Architecture Industry Feeling Effects of Floral Supply Chain Issues
The challenges facing the floral industry are certainly having a ripple effect in other markets, including one that pays close attention to floral supplies and designs: architecture.
In a recent article on ArchitecturalDigest.com, contributor Tim Nelson noted that as with most pandemic-induced challenges, the solution requires a mixture of improvisation and compromise. Married couples-to-be may have a harder time getting exactly what they want with their floral arrangement, but trusting a resourceful designer who isn’t afraid of a little foraging, floral paint, or silk can still produce stunning results.
“Flowers have hardly been exempt from more universal pandemic challenges,” Nelson writes. “Harvesters and salespeople scattered to the winds as operations shut down, some of whom have found new work or relocated from growing areas. As most U.S. flowers come from Colombia, Ecuador (home to most of the world’s wedding-quality roses), the Netherlands (ditto for peonies), and Kenya, many blooms have languished in coolers at airports or in warehouses while awaiting transport.”
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