85% Imported: Why American Flower Farmers Showed Up in Washington This Spring
The 2026 Flower Fly-In brought American growers to Capitol Hill with a sharper-than-usual argument: the U.S. imports 85% of its cut flowers because Washington designed it that way. Now the same Washington is being asked to design something different.
From Farm to Florist: How Kenyan Growers Can Build More Value
Kenya's flower farms have built production excellence on a global scale. The next step is owning more of the value around those flowers. Thursd Shop opens a direct, curated channel from grower to florist.
Can Sugar Help Your Cut Flowers Last Longer in the Vase?
Most people have heard at least one grandmother's trick for keeping flowers fresh for extended periods, and this is almost always part of that conversation. But does it really work?
How Does Dianthus Breeding Work? From the Breeder’s Lab to the Growers
Breeding of these flowers is a long, controlled process that turns selected parent plants into new cut flower varieties for the market, then into stems that growers can produce at scale and buyers can use in design and retail.