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Florists urge placing Valentine's Day orders early - KMVT

For Canyon Floral, they start prepping for Valentine's Day right after Christmas. Manager Elizabeth Lehmann said many of their wholesale companies and flower growers will start sending pre-book orders between Christmas Day and New Years Day. "The earlier they order, the better. That way I can staff better, and I can make sure I have enough drivers and try and get extra designers so we can take those last minute orders," Lehmann said. Another florist, Fox Floral, is giving out a discount to those who do order early, hoping to help the crowd and be prepared for what they need to order before the big day. "I think it's a good opportunity to be prepared and take the stress of the customer and if they're better prepared and don't have to worry about it," said Rachel Hance, the owner of Fox Floral. Lehmann said they get about 30 times the number of orders on Valentine's Day compared to a regular day. So, getting orders in early could benefit the shopper and the florists as well. ... https://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Florists-urge-making-Valentines-Day-orders-in-early-505001951.html

David Austin, whose new varieties returned fragrance and romance to the rose, dies - Texarkana Gazette

Graham Thomas" was a golden yellow with a strong tea rose scent.Austin and his extravagant rose displays became a fixture at the Chelsea show, where on at least one occasion he greeted Queen Elizabeth II as she made her rounds. In 2007, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire, and he also received the highest award of the Royal Horticultural Society, the Victoria Medal of Honour.Austin cut the figure of the gentleman farmer—with tweed jackets, corduroys and, in earlier years, a pipe—and acquaintances remembered him as a fellow who preferred reading poetry in his 18th-century paneled library to going to dinner parties.He was most at home in his greenhouses, studying the blooming and growth habits of seedlings and making the hard choices over what to keep, what to discard. "At one stage we would have a quarter of a million seedlings every year that would produce three or four (commercial) varieties," Marriott said.Pat Austin, a painter and sculptor, died in 2007. Austin's survivors include two sons, David J.C. Austin, who lives in the Shropshire village of Cleobury North, and James Austin, of York, England; a daughter, Claire Austin, of Sarn, Powys, Wales; two sisters; and eight grandchildren.Naming his roses allowed Austin to tap into British arts and culture. Among his 240 introductions are roses named after the actress Judi Dench, flutist James Galway and ballet dancer Darcey Bussell. "Charles Darwin" is big and golden and lemon-scented. "Falstaff," like Shakespeare's character, is red-blooded and full of life. The tangerine-colored "Lady Emma Hamilton," named for the lover of Admiral Nelson, is "useful for creating a little excitement in the border," according to the catalogue.Two things irritated Austin. The first was the suggestion that his success was because of slick marketing instead of the character and beauty of his roses.The second was if someone asked him to name his favorite creation. "He would never deign to answer that question," Marriott said. ... http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/national/story/2018/dec/24/david-austin-whose-new-varieties-returned-fragrance-and-romance-rose-dies/758030/

Missing Rancho Santa Fe flower shop owner found alive - 10News

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. (KGTV) -- The search for a woman who owns a flower shop in Rancho Santa Fe has ended Monday night after authorities say Penelope Elizabeth Bax was found alive.Bax’s sister said she was spotted in Hirz Bay, a campground off of Lake Shasta, which has 6,200 miles of rivers and streams.Her sister says she thinks Bax ran out of gas in her Mercedes RV and her cell phone was dead.Bax was found dehydrated but stable and was airlifted to a local hospital. Her dog Walter is also being treated.The search for the 63-year-old began on March 31 after deputies with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office learned that Bax was traveling to a family member’s home in Washington but hadn’t arrived yet.According to deputies, Bax left Vista on March 26. She was expected to arrive in Washington on March 29 but never showed up. https://www.10news.com/news/missing-rancho-santa-fe-flower-shop-owner-found-alive

Community members celebrate birthdays, anniversaries

Jeffrey and Joseph. Frank and Garnett Kocik of Glendale celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary Oct. 29. They are the parents of Amber (Josh) Scanlon, Ali and Alyssa. Aubrey Elizabeth Hermann of Bridgeville celebrates her sixth birthday Oct. 29. Aubrey is the daughter of Jamie and Mark Hermann and has two siblings, Madison and Brody. Grandparents include Donna and Bob Gielarowski of Carnegie. Rose and Ray Pencosky of Carnegie celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary Oct. 28. Rose and Ray are the parents of two daughters, Nicole Lynn and Michelle Lynn. Happy 65th birthday to John Turnbull of Cloverleaf Estates West, who celebrates Oct. 31. Happy 10th birthday to Sophia Grace Hathaway, who celebrates Oct. 31. . Sophia is the daughter of Leah and Jake Hathaway of Scott Township. Joseph Mollica will celebrate his 12th birthday Nov. 3. Joseph is the son of Lynn and Joe Mollica of Carnegie and brother to Brooke, Haley, Sydney and Dominic. Big sister Brooke will turn 25 on Nov. 17. Birthdays this week include Debbie Mirich, John Duffy, Linda Frost, Lynn Harris Heasley, Ashley Burne, Pam McCreary, Donna Mittner, Betty Reiss, Joe Hultz, Cheryl Hillen and Jill Bryan. Cindy Babish-Schultz is a contributing writer for the Tribune-Review. Submit birthday, anniversary and other announcements to her at 412-249-6346 or cbabish@aol.com. ... https://triblive.com/local/carlynton/14224810-74/community-members-celebrate-birthdays-anniversaries

