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Mary E. Allgor, 90 - Coastal Point

She is survived by two sons, Christian B. Allgor and his wife, Corrie, of Doylestown, Pa., and Patrick A. Allgor and his girlfriend, Sandy Fairchild, of Point Pleasant, N.J.; two daughters, Elizabeth A. Allgor of Ridley Park, Pa., and Catherine Allgor and her husband, Andrew Jacobs, of Marblehead, Mass.; four grandchildren, Danielle Allgor and her fiancé, Justin Ernst, Casey Allgor, Kiley Allgor and Jackson Allgor; and two close friends who helped take care of her, Peggy Avanzato and Fran Penn, both of Millsboro, Del.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., with visitation starting at 10 a.m., on Monday, July 8, 2019, at Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church, 30839 Mt. Joy Road, Millsboro, Del., 19966. Interment will follow at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Del. In lieu of flowers, the family suggested memorial contributions to Mary’s House, c/o St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church/Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church; 202 Edward St.; Georgetown, DE 19947. Condolences may be sent online at www.melsonfuneralservices.com. http://www.coastalpoint.com/45951/feature/mary-e-allgor-90

Bloomin' Across Texas offers floral services in and around Pflugerville - Community Impact Newspaper

Carlene Wells is the founder of Bloomin’ Across Texas. (via Elizabeth Ucles/Community Impact Newspaper) Almost 30 years ago, Carlene Wells left her corporate career to pursue “something different,” she said. Her next step followed about a year later when she saw a “for sale” sign on a Pflugerville flower shop.With her mother’s help, Wells said she opened Bloomin’ Across Texas in 1992 as a full-service florist for special occasions, sympathy, gift items and more. Eleven years later, Wells opened a second location in Cedar Park.The business is first and foremost a family affair, Wells said. Her sons have worked at the shop, and when Wells’ father faced a serious illness, Bloomin’ Across Texas became a comfortable gathering location for the family to care for him, she said.Over the decades, Wells said Bloomin’ Across Texas has impacted the lives of other local families as well. Some of the shop’s first flowers decorated a wedding. Flowers followed to celebrate the birth of the couple’s children, and later their proms and weddings.“We’ve... https://communityimpact.com/austin/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/business/2019/05/14/bloomin-across-texas-offers-floral-services-in-and-around-pflugerville/

Linglestown Garden Club turns 75 - PennLive.com

Extension – then called the Agricultural Extension Service of Pennsylvania State University – was instrumental in starting the Linglestown club as well as several others in the county.Smith says Elizabeth Trogdon, the home economist assigned to Dauphin County during and shortly after the war years, happened to like gardening and encouraged communities to found clubs.In Linglestown, Teddy Gardener (appropriately named) was the founding president in May 1944. She, along with Ann Deibler, Violet Habecker, and Anna Milliken, were the four founding members.The purpose then (and now) was to stimulate interest in floriculture, horticulture, and conservation. As with most clubs, members also were interested in beautifying the community. During the 1940s and ’50s, the Linglestown club held annual harvest contests, vying for recognition for the biggest and best plant specimens and for the best homemade canned goods.Perhaps the biggest appeal for members, though, was education – a chance to glean information from experienced gardeners and maybe share a few plants.That’s still a key component of meetings today. Most meetings center around interesting plants, tips on growing, tips on arranging flowers, and details on different gardening techniques.Says Smith: “One new member joined because she said, ‘I like flowers, and I like gardening, but I’m dumb about it. I’m here to learn.'"The Linglestown Garden Club will mark its 75th anniversary on May 8, with a celebration luncheon at the fire company.Lewisburg florist Chuck Chatham will be the guest speaker doing a demonstration of floral arrangements that will then be gifts to the club.Nine past presidents of the club also will be in attendance.Most members are from in and around Linglestown, but that’s not a requirement. Anyone can join – including men. In its 75 years, Smith said, the club has never had one as a member.Male or otherwise, if you’re interested in joining the Linglestown club, more information is available from current President Edie Weistling at 717-545-5878 or from any member. https://www.pennlive.com/gardening/2019/05/linglestown-garden-club-turns-75.html

How to Get Flowers in the Foyer—If You Don’t Have a Butler - The Wall Street Journal

