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Florist jailed - Milford Mercury

A florist has been jailed after failing to keep in contact with the probation service. Eric Evans, also known as Reuben O’Dell, of Stratford Street, Milford Haven, appeared at Haverfordwest magistrates court on Tuesday, April 9. He admitted failing to comply with a suspended sentence order made by the court in November 2016. Julie Norman of the probation service told the court that Evans, 31, had previously been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, following a conviction for driving while disqualified and without insurance in November 2016. The court heard that a warrant was issued for Evans’ arrest when he failed to keep in contact with his supervising officer. Mrs Norman added that Evans’ whereabouts had been unknown for 17 months. Jonathan Webb, defending, said Evans had kept to the order until the end of August 2017, despite a period of being homeless, and had not ‘gone to ground’ as suggested. “He has been in Milford Haven and the surrounding area throughout the whole time. “He has turned his life around substantially. He has stayed out of trouble and started his own business, a florist shop in Haki... https://www.milfordmercury.co.uk/news/17571268.florist-jailed/

Woodman Florist to move out of Peterborough, for now - Monadnock Ledger Transcript

Owner Stephen K. Palmer said Monday he hopes to reopen a downtown location after the Main Street Bridge project is completed, but for now plans to relocate his business to the Milford location, owned by his sister Betsy Palmer Deasy.“The timing is perfect,” Palmer said at his florist shop Monday in between flower delivery runs. “I’m going to get rid of it while I can,” he said of the more than six acres of land he owns on Concord Street.The family-owned business was originally started in Milford by Rodney C. Woodman 109 years ago. Woodman’s is relocating to that location, Rodney C. Woodman’s Florist on Nashua Street in Milford, at least temporarily as of Feb. 1, Palmer and Deasy said in a letter to customers.“Rodney C. Woodman started his flower business in Milford in 1910 and it is still owned by a 3rd generation family member. We think he would be very proud and excited, to know that the service his business has provided will continue on,” the letter reads. “The Milford location will be delivering to the following locations on a daily basis: Peterborough, Temple, Sharon, New Ipswich, Greenville, Greenfield, and Francestown. There will be limited service to Dublin and Hancock.”While customers will not be able to ... https://www.ledgertranscript.com/Woodman-s-Florist-closes-Peterborough-location-22763813

GTPulse: Create Your Own Designer Floral Arrangements at Home With Floral Underground - 9&10 News

When Derek graduated he moved to Traverse City, Michigan and finished school at Northwestern Michigan College.“When I moved here I had a job lined up as a florist. It was Hibbard’s Flowers which used to be downtown. From there I worked for Weaver’s Flowers and Distinctive Flowers and then I started my own business.”Derek’s business, Floral Underground, is mostly lifestyle based, meaning that the business is mostly focused on providing flowers for people who home make or are using the flowers to enhance their interior. “It’s not so much about a funeral, I want them around me because this is how I live my life.”He provides flowers to some local businesses, but Floral Underground does the bulk of it’s business in subscription boxes that go beyond Northern Michigan. The boxes are curated by Derek depending on the season and new trends in floral design. He assembles boxes with everything his subscribers need to make an arrangement at home. He then shoots a video tutorial on how to assemble and design the arrangement for subscribers to follow.“It’s lifestyle floral. My client is the recreational floral designer. Because I’m a floral educator I want that to carry through on my product.”The boxes contain the flowers, a vase, a flower grid to help place flowers, plant nutrients, and finishing spray. The vases are from 46 & Spruce and are nice keepsakes of their own. If you would like to keep flowers regularly in your home with the added benefit of supplies and guidance, check out Floral Underground. If you would like to see Derek in action, he’ll be doing a demonstration at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home for their holiday open house on December 14th. “There’s music, there’s food, they can tour the home. Peg Jonkhoff has me come in and do a live floral demonstration. I’m doing DIY centerpieces three ways is the theme. One will be a plant-based or terrarium based centerpiece for Christmas, one will be foam-free and one will be more traditional.”Put some new life in your home with Floral Underground. You might be surprised how much joy having flowers in your home brings. a href="https://blo... https://www.9and10news.com/2019/12/05/gtpulse-create-your-own-designer-floral-arrangements-at-home-with-floral-underground/

Longmont Florist marking 50th year of helping people say it with flowers - Longmont Times-Call

At Longmont Florist, holiday spirit is already in the air.Brad and Lisa Golter inside their florist shop at 614 Coffman St. in Longmont. The Longmont Florist is celebrating 50 years in business.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)A Christmas tree and festive wreaths mark the outside, while seasonal music plays inside the shop decked out with plenty of flowers and decorations.The owners also have something else to celebrate this month — the 50th anniversary of the shop being bought by their family.“It feels great,” said Brad Golter, who owns the store along with his wife, Lisa Golter, and whose parents purchased the store decades ago. “We’ve been fortunate — we’ve had great people helping us all along.“The Longmont community’s been very supportive and we were fortunate to be here when (the town) grew, and we grew with it.”Linda Perkins, who has worked at the store crafting arrangements and bouquets since 1987 when it was in a different location in north Longmont, said though at times it may get a b... https://www.timescall.com/2019/11/15/owners-of-longmont-florist-mark-their-50th-anniversary/

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

SoHo florist brings some autumn spirit to the street - The Villager - The Villager

The display on Thompson Street. (Photo by Tequila Minsky)BY TEQUILA MINSKY The displays of SoHo florist Julia Testa, at 111 Thompson St., just south of Prince Street, decorated the sidewalk this week in all the symbols and color vibrancy of autumn. Red maple leaves, squash and pumpkins were all included, brightening up what can be gray days in November.Passersby were invited to add what they are thankful for.(Photo by Tequila Minsky) ... https://www.thevillager.com/2019/11/soho-florist-brings-some-autumn-spirit-to-the-street/

Florist opens Nativity and Christmas Expo after recovering from major storm damage - WWAY NewsChannel 3

Jesus Christ. Owner Rodney Gore says he is proud to show them off.“No matter how ugly or how pretty they are, they’re still Jesus,” Gore said.Gore is a florist by trade, but he’s also known around town as the man with the nativity scenes.“I also collect Madonnas, and I also collect the flight when they went into Egypt,” Gore expressed.He has thousands of pieces in his shop.“If it’s one that I don’t have then I buy it, and of course everything has a price tag on it, but here, everything is equal,” Gore said.Last year Gore was not able to display his treasures because of damage from the previous storms.However, this year, he’s back and now in a new store, ready to share the “reason for the season” with everyone who walks through his doors.“I just wonder how many people it has touched to know that they’re holding baby Jesus. Of course we know that this is just a figure, and that he lives above, but without this we could have never had Christmas,” Gore said.For the hours and location you can reach Gore at by phone at (910) 640-8701 or (910) 653-2653. https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/11/27/florist-opens-nativity-and-christmas-expo-after-recovering-from-major-storm-damage/

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