Beautifying your home with natural foliage is good for the environment

Growing natural flowers and foliage is an agricultural activity performed by dedicated farmers all around the world, which has been growing steadily. Central America — and particularly Honduras — has long been an important supplier of leather leaf to the European market.

Leather leaf has traditionally been the main filler for red roses, prized for its exquisite green color. Today the offer is much more varied, and other permanent crops such as eucalyptus have been introduced. To bring freshly cut foliage to market, it is necessary to maintain healthy plants and trees — which help fix CO2 and produce oxygen permanently. Every time you consume natural foliage, you’re promoting not only the planting of trees, but also their ongoing care.

«Green is the new red» — making bouquets with various greens, without using flowers, is a new trend.

It’s a shift that plays to the farm’s strengths: foliage that’s grown, graded and cut with the same care whether it’s headed for a florist’s cooler or a wholesaler’s dock — and a reminder that a bunch of greens can carry as much intention as a bunch of flowers.