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Departments

• A Crash Course to Satisfaction.
• Amanda's Top 10: February/March 2008.
• Amanda's top ten: Maximize Your Time.
• Bridentity Crisis.
• C&D Design Workshop: August/September 2007.
• C&D Design Workshop: May 2007.
• C&D Design Workshop: November/December 2006.
• Care & Handling: April 2009.
• Care & Handling: May 2007.
• Care & Handling: Treatment Trends for 2009.
• Eastern Edge: Poppies, Plant of Joy delivers cutting edge flair.
• Florist Tech: Getting Into Your Customer’s Inbox.
• Florist Tech: May 2009.
• FTD Good Neighbour Day a Success.
• Is Floral Branding Essential?.
• Jakarta Journal.
• Make Someone Smile Week Makes Thousands Smile.
• Not Your Grandma’s ‘Silks’: Permanents perfect for home décor.
• On the Level with Neville: April 2009.
• On the Level With Neville: Designer Dilemma.
• On the Level with Neville: June/July 2009.
• On the Level with Neville: May 2009.
• Point of View: Bonding with your wholesaler.
• Point of View: June/July 2009.
• Point of View: May 2009.
• Purple Asparagus.
• Quebec Gleanings by Rita Truba: October 2007.
• Silent Sellers.
• Top Shops: A Cottage Retreat.
• Top Shops: A Full House.
• Top Shops: A Green-Eyed Success.
• Western Florists Get Sky High Exposure.
• Where Have All The Flowers Gone?.
• Worth Stopping For.
• You Want to Pay What?!.

Editorial

• from the editor: April 2005.
• From the Editor: Cashing in on a trend.
• FROM THE EDITOR: June/July 2006.
• From the Editor: June/July 2009.
• From the Editor: Life’s Little Luxury.
• FROM THE EDITOR: May 2006.
• From the Editor: Reduce, reuse and promote!.
• From the Publisher January 2008.
• From the publisher november/december 2005.
• From the Publisher: April 2006.
• From the Publisher: April 2007.
• From the Publisher: Aug/Sept 2005.
• From the Publisher: August/September 2006.
• From the Publisher: August/September 2007.
• From the Publisher: Baby, It’s Cold in Here!.
• From the Publisher: February/March 2007.
• From the publisher: Jan/Feb 2005.
• From the Publisher: January 2007.
• From the Publisher: January/February 2006.
• From the publisher: June/July 2005.
• From the Publisher: June/July 2007.
• From the publisher: March 2005.
• From the Publisher: March 2006.
• FROM THE PUBLISHER: May 2005.
• From the Publisher: May 2006.
• From the Publisher: May 2007.
• From the Publisher: May 2009.
• From the Publisher: Mess with Success.
• From the Publisher: NO Skills Required!.
• From the Publisher: November/December 2006.
• From the Publisher: November/December 2007.
• from the publisher: October 2005.
• From the Publisher: October 2006.
• From the Publisher: October 2007.
• From the Publisher: The Big Green Machine.
• From the Publisher: The Sharpest Tools in the Box.
• From the Publisher: Think Marketing, Not Products.

