Where do flowers come from?

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Flowers come from all over the world. Many types of flowers are grown in the USA. The most beautiful roses, lilies, iris, gerbera and other amazing flowers come from California. They can be shipped in water to destinations in the USA, allowing them to be particularly fresh and last a very long time. Roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, alstroemaria, and other specialty flowers come from Central and South America, for example many large-headed roses are grown in the mountains of Columbia and Ecuador. Those flowers are customarily shipped dry into various locations inside the US. The most popular location is Miami where the flowers are stored in large coolers and distributed to other cities via air cargo or refrigerated trucks. Still other unique varieties, such as tulips, hypericum, hyacinth and callas are available from the European market, specifically Holland where the flowers are purchased on the DUTCH Auction and then shipped all over the world. There are growing operations for ...  more

The abundant varieties you see in flower shops today come from growers all over the world - Europe, Australia, Africa, South America, the United States and more. More flowers are available now than ever before and modern shipping technology allows product fresh from the field to be transported to the marketplace in a matter of hours.  more

Have you ever found yourself perplexed with the flower shops in Santa Ana? Santa Ana flowers are beautiful and have a selection so broad that one may find it quite overwhelming when selecting your beautiful flower arrangements. To the consumer flowers grow from the ground and end up in shops and stores all around the country. As a matter fact, many haven’t even considered how Santa Ana flowers end up in Santa Ana. The majority of Santa Ana flowers are grown in foreign countries; however, certain florist may purchase their flowers from local auctions. This means most of your Santa Ana flowers are bought in bulk and then shipped directly to the florist. With a high supply of flowers, it is important that these flowers are treated and prepared before being sold. Click here to shop for flowers. After your Santa Ana flowers are shipped to you local florist Upon arrival flowers can be damaged or dying. For this reason it is important that you carefully consider the following when selecting ...

Do you know where the flowers you buy actually come from? This animated campaigns film takes a look at where our flowers come from, how they are grown, and the effects that this industry is having on workers and the environment. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Written and Directed by Paul Heard and Rebecca Swain, Animated by Paul Heard. Funded by The Big Boost. Women working worldwide: poptel.org.uk/women-ww/cam... Pesticide Action Network pan-uk.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ I animated this by painting each element of the scenes in acrylic on canvas. I then scanned each canvas in sections and used photoshop to cut each element out onto seperate layers. I then animated the film using adobe after effects.  more