You’re all very smart cookies. There’s a good chance you already know what we’re about to dish out here. But on the off chance you don’t, we wanted to avert a crisis! Heirloom narcissus season is here and we’ll have thousands of them pouring in from our farms over the next few weeks. We love …
We’re pretty darn proud of our anemones this spring! The stem length, the flower head size, the assortment of colors, and the vase life! Oh man! The vase life! Can we just talk about that for a second? When you use locally grown anemones, you can almost guarantee your customers they’ll have a 3+ week …
Philly Floral Guild is open for the 2024 season! We’re kicking things off with early spring favorites: heirloom narcissus, Icelandic poppies, hellebores, anemones, ranunculus, muscari, and some flowering branches. The cold blast this week is slowing our availability down a bit, but we weren’t going to let that stop us from gearing up to serve …
We did a thing over the winter! We dreamt up and started an educational podcast for florists and farmers, focused on the business of local seasonal flowers and sustainable floristry. Each episode will help you dig into the details of running your enterprise and spot places to fine tune it. If you’re a florist, you’ll …
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We are deeply delighted to welcome a new farm, Slabtown Petal Pickers, to Philly Floral Guild this season! After four decades in horticulture and dairy farming, in 2019 owner Stacey Harrell “retired” to create beautiful gardens on former horse pastures. Not surprisingly, she got hooked on cut flowers and her retirement project blossomed into a …
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While recently doing some research into the sustainability challenges of the floral industry, we came across a shocking statistic. According to hanafloristpos.com, “A whopping 45% of all flowers die and have to be discarded before they are ever sold. That’s almost one out of every two flowers!” This product waste – shrink – is devastating …
Enjoying your snow day? It certainly is nice to feel cozy inside while looking out at the world washed anew in crisp clean fluffy white stuff! The icy cold, though, is not so endearing and makes us long for warmer spring days. But did you know that snow is powerful medicine for a bountiful harvest …
Looking for floral jobs in Philadelphia? PFG is hiring for the following positions to start in April 2024. These roles would be a great match for floral freelancers who could use some steady work earlier in the week. The Philly Floral Guild is a vibrant community-focused distribution hub dedicated to locally-grown sustainable flowers. PART-TIME SEASONAL …
PFG does more than just sell flowers. Also incorporated into our mission is building community as well as inspiring and restoring a passion for flowers. To that end, we host a summer series of mini creative retreats for PFG wholesale customers. Each event brings together our community in a relaxing environment where you’ll get to chat …
With 45% of flowers from the wholesaler being thrown out before they even get sold, it’s worth questioning the status quo of global imports. During shipping, flowers get banged up. Big time! Your business may not be able to afford to keep buying from the traditional wholesalers if you have to throw out nearly one …
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