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She taught herself to be a florist by watching YouTube - Los Angeles Times

We’ve launched a new series, PLANT PPL, where we interview people of color in the plant world, such as the voice behind @LatinxWithPlants, Andi Xoch of Boyle Heights. There are so many creative pursuits that involve using your hands. Why did floral design stand out to you? It just sounds like such an amazing career. You’re in a room with pretty things all day. I didn’t think about any of the back-breaking work that I now know goes into it.I honestly don’t know why I said, “I want to do it now.” But it’s crazy because when I started doing it, my dad — [who] was a little apprehensive because he wants his kids to have a career in an office — told me that his grandmother in Barbados used to be a wholesale florist. He would deliver for her. And I had no idea. It was meant to be, in a way. Lifestyle The L.A. Times pays me to make plant memes. Here are my favorites from 2020 div cla... https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-12-28/mallory-brown-plant-ppl

Floral Design FUNdraising Night!

Refreshments also included.Please sign up in advance as space is limited by call or text to Kat at 508-725-2657MANY THANKS to Donna Sprague and Denise Boyle from Lily-Belles Florist in Buzzards Bay for the in-kind support!... https://sippican.villagesoup.com/p/1752795

'The Million Roses' Brings Flowers, Gifts & More To Boyle Heights - Hoodline

In need of some flowers and gifts? A new business has you covered. Located at 2301 E. 7th St. in Boyle Heights, the new addition is called The Million Roses.This new spot—which has had an online presence in Europe and the United States for some time—specializes in rose bouquets that last up to a year, the business claims on its website. The flowers are preserved through a method different from more common drying techniques. According to the Million Roses, they "undergo a rehydration process by being placed in a mixture made from glycerine and other plant elements." Ultimately, the liquid "rises through the trunk until it completely substitutes the sap." There's a wide variety of roses and gifts on offer like the "Classic Collection," which offers flowers in your choice of colors like red and gold, white apricot, purple and even black. Other options include the "Glamour Collection" in a pink suede box with rose gold, violet, white and pink flowers. (Take a look at the full selection of offerings here.)The Million Roses has gotten an enthusiastic response th...

GIRLS SOCCER: PQM Flower Shop blanks Purtec Dental - Bucks Local News

Meg Adelman, Sophia Pellegrino and Bridget Holden.BOYS SOCCER: Lengle leads Regent Floor CoveringRegent Floor Covering v. Greenleaf Landscaping - Final score 3-2. Conor O'Boyle made his first goal and played a hard game well. Owen Lengle made 2 goals. It was a very exciting and competitive game.BOYS SOCCER: PQM Quality Market tops J&V Trophies, Northfield BankOn Saturday morning, Pennington Quality Market played J&V Trophies. Aiden Luciano had a spectacular game, coming away with a hat trick and an assist. Henry West and Giuseppe Panzitta were mighty forces on offense, scoring two goals each. Dylan Yasher also scored one for PQM and did a super job serving as goalie. Samuel Dede played a great defensive game and had an assist on goal. Erik Petrin did a commendable job as goalie for half the game. William Stowe and Wyatt Russell also put forth a great effort for the team. In spite of the cold, wet weather Pennington Quality Market played an outsanding game as they defeated J&V Trophies 8-3.Pennington Quality Market was up against Northfield Bank on Sunday. Henry West was a strong force for the PQM team, getting a hat trick in just the first half of the game. Dylan Yasher had a great game, suiting up as goalie in the first quarter and then scoring two goals as striker. Giuseppe Panzitta, Gavin McDonough, and Aiden Luciano also dominated the field coming away with a goal each. Wyatt Russell, Vincent Matticoli, James Todd, and Erik Petrin put forth a great effort as well. Chris Miliaresis played a solid defensive game and took his first turn in goal, defending the team with all his might. Pennington Quality Market defeated Northfield Bank with a score of 8-2.GIRLS SOCCER: Hopewell Express Zombies win big10/23 – The Hopewell Express Zombies went head to head once again with Dahlia Floral Concepts Pink team on Sunday, October 23rd , in a game where the wind played a big role in how the ball moved. The first two goals came from Emilie Sawicki and Evelyn Lansing of the Zombies, combined with great offensive pressure by Makayla Scherbekow and Sarah Eschleman. Sydney Tuorto, Charlotte Catlett, Amrit Aurora, and Sarah Eschleman kept the pink team to only half a dozen or so scoring chances on defense. Payton Tuorto made spectacular saves on most of those, including one dive back into the goal to stop a 3rd attempt after stopping the first two, but Gracie Stroman put one in the net to make it 2-1, Zombie’s lead. Emilie Sawicki put one more in the net before halftime to put the Zombies up 3-1. Payton Tuorto came out of the goal to score two, and one more goal came from Beth Hooks in her first game back from the disabled list to give the Hopewell Express Zombies a win of 6-1.DIV. III BOYS SOCCER: Carnegie Cat Clinic trounces Robbinsville 1 Continued...On Sunday October 23, the Carnegie Cat Clinic (CCC) team played against Robbinsville 1 (R1). Since R1 did not have enough players for the game, the CCC team lent them enough players to hold a game and have fun. It was truly enjoyable to watch the players play for fun. Everyone did their best.The CCC represented by: Victor Polverejan, Aaron Dandurand, Miko Kubiak, Ben Decare, Owen Clingman, JC Perez, Jonathan Sharma, Sam Roth, Dan Polverejan, Chris Sawicki, Ben Veale and Cameron Phillips.First half of the game, Ben Decare and Sam Roth played for R1. Cameron Phillips scored the first goal for the Carnegie Cat Clinic. Sam Roth, playing for R1 blocked a nice kick toward the goal. Aaron Dandurand brought the ball into the defense line of R1, Dan Polverejan assisted and passed the ball to Victor Polverejan who scored the second goal for the CCC. Chris Sawicki scored the third goal for the CCC.Chris Sawicki passed the ball the Aaron Dandurand who scored the fourth goal for the CCC. Cameron Phillips scored the fifth goal for the CCC. R1 pushed forward to the goal of the CCC but goalie, Jonathan Sharma intercepted the ball. Ben Veale playing on the Defense for the Carnegie Cat Clinic team intercepted a b... http://www.buckslocalnews.com/articles/2016/10/25/pennington_post/sports/doc580e9e20828e8414916196.txt

