March 8 is International Women’s Day when people around the world show appreciation for the strong women in their lives. They do this in various ways, but most commonly with a gift of flowers.

International Women’s Day is a global celebration of women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. Each year’s theme is different; for 2023, it’s #EmbraceEquity.

1-800-Flowers.com has collaborated with plant influencer and educator, Christopher Griffin, also known as Plant Kween, to provide customers with fresh green offerings and engaging resources that will help and inspire them along their plant parenting journey. Available now for a limited time, the Plant Kween for 1-800-Flowers.com collection is a lush assortment of on-trend plants that has been specially curated by Christopher.

The Fresh Market Inc. wanted to make 159 lucky guests’ Valentine’s Day extra special this year with free roses for a year. Guests had the opportunity to win a dozen Passion Roses every month for a year— to share with someone they love or treat themselves.

Stop and smell the roses
Shoppers were able to fill out an entry form at all 159 The Fresh Market locations—no purchase necessary. One winner from each of The Fresh Market’s 159 stores was selected to win vouchers for one dozen Passion Roses each month for one year.

For the third consecutive year, Above All Flowers and New Bloom Solutions will host the official “Bloom Together After Party” in collaboration with WF&FSA’s Floral Distribution Conference, which is on the first day of the convention, March 6, 2023, at 7 p.m. EST. This year, the event will take place at The Doral Yard, which is conveniently located very close to the convention and is set in a beautiful tropical setting.

As of Feb. 13 Chrysal CEO Peter Vriends will step down as CEO. Vriends served for five years as CEO of Chrysal and led the acquisition of the company by OAT and was the driving force behind the growth of the company.

Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for floriculture, medicinal cannabis and food production, is supporting sustainability and operational cost efficiency amid volatile energy market conditions in Europe.