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Gift and floral shop opening in Downtown Market - grbj.com

Pulp & Stem tomorrow inside the Grand Rapids Downtown Market, at 435 Ionia Ave. SW.Fowler also owns The Paper Studio, formerly 6.25 Paper Studio, in Grand Rapids, at 40 Monroe Center St. NW.“Expanding to another location has always been a goal, and the availability of this space in the market helped make that goal a reality,” Fowler said.Pulp & Stem will be across from Aperitivo in a previously vacant space in the Market Hall.“The shop is a perfect size, and I love the idea of adding a floral component to my existing retail and being in a space with other small and growing businesses,” Fowler said.The shop will sell cards and stationary, floral arrangements, kitchen items, garden items, potted plants, barware and more.Pulp & Stem will sell flowers and plants grown at Forrester Farms in Ada during the local growing season — a combination of fresh-cut stems, dried flowers, potted herbs, plants and succulents.Fowler will create a portion of the shop’s cards and stationery and buy the rest from 10-12 local stationery companies.She will also offer custom stationery- and invitation-making services at Pulp & Stem for customers planning weddings and other celebrations.Other products expected in the shop in... https://www.grbj.com/articles/90561-gift-and-floral-shop-opening-in-downtown-market

The Gilded Lily Florist marks reopening at Monroe Street location - The Spokesman-Review

The Gilded Lily Florist will celebrate its grand reopening Friday with refreshments and a lion dance performance by a local Vietnamese youth group.The event will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 2218 N. Monroe St. and continue 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Normal shop hours will resume Monday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Owner Toi Mulligan originally opened her shop in January 1997, providing a full-service florist shop with a specialty in the Japanese floral art of ikebana.Mulligan said she discovered the art form while browsing books at an antique store in England. Being Chinese, she said she was unable to read the Japanese book on ikebana, but thought she could recreate the arrangements. After she and her husband, Phillip, moved to Spokane in 1986 for his retirement, she joined a local Ikebana International chapter, where she studied the art form under the school of Sogetsu. After 19 years in business, Mulligan sold her shop and retired in 2016. But Mulligan said the new owner returned ownership to her in July 2017. Mulligan said she was saddened to see the state of the business upon her return from a long vacation in Vietnam, but was inspired to reopen after seeing the revi... http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/dec/07/the-gilded-lily-florist-marks-reopening-at-monroe-/

Everett Floral Closing – Building Sold To Insurance Agency

Everett and Mukilteo area. They can be reached at 1-800-345-2272. In Everett and Mill Creek we recommend North Creek Florist. They can be reached at 1-800-313-7100. For flowers going to Snohomish, Monroe or Lake Stevens call Snohomish Flower company 360-568-7195. In the Marysville and Arlington area we recommend Flowers by George at 360-435-5789. To send flower to the Seattle area we recommend Ballard Blossom at 206-782-4213. Ernie and Cindy will be in the flower shop for the next few weeks so if you are in the area If you have any questions, please email us at ernie@everettfloral.com. Thank you for your support and remember “Don’t forget to smell the flowers”. Ernie and Cindy FredericksonEverett Floral Everett Floral About myeverettnews My Everett News is a hyperlocal news website featuring breaking news and events in Everett, WA. We also cover City of Everett information and items of interest to those who live and work in Everett. It's written by Leland Dart a former Snohomish County based radio reporter born and raised in Everett. View all posts by myeverettnews → ... https://myeverettnews.com/2018/06/26/everett-floral-closing-building-sold-to-insurance-agency/

'It's devastating,' Forsyth mayor says of business fire on the Monroe County square - The Telegraph

A truck driver passing through Forsyth noticed an early morning blaze Tuesday on the Monroe County Courthouse square.Just after 2:30 a.m., fire was reported at Flowers by Helen at 9 West Johnston St.Mayor Eric Wilson said he was called about 3 a.m. and headed downtown."It was still burning pretty well at the time," Wilson said by phone from the scene.Although Lee Street also was blocked initially, by 7:30 a.m. crews were able to reopen all but the one block of West Johnston Street between Jackson and Lee streets. Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Director Matt Perry said the flower shop sustained heavy damage. The fire —apparently electrical — appeared to have started in the back of the store back by the coolers"I got fried flowers," owner Angie Ellis told The Telegraph.When she arrived on the square, smoke was pouring out of the roof, and flames shot out the back of the building.Six years ago, she lost everything to smoke and water damage from another fire that burned Grits Cafe.Fire Chief David Herndon, who was out of town Tuesday morning, said by phone that... http://www.macon.com/news/local/article208431714.html

'Gardening with Jenny Rose Carey' set for April 7 at Kettle Creek - Pocono Record

Poconos to give a two-part program called "Gardening with Jenny Rose Carey." She will cover both gardening in the shade and in sunny areas, so there will be something for everyone. The Monroe County Master Gardeners and the Monroe County Conservation District will sponsor this presentation from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. April 7 at the Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Bartonsville. The cost is $25. Seating is limited; no walk-ins will be accepted. Register by calling 1-877-345-0691 or online at https://bit.ly/2Giyw3c.Carey’s ideas will make you excited for the new gardening season; she will inspire you to start digging.Pamela T. Hubbard gardens in Effort and is a Penn State Master Gardener, Penn State Extension in Monroe County: 570-421-6430, extension.psu.edu/monroe and facebook.com/mastergardenerspa. http://www.poconorecord.com/entertainmentlife/20180323/gardening-with-jenny-rose-carey-set-for-april-7-at-kettle-creek

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