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Amaranthus Caudatus Is Weird, Otherworldly, and Our New Flower-Arranging Essential - Architectural Digest

Place the stems in water, like you would any other flower, then let them fall as they will.The award for most extra use of the plant has to go to Portland, Oregon–based artist and florist Manu Torres, who often paints the stems in vivid colors not norm... https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/amaranthus-caudatus-flower-arranging-essential

A Pop-Up Shop at a Portland Florist Is Selling Cannabis Bouquets - The Portland Mercury

Southeast Hawthorne will be host to a "Cannabis Flower Bouquet Pop-Up." Among their usual flowers and greenery, these colorful collections contain extremely fresh and subtly fragrant Oregon sun-grown hemp flowers from East Fork Cultivars. Starflower will be selling "bud vases" that contain some gorgeous, CBD-dominant, very-low-THC, and terpene-rich cannabis flower (AKA craft hemp), along with non-cannabis flowers in the arrangement for $15, $20, and $25, with full bouquets from $50 to $100 upon request. These beauties got comments from my Lyft drivers to and from the Mercury offices to be photographed. They have a mild cannabis smell—not an overpowering skunk aroma, but one certainly indicative of their shared linage with its THC-heavy relative. The buds are vibrant and rich, and pair remarkably well with the other flowers. “We've wanted to create and sell cannabis flower bouquets for years," writes East Fork Cultivars' co-founder and president, Nathan Howard. Mercury StaffLots more photos after the jump. ... https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/10/26/23968414/a-pop-up-shop-at-a-portland-florist-is-selling-cannabis-bouquets

Northwest Flower & Garden Festival: Gather around 20 inspiring landscapes (photos) - OregonLive

By Janet Eastman The Oregonian/OregonLive Posted January 22, 2019 at 07:58 AM Updated January 22, 2019 at 01:16 PM Northwest Flower & Garden Festival Seminar topics include organic and urban gardening, and range from nurturing chickens to culinary ingredients plus ways to create inviting outdoor dining environments. Tara Au... https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/01/556bb3eea75873/northwest-flower-garden-festival-gather-around-20-inspiring-landscapes-photos.html

Bullard, ‘Top Chef’ finalist Doug Adams’ Texas-inspired Portland restaurant, opens Saturday - OregonLive.com

The whiskey is arranged behind the bar. The hearth fire is burning in the open kitchen. And the fictional flag of Bullard -- a custom cross between the flags of Texas and Oregon, complete with Texas longhorns pulling a covered wagon -- is hanging on the wall.As first reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive way back in September 2016, Bullard is meant to reflect both Adams’ Texas upbringing and his current Oregon home. In practice, that means carefully sourced meat, fish and produce, much of it treated with smoke or live fire, alongside veggie-forward Southern sides. In my head, I’ve been calling it “Tex-Oregana.” I’m not sure that will stick.The restaurant isn’t the only thing opening Saturday. Alongside Bullard, the Woodlark will debut in the historic Woodlark and Cornelius buildings on Southwest Alder Street. Next week, on the other side of the hotel, Quist and Adams will launch Abigail Hall, a handsome cocktail bar with hand-painted flowers on the walls and painstakingly recreated historical details throughout. In the lobby, the folks from Good Coffee will serve espresso and Texas-style smoked sausage kolaches baked each day at Bullard.Downtown's newest hotel combines two historic buildingsLeaning back on one of those booths, George Harrison and The Band playing softly through the restaurant’s speakers, Adams seems a little dazed and confused that his dream restaurant is actually about to open.“It’s so fortunate to get to do this, to have so many people help you with your dream, and then two years later it’s like, whoa, I didn’t know I had such awesome taste!" Adams laughs. "Sure, I didn’t get my stuffed grizzly bear…”“Next year,” Quist jokes. “At the one-year anniversary.” The fictional flag of Bullard, a blend of the Oregon and Texas flags, complete with Texas longhorns pulling a covered wagon.  Beth NakamuraAdams comes back to Earth once the topic turns to food.“It’s not really barbecue,” Adams says. “There are no plates of s... https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2018/12/bullard-top-chef-finalist-doug-adams-texas-inspired-portland-restaurant-opens-saturday.html

