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Good summer sees hardy hibiscus in an early show

Blue Bird' which has purplish flowers with a deep red-purple throat. 'Hamabo' has blush-white flowers with a dark-red centre. 'Woodbridge' has deep pink flowers with a red throat and 'Red Heart' has white flowers with a red flash at the base of the petals. 'Diana' has large, pure-white flowers. There are some hybrids between the hardy hibiscus and the tropical species, notably a pink-mauve variety called 'Lilac Queen' which is hardy.Those mentioned are all single-flowered forms. There are double-flowered kinds too, such as 'Helene' but these can be slow to open their flowers and in poor years do not manage to do so at all. The single-flowered kinds do better in this regard, and 'Blue Bird' is the best. The flowers open in late August in a good year, not until September in a year of low sunshine and warmth. In some years, the flower buds rot as they try to open. So, the plant can serve as a gauge of how good or bad the summer has been. This year, the hardy hibiscus was in flower before the end of July, a full month ahead of its normal flowering and five or six weeks ahead of a poor year. This plant is often planted by a wall in a sunny spot to increase its chances of flowering and to continue flowering well into autumn.It likes well-drained, fertile soil. It is not a great competitor against other shrubs and needs room and sunlight. It is slow to come into leaf, not making any growth of leaves until May and sometimes early June.This makes it a struggle to grow and flower before the growing season ends. Although there is the possibility of poor performance in some years, this is a beautiful shrub when well furnished with flowers in a good year.Sunday Independent... https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/good-summer-sees-hardy-hibiscus-in-an-early-show-37252241.html

Farmers Market Woodbridge

Jul 14, 2018 - Jul 15, 20189:00 am - 1:00 pm LocationPotomac Mills Mall2700 Potomac Mills CircleWoodbridge, VA Our vision is to build community as we strive to promote local economy, support our mom & pop visions, celebrate our talented and diverse community and foster a social gathering place where relationships are built and our community grows together.We need your support as we GROW…Please join our community effort to expand this market, get the word out to your neighbors the ole’ grassroots way or share about your visit on social media. PLUS: We are dog friendly!We are still welcoming new mom and pop businesses, corporate and local non-profit organizations to our FMW family.Come taste the fruit of the earth with farmer’s produce, fresh baked breads, butters, flowers, crafted products, jewelry, vintage and modern clothing, tasty food finds, handcrafted soy candles, pure essential oils, body butters, professionals in the health and wellness industry and the like. Enjoy community sponsored events, live entertainment and special market day events throughout... https://potomaclocal.com/events/farmers-market-woodbridge-2018-07-14/

Fresh cut flower farms spring up around Detroit - The Detroit News

Sarah Pappas started Fresh Cut Flower Farm on the edge of Woodbridge in 2013. Her flowers now decorate local shopsBuy PhotoSarah Pappas has quarter-acre flower farm on the corner of Rosa Parks and West Forest.(Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News)Buy PhotoDetroit — Sarah Pappas talks about the white snapdragons, purple-pink dianthuses or yellow rudbeckias that sprout on her flower farm and get bundled in bouquets like people in her life with strict needs and wants.“They want it to be cool, dim and still. And they want you you to change the water and cut the stems at least once in a week,” said Pappas, sitting under a shaded tree at her Fresh Cut Flower Farm. The “they” she was referring to were vibrant bouquets for sale last week.From 4-8 p.m. on Thursdays, Pappas, 33, invites the community to explore her quarter-acre farm on the corner of Rosa Parks and West Forest. The farm faces a decaying abandoned building and is partially gated by a black fence, yet passersby can’t miss the hoop house and pops of petals swaying in the wind.“I rea... http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/07/14/fresh-cut-flower-farms-spring-around-detroit/103708550/

Woodbridge Town Library Events: 3/10/17 - Woodbridge Town News (press release)

April 14 (Good Friday). The Library will reopen on Saturday, April 15 at 10 AM.Adult ProgramsPlease register for adult programs at the Circulation Desk, by phone at 203-389-3433, or online at www.woodbridgetownlibrary.org.Long Wharf Theatre Passes will be available starting March 8 for Smart People which runs from March 15 to April 9.Life After Life by Kate Atkinson: A Future Classics Book Discussion with Dr. Mark Schenker—Tuesday, March 7 at 7 PM.Film Screening—Jackie—Thursday, March 9 at 7 PM; a searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.Pysanka Egg Decorating Workshop with Sharon Leonard (ages 8 and up)—Saturday, March 11 at 2 PM.  Learn about this ancient Ukrainian folk art at this free program and leave with a decorated egg.Fourth Annual “Peeps at the Library” Contest—Registration from Monday, March 13 to Saturday, April 1 at the Information Desk.Author Adina Hoffman:  Till We Have Built Jerusalem, part of the JCC Jewish Author Series—please register online —Wednesday, March 15 at 7 PM.Film Screening—Loving-Thursday, March 16 at 7 PM.  Loving celebrates the re... http://woodbridgetownnews.com/woodbridge-town-library-events-31017/

Girls' basketball Top 20: Paul VI stays on top; CH Flowers joins the ranks - Washington Post

Wise Friday.17. C.H. Flowers (3-1) LW: NR Daija Warren averaged 16.5 points as the Jaguars defeated defending Maryland 4A South region champion Parkdale and Suitland last week.18. Woodbridge (7-0) LW: 19 Paris McBride had 25 points and 10 assists in a 74-32 win against Hylton on Friday — the Vikings fourth win by at least 39 points this season.19. Parkdale (4-1) LW: 12Center Nyamal Pinyien had 18 points and 21 rebounds to help the Panthers rebound from their first loss of the year in a 64-28 win over DuVal Friday.20. Good Counsel (2-3) LW: 20 Lindsey Pulliam had 21 points in the Falcons win over Neumann-Goretti of Philadelphia last Sunday.Dropped out: No. 13 Largo (2-2)On the Bubble: T.C. Williams (6-0), Hayfield (7-0), Long Reach (4-0), Oxon Hill (6-0)Records through Sunday.

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