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How Farmopolis is saving Chelsea Flower Show plants for North ... - The Wharf
Tuesday, July 26, 2016Saturday, July 30, the collection will open to the public with free launch activities taking place throughout the day and into the evening.These include child-friendly shows by the Arcola Theatre, face painting, a botanical jewellery class and dream potion making (no psychoactive ingredients, we understand).Charitable visitors can also adopt a rescued plant from the Chelsea Flower Show and the Farmopolis cafe and bar will be serving “narrative driven seasonal food and drink” over the course of the day. We can only imagine what that story might be. The Clipper Bar's floral cocktail collection in celebration of Farmopolis' Great Plant RescueIf that’s not enough to wet your whistle or the outside becomes all too much, though, The Intercontinental London – The O2 ’s Clipper Bar (over the other side of the Peninsula) has come up with a range of summer cocktails inspired by the floral display at the floating garden.These include The Orchid featuring edible flowers, Pink Blossom with lavender, Orange Dahlia with, well, oranges and Blue Hyacinth with violet liquor.They’re probably not suitable for the kids, however, Farmopolis does have a range of child-friendly events taking place throughout August and the details are here.Follow The Wharf on Twitter @the_wharf .Keep up to date with all our articles on Facebook . http://www.wharf.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/how-farmopolis-saving-chelsea-flower-11664164
Local flower shops “petaling it forward” Wednesday - week.com
Tuesday, November 19, 2019EAST PEORIA (WEEK) — Flower shops in central Illinois were “petaling” it forward Wednesday.Staff members at Becks Florist were giving out free flowers in hopes to spread kindness and brighten everyone’s day.“Emotions are what it’s all about. Whether it (is) smiles, tears, or whatever it may be, emotions make people happy,” said Becks Florist owner Greg Becks.Becks in East Peoria is just one of many participating in the area.Other shops “petaling” it forward include:Picket Fence in ChillicotheIvy Gardens in El PasoFlower Basket in EurekaFlowers by Julia in PrincetonG.P. Miller Floral in PeoriaSterling Flower Shop in PeoriaHy-Vee in PeoriaDespite the rebuild, the Greenhouse Flower Shop in Pekin will be participating at the Pekin Post Office and Beechams Market in Tremont. ... https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/10/23/local-flower-shops-petaling-it-forward-wednesday/
Nexus Capital Management Acquires FTD's Consumer and Florist Businesses - PRNewswire
Tuesday, September 10, 2019I look forward to working with the FTD leadership team and all of our employees to take FTD to new heights."FTD headquarters will remain in the Chicago, Illinois area.About FTDFTD has been a leader in the floral industry for over a century. We are a private equity-backed company with one of the largest florist networks in the world, supported by the iconic Mercury Man® logo displayed in over 30,000 floral shops in more than 125 countries. We partner with local florists to hand-craft floral arrangements available for same-day delivery on FTD.com and ProFlowers.com. In addition to delivering flowers, we support locally-owned retail florists by providing technology, marketing, and digital services to members of our florist network. For all of life's occasions and everyday moments, visit FTD.com, ProFlowers.com and ProPlants.com, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @ftdflowers. We love helping our customers #sayitwithflowers.About NexusNexus was formed in 2013 to make opportunistic investments in a broad range of companies and industries. Nexus employs a flexible investment mandate that focuses on long-term value creation by partnering with leading management teams and businesses. For more information on Nexus, please visit www.nexuslp.com. Contact: Emily Bucholz FTD, LLC 630-724-6692 l ebucholz@ftdi.comSOURCE FTD; Nexus... https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nexus-capital-management-acquires-ftds-consumer-and-florist-businesses-300906422.html
America in Bloom judges coming to Mansfield - Mansfield News Journal
Tuesday, July 23, 2019Awards will be announced Oct. 3-5 at AIB’s National Symposium & Awards Celebration, this year in St. Charles, Illinois. America in Bloom 2018: Judges see flowers, historic sites, more lwhitmir@nncogannett.com 419-521-7223 Twitter: @LWhitmir... https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2019/07/22/america-bloom-judges-coming-downtown-mansfield/1793243001/
Capital - Why are flowers so expensive? - BBC News
Tuesday, May 21, 2019Jeanie McKewan, who has been growing flowers for 13 years in the US states of Illinois and Wisconsin, points to insect damage as a big challenge, saying there’s a “zero tolerance” policy: “It is through constant vigilance and the use of integrated pest management that we keep the little buggers from getting the best of our crops,” she says.Then the flowers have to bloom on schedule. In the case of Mother’s Day tulips planted in January or February, they have to bloom by early May in time to be picked and shipped.Labour costs are already high – according to the 2012 US Agricultural Census, contract and hired labour accounted for 10% of total agricultural operating expenses in the US, but that number soared to 40% for greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production because of a tighter farm labour market and rising wages. Then you add extra costs for peaks.McKewan hires extra hands during peak periods but says cutting flowers “requires experience and cannot be done by just any part-time employee”. Chris Drummond, a Philadelphia-based florist, says wages average around $13.25 (£10.16) per hour in the US. “In order to ramp up production to meet holiday demand, growers are required to pay far above that average,” he says.In developed countries like the Netherlands or Germany, Stewart says that there are greenhouses with automated technology like sophisticated watering machines or robot transplanters and harvesters, where fewer workers are needed. But in poorer nations with cheaper labour, there’s less use of technology. Then it’s time for shipping. While flowers are waiting on the runway or in the back of a lorry, temperatures can’t be too cold (for Valentine’s Day) or too hot (for Mother’s Day). When they arrive at the wholesaler, they must look perfect. That means no bug bites, no missing petals, no dead buds. Otherwise, they get thrown away. “It has to be flawless,” Stewart says.Complicated logisticsChris Drummond, the florist, estimates that the holiday volume “is usually nearly 20 times the everyday volume”. He says many farmers nurture flowers all year long to ensure enough blooms for the handful of holidays. During the other months on the farm, he says, flowers are sold at cost, below cost or discarded and turned into mulch.“So, of course farm price increases as demand increases,” he says. “Consumers are paying a premium to make sure that grower is compensated for their expense and effort to maintain the plants year-round, thus ensuring the wide variety of flowers is available at each holiday.”He highlights costs across the supply chain, saying industry participants must “rent temporary space, pay fuel surcharges, find space on airlines, hire independent drivers, find more refrigerated trucks, pay overtime to staff” and more. Roses flown from Bogota to Miami are hit with a 15-cent (£0.12) importer’s fee to clear customs and inspection. Domestic refrigerated shipping can vary, but that’s another eight cents (£0.06) per rose.It also depends on what kind of flower you’re shipping – Drummond says 300 carnations can fit into the same box as 150 roses, so the transport price per stem is halved. Transit time from field to florist can be up to a week (though it can wildly vary depending on where the flowers are coming from), and the blooms must be carefully handled every step of the way.Hans Larsen is a cut flower grower in the US s... http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190507-why-are-flowers-so-expensive