Christmas in the garden - Newport News Times

The Newport 60+ Activity Center is happy to be offering two fun-filled trips to see the holiday light display this season at the Oregon Garden in Silverton. The first trip will be on Monday, Dec. 3, and the second will be on Monday Dec. 17.Upon arrival, visitors board the Holiday Express tram, where they are transported to the Rediscovery Forest festooned with 600,000 holiday lights, including a scene from the North Pole. Walk through a sparkling winter wonderland complete with displays that include a 100-foot Candy Cane Tunnel, a 9-foot tall Leg Lamp, 22-foot-tall Flowers, Giant Shooting Stars, Santa’s Sleigh and much more.Visitors can then shop from more than 20 artisan vendors selling handmade goods, go ice skating, take family photos with Santa, sip traditional Gluhweinor hot cocoa, enjoy the sounds of carolers singing festive holiday music throughout the area, and take in the smells and tastes of roasted nuts and traditional German foods.This is an outdoor event, so people should dress accordingly. There will be covered seating areas, heaters and fire pits placed throughout the event.The cost for this... https://newportnewstimes.com/article/christmas-in-the-garden

Appletons Memorial Florists to diversify by growing hemp - Appleton Post Crescent

There's literally no way you can get high off hemp," said Rob Richard, senior director of governmental relations at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation in Madison. Nevertheless, hemp was outlawed as a crop in Wisconsin in 1970, squashing Wisconsin's hemp growing industry.  "Wisconsin has a long history of growing hemp and was the top producer in the country from the 30s to the 50s," said Richard.  The state Legislature passed a law in November 2017 to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp once again.  While legal to grow, Richard said farmers are keeping an eye on a federal 2018 farm bill, yet to be signed, that gives them more incentive. "It clears up any misinterpretation or legal interpretation of what hemp is. It will be a crop. It removes it from the controlled substances act," Richard said. "It makes it eligible for crop insurance, so it takes away some of the risk."  Richard sees hemp as a good option for Wisconsin farmers. "Our farmers are going through a rough time because commodity prices and milk prices are taking a beating. This is one avenue for farmers to hopefully make some profit on a crop."  Besides Front Range, a number of other companies offering seeds and "clones" or tissue cuttings for propagating plants are starting in the state. "They're looking at Wisconsin because we're No. 2 in available organic acreage. Organics are where a lot of the profitability is," he said.    Front Range leased one of Memorial's 15,400-square-foot greenhouses to grow tiny hemp plants — in much the same way greenhouses grow bedding or pack plants for home gardeners — that it will sell to Wisconsin farmers for planting in the fields. The operation will add eight full-time jobs.  Memorial Florists' traditional floral and greenhouse operations will continue in the remainder of its 40,000-square-foot facility.  That means home gardeners, decorators, brides, funerals and those looking for the business' better quality plants will ... https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2018/12/04/appletons-memorial-florists-greenhouses-signs-deal-grow-hemp/2201857002/

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

Manitowoc Roorbach Flowers offers full-service FTD shop | Chamber Notebook - Herald Times Reporter

The Chamber of Manitowoc County For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 6:54 AM EST Nov 8, 2018 Since 1952 when Harry and Julia Roorbach moved from Illinois to buy the former Hamilton greenhouse and establish Roorbach Flowers, the Roorbach family has been active in Manitowoc's retail scene. Jim and Claire Olson joined Claire's parents in the business in the late 1960s and took ownership in the early 1990s. This coincided with an extensive remodel that created a new retail store, greenhouses and parking on Custer Street. The store is at 961 S. 29th St. and online at roorbachflowers.com or facebook.com/roorbach. ... https://www.htrnews.com/story/money/2018/11/08/manitowoc-roorbach-flowers-offers-full-service-ftd-shop-wisconsin/1923898002/

Wingo's, English Rose Garden Heavily Damaged in O Street Fire

June 26, 2018“It was then that I knew that someone really had my back,” she wrote.Wingo’s recently acquired a second location at 2218 Wisconsin Avenue in nearby Glover Park, and it hopes to open its doors August 1, according to a Facebook post.English Rose Garden is also currently closed and sustained heavy damage. An employee who was working at the time of the fire told WUSA 9 the “shop is gone.”Have a reaction to this article? Write a letter to the editor. ... http://www.thehoya.com/wingos-english-rose-garden-heavily-damaged-o-street-fire/