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Four Oaks Trade Show 2018 - New plants set to shine

British growers, based at Bridgend farm in Ledbury and run by David Brown and Rory Lane. The Christmas tree market is also represented by companies including Altitude 500, Cadeby Tree Trust, Bolton, FCTP, Fillingham, Forest Fresh, GO & ML... https://www.hortweek.com/four-oaks-trade-show-2018-new-plants-set-shine/ornamentals/article/1488590

State cites Ogden flower company after complaints from 'screwed over' customers

Consumer Protection alleges EcoFlower did not provide refunds to the customers who didn’t receive orders.Utah Department of Commerce spokesperson Jennifer Bolton told 2News that customers who have unfilled orders with EcoFlower should file a complaint on the Utah Division of Consumer Protection.Several former EcoFlower employees told 2News they were still owed wages from their time at EcoFlower. The Utah Labor Commission confirmed to 2News that it is investigating those employee complaints.UPDATE: The Utah Division of Consumer Protection issued the following statement to 2News Friday afternoon: The citation does not impose a fine, but alleges violations with a potential fine amount. Any fine based on the citation would come in an order or the division. There is currently no order on the allegations in the citation.The Division does not have the authority to order restitution in an administrative case. If the Division does issue an order imposing fines, the Division will often agree through settlement to lower fines in return for payment of restitution. The Division's focus in this case is trying to help consumers obtain restitution.You can read the May 2018 citation and a Settlement Agreement from 2017 here:... http://kutv.com/news/local/state-fines-ogden-flower-company-after-complaints-from-screwed-over-customers

Cleveland florist sows seeds of good will with Petal It Forward - Chron.com

Petal It Forward event.Photo: Jacob McAdamsImage 3 of 4The Va Va Bloom crew prepare themselves for Petal It Forward on Oct. 19. Left to right: Dillon Smith, Tori Maguire, Carolyn Smith, Verleen Bolton, Wallace Bennett and Lorna Smith.The Va Va Bloom crew prepare themselves for Petal It Forward on Oct. 19. Left to right: Dillon Smith, Tori Maguire, Carolyn Smith, Verleen Bolton, Wallace Bennett and Lorna Smith.Photo: Jacob McAdamsImage 4 of 4Dillon Smith (left) and Tori Maguire (right) load up the Va Va Bloom van with bouquets ready for delivery for the Petal It Forward event.Dillon Smith (left) and Tori Maguire (right) load up the Va Va Bloom van with bouquets ready for delivery for the Petal It Forward event.Photo: Jacob McAdamsCleveland florist sows seeds of good will with Petal It ForwardBack to GalleryNot everything good comes at a price. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, unsuspecting citizens around Cleveland were surprised to each be gifted with two bouquets of roses -- one to keep and one to give away to a person of their choosing. The flower giveaway was part of Petal It Forward, a national campaign that began in New York City as of way of spreading goodwill and happiness.This year marked the first time to participate in Petal It Forward for Va Va Bloom, which has floral shops in Cleveland and Kingwood."It began last year as an initiative by the Society of American Florists," said Va Va Bloom Co-owner Wallace Bennett. "They only did it in New York and they had a tremendous response, so this year they engaged florists across 40 cities."Employees of Va Va Bloom created a total of 800 bouquets. Once the bouquets were loaded into vehicles, the flower shop employees set off on their mission to brighten the lives of 400 people."It was just so wonderful. I went to the laundromat, the car washes and other places, including the nursing home. The reaction was overwhelmin... http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cleveland/news/article/Cleveland-florist-sows-seeds-of-good-will-with-10000549.php

Flowers-Billups, Hinds County attorney, dies - Themississippilink

Hinds County Board of Supervisors as Hinds County attorney and was re-elected to that position for a four-year term in November 2011.She also served as municipal attorney for the town of Bolton, Miss. Flowers-Billups was a member of several professional organizations, including the Mississippi Bar Association, Magnolia Bar Association (where she is also a former president), National Bar Association, American Bar Association and Capitol Area County Bar Association; and she held board memberships and positions on the Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar Association and the Judicial Performance Committee, among others.Her civic engagements include positions as the vice president of the Katherine Murriel Education Foundation; NAACP; Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi, Junior League of Jackson, and Clinton (Miss.) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Flowers-Billups is survived by her son, Kingston; parents, Henry and Limmie Flowers, and sister, Kriste. Her memory will be cherished by her family, friends and the community she so diligently served.Services for Flowers-Billups will be held at Morrison Heights Baptist Church, 3000 Hampstead Blvd., Clinton, at 3 pm, Saturday, Oct., 8. Visitation will be held at Westhaven Funeral Home, 3580 Robinson Rd., Jackson, the evening prior at 6 pm.In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for tax-deductible donations to the Katherine Murriel Education Fund – Kingston, Montessori Scholars’ Program. Donations may be made online at www.kmef.org.Share this:Like this:Like Loading...Related... http://themississippilink.com/2016/10/06/flowers-billups-hinds-county-attorney-dies/

