When my wife and I started Pioneer 44 years ago, I went to my supplier and asked him how much it would cost to buy a line of silk flowers. He explained how many flowers I would need, and how many colors. Unfortunately, we couldn’t afford it, nor did we have the space! We were working out of the ...

When it comes to spring and summer designs, some items just fit perfectly. Lemons are one of those. No philosophical explanation needed, our Lemon Grove Collection simply embodies sweet, sunny days. We are still in a global state of needing an extra dose of optimism and lemons do this organically. ...

It’s a Pick-Me-Up - During the economic downturn after 9/11 Leonard Lauder, son of Estee Lauder, coined the term “lipstick index.” It meant that consumers were going to buy themselves a little pick-me-up even in a hard time. A relatively inexpensive purchase made people feel better.Only today ...

Plant rooms.  Easy indoor plants.  Biophilia (plant love).  These terms are breaking the internet as people want to turn their homes into a calm oasis.  Succulents, cacti and fiddle leaf fig raged in past years, and more and more plant enthusiasts jump on the bandwagon giving way to the next ...

Any resurgence of a style modernizes things a bit, and Modern Classics is no exception. We are having a Greek revival, revival! Without even realizing it, homeowners have been gravitating to the Greek revival style for years…Open floor plans, high ceilings, wood floors, marble countertops, ...

Many thanks to Florists' Review magazine and Kat Castagnoli, AIFD, CCF for featuring Pioneer in their January 2021 issue, focusing on Permanent Botanicals. See Pioneer's owner, Dave Botchick, interviewed on page 29! This issue shows that today's permanent botanicals really are not your grandma's ...

Tom Bowling AIFD PFCI continues to explore autumn collections from Pioneer Imports & Wholesale with this quick demonstration video. When we think about fall, we often think about texture – and this is one area that Tom really emphasizes with the permanent botanical arrangement he creates ...

In this useful video demonstration, Tom Bowling AIFD PFCI is sharing some autumn splendor with the Vibrant Harvest permanent botanical collection from Pioneer Imports & Wholesale. This is the time of year when the leaves begin to change, the heat begins to wane, and the colors get stronger than ...

In this inspiring video demonstration, Tom Bowling AIFD PFCI embraces classic elegance using permanent botanicals from the Redefined Vintage collection by Pioneer Imports & Wholesale. Tom opens with a quick explanation about how he uses the Pioneer Imports & Wholesale catalog. He points ...

Tom Bowling AIFD, PFCI shares an exciting idea for the spring season – while also demonstrating a powerful texture technique that you can use all year long. Spring is strongly associated with certain colors or certain types of silk flowers. But as Tom points out in this video, another crucial ...