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Beautiful blooms in surprising places around Ireland - The Irish Times

Poppies, anemones, bluebells, fringed tulips and sweet pea in glorious profusion in Mullaghmore Each of the 19 chapters showcases their imaginative styling, which oscillates between flamboyance, minimalism and the boldly decorative. There is also a history of each place chosen for the shoot, and a list of the flowers used. One of the most dramatic scenes is a holiday home in Mullaghmore; Monahan, who is from Rosses Point, is drawn to the landscape and poetry of her native Sligo, where her grandmother’s love of gardening was a seminal influence. “She always had fabulous blossoms,” she recalls. “Sligo is so rich – so many wild orchids, thrift, anemones, bluebells and irises.” A hedgerow style gate near a passage grave at Carrowmore, Sligo A table at Corke Lodge, Bray decorated with roses, forget me nots and hellebores Quotations from Yeats about Sligo abound, like one describing the county as “a great place for fairy pillaging”.  There’s a flower arrangement beside a passage tomb in Carrowmore, another a 20 metre garland around Tawley Rock, a secret Mass rock which she once dressed for a wedding, and Streedagh Strand, where she decided to create “a Moon-gate style doorway to Ben Bulben, as an ode to the fairies”. Other locations include Visual Carlow, a leading contemporary art gallery which prompts comments on global warming, the dearth of locally grown flowers in Ireland, and threats to the bee population. There is also the dramatic crowning of the Temple of the Four Winds in Altamont with roses, as well as arrangements at Huntington Castle in Carlow, a private house in Bray, an outdoor table at Cloghleagh Bridge in Wicklow, and many others. Monahan and her team regularly dress public places like the Westbury Mall and Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, but they also get into buildings that most eyes never get to see, “so we thought we should make use of this privilege and have some adventures”, she says.  King’s Inn is dressed weekly by Appassionata, and to match the “moodiness” of the interior for the book, the smoke bush shrub was used like a long dusky train along the steps of the grand staircase in one of the chapters. The staircase at King's Inn decorated with smoke bush Smoke bush sentries at King's Inn Monahan cites British architect Ilse Crawford, who believes in the positive emotional effect of harmonious surro... https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/beautiful-blooms-in-surprising-places-around-ireland-1.4074192

FIORE florist grew business out of grit and hustle - Pensacola News Journal

Main Street is an assortment of displays in the gift shop including home décor, jewelry, and the ever fashionable “Fifi,” a decorative display mannequin whose flamboyant regalia embodies the current mood of the season. Just past the gift shop is the large Design Room, the heart of FIORE. The walls are lined with coolers and buckets overflowing with blooms of every color, shape and size, as well as shelves and stacked floor-to-ceiling vases, big and small. It’s a busy, but peaceful spot with work tables surrounded by half a dozen employees quickly snipping and arranging a variety of floral arrangements and bouquets. The shop is a warm reflection of its owner. “I like that I get to use my hands and be creative with some of best friends,” said Leigh Anne Mason, who has worked for Pallin for seven years. “We all really enjoy each other.” “We hustle,” Pallin said. “We work really well with other vendors, too, which is really helpful to making things go smoothly. We try to be streamlined. We don’t make a lot of mistakes. We make some, which is natural, but organization is the key. I tell them, ‘Never call in sick on a wedding day, not when you have nine weddings.’ If there’... https://www.pnj.com/story/life/2018/08/25/pensacola-florist-grew-fiore-business-out-grit-and-hustle/1070517002/

Denver’s Top 5 Florists - CBS Denver

HOODLINE) – Wondering where to find the best florists near you?The Ruffly Rose (credit Michelle Z./Yelp)Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top florists in Denver, using both Yelp data and our own touch of baby’s breath to produce a ranked list of where to explore next time you’re in the market for florists.Bella Calla Floral And Botanical StudioFirst up is Whittier’s Bella Calla Floral and Botanical Studio, situated at 3100 Downing St., Unit A. With 4.5 stars out of 114 reviews on Yelp, the florist and floral designer spot has proven to be a local favorite.The Ruffly RosePlatt Park’s The Ruffly Rose, located at 1611 S. Pearl St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the florist 4.5 stars out of 87 reviews.Babylon FloralBabylon Floral, a florist in City Park West, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 86 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1223 E. 17th Ave. to see for yourselfDiz’s Daisys Flower ShopOver in Highland, check out Diz’s Daisys Flower Shop, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 76 reviews on Yelp. You can ... https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/02/14/denvers-top-best-5-florists/

