Alliance Flower Shop News
Better Than Roses - The Newtown Bee
Sunday, February 10, 2019The company is certified by the Rainforest Alliance, which ensures it promotes decent wages for its employees, practices sustainable farming methods, protects forests and wildlife, and invests in education, health, and infrastructure, according to the description. 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 se... https://www.newtownbee.com/better-roses/02102019
US Supreme Court sends case of WA florist back to Olympia - KVI-Radio
Tuesday, January 08, 2019Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the recent Supreme Court ruling will have no effect on the case against Baronelle Stutzman and her Arlene's Flowers store in Richland, Washington.But the Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Kristen Waggoner, who represents Stutzman, said Ferguson "pursued unprecedented measures to punish Barronelle not just in her capacity as a business owner but also in her personal capacity."... http://kvi.com/news/local/us-supreme-court-sends-case-of-wa-florist-back-to-olympia
US Supreme Court sends anti-gay florist case back to state court - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Monday, December 17, 2018Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the recent Supreme Court ruling will have no effect on the case against Baronelle Stutzman and her Arlene’s Flowers store in Richland, Washington.But the Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Kristen Waggoner, who represents Stutzman, said Ferguson “pursued unprecedented measures to punish Barronelle not just in her capacity as a business owner but also in her personal capacity.” ... https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/us-supreme-court-sends-anti-gay-florist-case-back-to-state-court/
NW florist-gay wedding case before top court - Oregon Faith Report
Monday, December 17, 2018By Christian News NW,Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing floral artist Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Wash., filed their opening brief here Nov. 13 with the Washington Supreme Court. The brief on behalf of Stutzman comes after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the state high court’s previous ruling against her and ordered the Washington court to reconsider the case in light of the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.In the Masterpiece case, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Colorado’s ruling against cake artist Jack Phillips for living and working consistently with his religious beliefs about marriage, According to ADF, Stutzman tried to do the same, but has been opposed by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the American Civil Liberties Union.Ferguson and the ACLU sued Stutzman after she declined, because of her Christian faith, to personally participate in, or design custom floral arrangements celebrating, the same-sex wedding of a customer she had serv... http://oregonfaithreport.com/2018/12/nw-florist-gay-wedding-case-before-top-court/
Pierson's Flower Shop and Greenhouses in Cedar Rapids is ringing in its 90th holiday shopping season - The Gazette
Tuesday, December 04, 2018RTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT *Businesses featured in these articles are part of the Buy Here, Give Here, Grow Here series hosted by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. The Buy Here campaign features 12 businesses that represent various industries in the area. Long Para:9 Long Pra Total: 9 Total Para Total: 12-- A complete list of the Buy Here businesses can be found at cedarrapids.org/business-resources. Give us feedback We value your trust and work hard to provide fair, accurate coverage. If you have found an error or omission in our reporting, tell us here. Or if you have a story idea we should look into? Tell us here. ... https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/piersons-flower-shop-and-greenhouses-in-cedar-rapids-is-ringing-in-its-90th-holiday-shopping-season-20181122
Petal Power: The 5 Best Florists In Pittsburgh - CBS Pittsburgh
Sunday, February 10, 2019The Farmer’s Daughter FlowersPhoto: hannah z. /YelpEast Allegheny’s The Farmer’s Daughter Flowers, located at 431 E. Ohio St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the florist 4.5 stars out of 34 reviews.4. Alex’s East End Floral ShoppePhoto: emmy f. /YelpAlex’s East End Floral Shoppe, a flor... https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/02/09/best-florists-pittsburgh-flower-shops/
Aces of Trades – Griffin’s Floral Design - The Newark Advocate
