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AAM promises an enchanted Flower Show this month - The Sun Chronicle

Participating sugar artists include: Rose Brown, Attleboro; Deb Ramsey, Norwich, Conn.; Scott Bradshaw, Plainville; Evelyn Herman, North Easton; Michelle Borbeau, Stoughton; and Adam Gonsalves, Franklin.NEW: The original work of two enchanted artists will be featured in the Breadcrumbs Café Gallery & Boutique (lower level): J. Cornelia DeVeau of A Faery Knoll Works in Norton, Laura White Carpenter of Providence.To order Benefit Preview tickets call 508-222-2644 x10. They’re $15 for museum members, $17 for nonmembers. Price includes wine, beer and light hors d’oeuvres. A current photo ID is required for bar service.Thursday, March 21Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Joanne & Pret Stevenson9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10-10:30 a.m. — Story time with Krystal Brown of the Attleboro Public Library — Ottmar Gallery10:30-11 a.m. — Capron Park Zoo Live Animal Show #1 — Clay Room11:15-11:45 a.m. — Capron Park Zoo Live Animal Show #2 — Clay Room (encore presentation)11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Lunch and refreshments in the Breadcrumbs Café2-3 p.m. — Pastries, tea and coffee in the Breadcrumbs CaféFriday, March 22Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Max & Marion Volterra9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10:15-11 a.m. — Michelle Jorgensen of Mass Audubon Oak Knoll & Attleboro Springs introduces a live turtle, millipede, cockroach and bio facts for youngsters — Ottmar Gallery11:15-11:45 a.m. — Music & Movement: Project Connect Family Center — Ottmar Gallery11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. — Lunch and refreshments in the Breadcrumbs Café2-3 p.m. — Pastries, tea and coffee in the Breadcrumbs Café2:30-3:30 p.m. — Enchanted Animals: Live Petting Zoo. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Attleboro.Saturday, March 23Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Sarah Mott & Hans Schaefer9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10-11:30 a.m. — Mark Taber on piano. Sponsored by Ray Conniff Foundation — Ottmar Gallery11-11:45am — Art Workshop with Abby Rovaldi #1 (open to kids 3 and older with adult): “A Walk in the Woods.” Sponsored by Mansfield Bank — Clay Room11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Lunch and refr... http://www.thesunchronicle.com/features/stories/aam-promises-an-enchanted-flower-show-this-month/article_7f0f01fe-56be-5f0d-ab6d-95270aca75d3.html

Life in prison for Ridgefield florist in partner's murder - Rutherford Daily Voice

The murder weapon was found in the walk-in refrigerator at G&M under a pile of decorative branches, Grootenboer said. Battinelli bought the Browning .22 lever-action rifle at Ramsey Outdoor, she told jurors. When a Garfield police sergeant found it, she said, “the trigger was in the locked back position indicating it had been fired. It had one spent .22 caliber shell casing inside, and one .22 caliber bullet. “The bullet had a “B” stamp on the bottom of it. On January 6, 2010 when investigators searched Thomas Battinelli’s house, they found the same ammunition there.” Subsequent testing turned up Battinelli’s right, middle fingerprint on the gun. During his closing arguments, Neary ( left ) told jurors: “The fact it is Tom Battinelli’s gun and fingerprints isn’t proof.” STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia RELATED: Garfield florist convicted of murdering partner YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors in Hackensack today convicted Ridgefield flower salesman Thomas Battinelli of shooting his business partner in the back of the head as he sat at his desk in their Garfield shop. READ MORE…. Prosecutors got ‘wrong man’ in Garfield florist partner’s murder, defense attorney says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Money was the motive for Ridgefield flower salesman Thomas Battinelli to shoot his business partner in the back of the head as he sat at his desk, reading the Bergen Record, in their Garfield shop, a prosecutor told jurors in Hackensack during opening arguments in the murder trial this morning. But Battinelli’s attorney insisted they got the wrong man — and pointed instead to one of their drivers. READ MORE…. Son of slain Garfield florist speaks well of accused killer CVP EXCLUSIVE: The son of a man shot dead at his wholesale flower business in Garfield had nothing but nice things to tell jurors today about his father’s business partner, who is standing trial for his murder. READ MORE…. p c... https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/police-fire/life-in-prison-for-ridgefield-florist-in-partners-murder/628687/

