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Florists hope to see new business bloom - Frederick News Post

Your website says you deliver within a 10-mile radius of downtown Frederick. What are the limits of that range?LG: That goes up to Middletown and down towards Ijamsville. We will deliver farther, but our software adds a $10 delivery charge if it’s beyond that 10-mile range. So we won’t tell you no, but we let people know that it will add a small fee onto it.#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }...

Mueller's Flowers & Gifts reopens in Spring Lake Heights after devastating fire - Asbury Park Press

Route 71 and Allaire Road. "They were quick to accomodate us," Marta said. "In two days, we were signing a lease." They moved in in October.More: Flower Power's owner still going strong in MiddletownMore: Red Bank florist builds her business anewShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext Slide"We were really attached (to the building in Manasquan) and it wasn’t easy to see it all burn up," Marta said. "We are trying our best to make sure that we still provide our customers with the same service and products, especially the things that we knew people liked from us."The owners of the Manasquan building where the shop was located have not made a decision whether to rebuild, Marta said. "We are not sure what is going to happen with the old location but our hope will be that they will rebuild so we can go back."Scroll to the end of this story to see the fire that burned Mueller's.Firefighters surround Mueller's Florist and Gifts on Sunday at Route 71 in Manasquan. (Photo: Amanda Oglesby)Along with the support of the community following the fire, the ability to reopen has given comfort to Marta, Maura and the store's small staff. "It has helped in the healing process to be able to get back to work again," Marta said. "We are trying very hard to maintain as much as w... http://www.app.com/story/money/business/main-street/2017/12/07/muellers-flowers-gifts-reopens-spring-lake-heights-fire-manasquan/927592001/

Flower Power's owner still going strong in Middletown - Asbury Park Press

PhotoSherree Patterson, owner of Flower Power Florist and Gifts, which is celebrating 40 years in business, showcases her store in Belford, NJ Wednesday, November 3, 2017.(Photo: Tanya Breen)Buy PhotoMIDDLETOWN - Growing up with a father who was in the military, Sherree Patterson’s family traveled throughout the U.S. up through her early teens, with posts including a three-year stint in Hawaii.“I remember seeing lush gardens and waterfalls there,” said Patterson of one of her earliest memories of flowers. “My father, who loved to garden, taught my brother and sister and I how to raise orchids and we all had our own sections of the family greenhouse.”More: Red Bank florist builds her business anewMore: Mueller's Flowers in Manasquan vows to reopen after fireReturning to her family’s hometown of Middletown and attending high school there, she worked at a flower shop her father bought as well as at a number of different florists in the area, all of whom quickly recognized her ability and often let her run their shops alone.Encouraged by her bosses’ confidence in both her floral and managerial skills, Patterson was inspired to spread her wings.“I thought, ‘Why not open my own store?'” she said, and with that, the then 20-year-old rented space for $200 a month in a Belford store... http://www.app.com/story/money/business/main-street/2017/11/16/flower-power-florist-belford-middletown/822661001/

Memorial gatherings, funeral services announced for young men brutally murdered in Solebury - Bucks Local News

Funeral Mass at 1 p.m. at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown. Interment will be private.On Saturday, July 22 funeral services will be held for 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro, of Middletown Township, who died on Friday, July 7. Calling hours will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. followed by his funeral at 4 p.m. at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown. Interment will be held privately.Jimi PatrickBorn in Doylestown, the son of Karin Patrick, he was lovingly raised by his devoted grandparents, Sharon and Rich Patrick in Newtown.Jimi attended St. Andrew School, Newtown and was a 2016 graduate of Holy Ghost Preparatory School. While attending Holy Ghost Prep, he not only received distinguished honors for his academic performance, but also participated in numerous community service projects and played for the Holy Ghost Prep baseball team. Jimi recently completed his freshman year at Loyola University, Md. Majoring in business, he was attending Loyola on a full scholarship and was awarded academic recognition on the Dean's list.Jimi was employed at the Candlewyck in Buckingham, was previously employed with the food service department at D'Youville Manor in Yardley, and was a faithful communicant of the Church of St. Andrew in Newtown.As a child, Jimi played baseball for the Council Rock Newtown Little League. He was an excellent pitcher and hitter. As a result, he was a member of the Newtown travel team which won several tournaments and league trophies. Jimi also played basketball in the St. Andrew CYO league.In lieu of flowers, his family would appreciate contributions in his name be made to Boys Town, 14100 Crawford St., Boys Town, NE 68010 or Nami - Bucks Chapter, 600 Louis Dr., Suite 106, Warminster, PA 18974.Dean FinocchiaroDean Finocchiaro graduated from Neshaminy High School in 2016 where he was a member of the Ice Hockey Team. He also played for several other hockey teams in the area.Ever since a young age, Dean was active, especially outdoors, whether it was stunts on his bicycle or skateboard. But his greatest passion was the enjoyment of riding his dirt bike.Dean had been employed as a cook at Richman's Ice... http://www.buckslocalnews.com/news/memorial-gatherings-funeral-services-announced-for-young-men-brutally-murdered/article_1e439c2a-6b33-11e7-bc80-1b2c7d3836c1.html

Middletown family florist: Mother dies 6 days after daughter's death - Hamilton Journal News

MIDDLETOWNTragedy has struck the Armbruster family again.On Sunday, six days after Tracy Armbruster, lead designer at Armbruster Florist died, her mother, Melinda Armbruster died. She was 72.“It’s devastating,” said Matthew Armbruster, who lost his mother and sister in less than one week. “I think mom died from a broken heart. A mother and a daughter have a very deep bond and relationship. Losing a child, whether she’s 49 or 79, is devastating to a parent. It was devastating for mom.”Melinda Armbruster was semi-retired from the floral business and hadn’t worked in about five years, said Matthew Armbruster, owner of the business.MORE: Member of Armbruster florist family diesTracy Armbruster, a 1985 Middletown High School graduate, was 49. She died of natural causes, her brother said. Her visitation and service were held Saturday.Now the florist family is planning another service.Funeral services are pending for Melinda at Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home.Melinda’s husband, James Arm... http://www.journal-news.com/news/local/middletown-family-florist-mother-dies-days-after-daughter-death/VQINewRxtNKtHOlqOAEruM/

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