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No time to stop and smell the roses: Dream leads local florist to Rose Parade - Steamboat Pilot & Today

Harbor Hotel in 1974.“I called him and said I’m working on the floats in the Rose Bowl Parade this year,” Bostrom said. “He said, ‘Finally.'”Bostrom hitchhiked from Boulder to Steamboat in 1975 and arrived with $78 in her pocket and no job. But by the end of her first day in town, she had lined up jobs as a lifeguard at the swimming pool, waiting tables at El Rancho and working at Alpine Floral.Her job at Alpine Floral proved to be a perfect fit for the girl who graduated with degrees in ornamental horticulture and business from Alfred State College.In college, Bostrom was required to gain experience running an actual store, so when she arrived in Steamboat, she already had experience ordering flowers, scheduling, designing and budgeting. She helped the store grow and, eventually, bought the business in April 1980 with partner Jackie Eatherton. In 1984, Bostrom and her husband, Daryl, become sole owners of the store.Susanne Bostrom takes a moment away from working on floats for the 2020 Rose Parade to take a photograph with fellow crew members. The floats Bostrom worked on will appear in the parade, which takes place on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California.Photo courtesy of Susanne BostromBostrom said the biggest rewards of running a local floral business for over three decades came from being connected to the community of Steamboat and being a part of everything from homecomings and proms to weddings and funerals.“This town grew up with me, and I grew up with it,” Bostrom said.And through it all, she never lost sight of her dream to be part of one of the most colorful, holiday events anywhere.The 2020 Rose Parade will feature nearly 30 floats built by a talented group of florists who worked 15 hours a day to build them. It’s estimated a million people will view the parade in person, and more than 50 million people will watch the parade on television.The parade begins at 9 a.m. MST Wednesday and will be televised by a number of networks, including ABC and NBC.Susanne Bostrom works on floats for the 2020 Rose Parade, which will take place Wednesday in Pasadena, California.Photo courtesy of Susanne BostromBostrom was nominated to work on the floats by an American Institute of Floral Designers florist. After that, she was selected by Fiesta Parade Floats to serve on one of their teams.Bostrom arrived in California on the afternoon of Thursday, ... https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/no-time-to-stop-and-smell-the-roses-dream-leads-local-florist-to-rose-parade/

Longmont Florist marking 50th year of helping people say it with flowers - Longmont Times-Call

It also expanded its delivery area into Boulder and east Boulder County.“Our website’s doing really well on its own,” he said. “…  The last probably five to six years the growth of our website has helped our overall sales, for sure.”Eventually, the Golters’ son, Nate, will take over the family shop. And of all the wisdom he’s gained over the years operating the store, Brad Golter said he’ll tell Nate to focus on serving the store’s current customers, “keeping them happy.”“I think he knows this, but I would emphasize… focus on your bread and butter,” he said. “And if you want to expand or grown, you know, make that a secondary push.”... https://www.timescall.com/2019/11/15/owners-of-longmont-florist-mark-their-50th-anniversary/

Gazebos, gladiolus and green thumbs: 2019 Front Range garden tours begin in June - The Daily Camera

Fortunately, garden tour season is almost upon us, and here are some nice ones to check out across the Front Range:The 17th Annual Whittier-Mapleton Garden Tour is showcasing outstanding gardens in Boulder’s historic Mapleton Hill neighborhood. Privately owned, these beautiful gardens are not open to the public any other time of year. The gardens are selected to show a variety of types: mature, avant-garde, lavish and modest. They feature exotic plants, rare and gorgeous flowers, extraordinary hardscaping, terraced landscapes and gardens that cleverly exemplify ways to implement water-wise and captivating plantings.Proceeds for this tour benefit the Whittier International School.  Advance tickets are $15 for adults and teens, kids 12 and younger free (no dogs please).  Tickets the day of the tour are $20 at the ticket booth at 840 Mapleton Ave., Boulder. Advance are available in Boulder at Sturtz and Copeland, Pharmaca, Spruce Confections, Boulder Book Store, Seeds Café, Cured. Longmont residents can pick up tickets at The Flower Bin; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.  June 1; whittiergardentour.com.Longmont Symphony Orchestra Guild’s 42nd Annual Festival of Flowers garden tour takes visitors through five outstanding gardens. Visitors can support the orchestra while enjoying the blooms of the private, lovely gardens. Tickets are $15 and available from Symphony Guild members, as well as in Longmont at the Flower Bin, Front Range Flea Market, Longmont Florist and Duran Hobby Acres; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7-8; longmontsymphony.org/garden-tour.The 15th annual Loveland Garden Tour showcases nine private gardens in northwest Loveland. The tour features garden art by regional artists and a silent auction of up-cycled items suitable f... https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/05/21/front-range-garden-tours/

Need a Bouquet? Pick Flowers From These Local Farms

Before you start talking about imposing tariffs, though, we suggest buying buds from the Front Range’s many eco-friendly flower farms, such as Blush Flowers On Vine in Fort Collins and Boulder’s Farm N’ Wild Wellspring. After all, July and August mark the height of Colorado’s blooming season, when you can build an absolutely stunning bouquet using locally cultivated summertime sprigs (like these). This article appeared in the August 2018 issue of 5280. ... https://www.5280.com/2018/07/need-a-bouquet-pick-flowers-from-these-local-farms/

Front Range Biosciences Restores, Repurposes Historic Lafayette Greenhouse for Industrial Hemp Propagation - PR Newswire (press release)

BOULDER, Colo., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Front Range Biosciences ("FRB") a leading agricultural biotech company that specializes in tissue culture propagation of high value crops, announced today that it has completed restoration of the iconic Lafayette Florist greenhouse located in Lafayette, Colorado, after three months of construction. The greenhouse, which had been used for flower production since the 1970s, will now be used for industrial hemp propagation."We are excited for this new opportunity with FRB," said Brian J. Wheat, CEO of Lafayette Florist. "The business began in 1949 after the Yoshihara family was released from a WWII Japanese Relocation Camp and purchased two acres in Lafayette. Since then, generations of our family have worked to build growing greenhouses, a flower shop and garden center. Lafayette Florist proudly remains in the same location where we will continue to provide locally sourced plant materials and build happiness through the power of flowers...

