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How an Ecuadorian rose makes the journey to your American sweetheart for Valentine's Day - The Denver Post

They come in a rainbow of hues and gaggle of names, many inspired by the flower breeder’s daughter, mother or lover. Some names, such as Hot Nina, Lola and Jessika, call to mind an old flame. Others read like perfume ads tucked in a magazine: Pearl Avalanche, Sweet Unique, Cool Water. And then there are the names that beckon to whom they’re selling: Sweetness, Engagement, Soulmate. Rose breeders trademark these names and can receive royalties from other plantations that grow their variety.Most roses are natives of Ecuador. The year-round sunshine and high-altitude soil in the country’s mild and mountainous north-central provinces breeds big-headed and bright-colored blooms, Weickum said. One of every four roses bought by an American was raised by an Ecuadorian. While Amato curates cut flowers from several countries — including Israel, Thailand, Holland and Costa Rica — most, by far, are from Colombia and Ecuador.America’s love for Ecuador’s flowers bloomed during a favorable trade agreement forged in 1991 between the United States, Ecuador and three other neighboring South American countries. Even after that agreement ended in 2013, the connection burned on: In 2014 the United States imported $186 million worth of flowers from Ecuador, a record high. Ecuador has grown into the third-largest cut flower exporter in the world. (Another top buyer of Ecuadorian flowers is a country unlikely to receive a rose from the U.S. anytime soon: Russia.)Weickum pins the rose’s perennial popularity on its reputation and accessibility.“Roses are a staple, roses are a classic, roses are well-known,” she said. “People who want to express themselves with flowers — they do it with roses.”But for all the rose’s heated reputation and heady symbolism, the cut flower industry behind it is well oiled and labor intensive. Roses are transported from greenhouses and fields to delivery hubs in bunches swaddled by nets. There the blooms bathe in pools of water mixed with concentrated flower food and preservatives, drinking up to stay hydrated through prep and packaging. Workers sort the flowers by the size of the bloom, length of the stem and vibrant color into complementary groups of a dozen to ship out.The journey from South...

Florist's chic home bursts with flowers and retro finds - Stuff.co.nz

FLORENCE CHARVIN?Shop for your homeVintage cushion cover in greenJeffares shares her home with her husband, Jason Williams, an ASB insurance manager, their daughters, Lily, 12, Lola, eight; their son, Sailor, four; dog, Coco plus a couple of  (very content) cats.The open plan living space is filled with secondhand finds.          FLORENCE CHARVIN?Some of Jeffares' pieces are handed down from family and some have been gifted.                                                                                                      FLORENCE CHARVIN??Floral arrangements add a natural element to her home. FLORENCE CHARVIN Jeffares' dog Coco relaxes in the open plan living space.            FLORENCE CHARVIN                         When Jeffares and Williams bought the house, they planned on renovating then moving on, but with the location close to town and schools, they've well and truly put down roots.Renovations included opening up the hallway, knocking down a wall to create more living space and flow, adding another bedroom, and relocating the bathroom to the back of the house in the original toilet and laundry. They also built a deck at the back of the house and a series of large vege gardens.Shop for your homeRumble in the jungle cushion designed by Nellie RyanA cabinet holds a collection of skulls and various wine glasses.  FLORENCE CHARVIN?Retro religious themed prints line one wall.                                   FLORENCE CHARVINJeffares' collection of secondhand crystal candlestick holders.    FLORENCE CHARVIN?A simple bouquet of green foliage.                                                FLORENCE CHARVIN ??.stuffhome-pointer{ width:100%; min-height:38px; clear:both; margin-bottom:20px; margin-top:10px;} .stuffhome-pointer-inner{ float:left; width:100%; min-height:38px; /* background-color: #fff; */ background-repeat: repeat-x; } .stuffhome-pointer a{ text-transform: lowercase; padding-top:10px; padding-right:100px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left:0px; width:100%; min-height:38px; color: #41AD95; display:block; font-family: 'Merriweather Sans', serif; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 300; overflow: hidden; background-image: url(http://file.stuff.co.nz/stuff/tom/pointers/homed/stuffhomedlogo.png); background-position: right top; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto 2... http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/93418626/florists-retro-chic-home-bursts-with-flowers-and-retro-finds

