Beware the Flower Shortage

March 26, 2001

Posted 03.26.01
We hear that event planners and floral designers are having problems filling last-minute orders. Reacting to the slowing economy, floral wholesalers are keeping less inventory in stock, leaving few choices for designers who usually buy flowers a day or two before an event. So all you late-bloomers: Order your buds early.

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Robertson’s Flowers & Events scored the second-highest amount of points in the Floral category with its exhibit, 'Tending Our Roots.' The design takes inspiration from the proverb, 'One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.” The 'tree of life' figure in the center is drawn from a real-world park in Singapore focused on sustainability and is meant to symbolize the efforts of the current generation in planting seeds for a future filled with environmental benefits. Beneath the canopy is a cityscape 'where our roots connect us through a common weave under the promise of a shared sunrise,' the Robertson's team shared on social media.

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“Visitors to the pop-ups actually thank us for being there, and you can see on their faces just how happy it makes them to see these gardens appear in their neighborhoods,” says Tom Kehoe about Kehoe Designs' Green Market Gardens.

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