Browsing articles tagged with " Roses"
Jan
22

Valentines Roses May Make Her Swoon, but Tulips Can for Less

By Gina B. Kellogg  //  Valentine’s Day  //  1 Comment

Valentines rose… or Valentines roses? Hmmm. Those search terms didn’t get the Google results you were looking for, eh? Try typing in Valentines day rose. Wait—do you need an apostrophe? Shouldn’t it be Valentine’s Day roses to get the best search results? Argh!

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Dec
16

Roses from Living Soil

By Terry Johnson  //  All About Flowers, Off The Wall, Organic Flowers  //  1 Comment

Ecuador rose farms were the destination of globe-trotting floral-industry expert Terry Johnson as he traveled to South America to report on the topic for Florist Chronicles. This is the second of several stories describing his journeys. If you missed the first article, you’ll find it here.

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Nov
26

Ecuador Rose Grower Nurtures Flowers With Love

By Terry Johnson  //  All About Flowers, Off The Wall, Organic Flowers  //  4 Comments

Ecuador rose farms were the destination of globe-trotting floral-industry expert Terry Johnson as he traveled to South America to report on the topic for Florist Chronicles. Here is the first of several stories describing his journeys.

I travel quite a lot. During flights from one city to another, invariably, a fellow passenger strikes up a conversation, which leads him or her to ask what business I’m in. When I say I’m in the floral industry, many times they ask, “Are you a florist?”

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