Casper Flower Shop Petals It Forward - KCWY 13 Where News Comes First

The holiday focuses on raising spirits of those needing a lift."what we do is we're making a bouquet to give to somebody and also give them a bouquet to give somebody else."Angela Boyles, a Nate's Shop manager, celebrates by making bouquets and giving them out. Boyles believes others should do the same."Paying it forward, but you know you give somebody two bouquets. One they can keep for themselves and one that they can give."And when bouquets are given, Boyles says it generates smiles."Spreading cheer, making you know making people feel good. With all the things going on in the world right now, everybody could use a little you know uplifting cheer."Giving flowers is a tradition for many occasions. In this case, it's just to spread a simple message.“Yeah it's just for good things and when Nate's asked me to be a part of spreading love,” says Dennis Alner, who helps deliver flowers.“I love doing that. This is gonna make some people really happy out there."And I ride my back everyday so what better way to petal the petals."So if you want to spread smiles, join Alner and others on petaling it forward. http://www.kcwy13.com/content/news/Casper-Flower-Shop-Petals-It-Forward-397706161.html

Parker: Momentum carries new Canadians to successful floral business - Calgary Herald

It was while perusing the web that she discovered Momentum — a program that provides training to new Canadians and low-income Albertans in a bid to improve the economy as a whole — made an appointment and told the counsellor, “I want to start a business here, but I don’t know how.”After relating her previous business history, she was told she had the ability to run her own enterprise in Calgary and was encouraged to take a six-month Momentum course. Her sink or swim attitude resulted in her quitting her job at Market Mall, dedicating her time to school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, plus homework.Thanks to all that she learned from the course, she was granted a Momentum small business loan and a crucial, larger loan from BDC, and with some added family savings the couple bought the former Unique Flower Boutique business that had been in the same location for 22 years.That was in 2012, just over a year after they arrived here.Refat says he enjoyed being his own designer of floral arrangements and, with a number of inherited clients in the shop’s database, they were off and running.Then came the 2013 flood, and although they didn’t suffer water damage the shop was closed for two weeks and they lost another week due to an ele... https://calgaryherald.com/business/commercial-real-estate/parker-momentum-carries-new-canadians-to-successful-floral-business

Man to be sentenced in Edmonton flower store owner’s mall death during robbery - theglobeandmail.com