Memory blooms in upcoming multimedia exposition "War Flowers" - Montreal Gazette

South Africa, creates films that celebrate storytelling, memory and culture, often using sentimental anecdotes to reach out to her audience and connect them to unfamiliar periods of history.Bruce Bolton, executive director of the Macdonald Stewart Foundation, contacted Melki when the letters came into his possession. Angus left the letters in Bolton’s care at the Stewart Museum — a Montreal institution that deals primarily with the preservation of historical documents and other heritage items.Melki believes that the letters and flowers were initially passed to the Stewart Museum because of Cantlie’s high rank in the Canadian Army. Archivists would normally preserve letters without keeping the flowers intact, as Angus did, which is what makes them an exceptionally rare find. A piece from the War Flowers exhibition. (Courtesy Viveka Melki / Facebook) FacebookWith the help of several collaborators, Melki created her own interpretation of the flowers. “I think it’s lovely — I think it’s something Canada should be proud of, because I would be very surprised if there’s anywhere else in the world where something (like this) has been done,” Angus said. In the planning stages of War Flowers, Melki had the collection identified by botanist Céline Arsenault, who then traced their origins in Europe. One red poppy is believed to have been picked from Flanders Fields.Melki was inspired by what each flower represented during the Victorian era — elements like solitude, love, kindness, motherhood — and used those meanings to assemble a “memory station” for seventeen notable Canadians. For example, Lieutenant Cantlie is represented in War Flowers by the yellow rose, a flower whose Victorian representation means “familial love.”Despite his position as Commander of the 20th Reserve Battalion, dinners with the family were what mattered to him most, Angus said.Family is a recurrent theme across the exposition, Melki said. In War Flowers, the daisy, which traditionally represents motherhood, is attached to Julia Drummond, a woman who lost both children at a young age — one in war and one in infancy — yet went on to work extensively with the Red Cross as a “mother to many,” Melki said. “You have to tell a story, and that story needs to attach people to history,” Melki said. “If they don’t feel something, then they will forget.” The exhibit isn’t only grounded in elements of the past or of history. Melki wanted to include new elements to make the overall display both interactive and evocative. She wanted to “create the scent of memory,” by using odours, like vanilla that evoke feelings of comfort and remind people of moments in their past. Alexandra Bachand, the exhibit’s “olfactory creator,” is experimenting wi... http://montrealgazette.com/news/memories-bloom-in-upcoming-multimedia-exposition-war-flowers

Better Than Roses - The Newtown Bee

Cavicchio Greenhouse in Sudbury, Mass. Since Big Y is headquartered in Springfield, Mass., its local farms are located in Massachusetts or Connecticut. Newtown Big Y Store Director Angelo Soto shared a list of all of its local farms, and those include Casertano’s Greenhouse in Cheshire, Connecticut Valley Flower in Hamden, Geremia Greenhouse in Wallingford, and Grower Direct in Somers.“There are so many local things to chose from,” said Ms Brisch.From choosing to support a conscientious company to finding ways to support local farms there is more to consider than just the color of a bouquet’s assorted flowers.Off-Season OptionsConnecticut-grown flowers can be hard to find in the winter.Natalie Collette of The Gardenist of Norwalk offers floral arrangements and designs, along with garden design support and maintenance, according to her Facebook page, The Gardenist. She mostly sells her flowers to local florists and people who contact her directly. A farmer florist, Ms Collette said she has private properties where she plants seasonal flowers, all organically. She harvests and creates bouquets along with maintaining a dahlia farm in New Haven. Growers in Connecticut, unless they have a greenhouse, do not grow flowers out of season, she observed. This makes it harder for local shops to maintain locally grown flowers in the winter months.When asked for ideas for alternative Valentine’s Day presents, Ms Collette recommended gifting a living flower arrangement or foraging for a bouquet of seasonal elements. Potted plants from a nursery also provide year-long enjoyment.“If it is a perennial, you can enjoy the plant from when you purchase it [until you] plant it in the spring,” said Ms Collette, who is currently selling house plants.Around mid-January, Evelyn Lee of Butternut Gardens LLC of Southport shared a presentation in Bloomfield with local farmers on flower growing in Connecticut.“We’re trying to get Connecticut-grown flowers to become a thing in people’s minds,” said Ms Lee, adding that this time of the year is hard for local growers. “... I think for next year, there is a better opportunity.”Ms Lee shared information about the Slow Flowers Movement, which, according to a website for the movement, slowflowers.com, is “a response to the disconnect between humans and flowers in the modern era. It aspires to reclaim the act of flower growing, recognizing it as a relevant and respected branch of domestic agriculture. Slow Flow... https://www.newtownbee.com/better-roses/02102019

