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Wedding of the Week: Stacey Barclay and Christopher McCann - Daily Record

Attire The bride wore a stunning gown by Tara Keely on the big day, while the groom was kitted out in the Eternal Thistle tartan kilt from Kilts 4 U. (Image: Hamilton Advertiser) Bridal party Maid of honour was Debbie Wright; bridesmaids were Jenna Blades, Megan Hamilton, Colleen Edwards, Christina McCann and Jade Cochrane; flower girls were Sophie Wright and Lucy Edwards; pageboy was Charlie Edwards; best men were Stephen Kirkland and Kieran McMahon; and ushers were Gary Barclay and Kieran Rooney. Honeymoon The newlyweds travelled to Las Vegas for their honeymoon. Photography Maureen Bell Photography. (Image: Hamilton Advertiser) Flowers Busy Lizzies Florist. Cake Kimmy Cakes - Couture Cake Design. Thanks The couple want to thank all of their family and friends who shared their big day with them, giving them memories that they will cherish forever. How to take part It’s free and easy to feature as our Wedding of the Week. Just email news@hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk for more details and we’ll get back to you. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/wedding-week-stacey-barclay-christopher-14094463

David Austin, whose new varieties returned fragrance and romance to the rose, dies - Texarkana Gazette

Darcey Bussell. "Charles Darwin" is big and golden and lemon-scented. "Falstaff," like Shakespeare's character, is red-blooded and full of life. The tangerine-colored "Lady Emma Hamilton," named for the lover of Admiral Nelson, is "useful for creating a little excitement in the border," according to the catalogue.Two things irritated Austin. The first was the suggestion that his success was because of slick marketing instead of the character and beauty of his roses.The second was if someone asked him to name his favorite creation. "He would never deign to answer that question," Marriott said. ... http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/national/story/2018/dec/24/david-austin-whose-new-varieties-returned-fragrance-and-romance-rose-dies/758030/

Famed florist to present during Atlanta Botanical Garden Flower Show - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Floral Design, Horticulture and Photography. The Landscape Design division will showcase small garden displays by Boxwoods, Ed Castro Landscape, Hamilton Land Services and Unique Environmental. During the show, visitors can explore the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s seasonal landscape and annual Orchid Daze exhibition inside the Fuqua Orchid Center. The show is chaired by Mary Wayne Dixon and Mary Katherine Greene and honors Pat Hartrampf. Margaret Chambers and Greer Pope chaired the preview party. Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s International Plant Exploration Program. For tickets and more information click here. https://www.ajc.com/blog/buzz/famed-florist-present-during-atlanta-botanical-garden-flower-show/cyqPwgRtfpKEOGZaOZwkRM/

Manitowoc Roorbach Flowers offers full-service FTD shop | Chamber Notebook - Herald Times Reporter

Since 1952 when Harry and Julia Roorbach moved from Illinois to buy the former Hamilton greenhouse and establish Roorbach Flowers, the Roorbach family has been active in Manitowoc's retail scene. Jim and Claire Olson joined Claire's parents in the business in the late 1960s and took ownership in the early 1990s. This coincided with an extensive remodel that created a new retail store, greenhouses and parking on Custer Street. The store is at 961 S. 29th St. and online at roorbachflowers.com or facebook.com/roorbach. Roorbach is a traditional, full-service FTD flower shop offering assistance and consultation for all of life's occasions. The 12,000-square-foot greenhouse is home to a large selection of green plants with a great selection of succulent plants, which are so popular now. In the spring, there are plants for flower gardens, vegetable gardens, and pots and hanging baskets, too. Roorbach participates in events at the Rahr-West Art Museum, the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra, Lakeshore Wind Ensemble. It partners with local groups — Kaleidoscope Dance, Manitowoc County Youth Hockey and LHS Dance Team, with fundraisers at Christmas and in the spring with great success.  Variations in the staff follows yearly holidays and seasons. For the majority of the year, the business has seven designers, greenhouse... https://www.htrnews.com/story/money/2018/11/08/manitowoc-roorbach-flowers-offers-full-service-ftd-shop-wisconsin/1923898002/

Blooming marvellous: Thrifty bride-to- creates her own stunning bouquets for her wedding - costing her just $13

But this doesn't always have to be the case as one thrifty bride-to-be revealed, sharing how her clever solution helped bring down costs of bridal bouquets.Stevie Hamilton took some artificial flowers and twine she purchased from Kmart and turned them into chic and stylish arrangements.And best of all her creation costs just a mere $13 - and is one that could potentially save hundreds. Stevie Hamilton revealed how it's possible to create chic and stylish floral (pictured) arrangements for very little cost  Bride-to-be Stevie Hamilton took to a mother's group on Facebook to share how inexpensive flowers from Kmart could be fashioned into stunning wedding creations Her efforts also wowed others who saw the results of her handiwork after she posted a photo to a mother's Facebook group.  Along with the image of the stunning bouquets, Stevie wrote: 'Today I made my wedding bouquets. Everything is from Kmart! And only works out to be $13 a bouquet.'Her DIY skills were met with an outpouring of support with her post earning nearly 4,000 likes and almost 200 comments. This bunch of artificial flowers (pictured) from Australian retailer Kmart costs just $8 Many remarking on Stevie's skills were impressed by the fact the bouquets looked very much like real flowers.Replying to those who left comments, Stevie said she was yet to make her own arrangement, however, she didn't expect her budget to be more than $17.It's not the first time Kmart has proved a godsend for those wanting to keep the cost of wedding decorations down.  This gorgeous DIY wedding wreath has been made using a $5 hula ... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6075065/Bride-Stevie-Hamilton-shares-incredible-13-Kmart-wedding-bouquet.html

