Ambridge, PA Florists

Ambridge Flower Shop News

At Harvard, glass flowers that perfect the imperfection of decay - The Boston Globe

CAMBRIDGE — In her poem “Silence,” Marianne Moore quotes her father: “Superior people never make long visits,/have to be shown Longfellow’s grave/or the glass flowers at Harvard.” The glass flowers — or, more precisely, the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants — are at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The collection consists of 4,300 models, representing more than 780 plant species. Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, father and son, made them between 1887 through 1936. Harvard had commissioned them as teaching tools.A selection of the glass flowers are on permanent display at the HMNH. “Fruits in Decay,” a new exhibition that looks at an unusual aspect of the collection, runs through March 1.AdvertisementThe glass flowers are marvels: so exacting in detail as to be a kind of botanical virtual reality, only this version of VR is analog and in three dimensions. They’re astounding, of course. But that very capacity to astound raises all sorts of interesting, even unsettling,... https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/art/2019/09/05/harvard-glass-flowers-that-perfect-imperfection-decay/SbW5FA3jqnOskov2WXxx8M/story.html

Mystery 'asparagus' agave flowers in Cambridge after 57 years - BBC News

A giant plant dubbed an "asparagus on steroids" has flowered for the first - and only - time after keeping gardeners waiting for more than half a century.The agave flower spike appeared in June at Cambridge University Botanic Garden and grew to 4.5m (14.5ft), almost hitting the glasshouse roof.Staff were not sure of the species, but believed it was an Agave vivipara.They said the long-awaited flowers, which smell like broccoli, were "not as pretty as people might expect".Staff had been tending the agave, part of a family of plants from which tequila is made, since 1962 but could not confirm its species until it flowered. When the succulent, which resembles a giant asparagus spear, began to grow "at an impressive rate" of about 10cm (7.5in) a day, staff thought it was likely to shoot through the roof of the glasshouse - and were prepared to remove panes to make room for it.They also believed its flowers would show within a couple of weeks.However, the agave had other ideas, stopping just shy of the 5m (16.4ft) ceiling, and refusing to bloom until Monday night. Assistant curator Dr Ángela Cano has identified it as Agave vivipar... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49648859

Daily Dose: Florist, "Celebration" :: Music :: Features :: Florist :: Paste - Paste Magazine

Calif. @ Cafe Du Nord29 – Portland, Ore. @ Lola’s Room (Crystal Ballroom)30 – Seattle, Wash. @ Fremont Abbey Arts Center August 03 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Baby’s All Right05 – Cambridge, Mass. @ The Great Scott06 – Burlington, Vt. @ Arts Riot08 – Troy, N.Y. @ The Church10 – Ft. Wayne, Ind. @ B-Side (One Lucky Guitar)11 – Chicago, Ill. @ Schuba’s12 – Columbus, Ohio @ Ace of Cups13 – Allentown, Pa. @ Soft Machine Gallery14 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ PhilaMOCA15 – Washington, D.C. @ Songbyrd16 – Richmond, Va. @ Gallery 517 – Durham, N.C. @ The Pinhook19 – Atlanta, Ga. @ 529... https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/07/daily-dose-florist-celebration.html

Hear Florist’s cyclical new single “Celebration” - The FADER

CA @ Pico-Union Project07/27 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord07/29 Portland, OR @ Lola’s Room (Crystal Ballroom)07/30 Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey Arts Center08/3 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right08/5 Cambridge, MA @ The Great Scott08/6 Burlington, VT @ Arts Riot08/8 Troy, NY @ The Church08/10 Ft. Wayne, IN @ B-Side (One Lucky Guitar)08/11 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s08/12 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups08/13 Allentown, PA @ Soft Machine Gallery08/14 Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA08/15 Washington, DC @ Songbyrd08/16 Richmond, VA @ Gallery 508/17 Durham, NC @ The Pinhook08/19 Atlanta, GA @ 529... https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/16/florist-celebration-premiere-emily-alone-double-double-whammy

The Countess of Wessex's wedding florists launch exciting new service the royals will love - HELLO!

Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace, as well as at Royal Ascot. More recently, they were also selected by the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister Pippa Middleton to deliver the flowers, and stunning floral arch, for her wedding to James Matthews. Lavender Green Flowers is launching a home delivery serviceSure to be a hit with the royals, as well as members of the public, the new Lavender Green AT HOME subscription service is designed to hand deliver a seasonal selection of freshly cut flowers and foliage for you to style in your own way. And to make the service even more special, you can work with a dedicated floristry consultant to share your colour preferences and interiors aesthetic, so they can handpick blooms to suit.MORE: Pippa Middleton's wedding florists share their tips for choosing your wedding flowersEach customer will receive notes to inspire them on how to arrange the flowers and display them around the home, which they promise will be a therapeutic experience. We have a feeling that the Duchess of Sussex, who lives close to Lavender Green’s Windsor Branch, will love it. Meghan previously said that she loved buying flowers during her visits to London, and her Instagram posts weren’t complete without an artfully-styled vase of colourful peonies, something she has likely continued in her new home at Frogmore Cottage. The florists provided the flowers for the Countess of Wessex and Pippa Middleton's weddingsThe service works on a flexible basis with prices starting from £120, with customers able to place a single order or subscribe to a monthly, fortnightly or weekly service on the florist’s website. Not only is it a great way to brighten up any home, it could also offer former clients Sophie and Pippa a special way to bring back fond memories of their wedding days.READ: How to make your own flower archwayLike this story? Sign up to our newsletter to get other stori... https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/2019062774700/countess-of-wessex-royal-wedding-florist-home-service/