Ford, where she started out as the designer’s personal assistant. “Ranunculus,” she says. “I bought them myself.” Many of the recipients, who included Alexandra Shulman, then editor of British Vogue; Elizabeth Saltzman of Vanity Fair; and Natalie Massenet, founder of the online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter, posted pictures on Instagram. Bromberg Hawkings’s business boomed. “It soon became clear that we needed a second van, a better website. We could see the names in the back end, celebrities and duchesses, and we were like, Shit, this is serious,” she says. The company is based in a warehouse park, next to a graveyard, in the London area of North Acton. By 9 a.m. one early spring morning, it’s been five hours since that day’s flowers arrived by truck from the Netherlands, and the Flowerbx team has already sorted them, wrapped them in brown paper and boxed them up for delivery. Bromberg Hawkings, a 44-year-old Texan who has lived in London for 15 years, steps over the flotsam of the morning’s work—torn foliage and snipped ribbon—in her black-velvet Gucci loafers. “I didn’t know that flowers were Instagrammable,” she says. Another thing she hadn’t anticipated was being asked to do events, the first being to fill London’s River Cafe restaurant with peonies for a Michael Kors launch. More recently, for a Louis Vuitton dinner in Versailles, Flowerbx created a 46-foot-long floral “chandelier” from jungle foliage and orchids; another project found Bromberg Hawkings arranging 35,000 hydrangeas on the facade of the London nightclub Annabel’s at 2 a.m. Five months after launching Flowerbx, Bromberg Hawkings sought further investment. One of the first people she approached was Massenet, who had just left Net-a-Porter. “Immediately I said I would love to invest in the company, because this was something that resonated with me from the get-go,” says Massenet. Flowerbx was the first company that Massenet personally invested in, three years before she co-founded the venture capital fund Imaginary. “Up until then I had been skeptical about people’s ability to deliver on risky ideas,” Massenet says. “Havin... https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-get-flowers-in-the-foyerif-you-dont-have-a-butler-11556800089

Amanda Margaret Richardson - Stephan Lindall Nipper Jr. - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Col. Robert F. Richardson of Little Rock. Her grandparents are the late JoAnne Wallace Melekian of Santa Monica, Calif.; the late Bernard King Melekian of Pasadena, Calif.; and the late Elizabeth and Dr. Fount Richardson of Fayetteville.Parents of the groom are Catherine and John B. Talpas of Hot Springs and Deborah and Steve Nipper of Magnolia. He is the grandson of the late Miriam and Dr. Alex Tharp Gillespie of Little Rock and the late Mary Jean and Dr. Orris Wilborn Nipper of Magnolia.Vows were exchanged in the auditorium. The altar held a gold urn filled with roses and ranunculus in shades of ivory and coral. Music was by pianist Tom Small. A reading was given by Mary-Lee Smith.The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a sleeveless ivory satin ballgown embellished with lace appliques and beading. She carried a bouquet of silver foliage, roses and ranunculus.Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Richardson of Conway and Sarah Richardson of Austin, Texas, sisters of the bride; and Jessica Berkow, Melissa Duncan, Patty Opitz, Jessica Phillips and Mary-Lee Smith, all of Little Rock. They wore dresses in various shades of blue.Flower girls, all nieces of the groom, were Emery Considine of Little Rock and Grace, Avery and Ansley Foreman of Hot Springs.After the ceremony, there was a reception at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Guest tables alternated centerpieces of bud vases filled with coral and ivory flowers with low arrangements of wedding flowers... https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/mar/31/amanda-margaret-richardson-stephan-lind/

Colorado Dahlia Society brings flower show to Loveland - Loveland Reporter-Herald

Cindy Sprague’s yard on Aug. 21, 2019. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)Loveland resident Cindy Sprague’s yard is full of dahlias, which she will display Sept. 7-8, 2019, at the Colorado Dahlia Society annual show, "It’s a Picnic!" at the Loveland Public Library. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)The lavender dahlias in Loveland resident Cindy Sprague’s yard include the Mystery Day, in the back, and Jean Marie, in the front, pictured on Aug. 21, 2019. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)Cindy Sprague has orange-colored dahlias called My Cindy growing at her Loveland home on Aug. 21, 2019. Sprague is a member of the Colorado Dahlia Society. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)What normally would be a colorful landscape in Loveland resident Cindy Sprague’s backyard has just a few pops of brightness.Sprague, who grows dahlias and is down to 150 from 170 plants, cites tall trees and a late spring for a delayed bloom, but she’ll have plenty to bring Sept. 7-8 to the Loveland Public Library for the Colorado Dahlia Society 2019 annual show, “It’s a Picnic!”“They are a couple of weeks late starting to open,” said Sprague, past-president of the Colorado Dahlia Society and a dahlia grower for about 20 years. “By the Loveland show, most of them will be blooming. If not, they probably won’t bloom.”Dahlias are grown as annuals in Colorado and should be planted at the end of May. A sun-lovin... https://www.reporterherald.com/2019/08/31/colorado-dahlia-society-brings-flower-show-to-loveland/

A Closer Look at 15 American Floral Endowment Scholarship Winners - Greenhouse Grower