Features

• A Change Will Do You Good.
• A Look inside: April 2005.
• A Look Inside: April 2006.
• A look inside: Aug 2005.
• A Look Inside: August/September 2006.
• A Look Inside: January/February 2006.
• A Look Inside: November/December 2006.
• A look inside: Van Belle Floral Company.
• A Stellar Supply.
• A Swiss Excursion .
• A Winning Combination .
• Advertising With a Plan.
• Affiliate Marketing.
• Amanda"s Top Ten: Businesses in the Green.
• Amanda's Top 10: Customer Turnofffs.
• Amanda's Top 10: January 2008.
• Amanda's Top 10: Telephone Etiquette .
• Amanda's top ten: Best Blogging Tips.
• Builders of the Floriculture Industry in Canada.
• By Design: Cecilia Roa.
• By Design: Emily Mays.
• By Design: Louisa Lam.
• By Design: Pamela Sheppard.
• By Design: Sandra Kaiser.
• By Design: Susanne Law.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: April 2005.
• C&D Design Portfolio: April 2006.
• C&D Design Portfolio: April 2007.
• C&D Design Portfolio: August/September 2006.
• C&D Design Portfolio: January 2007.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: June/July 2006.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: May 2006.
• C&D Design Portfolio: November/December 2005.
• C&D Design Portfolio: October 2006.
• C&D Design Portfolio: October 2007.
• CAFA Celebrates 15 Years.
• CAFA Turns 15.
• Canadian Florist Online.
• coast to coast.
• coast to coast: April 2005.
• Coast to Coast: April 2006.
• Coast to Coast: April 2007.
• Coast to Coast: February/March 2007.
• Coast to Coast: February/March 2008.
• Coast to Coast: January 2007.
• Coast to Coast: January/February 2006.
• Coast to Coast: June/July 2006.
• Coast to Coast: March 2006.
• coast to coast: May 2005.
• Coast to Coast: May 2007.
• Coast to Coast: November/December 2006.
• Communicators of the Floriculture Industry in Canada.
• Design Portfolio: August/September 2007.
• Design Portfolio: May 2007.
• Design Portfolio: November/December 2007.
• Display Debate.
• Display Trouble Shooting.
• Down to the Wire.
• Eco vs. the Economy.
• Epicurean Delights .
• Established Florists in Canada for over 50 years.
• Established Florists in Canada for over 75 years.
• Floral Educators in Canada.
• Florist Tech: Preserving Your POS System.
• Florist Tech: Troubleshooting Your Digital Images.
• Florists in the News.
• Flowers Canada 60th Anniversary Celebration.
• Flowers Canada Toronto Chapter Design Show.
• Flowers Canada – A New Era.
• Fresh Obsessed.
• fresh trends: Jan/Feb 2005.
• From the Editor: April 2006.
• From the editor: Aug/Sept 2005.
• From the Editor: August/September 2006.
• From the Editor: January/February 2005.
• From the Editor: January/February 2006.
• FROM THE EDITOR: June/July 2005.
• FROM THE EDITOR: March 2005.
• From the Editor: October 2006.
• From the editor: Paying Attention to Details.
• From the Publisher: June/July 2006.
• Fuelling the Industry: How gas prices affect the floral world .
• Gift Cards.
• Going Green: A cross-country report.
• Graduation Flowers.
• Hands On: Pretty for Prom.
• Hands On: All Wrapped Up in Love.
• Hands On: April 2009.
• Hands On: Boughs of Christmas.
• Hands On: In Hot Pursuit.
• Hands On: June/July 2009.
• Hands On: May 2009.
• Inside a Florist’s Toolbox: What florists just can’t live without.
• Insight: January/February 2006.
• INSIGHT: March 2005.
• International Designer Andreas Verheijen.
• Long Live Your Flowers!: How florists are keeping blooms cold.
• Look inside: May 2005.
• Minter's Message: January/February 2006.
• Minter's Message: March 2006.
• Modern Decorative Design.
• Mother’s Day Wrap-up.
• New Products: February/March 2008.
• OFG Celebrates 35 Years.
• On Knowing True Costs.
• Permanently Pretty.
• Planning for disaster: When bad things happen to good florists.
• Quebec Gleanings.
• Quebec Gleanings by Rita Truba.
• Quebec Gleanings by Rita Truba: August-September 2007.
• Quebec Gleanings: March 2005.
• Quebec Gleanings: May 2005.
• Quebec Gleanings: November/December 2006.
• Reinvent Yourself: Turn a new leaf in your shop.
• Remembering an Industry Pioneer: Jack Atkin.
• Renewing Sympathy.
• Satisfaction: Guarantees and Customer Loyalty.
• Save Now, Pay Later.
• Sharing a Smile on the Road to Recovery.
• Sharing Your Passion.
• Staging with Stems.
• Staying Strong in Tough Times.
• Sustainable Flowers.
• Tax time trip-ups: Tips to help you file your return.
• The Cost of Going Green.
• The Family Wedding.
• The Four Faces of GREEN.
• The Middle Link: Floral wholesalers talk cold chain.
• The Power of Word of Mouth.
• The Story Behind the Bouquet.
• There’s a New Way to say ‘Get Well’.
• Top Shops: Goodwin's Nursery.
• Trites Flower Shop.
• Valentine’s Day 2008: How florists fared from coast to coast.
• What’s In Your Window?: Florists share display ideas.

Blog

April2009

• Are holidays still relevant to the retail florist industry?.
• Happy Earth Day!.
• Here comes the bride, via the Internet?.
• Reality or just really good TV?.

