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Feed the soul: In chaotic times, gardening becomes therapy - Sentinel & Enterprise

I love to see things grow,” Lindsay Waldrop said. “It’s incredibly therapeutic.”Now more than ever.Waldrop, a resident of Anaheim, California, has an anxiety disorder. Exercise is supposed to help, but her new job as a college biology professor had prevented her from getting into a routine.Her grandfather, who introduced her to gardening by showing her how to plant seeds, died about a year ago.Add the global coronavirus pandemic to all that, and it’s easy to see where her focus is these days.“Sometimes I just like to sit and dig holes in the quiet with my own thoughts,” she said. “Outside, it takes my mind off. It gives something for my hands to do. It gives you a separate problem to think about than whatever else is going on. It gets you off of social media.”Waldrop and her husband moved last summer from New Mexico, where she didn’t have much luck gardening in a scorching climate. At her new home, she got rid of the lawn, installed an irrigation system, and recently planted dozens of tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and other vegetables.Over the years, Waldrop converted her skeptical husband, who initially wondered why digging in the dirt and moving things around was considered fun.After tasting his first home-grown tomatoes, he was converted.Families, too, are discovering that gardening gives cooped-up kids something to do, builds their self-esteem and brings variety to what has suddenly become a lot of time spent ... https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2020/03/31/feed-the-soul-in-chaotic-times-gardening-becomes-therapy/

Anaheim Halloween Parade Delights in 95th Year - Spectrum News 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The 95th-annual Anaheim Halloween Parade wouldn’t be possible without the help of amazing volunteers.It is not quite Hallow’s Eve yet, but that hasn’t stopping the volunteers from getting into the spirit of Halloween in Anaheim. Lifelong Anaheim resident Maritza Bermudez leads the way.“We’re working in the Day of the Dead altar,” says Bermudez.RELATED l Pumpkin Nights Returns Offering Interactive Halloween ExperienceThese decorations are small pieces of much bigger projects - floats for Anaheim’s 95th Halloween Parade. Bermudez has been volunteering for the past six years, but she has been coming to the parade since she was a kid.“Growing up here in Anaheim, it’s just great now being part of it. And what I love about it is it’s really community oriented, really community based. Everybody comes from all different backgrounds,” says Bermudez.The Halloween Parade has been making its way through downtown Anaheim since 1924. It peaked in the late 60s and into 70s, wit... https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2019/10/25/anaheim-halloween-parade-delights-in-95th-year

Anaheim Independencia Community Center's Mystery Mural Restored - OC Weekly

Vasquez Tuthill celebrates a completed restoration. Photo courtesy CAP OCRosemary Vasquez Tuthill carefully applied black outlining to colorful archway art at Anaheim Independencia Family Resource Center as the project neared its end on a warm Saturday morning. Vibrant doves and flowers began to take shape by noon, restoring the center to part of its past glory. The original mural in La Colonia Independencia, an unincorporated Anaheim barrio, is a curious mystery with the artist behind the work the first time around remaining a polite disagreement.There aren’t many clues save for an old photo showing the backside of a man painting the archway and the mural having carried the initials “E.V.” It’s not widely known, either, how the artwork came to be painted over.The family of legendary activist Gloria Lopez, who helped found the center before passing away in 2004, and La Colonia residents insist that its the work of the late muralist Emigdio Vasquez, known as the “Godfather of Chicano art” in Orange County. Rosemary, his daughter, couldn’t find anything in her father’s records to suggest that was the case.“He was pretty good at keeping his rec... https://ocweekly.com/anaheim-independencia-community-centers-mystery-mural-restored/

