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Is what you order from an online florist really what you get? - CTV News

Ross McLaughlin and Sandra Hermiston , CTV Vancouver</span> Published Tuesday, February 7, 2017 6:00AM PST Last Updated Tuesday, February 7, 2017 3:08PM PST Valentine’s Day is coming up and that means flower shops will be busy, but for those who order their bouquets online, is what you see, really what you get? The McLaughlin on Your Side team decided to investigate, ordering flowers from four online national florist services; FTD, 1-800-Flowers, Bloomex and Teleflora.  We shopped the websites and ordered four arrangements around $40 each, not including service fees and taxes. You have to be careful though, because some of the prices are in U.S. dollars. We saved the images of what the bouquets were supposed to look like, and then waited for their delivery to event planner Aly Armstrong, who knows flowers. The first to arrive was the Teleflora arrangement called Jumping for Joy. But Armstrong wasn’t. “I’m just unimpr... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/is-what-you-order-from-an-online-florist-really-what-you-get-1.3268671

Year-round habitat for pollinators - Newport News Times

Early spring flowers in western Oregon provide more than just a colorful relief from the otherwise gray and rainy end of winter. Most native pollinators hibernate during the winter, and they need an easily accessible source of pollen and nectar to feed on after a long slumber. Not many flowers are blooming early in the spring, which can make being a bee difficult. One group of Oregon State University Master Gardener apprentices in Lincoln County designed a garden to provide food for pollinators — and beautiful flowers for humans — throughout the spring, summer and fall.One of the requirements to earn an OSU Master Gardener badge in Lincoln County is to create an educational project in one of the demonstration gardens managed by the Master Gardener program. Rebecca Hooper, Diane Bryan, and Greg Kurtz, three apprentices in the 2017 Master Gardener program, chose to collaborate on one project: a year-round pollinator garden at the Oregon Coast Community College central county campus in South Beach.The goal of the pollin... https://newportnewstimes.com/article/year-round-habitat-for-pollinators

Oregon woman welcomes people to area by giving gift baskets, showing best go-to spots - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

Oregon woman welcomes people to area by giving gift baskets, showing best go-to spots More Headlines OREGON, Wis. - For the past 11 years, Cathy Grender has been welcoming people to the village of Oregon in a special, personal way. Grender will often schedule a meeting with newcomers, or even people who have lived in the area but just never got around to exploring their surroundings. Grender said she typically meets people at the Firefly Coffeehouse in Oregon and presents them with a gift basket filled with freebies.  Grender partners with local businesses who donate items for the gift basket including gift certificates for free oil changes, free gym memberships, discounts on massages, gift cards to local restaurants, etc.  She also throws in contact information for resources including doctors, dentists, rehab clinics, animal hospitals, travel agents, insurance agents, etc.  Grender said she's met with about 1,000 people... https://www.channel3000.com/news/oregon-woman-welcomes-people-to-area-by-giving-gift-baskets-showing-best-go-to-spots/1077721261

This is how the Easter lily became the holiday's flower - NOLA.com

World War II. Current U. S. production of Easter lily bulbs for the florist market began with a World War I soldier, Louis Houghton, who brought bulbs to the south coast of Oregon in 1919. Houghton freely distributed bulbs to his horticultural friends and neighbors.When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Japanese source of bulbs was abruptly cut off. As a result, the value of lily bulbs sky-rocketed and many who were growing the lilies as a hobby decided to go into business. By 1945, there were about 1,200 growers producing bulbs up and down the Pacific coast, from Vancouver, Canada to Long Beach, California. And, believe it or not, right here in southeast Louisiana.The following information is quoted from Louisiana – A Guide to the State compiled by Workers of the Writer’s Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Louisiana, first printed in 1941.“Between Junior and Venice, interspersed by orange groves, are small farms devoted to a new and interesting industry – the cultivation of the Creole lily."The Creole lily (Lilium longiflorum) is generally called the Easter lily; its local name merely exemplifies the tendency of this section to apply the term ‘Creole’ to both people and things. The flower of this special stock, which is well suited to home gardens, is said to be more vigorous, prolific and resistant to disease than other varieties. Each stalk bears from 3 to 18 white blossoms, which reputedly last 4 or 5 days longer than those of the Japanese stock. More emphasis is place on the production of the bulbs for shipping than the sale of the flowers. "In the spring the blooms are nipped, allowing the bulb to retain the full nourishment of the plant juices. In midsummer the plants are dug up and the bulbs placed in a hamper protected from the sun by palmetto l... https://www.nola.com/homegarden/2019/04/this-is-how-the-easter-lily-became-the-holidays-flower.html

Never Mind Flowers, Marijuana Might Be 2019's Hot Mothers Day Gift - Forbes

LeafLink are Muscle Freeze CBD by Mary's Medicinals of California, Body Balm by Colorado company Nordic Goddess and Extra Strength Dragon's Balm created by Oregon’s Medicine Farm. Unsurprisingly, the top ten sellers all came from states where recreational use is allowed, along with medical use. The unofficial cannabis holiday April 20th saw sales jumps in different categories.  According to  Flowhub, during the weekend, nearly 150k pre-rolled joints were sold. Overall, flower sales dominated 420, accounting for 54.1% of total sales. The second best selling product category was concentrates at 30.8%, followed by edibles at 11.3%. Even mothers in more conservative states may be soon in possession of marijuana gifts. Marijuana Moment reported that the Texas House of Representatives just voted to approve a marijuana decriminalization bill. https://www.forbes.com/sites/julieweed/2019/04/30/never-mind-flowers-marijuana-might-be-2019s-hot-mothers-day-gift/