Birthday celebrations for Richmond florist

Roots and Shoots, in Richmond, started life at a fruit and vegetable shop in Richmond Market Place run by Norman and Angela Bell, and the business was taken over this year by William and Elizabeth Gardner when the Bell's retired. Mrs Bell said: "We started in the Market Place and stayed there for 12 years, but after that moved to the trading estate to a bigger premises and we started doing flowers too. "We introduced flowers gradually but it really took off and we supplied them for funerals. "We retired in April but we were pleased when William bought the business – he had been an employee for many years and has now brought it up to date. "I visited the shop recently and think it looks fantastic, it is good to know it is in good hands and can continue for many years to come." Mr Gardner said: "It is going really well. We took over the business in April and aim to deliver the same great service." Roots and Shoots is at 27 Racecourse Road, Richmond. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16981116.birthday-celebrations-for-richmond-florist/

US Supreme Court sends case of WA florist back to Olympia - KVI-Radio

Washington florist, Baronelle Stutzman, back to the Supreme Court of Washington, declining to hear the appeal but remanding it for new review in light of the High Court's recent decision involving a Colorado baker.Both cases revolve around a business owner declining to serve a customer regarding a gay wedding ceremony. In Stutzman's case, she declined to serve a gay customer who wanted her to present and arrange flowers at a gay wedding. Stutzman said her religious beliefs prevented her from participating in such an event. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson ultimately sued Stutzman for discrimination. Stutzman lost both a lower court ruling and a Supreme Court of Washington appeal. That's when she and her legal team appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the Associated Press, the justices' order Monday means the court is passing for now on the chance to decide whether business owners can refuse on religious grounds to comply with anti-discrimination laws that protect LGBT people.That's the same issue they confronted, but ultimately passed over, in the recent ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who also objected to same-sex marriage on religious grounds.It's not clear from the record that the Washington Supreme Court w... http://kvi.com/news/local/us-supreme-court-sends-case-of-wa-florist-back-to-olympia

NW florist-gay wedding case before top court - Oregon Faith Report

Washington court to reconsider the case in light of the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.In the Masterpiece case, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Colorado’s ruling against cake artist Jack Phillips for living and working consistently with his religious beliefs about marriage, According to ADF, Stutzman tried to do the same, but has been opposed by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the American Civil Liberties Union.Ferguson and the ACLU sued Stutzman after she declined, because of her Christian faith, to personally participate in, or design custom floral arrangements celebrating, the same-sex wedding of a customer she had served for nearly 10 years.“Barronelle serves all customers; she simply declines to celebrate or participate in sacred events that violate her deeply held beliefs,” said ADF Senior Vice President of U.S. Legal Division Kristen Waggoner, who argued on Stutzman’s behalf before the Washington Supreme Court in 2016. Waggoner also argued for Phillips before the U.S. Supreme Court.“Despite that, the state of Washington has been openly hostile toward Barronelle’s religious beliefs about marriage,” Waggoner explained. “It not only went after her business but also sued her in her personal capacity —putting all her personal assets, including her life savings, at risk. Rather than respecting her right to peacefully live out her faith, the government has targeted her be... http://oregonfaithreport.com/2018/12/nw-florist-gay-wedding-case-before-top-court/

Appletons Memorial Florists to diversify by growing hemp - Appleton Post Crescent

It will be the first time Front Range Biosciences, a leading agricultural biotech company in cannabis, based in Lafayette, Colorado, has put a hemp nursery outside Colorado or California.  "We will be the first 'Clean Stock' nursery east of Colorado," said Bob Aykens, co-owner and president of Memorial Florists, referring to Front Range's genetics and root-cutting program. "I approached them. It’s something I’ve been looking at for three years. A way to diversify." It's also a way for the nearly 100-year-old florist to recover revenues lost over the last decade to low-cost big box nurseries.  "It adds another revenue stream to offset the change in demand," Aykens said.  Industrial hemp is a high-fiber relative of marijuana used for textiles, rope, paper, clothing and cannabidiol (CBD) oil. It has l... https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2018/12/04/appletons-memorial-florists-greenhouses-signs-deal-grow-hemp/2201857002/

Can the season's plentiful poinsettia displays be harmful to you or your pets? - Colorado Springs Gazette

They can be toxic if they’re consumed. But they’re very bitter to taste, so the risk is low,” said Dixie Schneider, designer with Springs In Bloom florist, 318 E. Colorado Ave. Quite a number of the bad-tasting leaves would have to be consumed to sicken someone. An Ohio State University study showed that a 50-pound child would have to eat more than 500 poinsettia leaves to have any side effects.“Those beautiful flowers you’ve been so wary of keeping in your home during the holidays (lest they poison pets or children) are not toxic,” reports Live Science, citing a study that looked at nearly 23,000 cases of poinsettia exposure reported to poison control centers. None was fatal, and the most severe responses were stomach aches. The poinsettia fears probably were sparked, Live Science writes, by a 1919 case in which a child was said to have died after eating parts of a poinsettia, but neither the death nor the poinsettia connection was confirmed.The milky white sap inside the plant’s stem can cause an allergic reaction — especially among those with latex (rubber) ... https://gazette.com/life/can-the-season-s-plentiful-poinsettia-displays-be-harmful-to/article_5a5f17ec-f4d6-11e8-8399-cbea3dc81409.html