Bergen florists for wedding bouquets and flowers to inspire your big day

Ramsey Florist Bonnie Fitzpatrick, Designer “A bride’s most special day is a day she has probably dreamed of since she was a little girl,” says designer Bonnie Fitzpatrick. “Her flowers should bring that dream to reality.” Pin cushion protea is the eye-catching star of this bouquet. Miniature calla lilies, freesia, Oncidium orchids, roses, ranunculus and stock round out the beautiful design. Go: 180 Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey; 201-327-0672; ramseyflorist.com Verde Floral Design and Events Jaime DaSilva, Designer “When I sit down with young brides, the word that is mostly used is vintage,” says designer Jaime DaSilva. “Vintage is what everyone is looking for in terms of style and colors.” White Vanda orchids highlight this gorgeous 1980s-style cascading bouquet. Accented with contemporary flowers of white peony, white ranunculus, succulents, seeded eucalyptus, dusty miller and silver brunia berries, this bouquet will certainly make a “wow” statement. The finishing touch is a handle reminiscent of bouquets from the ’20s. Go: 813 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes; 201-891-2000, ext. 217; marketbasket.com/verde.aspx Laurelwood Designs Laurie Luttrell, owner and lead designer “I fashioned this bouquet in the trending ‘garden chic’ design,” says designer Laurie Luttrell. This elegant bouquet features blush Italian Clooney ranunculus, blush garden roses, white astilbe, white hyacinth, white majolica spray roses with green accents of silver dollar and eucalyptus parvifolia. With special attention to detail, the stems have been wrapped with an appliquéd antique Alencon lace from a wedding gown sleeve--a beautiful finishing touch and a very special “something old.” Go: 65 Ridgewood Road, Washington Township; 201-664-3304; laurelwooddesigns.com Larkspur Botanicals Lindsey Neff, owner and designer This amazing bouquet is “for the plant lover,” says designer Lindsey Neff. “All of the succulents can be planted after your wedding day.” Th... https://www.northjersey.com/story/life/home-garden/2018/06/12/wedding-florist-bouquets-bergen-nj/468816002/

Coon Rapids florist takes top prize at Home and Garden Show - ECM Publishers

It was essentially an unconventional “Project Runway” challenge that catapulted Randi Wielinski, of Ramsey, to become the 2018 Floral Designer of the Year at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show earlier this month. +1  Randi Wielinski, of Ramsey, was named the 2018 Floral Designer of the Year at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show April 7.Photo courtesy of Koehler & Dramm Wholesale FloristWielinski and Heidi Brady, who took third place in the competition, both work at Forever Floral in Coon Rapids and qualified as finalists in the Koehler & Dramm Wholesale Florist’s annual competition.They submitted arrangements back in October to qualify.Brady, of Coon Rapids, used pieces of tree bark and long cascading succulent plants in her arrangement.“It was very earthy looking,” she said.Wielinski created her arrangement in a drawer.“I did a lot of textures, and I did a lot of orbs,” she said. Overall, there was a lot of “putzy detail,” which is her style, she said. +1  Heidi Brady, of Co...

The evolution of Zazzy'z from florist to coffee house - Southwest Virginia Today

ABINGDON, Va. — Every once in a while, folks call Dr. Ramsey White “Zazzy.”“You know, I go by ‘Ramsey,’” said White, 72. “And I had a younger brother. When he was just starting to talk, he could not say ‘Ramsey,’ and he used to call me ‘Zazzy.’”White laughs, saying he could just not let that nickname go.Born in 1945, White lived in Bristol in the late 1940s — in both Virginia and Tennessee. For a few years after marrying his wife, Betsy, White lived at Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he served as a school teacher at Kempsville and Bayside. Then, starting in 1978, White became a dentist in Abingdon for 27 years and boasted thousands of patients.Today, this Abingdon resident occasionally still answers to “Zazzy.”In fact, that nickname showed up on signs when White opened a store in Abingdon after retiring from dentistry in 2005.White owns Zazzy’z. It’s a coffeehouse located in what was also once primarily a bookstore in what was also once White’s dental offices in the early 2000s.Before that, this circa-1880s home was a florist. Oh, yes&nbs... http://www.swvatoday.com/news/article_c35fc501-5939-5b2b-9c12-59d1f802ef45.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

Third-generation owner seeks to turn retail plant shop into lifestyle brand - Crains New York Business

My family owns the West 96th Street building and has considered selling it, but we want to keep a retail presence there. PlantShed needs more space for production, though. We might move offices to New Jersey—where we recently got a warehouse—Long Island City or further uptown. There are stresses on the business, but we're making it work. When I took over, I realized we could not just be a retail flower store. The numbers wouldn't support it. That's why we pursued the idea of putting cafés in our shops. Retail stores also need to be a lifestyle brand.Our goal is to spread our love of plants and flowers to people around the city and beyond. I've hired employees to facilitate partnerships and make our stores young and hip. Through the cafés, we have created a way for people to gather and be surrounded by nature. Those who come in every morning for a cup of coffee think of us when they need to buy a bouquet of flowers. We want to foster community and build a local attachment to our brand.I'm a partner in Haven, a boutique hotel in Montauk, which is a separate business from PlantShed. In the past few years, we have blown Haven out with plants, putting custom-made hanging baskets in the walkways and tropical houseplants in the hotel rooms. Guests love it. Now I am working on a hotel concept. I'm trying to find a location for a farmstead, greenhouse and inn in the Hudson Valley or the Catskills. PlantShed would own it, and it would be something really unique, bridging biophilia and hospitality.It's definitely something we could bring to New York City or another city down the line. We have found that incorporating plant life in an urban setting is appealing to people. We assume these travelers want a city vibe, rather than a country or tropical feel. So it would be a matter of incorporating plants and flowers in a way that accentuates the look and feel of a city. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/asked-answered/third-generation-owner-seeks-turn-retail-plant-shop-lifestyle-brand