In bloom: Anaheim's top 5 florists, ranked - KABC-TV

Looking to explore the best florists in town? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top floral designers in Anaheim, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture next time you're in the market for florists. 1. Sarah's Flowers PHOTO: marisa c./YELP Topping the list is Sarah's Flowers. Located at 30 E. Orangethorpe Ave., Suite 1 in Northwest Anaheim, the family-owned and operated florist is the highest rated floral design spot in Anaheim, boasting five stars out of 174 reviews on Yelp. 2. Bella Blooms Photo: Melanie R./Yelp Next up is Southeast Anaheim's Bella Blooms, situated at 2221 E. Winston Road, Suite S. With five stars out of 95 reviews on Yelp, the florist has proven to be a local favorite. 3. Sunland Flowers Photo: Sunland Flowers/Yelp Northwest Anaheim's Sunland Flowers, located at 708 N. Valley St., Suite S, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the specialty florist five stars out of 79 reviews. 4. Designs By Marina Photo: Kyla B./Yelp Designs By Marina, a floral designer spot in Southwest Anaheim, is another much-loved go... https://abc7.com/business/in-bloom-anaheims-top-5-florists-ranked/5142100/

11 Orange County Companies That Have Appeared On “Shark Tank”

Using a braking system known as SureStop, the bikes are said to stop faster and safer than the average two-wheeler. guardianbikes.comThompson TeeCity: AnaheimEpisode: Season 8 Episode 23The Deal: Robert Herjavec invested $700,000 for a 25% stakeThe Company: Thompson Tee is an avant-garde T-shirt company offering sweat-proof undershirts for men and women. thompsontee.comHoppy PawsCity: Newport BeachEpisode: Season 6 Episode 12The Deal: Barbara Corcoran invested $200,000 for a 49% stakeThe Company: Hoppy Paws makes stamping kits that people can use to create realistic, life-size footprints of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and other seasonal characters. hoppypaws.comHamboardsCity: Huntington BeachEpisode: Season 5 Episode 4The Deal: Robert Herjavec invested $300,000 for a 30% stakeThe Company: Hamboards are a mix between surfboards and skateboards—longboards that you can ride down the street and feel like you’re riding a wave. hamboards.comNote: The deals indicated are those struck on air, which are non-binding and subject to due diligence after the show taping. http://www.orangecoast.com/stuff-we-love/11-orange-county-companies-that-have-appeared-on-shark-tank/

Small but mighty, a Washington florist battles back in the pandemic - Reuters

I really think they did a good job by not reopening too soon, because look at all the places that are having to close back down, like California, Texas,” Banks said. As the White House and Congress debate the next coronavirus relief bill, Banks said she would like more business funding and clarity on Paycheck Protection Program loans. The shop received a $75,000 loan under the program, allowing it to rehire furloughed staff. “They say it’s forgivable, but they haven’t come out with any clear-cut rules on how to make it forgivable,” Banks said. “I am on pins and needles.” Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Dan Burns and Richard ChangOur Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-smallbusiness/small-but-mighty-a-washington-florist-battles-back-in-the-pandemic-idUSKCN2511D6

Flower power: Business continues to bloom at Skyway Creations in Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs Gazette

The business has seen many changes, Don says, though there’s also a lot that hasn’t changed. “You’re still dealing with the trucks and the delivery and the product.”That product comes largely from California, with flowers bred in that state, and from Florida, a conduit for flowers from South America.“We’ve always bought from California and Florida,” Don says. But he’s also had to look to producers closer to home to fulfill a growing desire for more unusual flowers.“We need so many varieties of flowers now. We used to be able to order a big case of this and that. Now we need this special flower.”A desire for more variety isn’t the only change he has seen in consumer tastes. “They say the rose will never die, it will always be a contender,” he says, But, “the rose has finally faded a little bit in the public eye.” One increasingly popular flower, particularly with “the younger crowd,” is the Gerbera daisy.Those younger buyers have also spurred plant sales.“The millennials,” he says, “have caught on to plants again. In some ways, green plant sales died for a while, but millennials really like what we do here. The succulents are quite popular.”At the same time, though, the corporate world is embracing artificial greenery as a way to cut down on maintenance costs, Don says.“We’re doing more artificial than we’ve ever done, and that’s definitely the wave of the future.” He admires how far the artificial greenery has come — “some of the artificial these days will totally fool you” — but cautions that even artificial plants need care, specifically dusting. Colorado Springs workshop teaches ancient craft of blacksmithingWeddings continue to provide steady business. “We do as many as 100 weddings a year, so two a weekend.”Corporate customers, such as local hotels, also remain key to the business.“The hotels are still strong,” Don says. “We’re not doing the centerpiece work, the party work, that we used to get with the hotels.”He calls the 2008 economic crisis “the 25% recession.”“We lost about 25% of our customers, and the rest were asking for a 25% discount. If you can’t do it, somebody else will, so what do you do? You sharpen your pencil and go for it.”That was just one of many economic downturns the business has survived over a half-century.“We’ve always been lucky, we’ve never laid anybody off,” Don says. There have been times where he has gone to his staff and warned them that either someone would have to go or everyone would need to trim their hours, “and everyone has always been willing to do that. That says a lot for my crew.”Other flower shops have not fared as well; Don has seen several vanish over the years. He looks at Skyway and Platte Floral, which has been around for nearly 100 years, as “the two big guns on the block as far as full service.”“We’re so lucky to both still be here in the town,” Lori says.Big-box stores and grocery stores emerged as competition 20 or 30 years ago, and Don thinks that is finally taking its toll a bit. “You see an awful lot of people lined up at the supermarkets at holiday time.”But, he said, “we still get them with the quality,” and the customer service.“We spend the time with people,” he says. He u... https://gazette.com/business/flower-power-business-continues-to-bloom-at-skyway-creations-in-colorado-springs/article_d5c342b4-5821-11ea-b62d-7be600878467.html

