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22 ways to celebrate Mother's Day in Central Jersey - MyCentralJersey.com

John Phillip Osborne:  An American Master," and sale of works by American master painter John Phillip Osborne with the J. M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art, formerly of Bernardsville and now based in Vero Beach, Florida. The collection includes approximately 30 oil paintings and pen and ink drawings depicting a range of subjects. The exhibition will be open noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Docents will be available for guided tours of the Vanderveer House and informational material about the 1772 Dutch-Colonial home, period rooms and furnishings are available throughout the house. Admission, $10; free for ages 12 and under. For details about John Phillip Osborne, visit www.jmstringergallery.com and www.johnphilliposborne.com. For details about the Jacobus Vanderveer House, visit www.jvanderveerhouse.org or call 908-396-6053. TEA RECEPTION CELEBRATING THE MORRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S NEW EXHIBIT, "FINE, FANCY, AND FASHIONABLE: 125 YEARS OF DRESSING THE BRIDE AT ACORN HALL": 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 8, Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Ave., Morristown. Displayed in the Exhibit Galleries and period rooms are 30 wedding gowns from the Society’s collections, highlighting the evolution of fashion through the single most important dress worn during a woman’s lifetime. To complement the exhibit opening, an afternoon tea buffet will be served on Acorn Hall’s historic back porch. The Oak Leaf Gallery gift shop will also be open, and available for shopping. Admission for the Sunday, May 8, event is $10; $7 for seniors; $5 for students, and free for children younger than 12. The exhibit, which opened Sunday, May 1, is on view through Sunday, Oct. 23. Call 973-267-3465.A tea reception celebrating The Morris County Historical Society’s new exhibit, “Fine, Fancy, and Fashionable: 125 Years of Dressing the Bride,“ will be held on Sunday, May 8, at Acorn Hall in Morristown. (Photo: ~Photo courtesy Morris County Historical Society at Acorn Hall)3 to 9: Food/DrinkMOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH & FASHION SHOW: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Aleathea's Restaurant at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean St., Cape May. Bring Mom share a brunch that includes a fashion show from Lace Silhouettes and The Cotton Co. Admission: $30; sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609-884-5404, 800-275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.strong... http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/how-we-live/2016/05/01/22-ways-celebrate-mothers-day-central-jersey/83497770/

Garden: Assessing visits to Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia flower shows - Allentown Morning Call

However, I recut the stems and put them in a water-filled vase. They recovered and lasted almost a week.The only plant we brought back is a peony from a Bernardsville, N.J., nursery, Peony's Envy (peonysenvy.com). An intersectional peony (a cross between a herbaceous peony and a tree peony), the flowers are singles, opening apricot cream and maturing to pink. I don't usually buy pink flowers, but this particular peony is named Julia Rose, the same as my traveling companion. So we'll be adding this peony to the red, copper and white ones already established. While I have grown herbaceous and tree peonies, this is my first experience with an Intersectional variety.New vegetable booksThis spring I got several books on growing vegetables. These two books focus on less-common practices, appealing to gardeners with a variety of gardening styles."Stress-Free Vegetable Gardening" by Caleb Warnock (Hobble Creek Press, an imprint of Cedar Fort) focuses on gardens maintained with minimal effort. Caleb's approach is unconventional but based on sound gardening practices taken to the extreme. He advocates raised beds filled with raw organic matter, topped with compost — no soil or even soilless mix.One of the most interesting chapters, 9 Principles of Successful Stress-Free Gardening with Benign Neglect, caught my attention. One of Caleb's tenets: Recognize edible weeds and eat them. Mallow, purslane, dandelion and wild spinach appear on his dinner table as well as his pet rabbit's food tray. He uses a secret recipe weed killer, edible and vegetable based, available for a price (SeedRenaissance.com) and he doesn't stress about maintaining a perfectly groomed garden at all times.Another unique precept is that gardeners should only plant self-seeding vegetables and allow a few to go to seed. This limits the garden to non-hybrids, but many gardeners, particularly seed savers, already avoid hybrids.Other chapters cover raised beds, pest control, year-round harvesting and helpful notes on growing individual vegetables."Gardening like a Ninja" by Angela England (Hobble Creek Press) advocates adding edibles into the garden landscape. The first two sections are an overview of principles of edible landscaping, landscape design and general garden principles. Section III was my favorite: examples and plans for garden beds that integrated edibles into attractive beds. Adding hyacinth bean, chives, thyme and New Zealand spinach to a bed with hibiscus and daylily plants; and a three-season bed with tulips violas and daffodils, then lettuce, asparagus, moving on to squash and okra with persimmon and a containerized peach tree are examples on integrating food plants in the landscape.The final section of the book lists and describes a good variety of plants that add both beauty and harvestable crops to the garden. This is a good source for those who want to add some edibles but are not interested in the usual vegetable garden patch.Sue Kittek is a freelance garden columnist, writer and lecturer. Send que... http://www.mcall.com/features/home/mc-garden-flower-show-lehigh-philadelphia-20160318-story.html

