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How Farmopolis is saving Chelsea Flower Show plants for North ... - The Wharf

Saturday, 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

Manitowoc Roorbach Flowers offers full-service FTD shop | Chamber Notebook - Herald Times Reporter

Since 1952 when Harry and Julia Roorbach moved from Illinois to buy the former Hamilton greenhouse and establish Roorbach Flowers, the Roorbach family has been active in Manitowoc's retail scene. Jim and Claire Olson joined Claire's parents in the business in the late 1960s and took ownership in the early 1990s. This coincided with an extensive remodel that created a new retail store, greenhouses and parking on Custer Street. The store is at 961 S. 29th St. and online at roorbachflowers.com or facebook.com/roorbach. Roorbach is a traditional, full-service FTD flower shop offering assistance and consultation for all of life's occasions. The 12,000-square-foot greenhouse is home to a large selection of green plants with a great selection of succulent plants, which are so popular now. In the spring, there are plants for flower gardens, vegetable gardens, and pots and hanging baskets, too. Roorbach participates in events at the Rahr-West Art Museum, the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra, Lakeshore Wind Ensemble. It partners with local groups — Kaleidoscope Dance, Manitowoc County Youth Hockey and LHS Dance Team, with fundraisers at Christmas and in the spring with great success.  Variations in the staff follows yearly holidays and seasons. For the majority of ... https://www.htrnews.com/story/money/2018/11/08/manitowoc-roorbach-flowers-offers-full-service-ftd-shop-wisconsin/1923898002/

Schaefer Wholesale Florist Launches New & Improved Website For Better Customer Experience

Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. “SWF is continually seeking ways to fulfill our client’s needs with the highest-quality fresh-cut flowers, special event supplies, and more, and the new website does just that. With the new website, we not only expanded our customer reach with a clean, modern look, but deliver easy to access direct buying options that improve customer selection and offer expanding buying power with outstanding costs savings. In addition, we are excited about the new informational video tutorials on the new site.”- Sherry Schaefer, Buyer/Owner, Schaefer Wholesale Florist. The new website allows Schaefer Wholesale Florist to better serve their clients and continue the tradition of delivering the highest quality products with competitive prices. At Schaefer Wholesale Florist, the new site promises a fresh, up-to-date look that is easily navigated, to make selecting and purchasing the finest, freshest florals and accessories with value packed pricing, cost saving shipping solutions, and excellent service. Visit Schaefer Wholesale Florist (https://www.SWFlorist.com) today, experience the ease of the new client-centric website and find your favorite fresh florals and supplies! Bio: In 1958, Schaefer Wholesale Florist began providing stunning fresh cut flowers to florists, wedding and floral designers, retail and wholesale merchants, and special events planners. Their business has grown successfully due to guaranteed on-time delivery of premium fresh flowers and foliage to customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Today their longstanding tradition of quality, service, and value continues with the South American Direct Program, the Holland Fresh Cut Direct Program, Quick Buy online ordering, and Dutch-Direct Online/Ecommerce Auction. As always, Schaefer Wholesale Florist continues to meet their longstanding goal of delivering the freshest fresh cut flowers anywhere along with foliage, plants, supplies, and accessories. Source: Schaefer Wholesale Florist ... http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0070771

For Campus Florist owner, the bloom is finally off the rose

Johnston, who jokes that she's 125 years old when asked, opened the business in 1941 after she moved from Chicago to Champaign to study floriculture at the University of Illinois.Campus Florist started on South Wright Street, but moved to its Green Street location a few months later that year for more visibility and a larger shop.While the business has had its ups and downs, Johnston said, she's the longest-running sole business owner in town.And she's never considered leaving."No way," she said. "I was in a sorority, and I had a store, and I live here, so there was no sense in going back to that place."The key to her success: "People like us," she said. "You don't have friends if you didn't do something right."Those friends have been calling since signs were put up Tuesday announcing Campus Florist is closing soon."The sign went up, and the phone keeps ringing," she said.Johnston said she has friends all over the world that attended the UI."In fact, just two weeks ago, I had a friend from Thailand here who came up for my birthday," she said.Johnston said the store will have closing sales, and vases are already on sale.She also owns the building, but said she doesn't know what will replace Campus Florist.Until it closes, Johnston will continue to work every day the store is open."I come down every day. I can't work the way I used to, but I'm here," she said. Soon, "there won't be any place to go, but I'll find a place."... http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-23/campus-florist-owner-the-bloom-finally-the-rose.html

Four Floral Businesses To Receive The Century Award In Palm Springs

City Line Florist in Trumbull, Connecticut; Gould's Flowers in Lockport, New York; Janousek Florist & Greenhouse, Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska; and Lake Forest Flowers in Lake Forest, Illinois. "Each year when we gather at the SAF convention, we interact with business owners who have determination, vision and grit," said SAF Awards Committee Chairman Marvin Miller, Ph.D., AAF, of the Ball Horticultural Company in West Chicago, Illinois. "But to sustain that for 100 years or more is truly an impressive feat." City Line Florist Trumbull, Connecticut City Line Florist has been owned and operated by the Roehrich/Palazzo family since 1918. When Charles Roehrich returned home from World War I, he already had a family history in the floral industry; his grandfather had grown plants in greenhouses in Stratford, Connecticut, in the late 1800s. Charles borrowed a horse and wagon and sold flowering plants and cut flowers at the entrance of St. Michaels cemetery in Stratford, eventually opening up a storefront in Bridgeport, which sat on the city line of Stratford, leading to the name, City Line Florist. In 1975, Charles' son Bob and his grandchildren, Susan and Carl, decided to move to a new location in Trumbull, where they turned an old horse barn into a charming new florist shop. Bob received the Connecticut Florist of the Year Award in 2005. City Line, located in a quaint New England town of 30,000 people,  has been voted "Best Florist in Fairfield County" for several consecutive years and won the 2018 Small Business Success Award in Trumbull. They're a top 100 member of Teleflora and have received the Conn... http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0069973