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Mother's Day vases - Pueblo West View

Mother’s Day is May 14.With a prepay date of April 26, the Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 207 are selling Mother’s Day vases to fund various veteran and youth community programs in Pueblo West.The vases are $20 picked up and $25 delivered to the Pueblo West and Pueblo areas.Pick up is from 5 to 7 p.m. May 12 at the VFW Post 5812, 127 E. Spaulding Ave, Pueblo West.Delivery will be at the same time.For the third year, Jo Ann Quinton, owner of Pueblo West’s Q Garden Design – Wedding Florist, is providing all flowers and supplies at cost and donating her time to help the Sons in this fund aising event.Contact Q Garden Design – Wedding Florist at 547-4626 or the American Legion Post 207 (text or call) at 248-4378 for questions and to purchase these vases.Payment can be made in cash or checks to S.A.L Squadron 207. http://pueblowestview.com/briefly/mother-s-day-vases/article_5b2f1fcc-1491-11e7-821d-d37138d4e311.html

Tucson ranked 57th best city for Valentine's Day - KVOA Tucson News

Valentine’s Day.Tucson was ranked no. 56 with total score 48.82. The Old Pueblo received a budget rank of 57, an activities rank of 35, an accessibility rank of 43 and a weather forecast rank of 9.The top three cities for Valentine’s Day are San Francisco, Scottsdale and Honolulu, respectively. The worst cities for Valentine’s Day are Cleveland, Detroit and Hialeah, Fla.For the complete results, visit wallethub.com. http://www.kvoa.com/story/31171800/tucson-ranked-57th-best-city-for-valentines-day

Silver Lake says goodbye to Tokio Florist and a Japanese-American legacy - The Eastsider LA

Silver Lake  — Bargain hunters, neighbors and old friends swarmed over the 100-year-old Tudor-style home that for decades housed the Kozawa family and their business – Tokio Florist.An estate sale provided an opportunity to explore the overgrown grounds and creaky house on Hyperion Avenue that has intrigued  passersby in the busy commercial hub.Wedged between Jersey Mike’s and the Trader Joe’s parking lot,  the two-story home is mostly hidden from view by shrubs, trees and other greenery. Out front, a faded and rusted Tokio Florist sign rises above the sidewalk.On Friday afternoon, Susie Kozawa watched as strangers wandered through the house she grew up in with her parents and grandmother.  The visitors sorted through boxes and displays of everything from kitchenware and old Playboy magazines to pieces of Bauer pottery and florist ribbons, vases and other supplies.“It’s a privilege to be in the house,” one woman told Kozawa. “I’ve seen this house not knowing [what was inside] when I went to Trader Joe’s. All this, oh my god, it’s so fabulous, so wonderful.”Tokio Florist was originally loca... https://www.theeastsiderla.com/2018/11/silver-lake-says-goodbye-to-tokio-florist-and-a-japanese-american-legacy/

Protea flowers a rare treat from down under - West Hawaii Today

This latter method is especially suited to types that have a tendency to bend over as they lose their freshness.ADVERTISING If you are not familiar with protea, ask your local florist to show you the various types now being produced, what each is called, and how long they will last. If you’re looking for something special, proteas are worth checking out. Other long lasting floral gifts include dendrobium, cymbidium orchids, anthuriums, birds of paradise, heliconias and other flowering Hawaiian exotics.For further information on the protea family, contact your local UH College of Tropical Agriculture Extension Service office in Hilo or Kona. Several books are available like Sunset’s Western Garden Book to give you tips on growing these amazing plants. Share this story... http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/10/21/features/protea-flowers-a-rare-treat-from-down-under/

Contrasting Soupman (SOUPQ) & FTD Companies (NASDAQ:FTD) - Fairfield Current

United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. It operates through four segments: Provide Commerce, Consumer, Florist, and International. The company offers floral, specialty foods, gift, and related products and services to consumers, retail florists, and other retail locations and companies. It also markets and sells gift items, including gourmet-dipped berries and other sweets, personalized gifts, gift baskets, wine and champagne, jewelry, and spa products, as well as gourmet food products; and provides point-of-sale systems and related technology services to floral network members, including traditional retail florists, and other retail locations offering floral and related products. In addition, the company offers a suite of products and services to members of its floral network, such as services that enable its floral network members to send, receive, and deliver floral orders, as well as other companies; and fresh-cut flower arrangements, occasion-specific gifts and plants, bears, and chocolates. It offers its products under the FTD, Interflora, ProFlowers, Shari's Berries, Personal Creations, RedEnvelope, Flying Flowers, Roses.com, Gifts.com, ProPlants, Sincerely, Ink Cards, Postagram, BloomThat, and Mercury Man logo names, as well as through its Websites, related mobile sites and applications, and various telephone numbers. The company was formerly known as UNOL Intermediate, Inc. FTD Companies, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.About SoupmanSoupman, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells soups in the United States. It markets and sells its products to grocery chains, school systems, and franchisees under The Original Soupman brand name. The company also franchises Original Soupman restaurants and mobile unit; and other high-traffic locations, such as casinos, airports, theme parks, and other tourist locations. It has 9 franchise locations, including co-branded locations. The company was formerly known as Passport Arts, Inc. and changed its name to Soupman, Inc. in January 2011. Soupman, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Staten Island, N... https://www.fairfieldcurrent.com/news/2019/01/03/comparing-soupman-soupq-ftd-companies-ftd.html

Society of American Florists Past President Mel Schwanke Dies at 92 - Greenhouse Grower

Posted by Brian SparksDecember 19, 2018 Mel Schwanke, Past President of the Society of American Florists and a recipient of the SAF Floriculture Hall of Fame Honor, passed away at his home in Fremont, NE, on Dec. 17, 2018, at the age of 92.Schwanke served as the executive director of the Nebraska Florist Society for more than 50 years and was also the Executive Director of NeMoKan — the Nebraska Missouri and Kansas Florist Association Convention, held annually for many years. He served on numerous committees, including the Retail Florists Council for SAF, and helped to create the American Floral Endowment for research and education in the flower industry.AdvertisementMel and Joey, his surviving wife of 70 years, were known throughout the floral industry for many years for their passion and dedication. They were also known as the famous matching couple, having dressed in coordinating outfits at industry events and everyday in Joey’s family business, Greens Greenhouses Inc.Schwanke served as a Marine in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart for his service. He i... https://www.greenhousegrower.com/management/saf-past-president-mel-schwanke-dies-at-92/

Edible Arrangements opens in Spring Hill - Tampa Bay Times

CorrespondentSPRING HILL – On a recent Tuesday, immersed in fancy fruits, her apron smudged in chocolate, Christy Morrow was too busy to chat.She’s a produce handler-cum-artist-cum-florist at Edible Arrangements, which brought its celebratory comestibles to Hernando County in June. In corporate parlance, Morrow is a fruit specialist.The company's decoratively arrayed fresh fruits are artsy, clever and who’d-have-imagined? Add to that, healthy and refreshing, said owner Victoria Wilson.Edible Arrangement’s twist on celebrating and gifting is for people “who want something different, rather than flowers that you look at, then (they) die,” said Wilson, franchisee of the shop north of Timber Pines.Wilson, 30, who’s owned an Edible Arrangements outlet for a year in the city of Hernando in Citrus County, said most of her customers came from Hernando County, prompting her to open a shop here.Her corporation, based in Atlanta, encourages successful operators to snap up more than one store in their corner of the country, saying small business owners on-site do better than far-off managers, according to a report by Forbes. Such franchise owners also can d... https://www.tampabay.com/news/hernando/edible-arrangements-opens-in-spring-hill-20181011/

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