Redding woman will use 23,000 flowers to bring Rose Bowl float to life - Chico Enterprise-Record

Rose Parade float. (Tom Zasadzinski — Cal Poly)At the end of it all, there’s nothing like seeing the final product with everyone else as it makes its way down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard, Toney said.“Seeing that whole process from, like, a piece of paper and then it standing in front of you is very gratifying,” she said. https://www.chicoer.com/redding-woman-will-use-23000-flowers-to-bring-rose-bowl-float-to-life

La Cañada Flintridge, Burbank take home awards at Rose Parade - Los Angeles Times

Leonardo da Vinci’s helicopter.As the main entry blasted Kravitz’s song from its speakers, the satellite float darted all over Colorado Boulevard honking at the crowd and those who dared to cross the parade route.Cory Hill, a first-time volunteer with the La Cañada association, worked on the animations on the float and said he was pleased with how it all turned out and was grateful the animations were all in working order. Advertisement Hill, a scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said dealing with animations on a float is a fairly involved process but admitted that he has a lot to learn from the volunteers who have spent years with the organization.“I’ve spent weekends starting in June all the way through today working with the mechanics, getting measurements and making sure everything works,” Hill said.La Cañada was also represented in the parade by Rose Princess Emilie Risha, a resident of the city and a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, who rode on the Tournament of Roses Royal Court float with Rose Queen Camille Kennedy. Rounding out the court were Princesses Cole Fox, Rukan Saif, Reese Rosental Saporito, Mia Thorsen and Michael Wilkins.Princess Emilie said when she was chosen for the court that she recognized she’d be engaging in a whirlwind of activities — about 100 appearances, including Wednesday’s Rose Bowl Game — and that she was “definitely looking forward to making the most out of this experience.” Another local, Brenda Gant was one of 100 walkers who accompanied the Pasadena Celebrates 2020 float titled “Years of Hope. Years of Courage,” which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution — giving women the right to vote.Gant, who lives in Glendale, was sponsored by the La Cañada Junior Women’s Club. She has been a member of the organization, which helps women and children in need, for six years.When she was younger, Gant said she remembers attending the parade and seeing the floats up close afterward.On Wednesday, she had the opportunity to walk the 5.5-mile route and celebrate with 99 other women a cause that is near and dear to her. Advertisement “I’m looking forward to representin... https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/story/2020-01-01/la-canada-flintridge-burbank-take-home-awards-at-rose-parade

No time to stop and smell the roses: Dream leads local florist to Rose Parade - Steamboat Pilot & Today

Rose Parade.“It was always a dream of mine,” Bostrom said of working on the floats that will roll just over five miles down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. “Fifteen years ago, I went to the Rose Parade because I was on board of directors of FTD for our district. They took the district representatives, and we were carted around in limousines. We got to go behind the scenes and meet all the main designers and went to the parade.”But even before that, Bostrom, who owned Alpine Floral & Atrium until she closed the business in 2012, dreamed of being a part of the New Year’s celebration. Last April, she learned she had been selected to work with Fiesta Parade Floats, one of the companies that build the nearly 30 floats in the parade. When she got the news, one of her first calls was to her former boss Roy Borodkin, who opened Alpine Floral in its first location at the Harbor Hotel in 1974.“I called him and said I’m working on the floats in the Rose Bowl Parade this year,” Bostrom said. “He said, ‘Finally.'”Bostrom hitchhiked from Boulder to Steamboat in 1975 and arrived with $78 in her pocket and no job. But by the end of her first day in town, she had lined up jobs as a lifeguard at the swimming pool, waiting tables at El Rancho and working at Alpine Floral.Her job at Alpine Floral proved to be a perfect fit for the girl who graduated with degrees in ornamental horti... https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/no-time-to-stop-and-smell-the-roses-dream-leads-local-florist-to-rose-parade/

Colorado Springs' top 5 florists, ranked - Yahoo News

Springs in Bloom Photo: Alisha W./YelpLooking to check out the top florists around?Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top florists in Colorado Springs, 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.Colorado Springs-area shoppers tend to spend more in November at retail and wholesale businesses than in most other months of the year, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of CRM for small business and email marketing for small businesses. The average amount spent per customer transaction at Colorado Springs-area retail and wholesale businesses grew to $74 for the metro area in November of last year, tied with December with an average of $74, and 5% higher than the average for the rest of the year.Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions.1. Dawn's Creations PHOTO: heather H./YELP " src="https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-springs-top-5-florists-110342482.html" data-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kXUkZVDrwEKrZtzLvyfQJQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/hoodline_545/920b8b338e7e7c431b778ac6974d18fd" PHOTO: heather H./YELP " src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kXUkZVDrwEKrZtzLvyfQJQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/hoodline_545/920b8b338e7e7c431... https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-springs-top-5-florists-110342482.html