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Third Bloom floral shop to open in Rancho Santa Fe village - Rancho Santa Fe Review

Shrader of Colliers International who represented Third Bloom and the landlord Millar Properties, LLC. “We look forward to having Third Bloom for another quarter century in the community.”Raised in Escondido, Jensen went to college to study art and worked in a floral shop part time. She soon realized that flowers were her true medium and her passion.Jensen continues to work to improve her technique and skills from designers she admires, “It’s important to keep learning and evolving and testing my creative limits.”After working in Rancho Santa Fe and managing other flower businesses, she went out on her own in 2011 doing florals for weddings and events as Third Bloom. She opened up a retail shop in Escondido which she ran for two years before moving into a design studio near Lake Hodges.Jensen took a break to be a stay-at-home mom to her daughter for a few years but found herself missing flowers, her flower family and clients. When she was scouting potential shop locations, she immediately thought of Rancho Santa Fe. Upon finding out that Bax was not renewing her lease, she pitched her vision for the space, signing a lease in December 2018.“Now my dream is coming true, I’m back and I’m so excited,” Jensen said.She began renovations on March 1 when she took over the shop, which needed a lot of TLC. Jensen moved the cooler and completely gutted the space—taking out the old carpet floor and brightening the space with new light fixtures and crisp white walls. Jensen is going for a “really fresh, minimal modern” look with custom workstations and flower bar with black wood details, topped with white quartz. Throughout the shop there will be accents of Jensen’s signature blue and antique gold.During the renovations Jensen has found some hidden gems.“We uncovered beautiful skylights in the ceiling. We opened this all up and the light is amazing,” said Jensen, who aims to do “dramatic” seasonal hanging floral installations under the skylights.When moving the cooler and striping the wall, they found hand-painted lettering that reads “cut Flowers gifts,” likely from over 20 years ago. She plans to incorporate the little piece of the shop’s history into the design.Jensen... https://www.ranchosantafereview.com/news/local-news/sd-cm-rsf-thirdbloom-20190325-htmlstory.html

From the Ground Up: Secret Gardens unveiled in upcoming Fundraiser Tour - SouthCoastToday.com

SouthCoastToday.comFrom the Ground Up: Secret Gardens unveiled in upcoming Fundraiser TourSouthCoastToday.comDartmouth plantsman Jim Perry's "Jardim Escondido" (Portuguese for "hidden garden") stimulates the senses with a series of formal and informal views. His property will be ... Lots of beautiful flowers and bushes will be blooming on July 15th!” Garden ... http://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20170709/from-ground-up-secret-gardens-unveiled-in-upcoming-fundraiser-tour

For Steve and Judy Mann, Pot of Green Florist is 46 years and the rest of their lives - theday.com

Stonington — When Steve and Judy Mann opened Pot of Green Florist, then located in downtown Mystic, Judy was carrying around their infant son.Their son is now 47, and when he got married two years ago, his parents provided the flowers.A picture of the Manns' son and daughter-in-law adorns the perimeter of the cut-flower case in their shop, joined by thank-you notes bearing messages such as "they were everything we had imagined and hoped for" and "Judy, you truly outdid yourself with our Easter arrangement."In recent years, Judy has found herself putting together wedding floral arrangements for someone whose parents came in for flowers when they got married 20 or 30 years prior, and she has done multiple weddings for the same person.On Thursday, she was working on arrangements with hydrangeas and delphiniums for a memorial service at Calvary Church.Steve and Judy are 77 and 74, and Steve recently observed that the years have made him less aggressive in terms of discussions with customers about spending money. He doesn't consider the ... https://www.theday.com/article/20200119/BIZ02/200119517

New floral shop in one of the oldest sections of Opelousas signifies revitalization - Daily World

Lex Jagneaux said. More: St. Landry DA Cravins: Reduce criminal docket with pleas, incentives Yvonne Jagneaux, a master florist, said she and her husband both have fine arts degrees. Both said the quaint, Old South ambiance of the building, which they are leasing, was refurbished by them prior to opening. The style of the building, she said, also suits the types of gifts, fragrances, candles, home décor and party supplies sold. Yvonne Jagneaux said she also will provide wedding planning and floral arrangements, along with other items. “I also want to teach a course in letter writing and developing pen pals, something that seems to be a lost art,” she said.   Read next: New life in a nearly 200-year-old building brings honor to owner tracing his bayou roots... https://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/local/2020/02/04/moss-floral-and-gardens-opens-opelousas-landry-street-sign-revatlization/4656376002/