Newark's cherry blossom festival set for this weekend - News 12 New Jersey

NEWARK - Many people around the country are flocking to Washington, D.C. to see the cherry blossoms bloom, but New Jersey residents do not have to leave the state if they wish to see the springtime flowers.The Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival begins this weekend at Branch Brook Park in Newark. “We now have 5000 cherry blossom trees, which outnumbers Washington, D.C. in scale,” says Essex County Parks deputy director Katie Hartwyk. “We also have a larger variety. We have 14 different varieties of cherry blossom trees here in Branch Brook Park. News 12 New Jersey Meteorologist Justin Godynick says weather plays a big part in when these trees bloom. He says that with this year’s mild March, the peak blossoms should occur during the festival. The festival runs from April 6 through April 14. http://newjersey.news12.com/story/40241439/newarks-cherry-blossom-festival-set-for-this-weekend

Ask the Gardener: Flower, bulb shows will put spring in your step - Boston.com

Long Hill in Beverly, and Martha Brookes Hutcheson, who designed what became Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, the grounds of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House in Cambridge, and her home in New Jersey, now called Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center. Advance registration is required for the March 9 presentation, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and costs $50. Call 617-384-5277 for more information.The Spring Bulb Show at Smith College in Northampton is in bloom now through March 17. Thousands of flowers have been coaxed into early flowering in the antique greenhouse, which is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Hours are extended to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday during the show. Call 413-585-2740 or visit garden.smith.edu/events. There is no admission charge, but a $5 donation is suggested.Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Fitzpatrick Greenhouse in Stockbridge is holding it’s annual exhibition of flowering bulbs from March 4 through March 29 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. A sequence of diverse South African bulbs bloom alongside more familiar spring bulbs and a large collection of succulents that is housed year-round in the lovely period curved-glass greenhouse. Visit berkshirebotanical.org for more information.Send questions and comments, along with your name/initials and community to stockergarden@gmail.com. Subscribe to our newsletter at pages.email.bostonglobe.com/AddressSignUp. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @globehomes. https://realestate.boston.com/ask-the-expert/2019/02/28/flower-bulb-shows-will-put-spring-in-your-step/

Floral Nightmare: A warning about a website to stay away from - KRDO

They're saying they're local when they are not. They're based out of New Jersey, but they have people in a lot of different communities telling folks they're right here," Liebert said.We called to see for ourselves but found the phone number on the site only leads to an automated message and then hangs up.Bottom line - do your research. Even if the site looks believable, call or do a simple Google search to make sure. In the meantime, our team has contacted the Colorado Attorney General's office to request the site be taken down. https://www.krdo.com/news/colorado-springs/floral-nightmare-a-warning-about-a-website-to-stay-away-from/1040065847

Better Than Roses - The Newtown Bee

The Sunshine Bouquet Company began in New Jersey before branching out to Florida and Columbia, which allowed “Sunshine to provide efficient, rapid delivery to the United States.”Ms Brisch said Big Y also offers flower bouquets and potted plants from local farms, like Cavicchio Greenhouse in Sudbury, Mass. Since Big Y is headquartered in Springfield, Mass., its local farms are located in Massachusetts or Connecticut. Newtown Big Y Store Director Angelo Soto shared a list of all of its local farms, and those include Casertano’s Greenhouse in Cheshire, Connecticut Valley Flower in Hamden, Geremia Greenhouse in Wallingford, and Grower Direct in Somers.“There are so many local things to chose from,” said Ms Brisch.From choosing to support a conscientious company to finding ways to support local farms there is more to consider than just the color of a bouquet’s assorted flowers.Off-Season OptionsConnecticut-grown flowers can be hard to find in the winter.Natalie Collette of The Gardenist of Norwalk offers floral arrangements and designs, along with garden design support and maintenance, according to her Facebook page, The Gardenist. She mostly sells her flowers to local florists and people who contact her directly. A farmer florist, Ms Collette said she has private properties where she plants seasonal flowers, all organically. She harvests and creates bouquets along with maintaining a dahlia farm in New Haven. Growers in Connecticut, unless they have a greenhouse, do not grow flowers out of season, she observed. This makes it harder for local shops to maintain locally grown flowers in the winter months.When asked for ideas for alternative Valentine’s Day presents, Ms Collette recommended gifting a living flower arrangement or foraging for a bouquet of seasonal elements. Potted plants from a nursery also provide year-long enjoyment.“If it is a perennial, you can enjoy the plant from when you purchase it [until you] plant it in the spring,” said Ms Collette, who is currently selling hous... https://www.newtownbee.com/better-roses/02102019