When she arrived at the mall, she saw the building surrounded by emergency vehicles, she said. “I felt my heart drop,” she told court. She was diverted to the University of Alberta Hospital, where she was met by police and called her son and daughter to meet her. “We were all so scared and confused,” said Ms. Armstrong, who added that doctors started using words like “dire, catastrophic” to describe her husband’s injuries. The family decided to take him off life support three days later. Story continues below advertisement Sharon Armstrong was one of eight family members and friends who provided victim impact statements. The couple’s daughter, Dana Mikulasik, said her world came crashing down when she received the call that her dad was in the hospital. “I was crying so hard I couldn’t breathe.” Ms. Mikulasik said her family has a tradition in which members get to pick their favourite meal for dinner on their birthdays. “That Friday, I was supposed to come home to my favourite food: my father’s homemade pizza,” she said through sobs. “Instead, on the eve of my 29th birthday, I sat with my family in the hospital making the decision to take my father off of life support.” Ms. Mikulasik said her mental health has been seriously damaged. Sean Armstrong said he will never forget hearing his mom’s voice on the phone, running in his work boots to the hospital emergency room and seeing his father on a hospital gurney. Story continues below advertisement “Such a sight was something previously unfathomable, unimaginable to me.” He said his father was a titan among men, full of kindness and a role model. Others – including Mr. Armstrong’s brother, sister-in-law, a friend and employees – spoke of his “ordinary goodness,” his hard-working nature and his willingness to help others. The Crown and the defence jointly recommended the six-year sentence. Mr. Cushnie had been in custody while waiting the conclusion of his case. Justice Simpson said manslaughter cases can be difficult because they range from near accidents to near murders. “Obviously, the close friends and family of Mr. Armstrong have been forever harmed,” the judge said. “Society has also been harmed.” Story continues below advertisement He said society loses its sense of safety when a tragedy happens in a public place such as a mall. The justice said he accepted the joint recommendation because Mr. Cushnie pleaded guilty and may not have anticipated that the blows would lead to Mr. Armstrong’s death. Mr. Cushnie was also sentenced to three years for the robbery... https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-man-to-be-sentenced-in-edmonton-flower-store-owners-mall-death-during/

Flower growers see sales wither as planting season launches - CBC.ca

Andi Kuyvenhoven, noting garden centres' crucial role for bedding plants in particular. British Columbia — the second-biggest flower and plant producer — Alberta and Manitoba and have allowed garden centres to keep running, while Quebec deemed them essential along with nurseries as of April 15, though not in time for Easter. Kuyvenhoven, who with his wife co-owns a $2.5-million business selling potted Chrysanthemums and indoor calla lilies — largely to U.S. distributors — on a pair of farms west of Toronto, says clogged supply chains south of the border remain a problem. 'I haven't slept in five weeks' "U.S. customers for a time closed their distribution systems to floral and so the main grocery chains were not purchasing plants," he said, which was hard on growers of cut flowers such as roses and tulips. "If a truck can take 24 skids and four skids were flowers, the flowers came off the trucks and they put more food on the truck — which we completely understand. The only challenge is, when you're growing flowers as we do, they also have a shelf life," said Kuyvenhoven, who bought his business from his parents in 1990. "Now we're now facing liquidity issues...I haven't slept in five weeks." Flowers Canada Growers says exports to the U.S. make up about one-third of greenhouse flower and plant sales, which hit $1.6 billion in 2018, according to Statistics Canada. Nursery sales topped $500 million. While garden centres can continue to operate across much of the continent, growers wonder whether bouquets and flower pots will remain on the shopping list of consumers struggling to make rent amid soaring unemployment numbers and a looming recession. Kuyvenhoven is hoping that families confined to their homes for most of the day will choose to spend what they've saved from unpurchased vacations and lattes on plants for their vases and flower beds. "That's part of what's carried us through downturns in the past," he said. Growers associations are in talks with federal and provincial governments over potential financial relief, with Flowers Canada Growers asking for a "cash injection" as well as extended debt repayment plans secured in part by Ottawa, Kuyvenhoven said. So far, the federal government has extended a stay of default for eligible farmers until Oct. 31, giving flower and potted plant producers an extra six months to pay off federal loans that would have been due at the end of April. Ottawa has also granted exemptions on air travel restrictions to temporary foreign workers and invested $50 million to help farmers fly in labourers on charter trips. "New flights are being booked ever day," the agriculture department said in an email. Back at the greenhouse, VanZanten mulls the overripe lilies and orchids. "Flowers do make you happier, they do actually lift your spirits...but there are farms that can't bounce back from this," he said. "This all happened at the wrong time."... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/flower-growers-hamilton-1.5546023

Lethbridge-area garden centres slammed with curbside orders - Global News

Spring weather has officially hit southern Alberta, and with warm weather comes gardening season. READ MORE: Coronavirus: Alberta announces 216 more cases, 1 new death Related News With COVID-19 impacting businesses of all avenues, Lethbridge County garden centres and vegetable markets have had to adjust.Paul De Jonge has owned and operated Broxburn Vegetables and Café since 1994. He said there is no other place like it in the area.“Broxburn Vegetables has always been kind of a destination,” he said.“The food in the café, of course, reflects what we grow here. We have a ‘you-pick’ strawberry farm so a lot of families in the summertime want to come out and pick strawberries.”However, due to COVID-19 health concerns, De Jonge said he has closed the café and limited customers who shop in the store for peppers, eggplants, cauliflower, broccoli and other products. Story continues below advertisement Workers hired from Mexico arrived later than usual due to travel restrictions an... http://globalnews.ca/news/6868970/plants-gardening-lethbridge-covid-19-coronavirus/