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Mum dreams: Chico florist paying mum-ories forward
Tuesday, October 16, 2018It’s officially mum season as Wise County schools celebrate their annual homecomings. Decatur, Boyd and Paradise celebrated last week. This week is homecoming in Bridgeport. Next week, Alvord and Northwest are up.Chico’s homecoming is set for Oct. 26 and Burgess, the owner of Chico Florist and Gift Shop, is readying to once again pay forward the memory she holds so dear to the lives of others.Burgess has spent the past 25 years making mums in Chico. Her passion for flowers and arrangements has touched the lives of students for years, with mums hanging on walls and immortalized in photos and memories.“It’s special,” she said. “I’ve seen generations.”Burgess said the mum game has changed over the years.When she was growing up, it was all about the fresh flowers. Now, it’s about silk, ribbons and trinkets.Currently, she’s building mums with fiber optics and lights. Some prefer teddy bears, others rock Dragons on their mums and garters.Burgess routinely goes to seminars to learn about the latest trends.Just like the football game that accompanies them, mums are a big deal in Texas.“I have people that come from other states and ask, ‘what is this mum stuff?'” she said. “It’s a southern thing, a Texas thing I guess.”Mum culture is real, and it varies by region in Texas and Wise County.Burgess said in Chico, students prefer their mums short and sweet. In Bridgeport and Decatur, the style is long and robust.“It really changes by the city,” she said. “In Bridgeport and Decatur, they hit the ground.”Burgess was a teacher at Chico High School for 41 years and taught floral arrangements. “I’ve always picked wildflowers since I was a little girl,” she said. “And I always dreamed of becoming a florist one day.”When the florist in Chico at the time was selling her business, Burgess received a call. Her childhood dream became a reality.She took over the shop with her daughter and began working with flowers and mums ful... https://www.wcmessenger.com/2018/news/mum-dreams-chico-florist-paying-mum-ories-forward/
Mum dreams: Chico florist paying it forward
Monday, October 01, 2018It’s officially mum season as Wise County schools celebrate their annual homecomings. Decatur, Boyd and Paradise celebrated last week. This week is homecoming in Bridgeport. Next week, Alvord and Northwest are up.Chico’s homecoming is set for Oct. 26 and Burgess, the owner of Chico Florist and Gift Shop, is readying to once again pay forward the memory she holds so dear to the lives of others.Burgess has spent the past 25 years making mums in Chico. Her passion for flowers and arrangements has touched the lives of students for years, with mums hanging on walls and immortalized in photos and memories.“It’s special,” she said. “I’ve seen generations.”Burgess said the mum game has changed over the years.When she was growing up, it was all about the fresh flowers. Now, it’s about silk, ribbons and trinkets.Currently, she’s building mums with fiber optics and lights. Some prefer teddy bears, others rock Dragons on their mums and garters.Burgess routinely goes to seminars to learn about the latest trends.Just like the football game that accompanies them, mums are a big deal in Texas.“I have people that come from other states and ask, ‘what is this mum stuff?'” she said. “It’s a southern thing, a Texas thing I guess.”Mum culture is real, and it varies by region in Texas and Wise County.Burgess said in Chico, students prefer their mums short and sweet. In Bridgeport and Decatur, the style is long and robust.“It really changes by the city,” she said. “In Bridgeport and Decatur, they hit the ground.”Burgess was a teacher at Chico High School for 41 years and taught floral arrangements. “I’ve always picked wildflowers since I was a little girl,” she said. “And I always dreamed of becoming a florist one day.”When the florist in Chico at the time was selling her business, Burgess received a call. Her childhood dream became a reality.She took over the shop with her daughter and began working with flowers and mums ful... https://www.wcmessenger.com/2018/news/mum-dreams-chico-florist-paying-mum-ories-forward/
Growth in gardening: August birth flowers - San Marcos Daily Record
Tuesday, April 16, 2019Gladiolus byzantinus, sometimes known as cornflags, mark many old home sites and cemetery plots in Texas and the south. Their magenta and rarely-white flower spikes are smaller than the hybrids usually available in florists and nurseries.Another interesting gladiolus is Gladiolus natalensis, sometimes known as the parrot gladiolus. Flowers of this species, which is native to Africa, are larger than those of G. byzantinus, and are a brilliant combination of yellowish green and red. Both of these gladioli may be grown as perennials, and usually increase in numbers each year. They are commercially available, however, only from specialty bulb sources.As for the poppy, these comparatively dainty blooms are also available in a wide variety of colors. Red poppies symbolize pleasure, white ones are sent to console the recipient, and yellow poppies send a message of success and wealth. If you don’t want to choose a particular color, you can always plan on having a bouquet by planting a wide range of poppies