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Thousands of peonies blooming at the University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI - A fantastic display of colors from more than 10,000 blooms of flowers has returned to the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum.Bloom season in underway, as the Arb's peony garden celebrates its 96th year of providing a sea of pink, white and red flowers to thousands of visitors. The garden is the largest collection of heirloom peonies in North America.The plants are arranged in 27 beds, with each full bed containing dozens of peonies. The garden holds nearly 800 peonies when filled to capacity. The peonies are expected to be in bloom until mid-June at Nichols Arboretum, which is located at 1610 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor.The garden features peonies from the extensive collection of UM alumnus W.E. Upjohn, founder of the Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, as well as selections from nationally recognized experts. Adding to the peony garden display are classic tree peonies from Asia, Europe and America. Tree peonies bloom two to three weeks earlier than herbaceous p... http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2018/05/thousands_of_peonies_in_bloom.html

Florists Leave Omaha With Renewed Energy, Actionable Tips - PerishableNews (press release)

Blast in Omaha, sponsored by the Bill Doran Company, offered detailed advice on design, finance, technology and sales: Fourth-generation florist Laura Daluga, AIFD, of The Department of Floristry in Ann Arbor, Michigan, shared enchanting designs that maximize negative space and thoughtful ways to appeal to consumers' emotions in "Exceeding the Demands of Today's Gift Givers," a presentation sponsored by Smithers-Oasis. Paul Goodman, CPA, MBA, PFCI, author of "The Profit Minded Florist" and a Floral Management columnist, offered tips to increase efficiency in "A Roadmap for Profitable Deliveries." In "Driving Local Orders to Your Shop," Rakini Chinery, AAF, AzMF, owner of Allan's Flowers in Prescott, Arizona, explained ways to increase online visibility. Sales and customer service guru Tim Huckabee, the founder of Floral Strategies, broke down bad habits that drag sales numbers and simple tweaks to reverse them in "Smart Selling LIVE." (Check out Huckabee's latest Smart Selling column in Floral Management.) "If Profit Blast comes within 300 or so miles of your shop, go! It is more than worth the drive," said Renee Polreis, AIFD, manager of Nepstad's Flowers in Mitchell, South Dakota, who traveled more than 500 miles round-trip to Omaha. "The information you get at this event will help you run your everyday business on the next level." SAF's 1-Day Profit Blast is gearing up for three other dates in 2018. Check safnow.org/1-day-profit-blast to see if the can't miss event — packed with design, sales, technology and management education, along with a Supplier Showcase — is coming to a city near you!  ### About SAF  The Society of American Florists is the leading organization representing all segments of the floral industry. SAF is proud to provide marketing, business and government services to its members, including growers, wholesalers, retailers, suppliers, importers, educators, designers and allied organizations. The association was chartered by an act of Congress in 1884. To learn more about SAF or to join, visit safnow.org. Source: The Society of American Florists ... http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article%3D0065493

The Flower Bar: flowers, coffee, pastries and more - Hometownlife.com

It's ever-evolving. We want to be a destination — let's stop by and see what they are doing today," Brett Huey said. "We see mostly South Lyon customers, people on their way to Ann Arbor. We get so many cars here that have to stop at the four-way stop (intersection). On the weekends, they say they went by, but were running late."The building also doesn't accommodate a drive-through window, which many coffee-related shops rely on. "We can't have a drive-through, but we want to have people come in so that we can get to know their tastes," Laura Huey said. "Right now, we've just been trying to get the word out that we're open."img itemprop="url" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/abc24fbd7747a50af62bd39601855788dddef857/c=5-0-4027-3024&r=x408&c=540x405/local/-/media/2017/12/01/MIGroup/Livonia/636477413362792811-SLh.flower-bar-3-2-.JPG" alt="Fresh-cut flowers, even some kale, are offered at the" width="540" heig... http://www.hometownlife.com/story/money/business/2017/12/05/flower-bar-flowers-coffee-pastries-and-more/913897001/

Ann Arbor-area flower growers band together to form Michigan's first flower co-op - Concentrate

As the consumer trend toward buying local flourishes, a new wholesale flower co-op in Ann Arbor is aiming to expand that idea to include locally-grown flowers. A group of 11 local flower growers banded together to create the Michigan Flower Growers' Cooperative, the only flower co-op in Michigan. Members host a wholesale market on Wednesdays for area florists and designers who would like to support local Michigan flower growers.  They launched their new co-op in July at Passionflower, a studio florist shop owned by Susan McLeary at 2401 S. Industrial Highway in Ann Arbor. The three co-owners of the co-op are all farmers from the Ann Arbor area: Alex Cacciari of Seeley Farm, Trilby Becker of Sunseed Farm, and Amanda Maurmann of Gnome Grown Flower Farm. Maurmann also serves as market manager. "We're lagging a little behind the local food movement, but it's the same intention," Maurmann says.  Maurmann says she hopes the co-op will inspire Ann Arbor-area consumers to consider the source of their flowers as they are increasingly doing with meat, egg... http://www.secondwavemedia.com/concentrate/innovationnews/flowercoop0427.aspx