Marrazzo's Florist To Move If LMT Development Approved: Report - Patch.com

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — Marrazzo's Manor Lane florists, a fixture in Lower Makefield, will move, but stay open, if a new residential development at its current site is approved. The Intelligencer reports that developer Cedar Crossing Investors is seeking variances to build 11 homes on about three acres of land at Marrazzo's current location, at Yardley-Morrisville and Pine Grove roads. The paper writes that the two-story townhouses would be about 2,800-2,900 square feet, with four bedrooms, according to plans filed with Lower Makefield Township. The development would be at the site of the third-generation Marrazzo's, which was established in 1947 in the Manor Lane section of Morrisville. It moved to its current location, the site of an existing nursery, in 1984, according to the paper. Mike Marrazzo told The Intelligencer that there's a deal in place to sell the land. If Lower Makefield approves the development, the family business will relocate nearby, he said. "Once we know where this is going, then we're going to try to look fo... https://patch.com/pennsylvania/yardley/marrazos-florist-move-if-lmt-development-approved-report

Forget Me Not Flowers downsizes to single location in Somerville - Fauquier Times

From the beginning, people have seen our sign and stopped on their way home to pick up flowers. That first Valentine’s Day, I was really busy.”Menefee has closed her full-service florist shop in downtown Remington to centralize the business in its original location in Somerville.Menefee said the transition means she can devote more of her time and talents to her customers, in one location, with improved service and delivery.  Menefee started working at Generations Florist in Bealeton in 2005 while she was still in high school. In 2009, she graduated from Ferrum College with a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture. Throughout college, she continued to work for Generations and a flower shop in Warrenton, learning about the flower industry. By 2011, she knew she wanted to be her own boss and own a small business. She opened Forget Me Not Flowers, in Grove’s Store in Somerville.In 2012, Menefee also took over Archer’s House of Flowers in Remington, making floral deliveries in southern Fauquier -- Remington, Catlett, Sumerduck, Midland, Bealeton and Jeffersonton. Now she’s devoting all her time to the flower shop in the historic building that houses Grove's Store, which her family has owned and operated since 1908. This building, besides containing a florist shop, also contains the original 1914 Somerville Post Office and a small convenience business; it is adorned with small antiques and collectibles on the building's original high wooden shelving. The florist business still serves the entire southern Fauquier area, as well as customers in Warrenton and Culpeper. Menefee said her flowers are reasonably priced and professionally arranged for weddings, get-wells, sympathies, anniversaries, birthdays and special occasions such as Valentine's and Mother's Day. Forget Me Not Flowers' reputation has grown mostly through word of mouth – neighbors telling neighbors, Menefee said. Forget Me Not Flowers’ can be reached at 540-439-4629 or 540-788-3535; the website is at forgetmenotva.net; email Menefee at forgetmenotva@gmail.com.  ... https://www.fauquier.com/news/forget-me-not-flowers-downsizes-to-single-location-in-somerville/article_f7a6ef3e-46ab-11ea-98d0-33ff18f18cd4.html

Muncie Origins: Normandy Flower Shop continues family florist tradition - Ball State Daily News

Judy Benken, owner of Normandy Flower Shop, can be found in this room taking orders, making flower arrangements and calling suppliers. As a third-generation florist, Benken isn’t new to the flower business. She said she grew up in her father’s flower shop because it was attached to their house, and “there wasn’t any getting away from it.”  “I probably started working when I was around 12 [doing simple little things],” Benken said. “When I started [delivering flowers] after school, I was 16.”After Benken moved from Muncie to Ohio with her husband, she said, she thought she had left the flower business behind her. However, once the holidays rolled around, Benken said, she found herself working for a flower shop in Ohio because she missed the “chaos and crazy” of the season.  Although Benken and her husband started their family in Ohio, they wanted their children to grow up in Muncie. In 1982, the Normandy Flower Shop, which was established in downtown Muncie in the 1940s, came up for sale. The Benkens decided to make the shop their own.“It was the [floral] business that I knew,” Benken said. “I wasn’t making much of a living working for other people. It was [my husband’s] idea to buy the flower shop. I just wanted to come home.”At the time she opened N... https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2020/02/daily-lifestyles-normandy-flower-shop

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