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Severe Flooding affecting availability of Flowers for Mothers Day
Columbia & Ecuador, two major exporters that supply North America with beautiful blooms have been severely affected by floods again this year. However unlike last year when the flooding started after most of the crops for Mothers Day flowers were … Continue reading
Posted in "Just The Facts", Flowers in the News
Tagged Colombia, Ecuador, flooding, flower farms, Flower Shortage, Mothers Day
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Columbia – Land of Flowers
At Grower Direct we search the world in our efforts to bring our customers the finest flowers available. During the two decades Grower Direct has been retailing flowers we have developed a distinct fondness for flowers grown in Colombia, as … Continue reading
Posted in "Just The Facts", Floral History
Tagged columbia, flower farms, flower growers, flower production, flowers
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China’s Marigolds
The villages located outside of Beijing China in Yanqing County have supplied the Beijing flower market for years, however recently they have expanded the flower fields by thousands of acres. In the fall, the Marigold (a member of the Chrysanthemum … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Marigold
Tagged china, Chrysanthemum, flower farms, flowering plants, fresh flowers, marigold
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El Nino wreaks havoc on Flower Farms
The pictures in this post are the greenhouses, pump house and packing house of one of the flower farms of Columbia. This particular farm has been in production for 24 years and has been protected by a dyke for 22 … Continue reading
Valentine’s Roses, Why the price increase?
Every year leading up to Valentine’s Day the consumer witnesses the retail price of roses start to rise, sometimes double, triple, or even quadruple what they normally sell for. Then to add insult to injury, just days after the event … Continue reading
Posted in Roses, Valentine's Day
Tagged flower, flower farms, flowers, grower direct, growing roses, price, price increase, roses, valentine, Valentine's Day
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