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AAM promises an enchanted Flower Show this month - The Sun Chronicle

Breadcrumbs Café2-3 p.m. — Pastries, tea and coffee in the Breadcrumbs CaféFriday, March 22Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Max & Marion Volterra9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10:15-11 a.m. — Michelle Jorgensen of Mass Audubon Oak Knoll & Attleboro Springs introduces a live turtle, millipede, cockroach and bio facts for youngsters — Ottmar Gallery11:15-11:45 a.m. — Music & Movement: Project Connect Family Center — Ottmar Gallery11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. — Lunch and refreshments in the Breadcrumbs Café2-3 p.m. — Pastries, tea and coffee in the Breadcrumbs Café2:30-3:30 p.m. — Enchanted Animals: Live Petting Zoo. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Attleboro.Saturday, March 23Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Sarah Mott & Hans Schaefer9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10-11:30 a.m. — Mark Taber on piano. Sponsored by Ray Conniff Foundation — Ottmar Gallery11-11:45am — Art Workshop with Abby Rovaldi #1 (open to kids 3 and older with adult): “A Walk in the Woods.” Sponsored by Mansfield Bank — Clay Room11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Lunch and refr... http://www.thesunchronicle.com/features/stories/aam-promises-an-enchanted-flower-show-this-month/article_7f0f01fe-56be-5f0d-ab6d-95270aca75d3.html

This D.C. florist secret to surviving 114 years and four generations - The Washington Post

Cuba’s Fidel Castro was hidden from view by Caruso green garlands on a 1959 visit. The florist’s all-time customer list has featured Washington Post cartoonist Herblock, the late Mayor Marion Barry, the Washington Nationals, television/radio host Larry King, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, astrologer Jeanne Dixon, civil rights and women’s rights activist Dorothy Height and half the hotels in town.Florist shops in the United States average about $350,000 in revenue a year and pocket about $50,000 in profit, according to the Society of American Florists. With $2 million in revenue, Caruso must be raking in profit.Cheryl Diaz MeyerFor The Washington PostRob Mittemeyer of Caruso Florist loads flowers into the van for delivery within a 25-mile radius of downtown Washington.“The business supports a lot of people,” said Mike Caruso, 59, Phil’s son who runs the day-to-day operations at the florist. Four Carusos work there; three brothers and father Phil, who is the president. There are 23 full-time employees and five trucks delivering flowers seven days a week. The big expenses are labor and flowers. [Here’s how rich you have to be not to worry about getting dragged from a plane]The five trucks together typically make more than 100 deliveries a day, dropping off fruit baskets at hospitals, flowers at churches and a dozen roses at a Potomac home. Ninety-five percent of orders arrive by phone and Internet. The business has computer files on thousands of its regular customers. About 40 deliveries are standing weekly orders for drop-offs at the University Club, a dentist’s office, the hotels and a law office — anything within a 25-mile radius of downtown. Caruso Florist is known for higher-end pricing and service, with orders from $35 for a basic arrangement to $30,000 to decorate the Hay-Adams for an over-the-top wedding. Mike Caruso arrives before sunrise every Monday. He spends the morning organizing the day, which may mean unloading 1,000 roses flown in from Ecuador or checking on the Gerbera daisies that just arrived from Canada’s eastern provinces at 6:30 a.m. “We have five trucks out on the road today,” Mike said last Monday. “Probably close to 100 deliveries. August is the slowest month of the year. Once Congress goes out, things kind of calm down.”December, February and May make up half the business. There are three weeks of heavy traffic leading up to Christmas. Mother’s Day is bustling. And then, o... 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

Jersey City flower shop turns 50 this September - NJ.com

Day was approaching. "I was drinking Pepto Bismol bottles."But Pollifrone learned a lot in the years to follow.Next month, he will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his store, Joseph's Florist. The vibrant flower shop on Kennedy Boulevard near the North Bergen and Union City border will offer deep discounts and special deals on Sept. 15 to mark its half century milestone. Born and raised in Jersey City, Pollifrone was initially a special education teacher for the Jersey City Public Schools. But he worked part-time at a flower shop while teaching, and caught the bug to own a business at 27.The same day his deal to buy a bar fell through, the owner of the flower shop he worked at proposed to sell him the shop. Pollifrone agreed."I thought it was cool," said Denise Pollifrone, Joseph's wife. But Denise admitted she didn't think they would make it this far into their business.Since then, Pollifrone has moved to multiple locations around Jersey City, expanding his business. At some point, he owned six flower shops.Now 70, Pollifrone and his family run two flower shops, the other located in Secaucus. He bought Joseph's Florist from Joseph O'Rourke in 1976."I don't even relate to it as a business because I grew up here," said Marc Pollifrone, Joseph's 31-year-old son who helps run the shops. "I don't feel like I'm at work because my mom and dad are here.""And we feed him," his father... https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/08/jersey_city_florist_50_years_in_the_biz_and_counti.html

Obituary Notices: Week of July 29, 2018 - Big Island Now

Friday, August 10, 2018 at St. Anthony Church, Mass will begin at 11 a.m., and burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park, Garden of Meditation.Candy was a Floral Designer at Kahului Florist for 52 years until she retired.She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Santos; son, John (Capri) Santos Jr.; siblings, Dolores (Jay-deceased) Conroy, Patricia (Jimmy) Saltiban, Fred de Aquino, Leonard (Carla) de Aquino, Estrellita (David) Marcellus; and three grandchildren, Cade Betancourt, Celise Santos, and Jena Santos. SPONSORED VIDEO Candy was predeceased by her husband, John Santos Sr.; daughter, Eileen Santos; parents, Pedro and Emelia de Aquino; sister, Louisa Pacubas, and brother, Andrew de Aquino.The family would like to acknowledge Hospice Maui for their compassionate care of Candy.Isabelle KainoaIsabelle KainoaOctober 28, 1934 – July 22, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Isabelle Leina‘ala Chartrand Kainoa, of Waiehu, Maui passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 22, 2018. Isabelle was born in Honolulu, HI on October 28, 1934, to John Frances and Edith Kalawai’a Chartrand. She retired from the State of California Department of Rehabilitation after 18 years. She was predeceased by her husband Royal Joseph Kainoa, Sr. She is survived by her children, Joyce Kuuipo Mandracken, Roy Ernest Kalaelo... http://bigislandnow.com/2018/07/29/obituary-notices-week-of-july-29-2018/

