Marie Ackerman AAF, AIFD, PFCI (1960-2021) was a passionate leader within American Institute of Floral Designers and a committed floral educator. A former trustee of the AIFD Foundation, Ack... Read more
Floral industry professionals struggling in the wake of wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters can seek aid from a new fund created by the American Institute of Floral Designers Foundatio... Read more
Today’s current events read like a laundry list of misery and despair: wildfires, protests, riots, deep political divides and — lest you forgot — a global pandemic. A new contest hosted by t... Read more
An award-winning floral designer from Vancouver, Canada, is the winner of the Society of American Florists’ 51st annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition. Donald Yim, AIFD, PFCI, of West Van Flo... Read more
James Raymond Morley, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, who devoted his life to educating and improving the floral industry, died November 3 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was 86. Morley’s interest in floral... Read more
A week after Hurricane Michael hit Florida’s panhandle as a Category 4 storm, rescue efforts remain underway in some of the hardest hit areas, and floral industry groups have sprung into act... Read more
More than 1,000 people gathered this week in Washington, D.C., for the American Institute of Floral Designers’ 2018 Symposium. The event this year included dozens of educational sessions and... Read more
Do you love talking about flowers and floral design? Do you present programs to garden clubs or other professionals? Then wake up early with Professional Floral Communicators – International... Read more
Looking for ideas to drive more walk-in traffic to your brick-and-mortar shop? Are your floral design mechanics a little rusty? Could you and your team use a dash of insipiration? Jody McLeo... Read more
The AIFD Foundation is again stepping in to offer support those in the floral industry hard hit by recent hurricanes. The Hurricane Maria Florist Fund, modeled after the group’s Harvey and I... Read more