Sunflower selfie craze is center of Springfield festival - Burlington County Times

Johnson's Locust Hall Farm's Sunflower September Festival next week. A new end-of-summer sunflower experience has officially kicked off in the region.Thousands of people from across New Jersey are converging on area family farms, frolicking in fields of blooming sunflowers, snapping Instagram selfies and other photos and clipping a few blooming flowers to take home.Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm in Springfield picked up on the sunflower craze last year and is now expanding its Sunflower September Festival, which begins Sept. 7 and will offer a “photo trail” and “pick-your-own” experience throughout the month.“The sunflower craze is here again and in a big way,” said Allie Johnson, the farm’s events coordinator.She said the farm has always lined its 1,500-foot driveway with blooms, but “it wasn’t until two years ago that we noticed our customers calling and stopping in to see our sunflowers. So that very next season we thought why not turn our little driveway patch into a five-acre field and really put on a show.”Johnson's Locust Hall Farm is located at 2691 Monmouth Road. Call 609-353-9000 or visit www.johnsonslocusthallfarm.com/visit-us/. ... https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20190902/sunflower-selfie-craze-is-center-of-springfield-festival

F.C. Florist Sends Bouquets to Congresswomen Targeted by Trump - Falls Church News Press

Born in the Soviet Union-controlled Uzbekistan, Rabinovich and her family traversed through multiple countries before finally getting clearance to come to the U.S. She would grow up in the New Jersey/New York area, earning her citizenship by the time she was 16 and would later go on to get her degree in visual merchandising and interior design. AdvertisementsHer first job was working in a flower shop, an occupation that was always seen as a fallback for Rabinovich whenever she was in between gigs. She later realized she enjoyed working in flower shops more than any other job and started her own business out of her apartment in Arlington. Rabinovich wound up purchasing Galleria Florist in July 2015 when searching for a production space to operate out of, and last December she became an owner of Nosegay Flowers in Washington, D.C. — a former employer of hers.She re-emphasized that the flowers were merely a show of goodwill, but did add a general message to all Americans that, “The U.S. is a melting pot. It stands for inclusivity, not exclusivity. That’s what’s going to keep us going; diversity and the knowledge our immigrants bring to the country.”Share this:Comments comments... https://fcnp.com/2019/07/31/f-c-florist-sends-bouquets-to-congresswomen-targeted-by-trump/

BBB consumer warning: Graduation gifts that never arrive - KTVZ

But Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific is warning consumers about a growing number of complaints against one online florist.Troys Florist , based out of New Jersey, operates the website, http://www.troysflorist.com. The company pays to boost its presence in online searches across the country making it appear to be a local florist. BBB consumer complaints indicate they were billed for flowers that never arrived.Emily Keizer of Florence, Oregon filed a complaint with BBB after ordering flowers for her grandparents' anniversary."I was rushing to get something sent and made the mistake of clicking on the first mobile link that looked okay," she said.Keizer adds that as a millennial, she should be savvy to online scams, so if she was tricked, "there are probably lots of people out there who didn't even realize their flowers were never delivered."BBB has received 191 complaints against Troys Florist, reporting the company delivered incorrect arrangements, charged for flowers that never arrived and did not honor refunds. The company has failed to respond to BBB."It's always a good idea to use bbb.org to research online companies before doing business with them," advises Dawn Johnson, Better Business Bureau Northwest +Pacific Spokesperson.Here ... https://www.ktvz.com/news/bbb-consumer-warning-graduation-gifts-that-never-arrive/1083986113

Steamboat florist moves to Lincoln Avenue location with hopes of growing already blossoming business - Steamboat Pilot & Today

Jordan said. “It is such a fantastic space, I just want to bring people together here in a creative way.”Jordan’s love of working with flowers goes back to where she grew up in New Jersey, just outside of New York City, on Linden Lane. She said her mother enjoyed hosting large family dinners and always encouraged her to explore the well-groomed, flower-filled yard to create floral arrangements for the table’s centerpiece.After graduating from college, Jordan spent several years pursuing a career using her sustainability degree but said she didn’t love it. She entertained the idea of pursuing a culinary degree and got a job at a flower shop while waiting to get into school.It was a decision that led her back to her love of flowers. She eventually moved to Steamboat Springs, and in 2017, founded Linden Co. Floristry — named after the street where she grew up.“We just had the best yard with magnolia and camellia trees,” Jordan said. “That’s where I learned to forage and bring the outside in for table settings.“Flowers might just be one the happiest things you can sell,” Jordan added.Visit Linden Co. Floristry for more information.To reach John F. Russell, call 970-871-4209, email jrussell@SteamboatPilot.com or follow him on Twitter @Framp1966. https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/steamboat-florist-moves-to-lincoln-avenue-location-with-hopes-of-growing-already-blossoming-business/