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Community deaths - Washington Post

Bethesda, Md. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a daughter, Amy Gerber-Stroh. Mrs. Gerber, a resident of Reston, Va., was born Dorothy Gould in Boston and grew up in Long Branch, N.J. With the Choral Arts Society, she sang in performances with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington and at venues in Moscow, Paris and Spoleto, Italy.Helene Au, volunteer, property managerHelene Au, 105, who managed inherited property on Capitol Hill and volunteered at the Audubon Society bookstore in Georgetown, died May 18 at a care center in Fredericksburg, Va. The cause was thyroid cancer, said Johanna Humphrey, a goddaughter and family spokeswoman.Miss Au was born on Capitol Hill and lived in a townhouse there until 2018 when she was incapacitated in an accidental fall and moved to Fredericksburg.Daniel Espejel, floristDaniel Espejel, 56, a Washington florist and designer who since 2002 had owned and operated Flowers by Daniel, died May 20 at a hospital in Washington. The cause was a heart attack, said his husband, Anthony Purcell.Mr. Espejel, who lived in the District, was born in Mexico City and moved to the Washington area in 1981. Before opening Flowers by Daniel, he was store manager of Dove Flowers. He had done floral arranging for foreign embassies in Washington and for special occasions, including Washington visits by Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.Lynette Montalvo, lawyerLynette Montalvo, 57, a former Washing... https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2019/07/15/68a915b4-a74b-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html

Dreaming of a white (or pink) poinsettia? - Fayetteville Observer

Visitors get to see what the wildling looks like, a tall, leggy bush with bract clusters isolated at the end of long branches. This gives measure to how far the breeders and growers have come in producing the poinsettias in the 21st century.A dogwood poinsettia that McLaughlin grew from seed he received from Le Duc is central to the exhibit, though it looks pretty prosaic -- a lanky vase-shaped shrub with small white bract clusters. Ironically, it is the rarest plant in the room. There are far fewer specimens of this in botanic gardens than the much-hyped corpse flower, which always draws TV cameras and crowds.The exhibit also includes now-dated poinsettia varieties that represented advances through the years. One is called Annette Hegg, the first self-branching type. Another is Oak Leaf, one of the first to hold its leaves. But the ones getting the attention from visitors are the new hybrids. "People say, 'How do you get so many bracts?' and we say, 'That's how the plant grows,' " said Devin Dotson, the botanic garden's spokesman. This trait results from the plants' sterility, bestowed by the unnatural parentage. The true flowers fail to develop and fall off.The exhibit features four Princettia hybrids and three Luv U Pink ones.Le Duc, who now teaches at Texas State University, said a well-grown plant in the house could keep blooming until April. It is this stamina and the strong pink colors that prompted Dümmen Orange to pitch the hybrids in Europe as a plant for the Valentine's Day and Easter markets. This hasn't been successful to date. It seems breeders will have to work on more red varieties if the hybrids are to reach their Yuletide potential. The only red I saw at the show was Princettia Red, a darker shade of magenta. One asset these hybrids have is a rich dark-green leaf, a highly desirable trait in poinsettias and one bestowed here by the dogwood poinsettia parentage.Meanwhile, the conveyor belt of traditional poinsettia breeding continues to whir along.Gary Vollmer, product manager for Selecta Poinsettias, said his company is focusing on improving traditional red varieties. The problem with many of the trendy crimson and maroon varieties is that they fade gray, he said. "Our goal is to get that saturated red but not by bringing in blue," he said. Instead it is achieved by breeding to increase the red pigmentation in the layers of bract cells. (This is all done by traditional selective breeding, not with genetically modified organisms.) "If you put enough pigment in there and make it dense enough, it shifts toward the crimson," he said.An example, he said, is the company's Christmas Beauty Red, which came to market two years ago. "It's not a traditional dark red," he said. "It's just really, really red."Vollmer sees two encouraging trends in the marketplace. A decade ago, poinsettias were swept up in the retailers' drive to start the holiday sales season earlier in November. Poinsettia shipments suggest the season is shifting back to December.The other change is a move away from using the poinsettia as a loss leader. "If the consumer sees it as a 99-cent giveaway on Black Friday, or a beautiful $11.99 gift item in the floral department, that's a different value equation," he said. "And I think the retailers are tired of losing money on the giveaways."Gardening TipOnce fresh Christmas trees are brought indoors, they should have an uninterrupted column of water to prevent them from drying out and becoming a fire hazard. Before setting up and decorating, make a fresh cut at the base and check water levels daily. Trees take in a lot of water in their... http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20171216/dreaming-of-white-or-pink-poinsettia

NJ florist died trying to save stranger in Point Pleasant Beach surf - Asbury Park Press