Casper represented in Rose Parade - Casper Journal

Lola Gianelli will soon wave from a open gazebo on a float made of flowers as it passes the Rose Parade crowd.She was chosen to represent the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs on its float Jan. 2 in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.“I think it’s a great honor,” said Gianelli, who turns 85 in February. “I was so surprised, because I will be representing all the Odd Fellows in the world.”Gianelli was the first woman to become an Odd Fellows district deputy grand master, overseeing eight lodges in San Fransisco.“I dealt with a bunch of men,” she said, laughing, “and they learned to respect me.”Gianelli also spent 10 years on a Rebekahs committee working with the California State legislature.She’s still active in the Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs, a women’s branch of the organization. In fact, she’s a member of three lodges including the Rebekahs Casper Lodge No. 139.The California native also spends much of her time at her computer and phone conducting... http://casperjournal.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_1530e346-3918-5a3a-ab40-86ccdc0eb35a.html

Putin Lays Flowers on Karimov's Grave - Transitions Online

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the leaders of neighboring Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, the BBC said.Karimov’s wife, Tatyana, and younger daughter, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, attended the funeral, but his other daughter, Gulnara, was not seen. Once regarded as a possible successor, she is believed to be in house arrest and U.S. authorities suspect her of heading up a corrupt scheme to open the country’s mobile phone market to a Scandinavian company. Analysts see Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov and security service head Rustam Inoyatov as other potential Karimov successors.Azimov represents a clan based around the capital, Tashkent, unlike Mirziyoyev, who is supported by the Samarkand-Jizzakh clan, French Central Asian analyst Rene Cagnat writes for The Times of Central Asia.“Each province and every big city has its clan that favors the promotion of its man at the expense of others, which divides the Uzbek elite,” Cagnat maintains, adding that Trade and External Economic Relations Minister Elyor Ganiyev, like Azimov seen as open to closer ties with the West, could also make a bid for the presidency.The United States will continue to develop its partnership with Uzbekistan, Daniel Rosenblum, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for Central Asia, said today, according to Sputnik. Rosenblum is in Tashkent to express condolences on behalf of the U.S. government.Juha Hernesniemi, the renowned Finnish neurosurgeon who was urgently summoned to treat the stricken Karimov, said “in practical terms” the president was “brain dead” by the time Hernesniemi arrived in Tashkent on 28 August, a day after Karimov suffered a massive stroke.Hernesniemi said he gave his professional opinion that it was pointless to consider surgery. German and Russian medical experts were also present, he said.Karimov was kept on life support until after the 1 September celebrations of Uzbekistan’s 25 years of independence. He was officially pronounced dead the following day, according to RFE.Compiled by Ky Krauthamer... http://www.tol.org/client/article/26285-uzbekistan-karimov-death-successor-putin.html

Gas Prices Impact On Delivery Services - KELOLAND TV

Schallenkamp said.Josephine's has two delivery drivers, so if the price at the pump goes up, she gets hit with a double whammy.© 2015 KELOLAND TV. All Rights Reserved. http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/gas-prices-impact-on-delivery-services/?id%3D187772

Make sure your Mothers Day flowers are what you paid for - WSAU News

CDU) party congress in Hamburg, Germany, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) Mother's Day is Sunday. If you're looking to find a flower arrangement for Mom, make sure you're getting what you're paying for.State consumer protection director Michelle Reinen says one option you might have, if your mom lives here in the state, is to get a local florist to put together something with a Wisconsin touch. "If you are asking these questions and really looking, you may be able to get something special that's unique to our state, and give that as your gift as well."Reinen says ask about pricing and if a vase is included, and when possible work with a florist directly in your mom's area, rather than a floral service.Reinen said, "Other questions are what flowers are fresh and season in that specific area. In Wisconsin we're going to have different seasonal flowers right now than somebody in Hawai'i or Florida."= ... https://wsau.com/news/articles/2019/may/06/make-sure-your-mothers-day-flowers-are-what-you-paid-for/

Susan In The Sky with Spring Flowers - Ricochet.com

Madison Wisconsin, Spring 1975She was house sitting, that week, as memory serves. The teacher’s home had an adobe-style wall fencing in a plethora of dogwoods and cherry, plum and almond with an occasional Japanese maple thrown in. There were hydrangeas and rhubarb, the stalks of irises, and some jonquils so newly yellow peeking out from behind some type of vegetation.“I love it here, don’t you?” she asked. We, two young women, sat swinging on the porch couch, sipping our coffee and enjoying our lives. The sky above us yawned so that the silvery grey clouds revealed a slumbering sun. From the way things felt around us, it was hard to know if it would be sunny or rainy, chilly or warm. Being Wisconsin, it could be all of those things, in just ten or twelve hours!“We could bike over to the lumber yard, if you want.” She could tell I was battling simmering emotions. Friends always know these things.“Are you sure Dar hasn’t forgotten?” I asked, feeling nervous. The deal was, today was crib day. W... https://ricochet.com/623926/susan-in-the-sky-with-spring-flowers/