Main Blog

• Celebrate Earth Day.
• Is the customer always right?.
• Love it or hate it?.
• Report on Mother's Day 2008.
• Scams affecting the Canadian floral industry.
• Streetside florist.
• The cost of rising fuel prices.
• Welcome.
• What would you like to read more about?.

May2009

• Instant flowers at your fingertips.
• The power of free.

October2008

• Send in your stories!.

Current Issue

Departments

• 5 Trends to Watch.
• A look inside: Jan/Feb 2005.
• A Look Inside: November/December 2007.
• A Site for Sore Eyes.
• Ages and Stages.
• All the Bouquets of Your Life.
• Amanda's Top 10: Hot Wedding Trends.
• Amanda's Top Ten: Interview Techniques.
• Business Gifting.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: Aug 2005.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: Aug2005.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: Jan/Feb 2005.
• C&D DESIGN workshop: April 2005.
• C&D Design Workshop: April 2006.
• C&D Design Workshop: April 2007.
• C&D Design Workshop: August/September 2006.
• C&D DESIGN workshop: Jan/Feb 2005.
• C&D Design Workshop: January 2007.
• C&D Design Workshop: January/February 2006.
• C&D DESIGN Workshop: June/July 2006.
• C&D DESIGN workshop: May 2005.
• C&D Design Workshop: May 2006.
• C&D Design Workshop: November/December 2005.
• C&D Design Workshop: October 2006.
• C&D Design Workshop: October 2007.
• C&D Sympathy DESIGN workshop.
• Canadians Not Demanding Sustainable Flowers .
• Care & Handling: April 2006.
• Care & Handling: August/September 2006.
• Care & Handling: August/September 2007.
• Care & Handling: Become a Clean, Efficient Machine.
• Care & Handling: February/March 2007.
• Care & handling: Fresh Ideas for 2006.
• Care & Handling: Greening Up.
• Care & Handling: January/February 2006.
• care & handling: March 2005.
• Care & Handling: March 2006.
• Care & Handling: November/December 2006.
• Care & Handling: October 2006.
• Care & Handling: October 2007.
• Care & Handling: Work Smarter.
• Coast to Coast: August/September 2005.
• Cut Foliage Keeps You in the Green $.
• Design Workshop: June/July 2007.
• Driving Garden Flowers to Drink.
• Featuring Fall.
• From the Editor: March 2006.
• from the Editor: October 2005.
• Hands On: Leaves of Copper.
• Hands On: January 2008.
• Holiday Transitions Made Easy.
• Insight: April 2005.
• Keys to Successfully Managing Your Staff.
• Laying the “F Word” to Rest.
• Marketing for florists.
• Marketing for florists: April 2006.
• Marketing for florists: August 2005.
• Marketing for florists: August/September 2006.
• Marketing for florists: January/February 2006.
• Marketing for florists: March 2006.
• Marketing for florists: may 2005.
• Marketing for florists: Meet Today's Bride.
• Marketing for florists: October 2006.
• Marketing for florists: With Sympathy.
• Minter's Message: April 2005.
• Minters message: May 2005.
• On the Level with Neville: A Market That Never Dies.
• On the Level with Neville: Have U Upgraded 2 the Internet?.
• On the Level with Neville: Hot New Trends for 2009.
• On the Level with Neville: January 2008.
• On the Level with Neville: Marketing Your Shop – For Free!.
• On the Level with Neville: Prom flowers . . . like, whatever!.
• On the Level with Neville: Spicing Up Sympathy.
• On the Level with Neville: The Inside Scoop on Interior Design.
• Point of Sale Strategies That Blossom.
• Point of View: Developing a New Tool for the Trade.
• Point of View: Do Florists Need Certification?.
• Point of View: Eat or Be Eaten.
• Point of View: Fair Trade Blooms.
• Point of View: January 2008.
• Point of View: Managing the Cold Chain 101.
• Point of View: Relating to Your Funeral Director.
• Prom Dates.
• Summer Marketing.
• The Art and Science of Branding.
• The ‘Right Stuff’ .
• Top Shops: 130 Years Strong .
• Top Shops: Branching Out.
• Top Shops: Two Stems Ahead.
• What’s Driving Fall Sales?.
• ‘Practices’ Make Perfect.

Editorial

• from the publisher: august 2005.
• From the Publisher: Log On.