Flower Power: Farm-to-Vase Movement Takes Root on Chicago's South and West Sides - WTTW News

U.S., is more often than not Colombia or possibly Ecuador. The small slice of the market not dominated by imports is, in turn, almost entirely monopolized by California growers. Before they reach Chicago, the blooms, most of which are cultivated in greenhouses, will have traveled thousands of miles via energy-guzzling refrigerated planes, cargo ships and trucks, passing from farmer to exporter to wholesaler to retailer. Plenty won’t survive. What you wind up holding in your hand is less a natural wonder than a marvel of logistics and the modern global supply chain. All of which serves as a prologue to the story of Eco House. Eco House founder Quilen Blackwell. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) Rain barrels are the sole source of water for the farm's irrigation system. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) Beehives at the farm. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) Lilies, biding their time before blooming. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) Southside Blooms' floral studio, in the basement of the Blackwells' home. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) What a Midwestern flower farm looks like, when spring bloomers are spent, and summer's are freshly planted. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) Southside Blooms seasonal spring bouquet. (Southside Blooms) Eco House upends pretty much everything we just told you about the flower industry. Here’s a farm with land located not in South America but the South and West sides of Chicago. Flowers are grown outdoors in the dirt on formerly vacant lots in E... https://news.wttw.com/2020/07/08/slow-flower-movement-chicago-eco-house

Berkeley Florist Remains Bitter That It Can't Do Curbside Sales While Whole Foods Sells Flowers Next Door - SFist

Governor Gavin Newsom made announcements about curbside retail being allowed to start last Friday, and now 18 rural counties across California are already moving into the second half of Phase 2 in which dine-in restaurants get to reopen. This acceleration is based on the relatively low prevalence of the coronavirus in those counties thus far — and based on their being able to document hospital capacity to handle a potential surge in cases, if it comes.As one Yuba County resident told a reporter last week, upon the reopening of a shopping mall there in defiance of the state, "It’s always the big box stores that can stay open, and not the small ones."Last week, Ms. Simon told a reporter from ABC 7 that she planned to reopen Ashby Flowers for curbside pickups on May 8 along with other florists in the state just in time for Mother's Day, in defiance of Alameda County. But she later relented and chose to remain closed.In announcing the loosening of retail restrictions in his county on Wednesday, San Mateo County health officer Dr. Scott Morrow said, "The virus continues to circulate in our community, and this increase in interactions among people is likely to spread the virus at a higher rate. Whether these modifications allow the virus to spread out of control, as we saw in February and March and resulted in the first shelter in place order, is yet to be seen."As of Thursday morning, San Francisco had 1,999 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 65 people hospitalized, and Alameda County has 2,178 cases with 79 people hospitalized. San Mateo County has 1,536 cases with 63 in the hospital.Related: Mayor Breed Gives Green Light For Most SF Retail to Open For Curbside Sales and Delivery on MondayPhoto: Facebook... https://sfist.com/2020/05/14/berkeley-florist-bitter-about-curbside-retail-rules/