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Florist teams with retired Army captain on flowers for troops - Kitsap Sun

Photo: Arla Shephard Bull / Mason County Life)When Joseph Varley owned a flower shop near Camp Pendleton in Southern California years ago, one of his favorite (and secret) joys was helping out fellow veterans.At the height of the Gulf War, service members would visit his shop before they were deployed, give him a crumpled $20 bill and ask that he send an arrangement to their spouses. Instead of fulfilling their order straight away, Varley would stretch the $20 over several months — sending a single rose and a note not only on anniversaries, but on random days of the week, so that the spouse might get a surprise from their loved one at any given time.“I would write just these crazy, little notes: ‘I miss you’ or ‘I’m thinking of you,’” Varley, now 79, recalled. “I wanted the wives to know they were thought of. I probably got over 150 letters over the years from guys telling me I have no idea how much this meant to their wife.”Now Varley has partnered with retired Army Captain James Smith to start Troops Frequent Flowers, a nonprofit where service members can pre-order flowers at discounted prices to send to loved ones on a regular basis while they’re overseas.“There is such a big impact of a card just saying something a... http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/10/12/florist-teams-retired-army-captain-flowers-troops/759133001/

Returning vet receives gift basket - Plainview Daily Herald

Ohio, joined the U.S. Marine Corps on July 25, 2011, and completed his four-year commitment July 25, 2015. He attained the rank of E4 –corporal – and was assigned to supply at Camp Pendleton, California, where he took basic training. His service included deployments to Afghanistan in support of Enduring Freedom and to Okinawa, Japan, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.While Tran is too young to volunteer with RSVP, he delivers meals for Meals on Wheels and is involved in other volunteer causes. That’s while he’s waiting to begin studies at South Plains College Plainview. He plans to eventually transfer to Wayland Baptist University and receive a degree in psychology.While his wife, Kayla, wasn’t in the military, she has a close connection since her uncle was in the Marine Corps. It’s through him that she met her husband. She’s from Alabama.His mother, Jan Tran, came to Plainview by way of Ohio and Hawaii. She works at Davi’s Salon and Nails.Returning veterans can learn how they can receive a welcome home gift basket by calling RSVP at 806-291-1224 or visiting its offices in the basement of Unger Library, 825 Austin.© 2015 MyPlainview.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. http://www.myplainview.com/news/article_8f33512c-6848-11e5-b11f-ef6fe89eb036.html

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

Katy Dalton Acquires Fairfield Floral Business, Launches Blossoms & Blooms - Fairfield Sun Times

Fairfield High School in 1998. She has an associate degree in Interior Design from MSU-COT and she received her certificate in floral design from The Floral Design Institute in Portland, Oregon.  Over the years Katy has worked at several different floral shops in the area: Electric City Conservatory, Kranz Flower and Gifts, and Great Falls Floral. She also worked at Bitterroot Floral in Missoula. When Joan Myrhe, at In The Garden Floral, needed extra help during the holidays or while she was on vacation Katy was there to step in.Katy plans to serve the same broad area as Joan did, making deliveries within Fairfield, as well as Augusta, Choteau, Power and the Sun River Valley.Asked what flowers were most popular, based on her experience, Katy told the Sun Times that roses and lilies are always popular. Some flowers are tied to the seasons, with tulips and daffodils being popular in the spring while sunflowers are a big seller during the summer months.For those who are clueless as to what flowers are appropriate for an occasion, Katy says there are easy solutions. “Anyone can go to a florist’s website and find an arrangement they like and just send me the website address, or just tell me what they like – the type of flowers and the colors.” Katy said that she can take her cues for a great floral design just by being told what colors a person enjoys most. More from this section... https://www.fairfieldsuntimes.com/news/local/katy-dalton-acquires-fairfield-floral-business-launches-blossoms-blooms/article_a355a62e-57db-11e9-8b38-7fe643195f52.html