightens Mood In Nebraska City: Nebraska City florist gives bouquet to keep and one to give away

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Derry

The Sun: Petal It Forward

NEW YORK

Auburn

AuburnPub: Gallery: Petal It Forward bouquets bring smiles to the faces of strangers in Auburn

Glen Falls

NEWS10: Free flowers being given to unsuspecting strangers

Ithaca

14850: Surprise! Bool’s Flower Shop is giving away 125 bouquets today

Utica

Observer-Dispatch: Florists Petal it Forward

WKTV: Newstalk: Free Flowers Spread Joy As Part Of ‘Petal It Forward’ Program

OHIO

Cuyahoga Falls

WKCY: Petal it forward? Why, just because.

OREGON

Portland

KGW: Meet the NW Flower Fanatics & Petal it Forward

PENNSYLVANIA

TribLIVE: Florists plan to ‘Petal It Forward’ to spread positivity

Yardley

Bucks County Courier Times: Police in Yardley ‘petal it forward’

SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville

WYFF: Greenville florist hopes free flowers on Wednesday will encourage people to Petal It Forward

TEXAS

Corpus Christ

KRIS: West Oso teachers ‘petal it forward’

Lindale

CBS19: Petal it Forward: Local flower shop pairs with students to give out flowers in Lindale

KETK: Petal it Forward: Lindale Floral and students give commuters free flowers

VERMONT

Bennington

Bennington Banner: Kindness in bloom in Bennington: Local florists take part in national ‘Petal it Forward Day’

VIRGINIA

Roanoke

WSLS: Petal it Forward program is a movement to spread the joy of giving and receiving flowers

WISCONSIN

Menomonie

WEAU: Spread Kindness: Petal it Forward

West Bend

WTMJ: Local flower shops to give out free bouquets Wednesday for ‘Petal It Forward’ event

Petal It Forward 2018: News Coverage

NATIONAL

Best Life: The 30 Most Heartwarming Random Acts of Kindness from 2018

MSN.com: Unexpected gifts bring strangers joy

USA TODAY: Unexpected gifts bring strangers joy

ALABAMA

Cullman

Cullman Tribune: Cullman Florist Preparing To ‘Petal It Forward’ Wednesday

ARKANSAS

Highland

Areawide Media: Ann’s Flowers and Gifts to “give back” to community

CALIFORNIA

Piedmont

East Bay Times: Store to give out flowers for ‘Petal It Forward’ event

Sacramento

KTXL-TV FOX40: Petal It Forward

Real Weddings Magazine: Sacramento Wedding Flowers: Petal it Forward {October 24, 2018}

Santa Maria

Santa Marie Times: Lompoc florist looking to ‘Petal It Forward’ with bouquet giveaway

CONNECTICUT

Naugatuck

Naugatuck Patch: Terri’s Flower Shop to Celebrate National Petal it Forward: The event is to promote the good feeling psychology associated with giving flowers.

Trumbull

News12: Trumbull florist takes part in national ‘petal it forward’ day

FLORIDA

Palm Coast

Palm Coast Observer: Biz Buzz: Petal it Forward

Tampa

ABC Action News: New study finds flowers are instant mood boosters

IDAHO

Boise

IdahoNews.com: Photos: Treasure Valley police brighten people’s day with ‘Petal It Forward’

ILLINOIS

Dupage County

Daily Herald: Volunteers deliver flowers, smiles to patients at Downers Grove hospital

Godfrey

AdVantage: Granite City set to blossom

Granite City

The Telegraph: Thousands of petals set to brighten Granite City in Petal it Forward

Pekin

Pekin Daily Times: Pekin florist to give away bouquets as part of positive nationwide event

Washington Times-Reporter: Pekin florist to give away bouquets as part of positive nationwide event

Princeton

Bureau County Republican: Florist to hand out bouquets Oct. 24 for ‘Petal It Forward’: Flowers by Julia will participate Wednesday in nationwide program

INDIANA

Greensburg

The Daily News: ‘Petal It Forward’ Flowers set to brighten Tree City Oct. 24

IOWA

Des Moines

ABC5: Petal It Forward with Plaza Florists & Gifts

Waterloo

The Courier: Local florist plans to ‘Petal It Forward’ with 500 random bouquets

MICHIGAN

Grand Rapids

Fox17 West Michigan: Petal it Forward: Flowers to be passed out to random people

Holland

Holland Sentinel: Eastern Floral, community partners ‘petal it forward’ in West Michigan

Marquette

ABC10Up: Sharing happiness through “Petal It Forward”

Ottawa County

WHTC: Free Flowers From Be Nice.

