Welcome To Great Lakes Floral Association
When Quality Matters to You
The Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA), founded in 1920, is a full-service trade association representing florists, growers, suppliers, wholesalers, educators and students. GLFA provides education and professional partnerships, sponsors the Certified Florist (CF) program, creates and hosts The Great Lakes Floral and Event Expo conducts educational seminars at the Professional Education Center, partners with local wholesale houses around MI to produce design seminars...
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Tip: Click below, then enter your address/city (or the address/city of where you want to send your flowers) in the field below to find an GLFA Florist near you!
The Professional Florist
Do you have products or services especially designed for the floral industry?
Let me introduce you to a publication that can reach your target audience. I am the Executive Vice President of the Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA). Our mission is to provide our members with education and professional partnerships. One of our primary resources for doing this is the Professional Florist magazine. The magazine is packed with insightful articles, valuable information, educational opportunities, and other relevant industry topics, which help keep the readers at the forefront of the floral industry. The magazine has an easy-to-read format, which encourages all who receive it to read it from front to back.
GLFA Industry Awards
- 2019 Winners
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- 2018 Winners
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- 2017 Winners
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- 2016 Winners
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- 2015 Winners
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- 2014 Winners
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- 2013 Winners
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- 2012 Winners
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- 2011 Winners
2019 Lifetime Achievement
Kennicott Brothers Company
Chicago, IL
2019 Retailer of the Year
Gaudreau the Florist LTD
Saginaw, MI
2019 Supplier of the Year
Syndicate Sales
Kokomo, IN
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Our Latest News & Articles
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Michigan Floral Foundation Announces Senator Debbie Stabenow as 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee.
The Michigan Floral Foundation enjoys the distinct honor of announcing U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow as our 2019 Hall of Fame inductee. While it is true that all previous inductees have been floral industry veterans, Senator Stabenow will be the first honoree from...
Annual Golf Outing Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The 2019 MFA golf outing will be held Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Eldorado Golf Course in Mason, MI. The day will begin with check-in and range balls at 9:00 a.m. We will have a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start. You’ll get lunch at the turn. All golfers will meet at the...
GLFA Credit Card Processing Saves Members Money $$
In the fall of 2015 the Michigan Floral Association, dba Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA), entered into a credit card processing partnership with Retailers Processing Network (RPN) in order to help our members process their credit card transactions at the best...