Features

• A Bride for All Seasons.
• 2007 European Preview .
• A Bride's New Sidekick: A Q&A with two top wedding planners.
• A Look Back Through the Pages.
• A look inside: Flower Studio.
• A look inside: June/July 2005.
• A Look Inside: March 2006.
• A Touch of Autumn.
• A Touch of Autumn.
• An Old City’s New Vigour.
• Appreciating Administrators.
• Autumn’s Booty.
• Back to Nature.
• Banking on Credit.
• Beautifying the Home .
• Blooming Together.
• By Design: Chantal Blondin.
• By Design: Donna Gleeson.
• By Design: January 2008.
• By Design: Sonia Park.
• By Design: Susan MacIntosh.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: Aug 2005.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: Aug 2005.
• C&D Design Portfolio: January/February 2006.
• C&D DESIGN Portfolio: May 2005.
• C&D Design Portfolio: November/December 2006.
• Care & Handling: November/December 2007.
• Coast to Coast: August/September 2005.
• Coast to Coast: August/September 2006.
• coast to coast: March 2005.
• Coast to Coast: November/December 2005.
• Coast to Coast: October 2006.
• Containers & Vases: What’s new for ’07.
• Creating a Foundation for Success.
• Culinary CAFA.
• Design Portfolio: June/July 2007.
• Design Workshop: November/December 2007.
• Designing the Future.
• Do the Right Thing.
• End of Term .
• Established Florists in Canada for over 100 years.
• Fair Trade Decoded.
• Featured Floral Designers.
• Floral Liaisons Networking in the Industry.
• Floral Marketing Funding Initiative Coalition.
• Flowers Canada Redux.
• Founders of the Floriculture Industry .
• Fresh Trends.
• from the editor: May 2005.
• Gourmet Gift Baskets.
• Graduating with Floral Pizzazz.
• Graduating With Glitz and Glitter.
• Green Is the New Black: Consumers take interest in greener flowers.
• Grower Direct - A Floral Franchise.
• Growing, Harvesting, and Arranging flowers from the Garden .
• Hands On: An Accent for Any Day.
• Hands On: Family Tree Tribute.
• Helping Bosses Say Thanks.
• Home Sweet Home.
• How Do You Attract Staff?.
• Insight: June/July 2006.
• Ital Florist Is Up to the Challenge.
• Keeping with Tradition.
• Lemon Tree Florist.
• Make Over Your Shop: Ten steps to a brand new look .
• Making Arrangements.
• Maternal Instincts.
• New Varieties: April 2006.
• Not Your Grandma’s ‘Silks’: Permanents perfect for home décor .
• Our Customers Deserve Better.
• Part Two: A Site for Sore Eyes.
• Pétales.ca.
• Pleasant Under Glass.
• Poinsettia Sales Survey for Christmas 2005.
• Practicality is Blooming for Mother’s Day .
• Putting Safety First.
• Quebec Gleanings by Rita Truba: June/July 2007.
• Quebec Gleanings: April 2005.
• Removing Red.
• Singing the Blues... and Reds.
• Stress Busting 101.
• Sympathy Keepsakes.
• Taking Stock of Your Inventory.
• The Flower Pot Spins a Profitable Web.
• Tivoli Florist .
• Top Shops: A Walk on the Wild Side.
• Top Shops: Adding the Custom Touch.
• Top Shops: Combining service and tech.
• Top Shops: Soaking Up the Limelight.
• Transitional Displays.
• Trites Flower Shop.
• Valentine’s Day 2006.
• winter weddings.
• Working with CUPID.
• Wrapped Up in the Web.