And then every day you realize that he's gone."More: 2017 recorded most rip current-related fatalitiesMore: Why Eatontown man risked all to save drowning boxer in Long BranchJesse Carullo recounted some things that stuck out to him Sunday. Glen Carullo's truck was left in the beach parking lot, Jesse Carullo said. Someone had to go pick that up. Two beach chairs — Glen and Margaret's — were still opened on the sand, unmoved, as if hardly any time had passed at all. And as Margaret Carullo accompanied her husband on an emergency trip to the hospital, she had a red Elmo toy tucked into her purse. Earlier that Sunday, before heading down to the beach, the couple had eaten lunch at Martell's Tiki Bar on Jenkinson's Boardwalk before twiddling with the claw machines, Jesse Carullo said.Glen Carullo had aimed for one of the plush toys clustered at the bottom of the claw machine, a kaleidoscope of technicolor and fake fur.The claw dangled, dipped, seized a stuffed Elmo, and, in uncharacteristic claw machine fashion, hoisted the toy up and out of the machine in one move.Glen Carullo then held Elmo in one hand, pointed to the toy with an opposite finger, and smiled jubilantly for a picture. Glen Carullo, 60, of Waldwick, posing with an Elmo he had just won from a claw machine at Jenkinson's Boardwalk on Sept. 24, 2017. (Photo: Courtesy of Jesse Carullo)He and Margaret decided this Elmo would be the first toy they would give to their first grandchild, due in March, Jesse Carullo said. Margaret Carullo stowed Elmo in her bag for safekeeping.That picture of Glen Carullo with Elmo was the last photo he would ever take. Jesse Carullo uploaded the picture Tuesday to his own Facebook page as a dedication to his brother. As brothers, they were close, and not just in age, as they were only one year and 11 months apart, Jesse Carullo said. In childhood, growing up in Wood-Ridge, this was how it went: If Glen did something, Jesse did it... http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2017/09/27/glen-carullo-bergen-county-florist-ocean-county-hero/706078001/

Garden Tips: Do your research before planting groundcover - Tri-City Herald

The plant also produces clusters of white flowers.The problem is that bishop’s weed truly can become a weed in the yard and garden. It spreads by long branching rhizomes and also readily self seeds, making it difficult to contain within the area it was planted. Once established, it is aggressive and tenacious.Bishop’s weed is an alien plant. It was supposedly introduced to North America as an ornamental plant by early settlers and was well established in the U.S. by 1863. In some northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, it has escaped cultivation and has become an invasive weed that reduces native species diversity. Research indicates that the main dispersal agent has been gardeners.? Heartleaf (Houttuynia cordata): The red-yellow variegated form of this plant is known as the chameleon or rainbow plant. Like the previous plant, heartleaf is a vigorous groundcover with a creeping habit. The leaves, variegated or solid bluish green, make the plant quite attractive. In early summer it produces pretty single white flowers above the leaves. Heartleaf is not drought tolerant, preferring moist conditions and full sun to light shade. It spreads by rhizomes, making it both invasive and doggedly persistent in the garden.While this plant is quite attractive, it apparently has an odor when crushed or pulled. Fans say it has a delightful citrus or lemon-pepper aroma. Detractors say it is stinky and smells like a skunk or rotten fish.Comments like, “Worst plant in the world. Do not plant it,” or “This plant is impossible to kill. It’s totally invasive,” have been posted by gardeners on various online gardening blogs, which should make you think twice about planting it.Heartleaf is native to southeast Asia and Japan where it grows in moist, shady areas. It is grown in Asia as a vegetable and both the leaves and roots are harvested for eating. While I coul... http://www.tri-cityherald.com/living/home-garden/marianne-ophardt/article100922052.html

Daily remembrance: White roses honor birthdays of 9/11 victims - Asbury Park Press

On Sept. 11, 2001, he watched the first plane hit as he was driving to work. He pulled over, grabbed his medical bag and ran to help.RELATED: Long Branch emergency responders get 9/11 hats“I experienced all the people coming out of the buildings and jumping and all of that stuff,” Collarone said. “When the south tower had fallen, I was trapped” in the Winter Garden Atrium, “but I made it out.”He stayed for about two weeks to help with medical recovery, then started to feel the mental and emotional effects, he said. At a nearby firehouse, he sought out a counselor, who recommended that he go back to Ground Zero and “try to reinvent yourself as something else other than what you were doing and see what you can do,” as Collarone remembers it.He ended up maintaining the pop-up public memorials for the Port Authority. Eventually he started cooking for the workers, bringing ziti and roast beef into the pit, he said.“I wanted to help, always to help,” Collarone said.So when a volunteer suggested flowers be placed to note victims’ birthdays, the museum staff went to Mikey Flowers and asked how much it would cost to buy the roses from him. Collarone didn’t hesitate.“It was an opportunity for me just to give again,” he said. “I was being very selfish, because it made me feel good. … I don’t know how anybody can even accept money for a service for something like that.”ALSO: Sept. 11 lesson makes big impact at Southern RegionalTwice a week he goes to the flower market and picks the perfect roses. They need to have a big head but thin stem. When he finds them, he returns to the store, where he or his staff “conditions” them, cutting them short so the heads open up and making sure they are hydrated. He then brings them to the museum, where they wait in a refrigerator until a vol­unteer comes for them each morning.Recently, Collarone received an email of thanks from a victim’s wife who had asked museum staff about the birthday roses. This is his way, he said, to continue helping.“When I drive by, I can see from the road, the white roses on the names,” Collarone said. “I’m still connected there.”Kara Yorio: yoriok@northjersey.comRead or Share this story: http://on.app.com/2cui2ZS... http://www.app.com/story/life/announcements/milestone/2016/09/05/daily-remembrance-white-roses-honor-birthdays-911-victims/89890480/

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

Crest Florist - BestofNJ.com

Since 1964, Crest Florist has been a go-to floral shop for New Jersey Brides. Brides who use their services praise the swift, efficient setup and the gorgeously arranged centerpieces, floral stands, and bouquets. Their team excels at whisking the arrangements into place without disrupting other wedding staff or preparations.Crest Florist on Social MediaVisit the Best of NJ Wedding Planning Directory to see other great services in your area. https://bestofnj.com/directory/service/florist/north-jersey-florists/essex-county-florists/crest-florist/