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Perspective | 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

Roots in Bloom entrepreneur returns to her roots - The Gazette

By Deborah Neyens, correspondent Long Para:0 Long Pra Total: 17 Total Para Total: 23-- MARION — Cassie Hammarmeister’s new business is rooted in her pursuit of wellness.Long Para:1 Long Pra Total: 17 Total Para Total: 23-- On Aug. 1, Hammarmeister opened Roots in Bloom, a florist and wellness business in a historic Marion home.Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 17 Total Para Total: 23-- “It’s all very personal,” Hammarmeister said of the path that led her to the new business. “It’s scary to put it out there, but maybe it will help set someone else free.”Long Para:3 Long Pra Total: 17 Total Para Total: 23-- After Hammarmeister completed a floriculture program at Kirkwood Community College, she worked at a couple smaller flower shops before taking a manager position at a large florist in the Corridor.Long Para:4 Long Pra Total: 17 Total Para Total: 23-- “I was running a business and dealing with personal stuff in my 20s,” she said. “I didn’t appreciate working with nature.”Long... http://thegazette.com/subject/news/business/roots-in-bloom-marion-iowa-florist-wellness-corridor-cbd-yoga-20180827

Casual flower arrangement - The Standard

Unlike a formal arrangement, this is a free-spirited, casual flower arrangement. It looks different from the stiffly formal, predictable arrangements found at most florist outlets and you need minimal skill level to create it.Select three flowers in complementing shapes and colours and put them in a vase. Find some fillers to complement the arrangement.Stems should be cut two or three inches above the top of the container and should appear informal so that they breathe easy and not be too tightly-held together.SEE ALSO :Starting an interior design businessArrangements should last for a week or two if you trim the stem tips every other day and can be placed on a coffee table, shelf top or on a windowsill.  Related TopicsFlowersFlower arrangementInterior Decor... https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001312300/casual-flower-arrangement

Beautiful Blooms: A Few of Our Favorite Nashville Flower Shops - StyleBlueprint

Image: Amelia’s Flower TruckWe wouldn’t mind getting this beauty delivered to our door. Image: Amelia’s Flower TruckWe love our sponsors!The Farmer’s Florist (845) 598 1856The Farmer’s Florist celebrates Nashville and Middle Tennessee flower farmers. Owned by husband and wife, Christie and Will Tarleton, The Farmer’s Florist sources flowers from small U.S. farms, which results in local, seasonal blooms. Christie artfully arranges the blooms to reflect the colors of the season. The Farmer’s Florist is happy to provide arrangements for your event, or you can order a single bouquet online. The hand-tied arrangements are wrapped in butcher paper, to give them that fresh-from-the-farm feel.We’d love to have these delivered to our door! Image: The Farmer’s FloristBeautiful flowers in a stunning setting. Image: The Farmer’s FloristThe Farmer’s Florist does weddings and events, as well. Image: Joshua NessFlower Mart4503 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 • (615) 490-3966 4004 Hillsboro Pike, Ste. 165R, Nashville, TN 37215 • (615) 292-7272 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.a href="https://styleblueprint.com/nashville/guide/flower-mart/" target="_blank"... https://styleblueprint.com/nashville/everyday/flower-shops-nashville/

The 3 best florists in Houston - KTRK-TV

Looking to check out the top florists around?Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top florists in Houston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you're in the market for florists.1. Valentine Florist Photo: ika r./YelpTopping the list is Valentine Florist. Located at 6009 Richmond Ave., Suite 125, in Mid West, the florist is the highest rated florist in Houston, boasting five stars out of 136 reviews on Yelp.2. The Cutting Garden Photo: taylor m./Yelp Next up is The Cutting Garden, situated at 9039 Katy Freeway, Suite 211. With five stars out of 66 reviews on Yelp, the florist has proven to be a local favorite.3. Blomma Flower Shop Photo: blomma flower shop/YelpBlomma Flower Shop, a florist in Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 74 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1602 Patterson St. to see for yourself. ... https://abc13.com/business/the-3-best-florists-in-houston/5129115/

Famed florists wed in lavish three-day celebration - Page Six

Seema Bansal and Sunny Chadha of famed florist Venus et Fleur threw an over-the-top, flower-filled three-day wedding in Miami this weekend — that included a performance by DJ Khaled.The elegant Vizcaya Museum & Gardens played host to a pre-wedding ritual where the bride was given henna on her hands and feet. The traditional Sikh ceremony was held at the Biltmore Hotel, where the aisles were decked with white roses. The reception took place at the historic Alfred I. duPont Building, where guests were greeted by a string trio, flappers dressed in white, a flying acrobat who poured Champagne, and 150,000 red roses placed throughout the space.“Everyone was surprised when about 30 minutes into the reception, DJ Khaled came in,” said one attendee. “He rolled up in a Maybach Landaulet, congratulated the couple and performed snippets of eight songs! He stuck around for about 45 minutes.”The couple started their company — which claims to count Khaled, as well as various Kardashians and Hadids... https://pagesix.com/2018/12/31/famed-florists-wed-in-lavish-three-day-celebration/

Wild Things: More Than You would Expect From a Local Florist - StyleBlueprint

As a teenager, Chicago native Carolyn Harbert had to choose a summer job. After learning her mother used to work for a florist, she decided to follow suit and give it a try. It was during that job, while assisting her local florist, that she discovered her passion for floral design and her gift for creativity.She took that artistic bent to college at Auburn University, where she earned her degree in graphic design, which in turn earned her a position at an advertising agency in Atlanta. While building her creative portfolio in Atlanta, she met her husband, a Birmingham native. The couple soon moved to Birmingham, where Carolyn dabbled in the freelance world of branding and logo design — but she had a nagging feeling that it wasn’t quite the job for her. She oftentimes found herself visiting local supermarkets to buy flowers to decorate her new home, but wished there was a local stop — both trendy and fun — that sold fresh arrangements, along with other pretty trinkets to pepper throughout a home and brighten someone’s day.Then one day she realized she should create this dr... https://styleblueprint.com/birmingham/everyday/wild-things-more-than-youd-expect-from-a-local-florist/

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