'A handful of little carnations': Customers complain Bloomex's bouquets don't always arrive as advertised - CBC.ca

I looked at the card and it was from me," said Hodnett."It was just very cheap-looking … I was so embarrassed," said Hodnett. "I just wanted to hide it."5 bouquetsBilling itself "Canada's official florist," Bloomex advertises that it purchases flowers directly from growers and suppliers in order to deliver a fresh product to customers for a better price.The Ottawa-based company also claims to be Canada's largest florist and operates nationally, shipping products from eight warehouses across the country. Bloomex also sells other products, like gourmet gift baskets and balloons. To test the quality of Bloomex's products, Marketplace ordered five different bouquets from the online retailer to be delivered within the Toronto area.None arrived within the selected delivery window, even though Marketplace had paid extra for them to be delivered at that time. Delivery confirmation emails for each bouquet also arrived prior to any of the bouquets being delivered.Marketplace also showed all five bouquets to Don Waltho, a longtime florist and founder of the Canadian Institute of Floral Design (CIFD), a private career college registered with the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, asking him to compare the delivered products with the flowers that were advertised on Bloomex's website.Overall, Waltho graded all five bouquets as a "fail" due to the poor quality and condition of the flowers; he also identified many flowers that were missing or where others were substituted in. ?Bloomex's substitution policy states that "due to our order volume fluctuation, we reserve the right to substitute with similar product of equal or greater value." But with the bouquets Marketplace received, Waltho said that wasn't always the case. He noted all of the greenery in the bouquets was leather fern, for example, what he described as a cheap substitute for th... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/online-florist-delivery-marketplace-1.4913560

Gardening: Enjoying the flowering rebirth of perennials while they bloom - OCRegister

The alkaloid toxins in daffodils, seeping out of their stems, are so strong that they will cause other flowers to wilt when placed together with them in a vase. Next time you visit a florist, note that daffodils are isolated from other flowers in a bucket of their own. They must be soaked for six hours until toxins are fully removed at which point they can be placed in vase arrangements without causing an early demise of other blooms.Narcissus, the botanical Latin name for daffodils, is an elaboration of narco, a word that means numbness and refers to the incapacitating and narcotic effect of daffodil toxins. Narcissus makes reference to a character in Greek mythology who was so enamored of his reflected beauty in a passing stream that he could not avert his gaze; he froze into a narcotic somnolent state and was transformed into a flower. It is not clear whether the flower was named for the myth or the myth originated with the flower, but the nodding aspect of daffodils is said to mimic the head of Narcissus bent admiring himself over a reflecting stream.Although herbaceous perennials are generally associated with spring bloom, some flower in summer. The two most notable among these summer bloomers are gladiolus and dahlia. Gladiolus corms – which are swollen root stems – may be planted at virtually any time of the year in our area. For continuous bloom, space their planting over several months. Gladiolus requires a fast-draining sandy soil and regular water. To keep plants blooming year after year, it is advisable to remove their corms in late fall for winter storage. Throw away old corms and plant out the attached, newly developed ones the following spring.Cymbidium orchid. Photo by Joshua SiskinMy personal favorite among summer-blooming herbaceous perennials are the giant dahlias of central Mexico, which can grow up to 20 feet tall with blooms that are eight inches wide. While dahlia tubers can remain in the ground during winter, storing them over winter in sand or vermiculite will enhance their performance the flowing spring. Blooming dahlias should be available now in most nurseries and garden centers.Tip of the Week: A special sale of orchids to readers is being held by Art and Aurora Mendoza on March 22, 23, and 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 16057 Nordhoff St., North Hills, 91343. Refreshments will be served. The Mendozas specialize in growing dozens of cymbidium orchid varieties, available in 8-inch and one-gallon containers for $5-10 dollars. Dendrobium and Cattleya orchids will also be on sale. Cymbidiums are nearly always grown in containers but they may also be planted in the ground in suitably amended soil. https://www.ocregister.com/2019/03/21/gardening-enjoying-the-flowering-rebirth-of-perennials-while-they-bloom/

City Florist to close Redlands shop after 44 years - Redlands Daily Facts

REDLANDS >> Sisters Rebecca Beall and Robyn Murray, co-owners of City Florist in Redlands, will close their doors as soon as they sell their downtown building. The siblings are the second-generation owners of a family business established by their parents, Aileen and Robert Hannah, in 1972.The historic 6,950-square-foot property on Cajon Street, across from the Fox Theater, is offered through real estate agent Cray Carlson of CBRE. It is the third and final location the business has inhabited in 44 years of operation. Previously, the shop was on State Street, then the corner of Citrus Avenue and Cajon Street, where city offices are now located.Murray, head designer at City Florist, said the building has been for sale for three or four months. In that time the sisters have been approached by a bookkeeping company, a church and others about purchasing the property, which was once a meat market.Beall said business will continue as usual until the sale of the building is complete.“When escrow closes, we will close,” she said. “There have been some offers but... https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2016/06/24/city-florist-to-close-redlands-shop-after-44-years/

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