MINNESOTA

Austin

Austin Daily Herald: Spreading the power of the petal

Mankato

KEYC: Florists ‘Petal It Forward’ Sharing Flowers and Spreading Kindness

Maple Grove

Press & News: Flowers, just because: Petal It Forward comes back to Maple Grove’s Main Street

KSTP: Florists Try to Spread Joy With Free Flowers

NEBRASKA

Gothenburg

Gothenburg Leader: Random gifts of flowers bring smiles

North Platte

North Platte Telegraph: Smiles bloom on ‘Petal It Forward’ day

New Hampshire

Nashua

WMUR9: Nashua florist brings smiles to faces with ‘Petal It Forward’

The Telegraph: Fortin Gage, mayor make special deliveries

NEW JERSEY

Chester

Observer-Tribune: Florist to give out free bouquets on Wednesday

Wall

TAPinto.net: Wildflowers Florist to ‘Petal It Forward’ with Two Bouquets for Everyone on October 24

NEW YORK

Cairo

HudsonValley360: Flower shop ‘petals’ for a good cause

Jamestown

The Post-Journal: ‘Petal It Forward’ To Be Recognized Today: Girton’s Flowers will be handing out hundreds of flowers to commuters today.

Larchmont, Mamaroneck

The Loop: It’s Petal it Forward Day in Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Rye

Queensbury

Olean Times Herald: Binley Florist ‘Petals It Forward’ as random act of kindness

NORTH CAROLINA

Landrum

Tryon Daily Bulletin: Petal It Forward

NORTH DAKOTA

Jamestown

NorthDakota.com: Jamestown Florist Joins Nationwide Petal It Forward Event

Minot

KXMC/KXMD: Local Resident Participates In Petal It Forward

OHIO

Kent

Record-Courier: ‘Petal It Forward’ on Wednesday

Zanesville

WHIZ: National Petal It Forward

OREGON

Coos County

KVAL: Florist in Coos County picked to participate in Petal it Forward event

Eugene

KEZI: Eugene Flower Shop ‘Petals It Forward’

Portland

FMNEWS101 KXL: Free Flowers! Petal It Forward

The Oregonian/OregonLive: Give, get free flowers today to ‘Petal It Forward’

PENNSYLVANIA

Easton

Lehigh Valley Live: Easton area florist giving away flowers on Petal It Forward Day

West Chester

Daily Local News: Flowers by Jena to distribute bouquets to make people smile in Downingtown

RHODE ISLAND

Uxbridge

The Call: Peddling Petals: Uxbridge florist looks to channel flower power during her #PetalItForward efforts

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls

KSFY: Florists spread random acts of kindness with ‘Petal It Forward’

Tennessee

Cleveland

WRBCTV: “Petal It Forward”: Cleveland florist spreads smiles with free flower bouquets

TEXAS

Houston

Chron: Flowers of Kingwood spread happiness with ‘Petal it Forward’ movement

Longview

Longview News-Journal: Casa Flora gives flowers away during ‘Petal It Forward’

VIRGINIA

Arlington

Washington Business Journal: Florists Nationwide ‘Petal It Forward,’ Spreading Random Acts of Kindness: Hundreds of Florists Spread Smiles and Stress Relief, Two Bouquets at a Time

WASHINGTON

Longview

The Daily News: Florists hand out free flowers, encourage others to ‘Petal It Forward’

Woodland

The Columbian: Petal It Forward blooms in Woodland

WISCONSIN

Madison

NBC15: ‘Petal It Forward’ Day: Promoting random acts of kindness

Milwaukee

TMJ4: Consider the Lilies, hundreds of other flower shop will offer free bouquets

Petal It Forward 2017: News Coverage

On October 11, 2017, floral industry members in 467 cities in 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Canada led 573 local Petal It Forward events. They randomly surprised people on the street with flowers. Flower recipients received two bouquets — one to keep, and one to share with a friend, family member, co-worker, or even a complete stranger. This nationwide event made headlines from coast to coast.