Month: July 2017

With the passage of Proposition 64, passed by the California state legislature in November 2016, speculators have invaded California at a speed similar to whiteflies on gerberas. Prop. 64 legalizes adult recreational use of marijuana and includes provisions for cultivation, provided local jurisdictions sign off. Cannabis growers and their investors are eyeing the Golden State’s agriculturally zoned land, including places such as the Salinas Valley. …

The field-to-vase look has become popular both for the philosophy it represents as well as the gorgeous décor trends it results in, and for good reason. The natural beauty of fresh-picked, American-grown flowers make for some incredible arrangements and bouquets, and summer is time for one of the most wild and whimsical flowers of all, Matricaria. …

Excitement and creativity were blooming in “The City of Flowers” when the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) took over Seattle, Wash. for Symposium “X.” Over 800 floral design artists converged in Seattle to see creative designs, entertaining events and inspiration like never seen before from July 1-5, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center and Sheraton Seattle Hotel. …