What is The Smeraldo Academy (TSA)? (2017 & 2018)

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Please do not repost my translations. Links to the page are appreciated. Translated by @courtneylazore.


Smeraldos are, by nature, rare and difficult flowers to cultivate. Since their discovery in Italy, there has been a movement to make an academy by international and Italian horticulturalists and florists.  

The result is The Smeraldo Academy, situated in San Francisco, USA. There aren’t many members, but people who love and value smeraldos gather and conduct various research, as well as strictly screening sales of the smeraldo flowers outside of Italy.

The logo of TSA.

The logo of TSA.

If you go to their official page, you can check out information about the horticultural academy. I’m an official member of this academy too.  

*Access to the Facebook page is currently temporarily restricted. I contacted some acquaintances at the academy, and it will be difficult to access for the