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Flower industry has designs on the future at school.
By Dave Goldberg, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 22--Several years ago, Connecticut flower shop owners, growers and suppliers began to fear that the industry, facing a labor shortage, was wilting. Now, thanks in part to the state's first licensed school of floral design, industry leaders say the flower business is blooming again.
In August 2001, the Monroe-based Connecticut Floral Association -- a group that represents 300 retail florists, floral wholesalers and flower and plant growers -- formed the state's first florist trade school, in Cromwell. According to the CFA, the school has graduated 240 students and will complete its 17th …
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