Capital - Why are flowers so expensive? - BBC News

Jeanie McKewan, who has been growing flowers for 13 years in the US states of Illinois and Wisconsin, points to insect damage as a big challenge, saying there’s a “zero tolerance” policy: “It is through constant vigilance and the use of integrated pest management that we keep the little buggers from getting the best of our crops,” she says.Then the flowers have to bloom on schedule. In the case of Mother’s Day tulips planted in January or February, they have to bloom by early May in time to be picked and shipped.Labour costs are already high – according to the 2012 US Agricultural Census, contract and hired labour accounted for 10% of total agricultural operating expenses in the US, but that number soared to 40% for greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production because of a tighter farm labour market and rising wages. Then you add extra costs for peaks.McKewan hires extra hands during peak periods but says cutting flowers “requires experience and cannot be done by just any part-time employee”. Chris Drummond, a Philadelphia-based florist, says wages average around $13.25 (£10.16) per hour in the US. “In order to ramp up production to meet holiday demand, growers are required to pay far above that average,” he says.In developed countries like the Netherlands or Germany, Stewart says that there are greenhouses with automated technology like sophisticated watering machines or robot transplanters and harvesters, where fewer workers are needed. But in poorer nations with cheaper labour, there’s less use of technology.  Then it’s time for shipping. While flowers are waiting on the runway or in the back of a lorry, temperatures can’t be too cold (for Valentine’s Day) or too hot (for Mother’s Day). When they arrive at the wholesaler, they must look perfect. That means no bug bites, no missing petals, no dead buds. Otherwise, they get thrown away. “It has to be flawless,” Stewart says.Complicated logisticsChris Drummond, the florist, estimates that the holiday volume “is usually nearly 20 times the everyday volume”. He says many farmers nurture flowers all year long to ensure enough blooms for the handful of holidays. During the other months on the farm, he says, flowers are sold at cost, below cost or discarded and turned into mulch.“So, of course farm price increases as demand increases,” he says. “Consumers are paying a premium to make sure that grower is compensated for their expense and effort to maintain the plants year-round, thus ensuring the wide variety of flowers is available at each holiday.”He highlights costs across the supply chain, saying industry participants must “rent temporary space, pay fuel surcharges, find space on airlines, hire independent drivers, find more refrigerated trucks, pay overtime to staff” and more. Roses flown from Bogota to Miami are hit with a 15-cent (£0.12) importer’s fee to clear customs and inspection. Domestic refrigerated shipping can vary, but that’s another eight cents (£0.06) per rose.It also depends on what kind of flower you’re shipping – Drummond says 300 carnations can fit into the same box as 150 roses, so the transport price per stem is halved. Transit time from field to florist can be up to a week (though it can wildly vary depending on where the flowers are coming from), and the blooms must be carefully handled every step of the way.Hans Larsen is a cut flower grower in the US state of Wisconsin and has ... http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190507-why-are-flowers-so-expensive

Flowers Done Green - local flower shop keeps it unexpected - Volume One

Valley.“We don’t have to always go looking to the exotic to find something exceptionally beautiful. We’re celebrating what’s beautiful about Wisconsin.” – Sarah Lambert, Hive & Hollow“What I’m trying to do that’s different is having all of my flowers sourced as locally as possible,” Sarah said.  In the spring and summer that means using supplies from her own greenhouse and garden and supporting local flower growers.  When the winter months restrict local options to willow branches, pine cones, and evergreens, rather than ordering carnations and roses from Central American farms, she brings out the best of the seasonal options, accentuating them with plants from a Minnesota greenhouse.“We don’t have to always go looking to the exotic to find something exceptionally beautiful,” Sarah said.  “We’re celebrating what’s beautiful about Wisconsin.”Sarah is also celebrating sustainability through her choices in product.  She recalls a conversation with a fellow florist from ten years ago, when her coworker expressed concern the effect of floral industry chemicals on fertility.  Before then, she hadn’t realized the proliferation of carcinogenic chemicals in pesticides and plastics associated with flower arranging.  Sarah aims to carry as many organic, recycled, and locally grown products as possible to avoid negative environmental impact.Many of Sarah’s arrangements are presented in thrifted tins, glassware, and pots.  On a recent Friday, she placed a bridal bouqu... https://volumeone.org/articles/2018/11/28/27005_flowers_done_green