The Ann Arbor Art Fair Features Four Separate Festivals - The Jewish News

Two artists with Israeli backgrounds are returning to this year’s Ann Arbor Art Fair — one showing paintings that include Jewish themes and another showing an array of jewelry with Jewish themes available by special order.They will be among 1,000 artists spread out across 39 city blocks July 20-23, when some 400,000 visitors will be able to browse and choose original designs worked through many media, including glass, wood, metal and photography.Mira Raman, who makes her own paper and is known for “happy” images, often sits on her Tel Aviv balcony creating outdoor scenes with small flowers and animals and indoor scenes that reflect a Jewish household.“My paintings have a three-dimensional effect because of the way the paper is made,” Raman explains. “I’ve shown a lot of little flowers since studying Japanese painting styles, but the flowers are indigenous to Israel.”Raman does not consider her approach as brushing paint. Using acrylics, she considers her technique as putting paint on paper.“As a child, I painted all the time,” she says. “I studied ar...

Michigan Floral Association is now Great Lakes Floral Association - PerishableNews

You may or may not have noticed a change; the Michigan Floral Association is now doing business as the Great Lakes Floral Association (GLFA). Nothing has changed except for the name. Our mission statement has dropped the word Michigan but otherwise remains the same: To provide education and professional partnerships to advance business and position our colleagues at the forefront of the floral industry.The idea for a name change first emerged at last years strategic planning meeting. The Board of Directors wanted to be more welcoming and more inclusive to anyone in our region who would like to become part of the association, hence the name change seamed logical. They were primarily thinking of those industry members to the south and east where retail floral education and professional industry partnerships are getting hard to find.As the Association moves forward into our second century we embrace change and look forward to welcoming industry members from near and far. Our goal is to make you feel welcome and part of the Great Lake... https://www.perishablenews.com/floral/michigan-floral-association-is-now-great-lakes-floral-association/

Urbandale: Where business is blooming and helping one another is the way the neighborhood grows - south west michigan

Athens,” says Elisha Hodge, owner of Plumeria Botanical Boutique. “I didn’t have a great high school experience and I never thought I would come back.”Hodge graduated from Central Michigan University and took a job in banking and later in financial advising. She had a good job, a dog, and a home in Grand Blanc, but realized she wasn’t happy with what she was doing.“I had this heart and this spirit, but the world kind of steps on you at times and I learned to be quiet,” Hodge says. A telephone call to her mother in Battle Creek set her life on a course she never expected to follow.“I was calling my mother and she said you should come home,” Hodge says. “My mom, my two sisters, their two families, and the rest of my family lives in Battle Creek. I don’t have a relative outside of Battle Creek. For years they were asking me to come back.”Hodge’s mother, Sandy, had worked for more than 30 years at the Country Bouquet Flower Shop located on West Michigan Avenue in Urbandale. The owner of the flower shop was planning to sell the business and at her mother’s urging, Elisha decided to throw caution to the wind. She put her house in Grand Blanc on the market.“My mom said I could take my banking background and her florist background and we could buy this business,” Hodge says. “When she mentioned it, I don’t know if any of us thought she was serious.”However, when Hodge’s Grand Blanc home sold in two weeks, she took it as a sign and moved back in June 2015 to embark on a new career as a business owner. She lived that summer in her sister’s basement and interned at the flower shop, putting her energy into learning about everything from how to order flowers, to arranging, to delivering.“I made a business plan and researched the market and did what I could to see if I could make this work,” Hodge says. “Over Labor Day my family came in and we cleaned and pa... http://www.secondwavemedia.com/southwest-michigan/features/Urbandale-Where-business-is-blooming-and-helping-one-another-is-the-way-neighborhood-grows1213.aspx

Field and Florist creates floral arrangements for freshness and sustainability - Chicago Reader

Field & florist, which opened in 2017 in a charming basement in Wicker Park on Division just east of Damen, grows its flowers on a 30-acre farm in southwest Michigan. Owners Heidi Joynt, 36, and Molly Kobelt, 32, say this land—surrounded by woods, vineyards, and blueberry fields—is the beating heart of their business. "Farm-to­-table" isn't just for restaurants anymore. Joynt says she wanted customers to interact with regional growers who are also designers. "In today's economy of Amazon-available-anything, I think it's increasingly important to make these connections to gain a little insight into everything from the labor required to produce something to the necessary seasonality of flower varieties," Joynt says. "It's important to see the world as a complex web of interconnected systems." Field & Florist uses organic fertilizer made from cow manure, mushroom compost, and a mixture of fish emulsion and kelp spray, and avoids pesticides. "While the environment is idyllic, I would say that the farm itself probably doesn't look like what people imagine when the... https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/field-and-florist-creates-floral-arrangements-for-freshness-sustainability/Content?oid=69018730

Traverse City Florist Closes After 72 Years of Business - 9&10 News

Tessa Alexander, the owner of Teboe Florist. “We will certainly miss the business and the employees. We’ve got some wonderful employees.”Teboe Florist wants to thank Northern Michigan for all the support they’ve given the shop over the decades. Related Articles Comments comments ... https://www.9and10news.com/2018/07/14/traverse-city-florist-closes-after-72-years-of-business/