Boca Grande Flower Shop News
Farmer/florist to speak to the Boca Grande Garden Club - Boca Beacon
Sunday, February 28, 2021SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB – Jennie Love, a founding mother of the “farmer florists” movement, comes to Boca Grande for the Boca Grande Garden Club’s “Flower Week.” She will speak at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The following morning, Thursday, Feb. 6, she will teach a flower-arranging workshop at 9 a.m. at the Power House on Gulf Blvd. in Boca Bay.The “farmer florists” activity is a slice of the urban farming trend spreading rapidly around the world. From Auckland to Bangkok to Cairo and throughout the United States, on city fringes and in city centers, farmers are sowing their seeds in corners of land left behind by urban development. A little bit about food security, a lot about efficient use of land, urban farmers serve the needs of residents, restaurants, shops and other businesses. Shorter distances and lower transportation demands make for fresher, better crops. An unanticipated benefit is crops free of pesticides and pests.Jennie Love’s crop is ... https://bocabeacon.com/wordpress/news/farmer-florist-to-speak-to-the-boca-grande-garden-club/
Garden Club to feature world-renowned florist Gaffney at next meeting - Boca Beacon
Thursday, February 04, 2016SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB – The The Boca Grande Garden Club is so pleased to announce that world-renowned floral designer Michael Gaffney, who currently has 13 design schools across the country, and frequently appears on HGTV, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, will be our featured speaker and floral demonstrator at next week’s meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. in the Community Center Auditorium. He will be speaking on “Demystifying Floral Design,” sharing some of his best, step-by-step, and fast techniques to producing professional looking floral arrangements.In his design schools, he teaches flower design from the ground up, and has taught hundreds of designers including celebrities Cicely Tyson, Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Aniston and Natalie Portman. He will again be the featured designer at Macy’s Flower Show and will also be the main presenter in April at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.Not only will he be our February speaker, but he will be teaching two sold-out work... http://bocabeacon.com/news/garden-club-to-feature-world-renowned-florist-gaffney-at-next-meeting/
The Point, Dec. 11, 2020: Small Town Businesses In Florida Rode A Roller Coaster In 2020. Here Are Some Of Their Stories - WUFT
Sunday, February 28, 2021Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m.• WUFT News: Pandemic Still Affecting Small Town Businesses Across North Central Florida. “If the government shuts businesses down again because of the pandemic, Mary Moyer might just give up. She’s tired of struggling, she said. Moyer, 62, has owned the only flower shop in High Springs for 15 years and worked there for 20. Thompson’s Flowers barely survived the Great Recession in 2008, and now the pandemic could cost it nearly 60 percent of its yearly revenue, the florist said.”• Ocala Star-Banner ($): Ocala school administrator urges masks after wife dies of COVID-19. “(Scott) Carpenter, 57, wears his face covering in public when he can’t socially distance. He does it out of respect and to protect others. After all, he saw firsthand the awful consequences of a family member contracting COVID-19. But while he is out and about in Marion County, anti-maskers will look at him and say those words that hurts him so deeply: ‘You’re one of them.'”• WUFT News: State Rep. Chuck Clemons Promises To File Bill Pushing For Creation Of Springs County. “The recent initiative for... https://www.wuft.org/news/2020/12/11/the-point-dec-11-2020-small-town-businesses-in-florida-rode-a-roller-coaster-in-2020-here-are-some-of-their-stories/
‘This is our biggest weekend of the year:’ Orlando florist hurt by pandemic hopes business blooms for Valentine’s Day - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
Sunday, February 28, 2021ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida flower shops are hard at work with Valentine’s Day just days away.Bay Hill Florist owner Carol Newton is hoping the holiday will boost her bottom line.[TRENDING: Your funniest Valentine’s Day stories Big snake: 16-foot python caught in Fla. Video: Mom tackles accused peeper]“Love is in the air all around and our fantastic local customers are supporting the business and they are amazing,” Newton said.Newton said she and her staff are busy taking orders and making flower arrangements ahead of the holiday.“This is our biggest weekend of the year. We’re excited, we’re busy and the flowers are looking beautiful,” she said.Newton said business is blossoming with holiday sales after her store took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.“During the summer last year we lost our hotel trade, restaurant trade, Disney, the theme parks,” Newton said. “All of that business is gone and we still have lost a lot of it.”News 6 stopped by her shop last May during the first week she reopened after t... https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/02/12/this-is-our-biggest-weekend-of-the-year-orlando-florist-hurt-by-pandemic-hopes-business-blooms-for-valentines-day/
Best of Inland Empire 2020: Best Florist - Press-Enterprise
Sunday, February 28, 2021Riverside Mission Florist3900 Market St., Riverside; 951-369-8150, riversidemissionflorist.com3. Floral Expressions210 W. Florida Ave., Hemet; 951-766-1997, floralexpressionsofhemet.com ... https://www.pe.com/2020/09/20/best-of-inland-empire-2020-best-florist
Richard LaMontagne | Obituary | Salem News - The Salem News
Sunday, February 28, 2021Danvers Massachusetts where he excelled in botany. After graduation he opened up Flowers by Dick, a florist shop on North St. in Salem, Mass. There he thrived for many years before moving to Florida. In Florida, Richard ran a number of businesses including an orange grove, three more florist shops, a furniture store and a number of real estate ventures. Beyond his success, the most important thing to Richard, affectionately known as Dick to the many who loved him, was his family. He was a devoted husband to Mary and the dedicated father of eight children. He always encouraged all his children to realize that they could accomplish anything they wanted in life. Dick was someone who led by example whether it was his work ethic, his generosity to others or his deep faith in God. To know Dick was to love him. Dick loved spending time with his family and was always up for a good time. His infectious smile and Dad jokes were always a great addition to any gathering. He loved touring the country with his family in his motorhome and he enjoyed taking cruises with them to the islands. Dick was the kind of person who could talk to anybody and have a good time, always making everybody feel better. He could pick up a conversation with a friend he had not seen in twenty years just as if it were yesterday. He loved Florida but he also cherished his roots in New England. He never missed the opportunity to travel north where he loved the changing leaves, the spring blooms and the smell of the ocean air in Rockport. Later in life, as a true labor of love, Dick sacrificed much to take care of his cherished wife Mary, who had suffered a stroke. Many called him a saint on earth but to him, it was simply love. Dick will be sorely missed by his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothers and many other friends and relatives who so deeply loved him. But everybody who ever knew him will also smile when they think of him, just glad to have been loved by such a kind and wonderful man. Dick can now be found in heaven rejoicing with Mary, his parents, his brothers and a multitude of relatives and friends who so sincerely loved him. The family will receive friends Friday, February 12, 2021 from 4 to 8 pm at Gary Panoch Funeral Home in Boca Raton, Fla. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with burial following at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery, North Lauderdale, Fla. Published on February 12, 2021 ... https://obituaries.salemnews.com/obituary/richard-lamontagne-1081606303