Sunday, February 10, 2019He wanted me.” “Being from Detroit,” he added, “I never would have imagined living in Ohio, let alone being a florist! I thought as a kid I would be a famous soccer player. I never really thought more than that. But being obedient moved me in the direction that was intended. It’s come with many challenges, but I have much confidence this is where I belong.” Griffin said a typical day means he’s “pulled in many different directions, like any small business owner.” But he added, “I wouldn’t have it any other way.” He and co-owner wife, Sarah, oversee four locations: Pataskala, Newark, New Albany, and a wedding studio in downtown Columbus. “Relationship building is my true passion, always has been,” Griffin said. “I love to talk, unfortunately sometimes to a fault. I love having the freedom to meet new people, businesses and organizations. I love technology and learning how to incorporate it into our business. And I love event, party and wedding work, from big and showy to small and simple.” “Russ and I,” Sarah added, “have been fortunate to be able to work where God has led us. We like the flexibility that ownership gives us. We also have the sole responsibility of whether we ‘make it or not.’ We both like that challenge.” “Becoming a florist has been very rewarding,” her husband agreed. “I wouldn’t change a thing, even after all these years.” “It’s funny,” he thought aloud, “that you often end up where you start.” For more Griffin’s Floral Design corporate store is located at 378 S. Main Street in Pataskala. For more information, call 740-927-6088 or log on www.griffinsfloraldesigns.com. Aces of Trades is a weekly series focusing on people and their jobs – whether they’re unusual jobs, fun jobs or people who take ordinary jobs and make them extraordinary. If you have a suggestion for a future profile, let us know at advocate@newarkadvocate.com or 740-328-8821. https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2018/11/05/aces-trades-griffins-floral-design/1699460002/
Cleveland's newest "it" florist has set up shop in Cleveland Heights - freshwatercleveland
Tuesday, February 05, 2019Building, Stems Fleur sells ready-made arrangements, plants, and locally made gifts, while also creating custom arrangements and servicing smaller weddings.Robertson, who is originally from Northeast Ohio, spent eight years in New York City working for some of the best floral designers in the industry. He and his partner, Chet Rojice, moved to New York on a whim and fell in love. While Rojice got a job at a synagogue, Robertson worked with floral powerhouses like Olivier Giugni of L’Olivier Floral Atelier.“I got to do some amazing things with him for five years,” Robertson says of working with Giugni. “And coming from Ohio, he kicked the old design [styles] out of me. He was tough on me, but I learned a lot.”Robertson also secured the title of weekly florist for a store selling fashion icon Carolina Herrera’s designs while in New York. “It taught me a lot,” he says. “I got to be around really beautiful fashion and that kind of world every week.”Then, six years ago, Robertson and Rojice decided it was time to come home. The two moved to Shaker Heights and started their own business in the basement three years ago—Robertson working the creative end and Rojice doing bookkeeping (alongside his day job at Dealer Tire’s IT department).“We literally started from scratch in the basement, banging my head on everything, making arrangements, wrapping them, and delivering them,” Robertson says. “That grew up into the dining room and kitchen and out into the garage. Finally, Chet was like, ‘Okay, I think we need to find another space.’ We were getting too big, and I couldn’t do weddings out of the house.”Robertson and Rojice decided to rent an old warehouse in Ohio City, which offered more workspace but wasn’t geared toward attracting customers. Then, last summer, the couple's friend Shawn Paul told them about a storefront that had opened up next door to his salon. “I came in here and was like, ‘It’s perfect,’” recalls Robertson of his new store.Robertson and Rojice spent two months renovating the shop to their liking and opened Stems Fleur in September. He describe the new store as a “European flower shop with a modern twist to it.”“Chet and I built [and] painted everything, because we were on such a budget,” Robertson says. “It was a knife store before, so everything was dirty and old and beat up.The large studio allows Robertson to easily create his custom interior designs. "The back studio is great for me because everything is right at my fingertips," says Robertson. "When we... http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/breaking-ground/StemsFleur010919.aspx
Former White House Chief Floral Designer Laura Dowling appearing at Akron Home & Flower Show (photos) - cleveland.com
Tuesday, January 22, 2019CLEVELAND, Ohio - - As with fashion, flower trends come and go. So what's the floral equivalent of "skinny jeans" for 2018?Lots of purple popping up in arrangements, including wreaths, table settings and bouquets, for starters. Ditto for small fruits and vegetables worked into arrangements, adding fresh visual flavor. Arrangements that feel breezy and just-picked-from-the-garden, rather than structured, will be show-stoppers, too.So predicts Laura Dowling, who served as Chief Floral Designer of the White House from 2009 until 2015, under the Obama administration. In that position, Dowling managed the floral settings for thousands of White House events, from state dinners to intimate lunches, along with the day-to-day flower decor that filled East and West wing offices, public spaces, Camp David, and more."You think of a floral position as being quaint, cutting flowers and going around with a little basket, kind of a Jane Austen style job," Dowling says during a telephone interview from her home i... https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/02/former_white_house_chief_flora.html
