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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

Entrepreneur forages for wild flowers - Vermont Biz

Nectar and Root, a wedding floral design business in Winooski. She never thought she would be an entrepreneur, but always loved floral design and has since first grade.Growing up in Connecticut drawing bouquets and arranging flowers she found throughout her neighborhood was fun, but it never seemed like it could be a realistic career. When she went to college in upstate New York, she majored in creative writing and often found herself writing about flowers.  After graduation, she worked at a bookstore in Burlington where she spent countless hours reading all the flower-related works the store had to offer. During this time, she knew if she wanted to work in the floral industry she just had to go for it.Photo: Floral arrangement. Courtesy photo.In 2010, she took a class and earned a certificate in Floral Design from the New York Botanical Gardens’ Summer Intensive Program in New York. Temporarily living back home in Connecticut, she started growing flowers and selling them at local farmers markets. At the market, people were always commenting about how much they liked her arrangements and were asking if she did floral arrangements for weddings.  She wanted to pursue the offers, but Nectar and Root at the time was basically a booth at a farmers market. When Ostreicher returned to Vermont, she knew she needed to turn her venture into a legitimate business, so she sought the assistance of Simeon Geigel, a counselor with the Micro Business Development Program in Burlington. With the help of Geigel and the MBDP, Ostreicher learned how to create a business plan, register her business and market her services.“Her growth as a successful entrepreneur has been an evolution. Erin’s willingness to ask questions, seek input, analyze situations and follow her heart has allowed her to take calculated steps forward to grow her business,” said Geigel.For a first few years, she worked out of a small rented studio space on Pine Street in Burlington. As she worked more weddings, she got to know more people in the wedding industry and through word of mouth, her business picked up.  All the while, she was working out of a cramped space that was not ideal for arranging large bouquets of flowers or... https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/july/04/entrepreneur-forages-wild-flowers

Former flower shop in Norwalk slated for demolition - Thehour.com

Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Image 1 of 14 The building at 224 Main Street that once housed Sarah's Flowers Friday, December 28, 2018, in Norwalk, Conn. The building is slated for demolition . The building at 224 Main Street that once housed Sarah's Flowers Friday, December 28, 2018, in Norwalk, Conn. The building is slated for demolition . Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media ... https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Former-flower-shop-in-Norwalk-slated-for-13501761.php

Florist pairs wine and bouquets - The Advocate

Stamford Florist is one of a dozen flower shops in Connecticut to take advantage of a state Consumer Protection Department permit al... https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Florist-pairs-wine-and-bouquets-4702063.php

Perspective | This D.C. florist's 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. 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 flor... 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