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• FTD Good Neighbour Day a Success.
• Jakarta Journal.
• Make Someone Smile Week Makes Thousands Smile.
• Purple Asparagus.
• Quebec Gleanings by Rita Truba: October 2007.
• Silent Sellers.
• Western Florists Get Sky High Exposure.
• Where Have All The Flowers Gone?.
• Worth Stopping For.

Editorial

• from the editor: April 2005.
• FROM THE EDITOR: June/July 2006.
• FROM THE EDITOR: May 2006.
• From the Publisher January 2008.
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• From the Publisher: Baby, It’s Cold in Here!.
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• 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: Think Marketing, Not Products.

Features

• 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 Winning Combination .
• Affiliate Marketing.
• Amanda"s Top Ten: Businesses in the Green.
• Amanda's Top 10: January 2008.
• Builders of the Floriculture Industry in Canada.
• 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: 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Gift Cards.
• Going Green: A cross-country report.
• Graduation Flowers.
• Hands On: Pretty for Prom.
• Hands On: In Hot Pursuit.
• 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.
• 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.
• Remembering an Industry Pioneer: Jack Atkin.
• Satisfaction:.
• Sharing a Smile on the Road to Recovery.
• Sharing Your Passion.
• Sustainable Flowers.
• Tax time trip-ups: Tips to help you file your return.
• The Family Wedding.
• The Middle Link: Floral wholesalers talk cold chain.
• The Power of Word of Mouth.
• 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.

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• 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.
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• 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: February/March 2008.
• Amanda's Top 10: Hot Wedding Trends.
• 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: 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: Designer Dilemma.
• 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.
• Point of Sale Strategies That Blossom.
• Point of View: Bonding with your wholesaler.
• 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’ .
• What’s Driving Fall Sales?.
• ‘Practices’ Make Perfect.

Editorial

• from the publisher: august 2005.
• From the Publisher: Mess with Success.

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.
• Amanda's Top 10: Customer Turnofffs.
• An Old City’s New Vigour.
• Appreciating Administrators.
• Autumn’s Booty.
• Back to Nature.
• Beautifying the Home .
• Blooming Together.
• By Design: Chantal Blondin.
• By Design: Donna Gleeson.
• By Design: January 2008.
• By Design: Susanne Law.
• 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: February/March 2008.
• 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: Family Tree Tribute.
• Helping Bosses Say Thanks.
• Home Sweet Home.
• 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.
• Our Customers Deserve Better.
• Part Two: A Site for Sore Eyes.
• Pétales.ca.
• Planning for disaster: When bad things happen to good florists.
• Pleasant Under Glass.
• Poinsettia Sales Survey for Christmas 2005.
• Practicality is Blooming for Mother’s Day .
• Quebec Gleanings by Rita Truba: June/July 2007.
• Quebec Gleanings: April 2005.
• Reinvent Yourself: Turn a new leaf in your shop.
• Removing Red.
• Singing the Blues... and Reds.
• Stress Busting 101.
• Sympathy Keepsakes.
• The Flower Pot Spins a Profitable Web.
• Tivoli Florist .
• 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.
• What’s In Your Window?: Florists share display ideas.
• winter weddings.

Recommended

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New Products

New Products

• Action Imports Introduces New Wall Décor.
• Aeschynanthus ‘Twister’.
• Ageratum Esparanza.
• AIFD Elite Rose Partners.
• AIFD Expecting Sellout for National Symposium.
• Anthurium Hocus Pocus Brown.
• 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.
• 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 .
• Connect Gift Bag – A Gift to Go.
• 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.
• Floral Spheres, Pomanders Now Simpler Than Ever.
• 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.
• Handmade Bamboo Flowers.
• Hofland introduces line of candleholders.
• Hofland Introduces New Ceramic Vase.
• Hofland Premieres New Florence Urn and Pedestal.
• Hpnotiq's Bubbles 'n Blue is the only way to say "I do".
• Jinnoo Flower Vase.
• Lilium Asiatic Group ‘Cheops.
• Micro-Gerbera ‘Kameleon’.
• New Celtic Red Collection from Action Imports.
• New Cut Flower Pail Collection.
• New fall coloured bouquet.
• New Fashion Forward Products for Valentine’s Day.
• New line of ceramics from Action Imports.
• New organza ribbon available in variety colours, sizes.
• New Premium Rose Flower Food from Floralife.
• New Product Available at Hofland.
• 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 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 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.
• Precious Metals Line from Action Imports.
• 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’s New Pot Offers a Natural Look.
• Seasons by Botanico Introduces New Candle Line,.
• Skcandle Essentials™.
• Spirit™ Collection.
• sThe new No Ming vase from Golden Rose.
• Temkin Introduces Biodegradable Film.
• Terra Nostra®.
• The LOMEY® Design Vase.
• Think “Outside the Vase”.
• Toadally Yours Collection.
• Tulip Elisabeth.
• Vazu USA Introduces Low-cost, Sturdy Vase.
• Vriesea ‘Snow White’.
• Winning Bouquet Combinations.
• Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Grace’.