Since 2016, Drohan has owned Sage Succulents and Cacti.James Bridenbaugh Memorial Scholarship and Mike and Flo Novovesky Scholarship Recipient: Alexis Ramstine, Colorado State UniversityRamstine is a junior majoring in horticulture business management, with a focus on ornamental plants, fresh cut flower production, and horticulture as an instrument of public health. For the last few years, Ramstine has been employed full-time at Longmont Florist in Longmont, CO.CalFlowers Scholarship Recipient: Helene Dondero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoA senior majoring in agricultural science with an emphasis in ornamental horticulture and a minor in agricultural business, Dondero grew up in the floral industry. In addition to working in her family’s business, Fiore Floral and Gifts, Dondero is active in numerous student and industry organizations with CalPoly and FFA.John Carew Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Mary Lewis, University of GeorgiaLewis expects to complete her master’s degree program in horticulture in December 2019. Her focus is on ornamental plant breeding, specifically eight native Asclepias species.Earl Dedman Memorial Scholarship and National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association (NGMA) Scholarship Recipient: Gergely Motolai, Kansas State UniversityGergely Motolai is a senior majoring in horticulture science and minoring in entomology. His focus is on in greenhouse production and entomology. Motolai is working at Bird’s Botanicals and at the Kansas State University Greenhouses.Long Island Flower Growers Association (LIFGA) Scholarship and Long Island Flower Growers Association Bob Gunther Scholarship Recipient: Cassandra Castano, Farmingdale State CollegeA senior in landscape development at Farmingdale State College majoring in horticulture technology management, Castano is planning further education to become a landscape architect, working on urban projects.Richard T. Meister Scholarship Recipient: Emily Teng, University of Hawaii at ManoaTeng is obtaining her Ph.D. in tropical plant and soil sciences, and plans on working in floriculture production and variety improvement research. In her dissertation research, she is analy... https://www.greenhousegrower.com/management/a-closer-look-at-15-american-floral-endowment-scholarship-winners/

Arvada flower farmer embraces 'Colorful Colorado' in business - The Denver Channel

ARVADA, Colo. — In Colorado, there's a deep appreciation for locally made products and locally grown foods. Take, for example, this local up-and-coming urban farmer, who is spreading the love for our state with flowers.Gina Schley opened SheGrows two years ago on three acres in the heart of Arvada. Rows of rare and elegant flowers adorn the property.“You know, they're fragile flowers,” she said. “They're beautiful. But when you buy locally, and it's cut fresh, it's going to last a lot longer in your vase.”Schley is planting more than seeds at her urban farm. She's cultivating a community.She and her husband bought the land near 72nd Avenue and Kipling Street, and revived it from ruins.“So many people have come by and said, 'Thank you for not bulldozing that house. Thank you for keeping the house and farming the land,'" Schley said. She said the flower farm was built to bring people together, and she extends an open invitation for you to experience the peaceful setting.Her unique varieties have caught the... https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/arvada-flower-farmer-embraces-colorful-colorado-in-business

How to garden for the Colorado region - Lakewood Sentinel

United States — it is drought-tolerant and thrives in our native, lean soils. Another example of a native species is Liatris punctata, which is better suited to Colorado’s dry and lean soils than the more commonly found Liatris spicata Kobold. Cultivated native plants boast improved aesthetics and naturally thrive in our region. Gaillardia aristata is a short-lived perennial that is native to the western half of the United States. The cultivars of this plant are many and for good reason. Often, blanket flower can become floppy and look unkempt. Cultivated varieties offer bunchier plants with flowers that are bolder, brighter, bigger and longer-lasting. Another example is rubber rabbitbrush, which is widespread in Colorado. You see it along roadsides, including Interstate 470, Route 85/Santa Fe Drive and in the open plains. The fact that it grows along highways and in open country indicates that it is one tough plant! Rabbitbrush is an excellent pollinator plant and the dwarf cultivar, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa baby blue form, is an easy-to-grow, soft textured, manageable and tidy garden plant. Whatever you plant, remember: Have fun and enjoy! Identifying and utilizing plants that are well-suited to our region makes gardening work much easier. Luckily, much of this work has been done for us through the Plant Select™ Program (www.plantselect.org). This program, a partnership among Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado State University and the horticulture industry, identifies and trials plants for our region. Plants that meet the program’s criteria are labeled Plant Select and can be found at your local garden centers— just look for the Plant Select tag! Whatever you plant, remember that while Colorado has unique gardening challenges, we have unique plant solutions as well! Annie Barrow is the manager of horticulture outreach programs with the Denver Botanic Gardens. She can be reached at horticulture@denverbotanicgardens.org. http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/how-to-garden-for-the-colorado-region,283182