of many colors in your garden.There is evidence of poppy culture back as far as 5,000 B.C. in the Tigris and Euphrates river region in modern day Iraq. Egyptian tombs contain poppies and the ancient Greeks associated them with Demeter, the goddess of fertility and agriculture. They considered the presence of poppies around a field of grain crops a sign of the goddess’ blessing, which insured a good harvest.Poppies are best planted directly out in the garden as they are not fond of being transplanted. They germinate best at soil temperatures in the 50s or 60s so mid fall is generally a good time to plant them.Select a location with full sun although a little shade is okay as long as they get at least six hours of direct sun. Build up a raised planting bed if the area is not well drained. Most species won’t tolerate soggy soil conditions at all.There are several that I know do very well in our area, I like Breadseed (Papaver somniferum) as their foliage is a grayish blue green and plants reach a height of 2 to 3 feet tall bearing single or double blooms in colors ranging from deep red to pink and lavender.Another nice one is Flanders Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) it has bright red blooms with one or two rows of slightly crinkly petals that somewhat resemble crepe paper. Flanders Poppies were brought to the Georgetown, Texas, area by local resident Henry Compton as he returned from service in France during World War One. These Flanders poppies are still found throughout the area, making Georgetown “The Red Poppy Capital of Texas.”Yet another beauty is the Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule) which sports some of the brightest colors in our Texas gardens. The blooms are rather large single flowers in glowing shades of white, yellow, coral orange, pink or red. The plants are typically 1 to 2 feet tall depending on variety and growing conditions.If you know somebody who is celebrating their birthday during the month of August, it’s always a good idea to consider these flowers as a suitable and meaningful gift. Be sure to let the recipient know that these are special August birth month flowers as most folks don’t even know that birth-flowers exist.--Joe Urbach is the publisher of GardeningAustin.com and the Phytonutrient Blog. He has lived in the Central Texas area for over 30 years. Urbach is a certified Texas Master Gardener from Hays County. For more information on the Master Gardener program contact the Hays County AgiLife Extension Service at 512-393-2120.s... https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/features/growth-gardening-august-birth-flowers
Flower Delivery Vancouver: Marketing to the millennials - Augusta Free Press
Tuesday, April 16, 2019Tony Bennett and his team used that loss as the source of strength, through to the ACC regular-season championship, the run to the Final Four, and the thrilling overtime win over Texas Tech to win the 2019 national title, the first in school history. ... https://augustafreepress.com/flower-delivery-vancouver-marketing-to-the-millennials/
Festive plants bring fragrance, color to holiday decorating - Standard-Times
Tuesday, April 16, 2019Allison Watkins is the Texas A&M AgriLife extension agent for horticulture in Tom Green County. Email her at aewatkins@ag.tamu.edu. https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2018/12/16/festive-plants-bring-fragrance-color-holiday-decorating/2311380002/
Friendly Flower Shop spreads joy for 75 years and counting - Standard-Times
Tuesday, April 16, 2019A: I am a fourth generation florist; this is where I found the love to serve others through flowers. Although I learned lots from my mother and grandmother I also received my Texas Master Florist (certification), then my Texas Master Florist Advanced Advanced (certification). Q: What makes your business stand out? A: Our business stands out because we are the oldest, locally owned and operated, the great love and appreciation we share for our community and wonderful customers; customer service is our No. 1 priority. Q: What’s the best thing in your business? A: My favorite part of owning a florist (shop) and being a floral designer, is the happiness we give others. Whether for a new baby, celebration of an anniversary or birthday, and especially sympathy flowers; my true passion in serving. Q: What are your hopes for the future? A: We are celebrating 75 years, our diamond anniversary. Also our grand opening of “The Cottage” Studio-Venue. Our hopes for the future are to continue serving the community with beautiful fresh flowers and also providing a great place for our San Angelo family to attend fun classes and have a wonderful place for all their get togethers. Q: What motivates you to go to work every morning? A: At our small business we are motivated to continue great and friendly service because our town deserves nothing less. The smiles and comfort we provide are truly what drives us to create life-long relationships within our business; you are a part of the family when you visit us. Are you a small business owner who wants to share your story? Contact Yffy Yossifor at 325-812-7215 or yfat.yossifor@gosanangelo.com ... https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2018/10/26/friendly-flower-shop-san-angelo-spreads-joy-75-years-and-counting/1761576002/