Dallas Police Department and McShan Florist Form Partnership to "Petal It Forward" - Yahoo Finance

Local business, and multiple winner of the Consumers' Choice Award, McShan Florist participates in program to encourage Random-Acts-Of-Kindness throughout Dallas. Organized by the Society of American Florists, the program helps people start their day with a smile." data-reactid="11" Local business, and multiple winner of the Consumers' Choice Award, McShan Florist participates in program to encourage Random-Acts-Of-Kindness throughout Dallas. Organized by the Society of American Florists, the program helps people start their day with a smile.DALLAS, Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This past October, the Dallas Police Department in partnership with McShan Florist and the Society of American Florists (SAF) joined hundreds of florists nationwide to surprise unsuspecting citizens with two free flower arrangements: One to keep and one to give to a friend, family member, colleague or even a stranger. The random-acts-of-kindness effort called "Petal It Forward" and organized by SAF, is designed to help people start their day with a smile and e... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dallas-police-department-mcshan-florist-090000307.html

Redmond florist is deeply rooted in the community - Redmond Reporter

For 41 years, Bear Creek Florist — formerly known as JaRae’s — has and continues to operate as a family-owned flower shop.Since opening in 1978, Lisa Aliment, the current shop owner, said there are very few stores in Bear Creek Shopping Center that can claim to be original tenants, pointing to Safeway, Rapunzel’s Hair Salon, a barbershop and a drugstore as buildings from a time when her aunt, Janice Tanner, and her father, Ray Aliment, made a pact to open the store together.During the holidays, flower shops everywhere are preparing for the surge of orders from people wanting to decorate their homes for the festivities or to give as gifts for loved ones. A trend Lisa has noticed through the years is the fact that people are buying fewer arrangements specific to a home but rather are giving flower designs to friends as gifts during the holidays. Lisa attributes this change to more people spending Thanksgiving with friends, not just family.“So many people don’t live close to families anymore,” She said.Lisa does... https://www.redmond-reporter.com/business/redmond-florist-is-deeply-rooted-in-the-community/

Bride repays £100 to florist after claiming her bouquet never arrived - Daily Mail

Bride 'demands a £100 refund for wedding flowers that she claimed never arrived only for the florist to spot her posing with the bouquet on Facebook'Bride Jordanne Mclaughlin was forced to repay £100 to wedding decor businessShe claimed her bouquet by Forever To Hold never arrived for her 2018 weddingBusiness owner Sarah Weatherill found photos of the bride with the flowersShe confronted the bride about the images and threatened police actionBy Alisha Buaya For Mailonline Published: 11:30 GMT, 15 March 2019 Updated: 17:43 GMT, 15 March 2019 A bride who claimed a £100 refund for wedding flowers that supposedly never arrived in time for her wedding has been caught with the bouquet after photos emerged on social media.Sarah Weatherill, 34, and Lisa Husband, 46, who run wedding decor business Forever To Hold in Whitby, North Yorkshire, spotted wedding photos of bride Jordanne McLaughlin with the flowers on Facebook, last week.Mrs McLaughlin from Port Glasgow, Scotland, offered to repay the balance by £20 per week but eventually returned the refund in full afte... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6812843/Bride-repays-100-florist-claiming-bouquet-never-arrived.html

Gazebos, gladiolus and green thumbs: 2019 Front Range garden tours begin in June - The Daily Camera

Tickets are $15 and available from Symphony Guild members, as well as in Longmont at the Flower Bin, Front Range Flea Market, Longmont Florist and Duran Hobby Acres; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7-8; longmontsymphony.org/garden-tour.The 15th annual Loveland Garden Tour showcases nine private gardens in northwest Loveland. The tour features garden art by regional artists and a silent auction of up-cycled items suitable for outdoor spaces. Proceeds from the event benefit Loveland Youth Gardeners, a local nonprofit organization providing educational programs for youth 5 to 21 years old and fresh produce for low-income community residents; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 15; $20; lovelandyouthgardeners.org or 970-669-7182.The 37th Annual Terrace and Garden Tour is the major fundraiser of the year and is sponsored by the Junior League of Fort Collins. Tour the gardens, then stay for the block party  with live music and food trucks.The garden tour supports programs such as the Junior League Career Closet, Lincoln Center Children’s Imagination Series, Done-In-A-Day Projects and Kids in the Kitchen; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. June 22; $20 (VIP treatment with food and beverage sampling during the tour is $35); jlfortcollins.org/fund-development/junior-league-garden-tour/. https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/05/21/front-range-garden-tours/

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