News

News

• Canadians environmentally concerned but distrust 'green' claims.
• High fuel costs a silver lining for Wal-Mart.
• 'Longlasting Beauty' - new book from Fleur Creatif.
• 1-800-Flowers.com debuts Blackberry-friendly ordering service.
• 1-800-FLOWERS.COM: Planet Friendly Boutique.
• 2006 Canadian Florist Conference in Toronto.
• 2008 AIFD Symposium to Present Latest Trends.
• A look at home decor trends for 2009.
• A snapshot of wedding trends.
• AIFD and CIFD – Educational Partners.
• AIFD Offers Partners Marketing Package.
• AIFD symposium to present latest trends.
• AIFD to Offer New Designation.
• AIFD's 2008 national symposium a success.
• Anne Jordan AIFD, MMF Joins FTD Education Team.
• B.C. florist gives out flowers for recycled vases.
• B.C. florist warns about credit-card scam.
• Bank of Canada Helps Fight on Fraud.
• Bloomex joins the Canadian Cancer Society in their fight against cancer.
• Blooms Avenue Features All-Ontario Growers.
• Business Confidence Rebounds in Fourth Quarter.
• California Fires Damages Flower and Plant Crops.
• Campaigning for Local Flowers.
• Canada Blooms Elements.
• Canadian customers won't wait around.
• Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Weighs in on Recent Federal and Provincial Budget.
• Canadian Federation of Independent Business Gauges Small Business Confidence.
• Canadian Floral Design School Preparing for Classes in Dubai.
• Canadian Institute of Floral Design Welcomes New Additions.
• Canadian retail sales weaker than expected.
• Canadian retailers within rights to refuse $50 bills.
• Canadians turning to coupons to cope with higher living costs.
• CFIB Offers Online Small Business Management Certificate Program (www.sbmcertified.com).
• Chain of Life Network Studies.
• Chip and PIN technology catching on.
• CIFD travels back to Dubai to speak at conference.
• CIFDs return to Dubai a success.
• City of Edmonton Selling Flowers.
• Colombian Exporters Welcome FTA with U.S. .
• Columnist: Kenyan roses bring social, environmental change.
• Comedian Advocates for Florists.
• Competition Bureau releases guidelines to prevent greenwashing.
• Consumer Prices Rise Despite GST Cut.
• Consumers gravitating towards Canadian-made giftware.
• Credit card rates and fees could be changing soon.
• Customers in control online.
• Dad takes back seat to gas and food costs.
• Date change alert: FC Toronto Chapter design show.
• Direct2Florist and WF&FSA Team Up.
• Don’t ignore the boomers!.
• Double Your Sales.
• Dutch Auction Clock Now Recognizes FFP.
• Eco line wins Super Floral Show award.
• Exciting New Workshop Announcement.
• Facebook – A New Way to Send Flowers?.
• Fair Plants Launched in U.K..
• Faux Flowers No Longer a Faux Pas.
• FCR Addresses Unfair Competition.
• Fewer Roses Sold in 2006 in European Markets.
• First Ever Floral Paradise Trade Show Comes to Mississauga.
• FloraHolland Sets Sales Record of Eur Two Billion.
• Floral Battle of the World to Take Place in Nice.
• Floral Marketing Funding Initiative Coalition Ceases Activity.
• Floral Production in the Media.
• Floralife Sold.
• Floras Forum: June/July 2006.
• Florida florist managing gas prices.
• Florist beware! Scams occuring in the industry.
• Florist recycles vases for Earth Day.
• Florist uses t-shirt to talk about the environment .
• Florist-hair salon combination a hit.
• Florists can celebrate the New Year at the Rose Parade.
• Florists Name Fresh Product as the Number One Quality They Look for in a Wholesaler.
• Florists talk bridal trends.
• FloristWare Releases First Major Upgrade.
• FloristWare Releases Major Upgrade.
• FloristWare's Special Educational Version .
• Florverde flower growers recognized by GLOBALGAP standard.
• Flower and garden trends from Canada Blooms.
• Flower Confidential on CBC’s The Current.
• Flower Council’s Winter 2007 Trend – Floral Empire.
• FlowerChat Turns Five.
• Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. and Flowers Canada Retail Reach Agreement to Consolidate.
• Flowers Canada (Ontario) Ltd. Launches Pick Ontario.
• FPO Kicks Off 2008 Campaign.
• Free Book Giveaway Contest Winner!.
• Free e-cards feature renowned floral images.
• Fresh trends: Freesias to go.
• FTD acquired by United Online Inc..
• FTD Announces Date for the FTD Canadian Florist Conference.
• FTD Florists Can Join the Gift Business .
• FTD Holiday Orders Drop Four Per Cent.
• FTD Puts Celebrity Floral Designs in Supermarkets .
• FTD’s New Automated Direct Mail Service.
• Gas prices affecting florists in U.S..
• Gas prices pushed inflation rate to 3.4 per cent in July.
• Gerhild Somann Announces her Retirement.
• Getaway for the Weekend at the Fall 2008 FTD Canadian Florist Conference .
• Globe and Mail Introduces Small Business Event Calendar.
• Going green on Earth Day.
• Great Newsletter Tip.
• Has consumer pessimism peaked?