Royer's Flowers and Gifts CEO talks about returning to the family business - Reading Eagle

CEO in January.The grandson of founder Hannah Royer, who started the company by selling home-grown flowers in local textile mills, Royer now oversees a company that has 19 locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio and 400 employees. Royer believes Royer's is the largest family-owned florist in the country and sells more flowers than anyone outside of supermarkets.Business Weekly: Did you always plan to get involved in the family business? Thomas Royer: "No, because I had a career in it before I went to college. I worked there so much, and I wanted to try different things. I did that, and you always hear the old adage 'the grass is always greener.' After two years, I was like, 'I'm going back to the flower business,' because the restaurant business was crazy. I could've gone into other businesses, but I always liked the retail industry. So I came back in like 1980, and I've been here ever since."BW: Why did you decide to come back to Royer's? TR: "When I got out of school I lived in Houston and I was in the restaurant business. I always thought that working here was long hours. There was no comparison when I lived in Texas; we were working 100-hour weeks. That's when the oil boom was going on, and Houston was growing by leaps and bounds so there wasn't enough people for all the jobs and we couldn't keep people at our restaurant. It fell back on the manager and assistant manager to open and close."BW: Valentine's Day is just around the corner. How much business does Royer's do this time of year? TR: "Dollar wise, we do more sales at Valentine's Day than any other time. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the two big ones. The thing about Valentine's Day is it's such a short timeframe because most people don't want to buy it too far ahead of time. We do so much business in three days. The 12th, 13th and 14th are the three busiest days of the year for us, and we do about 8 percent of our business on those three days. Mother's Day, we do the same number of units of arrangements and plant... https://www.readingeagle.com/business-weekly/article/royers-flowers-and-gifts-ceo-talks-about-returning-to-the-family-business

This Farm Lets You Pick, Cut, And Arrange Your Own Flower Bouquets For Just $5 Each - HouseBeautiful.com

Getty Images Terra Farms in York County, Pennsylvania, is changing the flower-arranging game. Dreamed up by Lori and Andy Snyder, the 34-acre farm lets customers come in on special "U-Pick" days where they invite locals and tourists alike to explore the gardens, cut fresh flowers from their land, and DIY eye-catching bouquets.“We tend to call ourselves 'farmer-florists,'” said Lori, a North Dakota native, said to York Daily News. “People can come out here and pick. But I also really loved the florist side of the business, and I wanted to use 100 percent my own flowers instead of buying flowers that have been flown from who knows where.”BOOK NOW York County, Pennsylvania, TripAdvisorVessels priced at $15 can be filled to the brim with flowers of your choosing, and can usually create 2-3 bouquets (that's just around $5 each!). If you want even more flowers, you can purchase a larger bucket for $40 that'll give you around 5-6 bouquets. You don't have to dive right into arranging them on-site, of course, but there's a garden tabl... https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a28622872/pick-your-own-bouquet-flower-terra-farms/

Community blossoms at Princeton's Vaseful Flowers and Gifts - Community News Service

Growing up in Pittsburgh, where his father was a milkman, he thought he wanted to be a priest, and at an age when most children are still in middle school, he began attending a seminary in Butler, Pennsylvania, when he was 12. On his time off when he was not taking class, he volunteered working at a home for disabled children.He decided being a priest was not for him and enrolled in public high school. He earned a degree in philosophy at the University of Dayton and spent some time teaching, but ultimately returned to his original calling.Eventually he worked as the executive director at United Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey and later for the state in the Department of Human Services. At the time, New Jersey was second in the nation for number of people with developmental disabilities living in institutions, and Stack’s job was to try to get them out of those facilities.“New Jersey was horr... https://communitynews.org/2019/07/01/community-blossoms-at-princetons-vaseful-flowers-and-gifts/

Linglestown Garden Club turns 75 - PennLive.com

Hospital, and is one of five area garden clubs that comprise the umbrella group called the Harrisburg Area Civic Garden Center.Penn State Extension – then called the Agricultural Extension Service of Pennsylvania State University – was instrumental in starting the Linglestown club as well as several others in the county.Smith says Elizabeth Trogdon, the home economist assigned to Dauphin County during and shortly after the war years, happened to like gardening and encouraged communities to found clubs.In Linglestown, Teddy Gardener (appropriately named) was the founding president in May 1944. She, along with Ann Deibler, Violet Habecker, and Anna Milliken, were the four founding members.The purpose then (and now) was to stimulate interest in floriculture, horticulture, and conservation. As with most clubs, members also were interested in beautifying the community. During the 1940s and ’50s, the Linglestown club held annual harvest contests, vying for recognition for the biggest and best plant specimens and for the best homemade canned goods.Perhaps the biggest appeal for members, though, was education – a chance to glean information from experienced gardeners and maybe share a few plants.That’s still a key component of meetings today. Most meetings center around interesting plants, tips on growing, tips on arranging flowers, and details on different gardening techniques.Says Smith: “One new member joined because she said, ‘I like flowers, and I like gardening, but I’m dumb about it. I’m here to learn.'"The Linglestown Garden Club will mark its 75th anniversary on May 8, with a celebration luncheon at the fire company.Lewisburg florist Chuck Chatham will be the guest speaker doing a demonstration of floral arrangements that will then be gifts to the club.Nine past presidents of the club also will be in attendance.Most members are from in and around Linglestown, but that’s not a requirement. Anyone can join – including men. In its 75 years, Smith said, the club has never had one as a member.Male or otherwise, if you’re interested in joining the Linglestown club, more information is available from current President Edie Weistling at 717-545-5878 or from any member. https://www.pennlive.com/gardening/2019/05/linglestown-garden-club-turns-75.html