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• A container perfect for designing.
• A-ROO's new Serengeti Collection.
• Action Imports Introduces New Wall Décor.
• Add Sparkle to Designs With Deco Ice.
• Aeschynanthus ‘Twister’.
• Ageratum Esparanza.
• AIFD Elite Rose Partners.
• AIFD Expecting Sellout for National Symposium.
• Anthurium Hocus Pocus Brown.
• Artificial Moss Better Than the Real Thing.
• Artificial Palm Tree Brings the Tropics Indoors.
• Avanquest’s Bookkeeper 2007.
• Baby Feet Collection.
• Bamboo From Scheurich Adds Natural Touch.
• Bliss Roses – Sell an Emotion, Not a Commodity.
• Blumebud: A Vase and Card Holder All in One.
• Book Review: Acres of Glass by Dale O’Hara.
• BotaniWipe Keeps Plants Clean, Healthy and Shiny.
• Calathea ‘Beautystar’.
• Candle Scapes.
• Capturing the scent of the holidays.
• Ceramic Vases New From Action Imports.
• Cherry Blossom Tree Detailed and Realistic.
• Christmas Roses Ready for Holiday Season.
• Chrysal USA Launches Energy Drink For Roses.
• ColdHeat™ Introduces the Freestyle™ Cordless Glue Gun .
• Coldpack Airliner Technology Offers Solution to Packaging Problems.
• Connect Gift Bag – A Gift to Go.
• Containers That Will Brighten Up Any Pot.
• Cottage chic looks for spring.
• Easy Grow Kit With Culinary Herbs.
• Element Imports’ New Eco Line .
• Eminence Design presents an innovative ew line of quality, hand made flowers.
• Extech Data Systems announces new thermal printer.
• Feather Roses Arrive!.
• Fitz Adds Glitz.
• Flameless Candles a Safe Way to Light Up.
• Floral Spheres, Pomanders Now Simpler Than Ever.
• Florists Supply offers new home décor item.
• Freesia ‘White Giant’.
• Fresco Scheurich Vase a Perfect Match for Orchids.
• FridgeRefresh helps flowers last.
• Gardening Gift Basket .
• Get Well Collection.
• GLASSWEAR™ Adds Value to Vases.
• Hand painted cards deliver a personal touch.
• Handmade Bamboo Flowers.
• Hofland introduces line of candleholders.
• Hofland Introduces New Ceramic Vase.
• Hofland Introduces New Ceramics.
• Hofland Premieres New Florence Urn and Pedestal.
• Hpnotiq's Bubbles 'n Blue is the only way to say "I do".
• Illume Presents Candles for Him & Her .
• Jinnoo Flower Vase.
• Keep bouquets fresh and Super Wet.
• Koen Pack USA reinvents to vase.
• Light Up Your Planters.
• Lilium Asiatic Group ‘Cheops.
• Make Complementing Your Roses Easier.
• Marble-finished planters from Hofland.
• May Arts Introduces Five New Wholesale Ribbons for Valentine's Day.
• MEI Makes Temporary Portable Displays Easy.
• Mercury Glass Offers Sleek, Silvery Shine.
• Micro-Gerbera ‘Kameleon’.
• Mushrooms to Go Wild For.
• New armature from Florists Supply.
• New Celtic Red Collection from Action Imports.
• New Cut Flower Pail Collection.
• New decorative wall decor.
• New Eye-catching Planters .
• New fall coloured bouquet.
• New Fashion Forward Products for Valentine’s Day.
• New Fibreglass Container from Hofland.
• New line of ceramics from Action Imports.
• New Olympia Line from Hofland.
• New organza ribbon available in variety colours, sizes.
• New Premium Rose Flower Food from Floralife.
• New Product Available at Hofland.
• New product to light up your designs.
• New Sherbert Line Just in Time for Spring.
• New silk premade bouquets from Pioneer Wholesale Co..
• New SpiritTM Collection Containers Provide More Design Possibilities.
• New Spring Glass Vase Line.
• New Varieties: January/February 2006.
• New Varieties: May 2006.
• New Varieties: October 2006.
• New Vase Perfect for Spring.
• Oasis Adds Four New Colours of Aluminum Wire.
• Oasis adds more glassware to product line.
• OASIS Floral Foam Garland a Christmas Timesaver.
• OASIS Floral Products Gives Florists the Right Tools.
• OASIS Floral Spheres – No More Foam Carving.
• Oasis Introduces Place-It Grande Holders.
• Pioneer Wholesale Co. Offers a New Bouquet Holder.
• Pot Covers Available in a Variety of Colours.
• Precious Metals Line from Action Imports.
• Printed Totes for Gifts To Go .
• Product Showcase: April 2006.
• Product Showcase: January/February 2006.
• Product Showcase: May 2006.
• Romance is Back.
• Rosa EmotionsTM.
• Royal Green Introduces Green Potted Calla Lily.
• Rustic Wire a Natural Accessory for Designs.
• Scheurich provides containers with colour.
• Scheurich trends towards nature.
• Scheurich’s New Pot Offers a Natural Look.
• Seasons by Botanico Introduces New Candle Line,.
• Send a Message With Chalkboard Vases.
• Shimmer Wrap Wristlet from Oasis.
• Skcandle Essentials™.
• Smithers-Oasis Launches Line of Glass Vases.
• Sparkle Pots Add Glitz to Holiday Plants.
• Spirit™ Collection.