Aris Horticulture's Fort Myers, FL, farms were impacted by Hurricane Ian. Aris employees are reporting in, confirming their safety, and returning to work. Both the Alva and Live Oak farms have incurred some facility damage, primarily to the poly roof coverings for greenhouses and field saran. There is no major structural damage. Coolers, buildings and equipment received are operating via emergency power generators until Florida Power & Electric restores power.

The container and liner crops are being attended to, with shipments resuming. Power and water are being targeted to critical areas

Los Angeles-based company, Verona Roses, shakes up the market for preserved flowers and personalization, creating the first luxury wooden box of preserved roses with a high-definition screen for video playback.

Its founders, Karina Quiroz and Andrea Dominguez, and their husbands, Victor and Raúl, will launch this luxurious product full of innovations that will mark a before and after in the market of preserved roses in the U.S. and the world.

Verona Roses unites the best of several worlds: the best Ecuadorian preserved flowers that last for years; the technology both in its built-in screen

HPGen has won the Iberflora Innovation Award for technological improvement in ornamental production.

"The award, named after Professor Ballester-Olmos of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, once again confirms the practical use of our groundbreaking technology to generate hydrogen peroxide on-site. Ornamental growers can use the HPGen to produce ultra-pure hydrogen peroxide for treating the irrigation system in an environmentally friendly way and without generating any type of waste, using only water, electricity, and air", the team with HPNow states.

Certified American Grown is proud to be the floral and foliage sponsor for the 53rd Annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition held by the Professional Floral Communicators International, during the annual convention of the Society of American Florists at the beginning of Sept. 2022.

This year’s competition saw 20 designers from throughout the U.S. work their artistry with domestic products to develop arrangements that met the whimsical theme elements of classic Dr. Seuss novels.

Certified American Grown, the floral and foliage sponsoring organization, works to promote and represent the interests

That Flower Feeling is celebrating its partnership with global communications agency 180 today, as its first-ever ad campaign ‘Flowers. Self Care Made Easy’ has been named as a finalist at the ADCN awards for Strategic Brand Ideas.

‘Flowers. Self Care Made Easy’ was created to amplify the importance of flowers in people’s lives by taking a comical look at the struggles faced by people trying to live up to the many self care routines on offer. Instead it poses an easier solution: flowers.

Flowers. Self Care Made Easy: https://vimeo.com/664338527

That Flower Feeling is a new consumer-facing

In 2022 the U.S. fresh produce and floral industries are adding $339.4 billion to the national output. A study conducted on behalf of the International Fresh Produce Association illustrates the substantial role the industries play in all 50 states. Compiled by Kleinhenz & Associates, the report also details employment levels in the sector and how that impacts the industry’s contributions to the overall economy.

“Fresh produce and floral supply are important to every single American as we not only seek to provide nutrients to keep people healthy but employ millions of Americans and pump