Perspective | This D.C. florist secret to surviving 114 years and four generations - The Washington Post

Caruso Florist, which was started in Washington in 1903. It is one of Washington’s most durable businesses.</caption> I lope with my Tumi backpack east down M Street NW across Connecticut Avenue on a humid August morning in Washington. On the sidewalk in front of me is an eruption of petunias, roses and sunflowers that make me think I am on the way to Emerald City.“It’s so people know we are open,” owner Phil Caruso says as I arrive. Caruso, 86, his fist full of roses, plants himself amid the melange and hands out singles to passersby.“To brighten your day,” he says as he hands a rose to a woman, who performs a balancing act with her coffee thermos and rolled-up newspaper. His Caruso Florist is a Washington institution, a 114-year-old family business that sells $2 million worth of flowers and fruit boxes each year. Caruso products launch some marriages and rescue others. Their flowers celebrate lives well lived. They grace law firms and dentist offices, taking the sting out of both. Their arrangements add pop to hotels, acknowledge a kindness or repair a friendship.Political confidant and lobbyist Jack Valenti was laid to rest amid Caruso flowers. Cuba’s Fidel Castro was hidden from view by Caruso green garlands on a 1959 visit. The flori... https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/this-dc-florists-secret-to-surviving-114-years-and-four-generations/2017/08/18/ee1a0152-836e-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html

N.Y. man who buried the man he murdered behind a N.J. florist shop found guilty - NJ.com

A New York man who brutally murdered a Connecticut man and then buried his body in a makeshift grave in Monmouth County was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder and other charges, officials said. James Rackover, 27, was also found guilty by a Manhattan jury of the 2016 murder of Joseph Comunale, 26, of Stamford, Connecticut, as well as hindering prosecution and concealment of a human corpse, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr."Adored by his friends and family, Mr. Comunale had a promising future ahead of him when his life was so tragically cut short," Vance said in a release. "He was murdered in cold blood in a crime of unconscionable violence, his body mutilated, thrown from a fourth-story window, and abandoned behind a florist's shop in New Jersey."Comunale was stabbed 15 times on Nov. 13 at Rackover's East 59th Street apartment following a party also attended by Lawrence Dilione, 28, of Jersey City and Max Gemma, 30, of Oceanport, authorities said.Both men are also facing cha... https://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2018/11/ny_man_who_buried_the_man_he_murdered_behind_a_nj_florist_shop_found_guilty.html

Perspective | This D.C. florists secret to surviving 114 years and four generations - The Washington Post

Caruso Florist, which was started in Washington in 1903. It is one of Washington’s most durable businesses.</caption> I lope with my Tumi backpack east down M Street NW across Connecticut Avenue on a humid August morning in Washington. On the sidewalk in front of me is an eruption of petunias, roses and sunflowers that make me think I am on the way to Emerald City.“It’s so people know we are open,” owner Phil Caruso says as I arrive. Caruso, 86, his fist full of roses, plants himself amid the melange and hands out singles to passersby.“To brighten your day,” he says as he hands a rose to a woman, who performs a balancing act with her coffee thermos and rolled-up newspaper. His Caruso Florist is a Washington institution, a 114-year-old family business that sells $2 million worth of flowers and fruit boxes each year. Caruso products launch some marriages and rescue others. Their flowers celebrate lives well lived. They grace law firms and dentist offices, taking the sting out of both. Their arrangements add pop to hotels, acknowledge a kindness or repair a friendship.Political confidant and lobbyist Jack Valenti was laid to rest amid Caruso flowers. Cuba’s Fidel Castro was hidden from view by Caruso green garlands on a 1959 visit. The flori... https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/this-dc-florists-secret-to-surviving-114-years-and-four-generations/2017/08/18/ee1a0152-836e-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html