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Florists add much needed color to seniors' lives in dark times - KTVU San Francisco
Monday, August 24, 2020Florists add much needed color to senior housing residents during these dark times With the coronavirus draining much of the joy and color from the world these days, a small group of florists in San Ramon are trying to put some of it back, for people who perhaps need it most--those who are tucked away in senior care homes.SAN RAMON, Calif. - With the Coronavirus draining much of the joy and color from the world these days, a small group of florists in San Ramon are trying to put some of it back, for people who perhaps need it most--those who are tucked away in senior care homes. "They are just there scared. No visitors. I just want to give them some flowers to make them happy," said Sharon Enea, owner of the Enchanted Florist. The staff was creating about 50 bouquets Tuesday morning.While the vases and some of the flowers are donated, the owner is doing much of this out of her pocket.That is not easy, considering her business has plummeted by about 60 percent during the pandemic. "D... https://www.ktvu.com/news/florists-add-much-needed-color-to-seniors-lives-in-dark-times
A Floral Designer Who Forages in the Hills of Malibu - The New York Times
Monday, August 24, 2020Indeed, Moreno-Bunge is part of a new wave of designers — among them the Berlin-based studio Mary Lennox and the New York-based Joshua Werber — for whom the term florist seems too narrow a definition; they’re artists who not only confirm the obvious appeal of blooms but also reveal the magnificence of their landscapes’ less flamboyant elements: leaves, vegetables, seedpods, weeds and humble grasses.The florist creates a wild, sculptural arrangement of plants including golden rain tree, oats, artichoke flowers and green persimmons.CreditCredit...Scott J. RossThis approach has made Isa Isa — Moreno-Bunge’s five-year-old floral design business, which creates effervescent, naturalistic arrangements and installations — the studio of choice for many of L.A.’s most interesting brands. Visitors to the Chinatown store of the clothing label Eckhaus Latta in 2018 might have noticed a single, ethereal white Iceland poppy emerging from a dense green cluster of beadlike dates, slatted areca palm leaves and the drooping, fist-size fruit of the silk floss tree, arranged by Moreno-Bunge in a pitcher on a table of accessories. More recently, she displayed three green tromboncino squash, coiled like snakes, alongside bouquets of black tomatoes, olive branches and unripened persimmons and lemons, at the women’s clothing boutique Shaina Mote in Highland Park. And Isa Isa’s florals add depth to every console and corner of the Kelly Wearstler-designed Proper Hotel in Santa Monica: spilling out from the narrow opening ... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/t-magazine/sophia-moreno-bunge-floral-design.html
Business news: Lifelong Sumter florist opens antique department next door - Sumter Item
Monday, August 24, 2020Dale Newton opened his florist shop at 417 Broad St. in 1977.Forty-three years later, he's adding on sort of.Newton spoke Tuesday on the recent opening of his Antique, Art and Gift Department at Newton's Greenhouse and Florist in the adjacent building.Many area residents know Newton for his lifelong passion for flowers, but he said he's also a "natural" with antiques and old items since spending lots of time with his grandmother in his youth.He's collected antiques for most of his life, including from Spain and numerous countries in the Mediterranean area while serving in the U.S. Navy. Most of his collections since completing his military service in 1970 have been from estate auctions and antique shows across South Carolina, he said.Friends encouraged him for years to open a shop, Newton said, and around Thanksgiving last year, he finally did.His collection in the new department includes an abundance of artwork - including original oil work on canvases - porcelain items, art glass, Persian carpet... https://www.theitem.com/stories/lifelong-sumter-florist-opens-antique-department-next-door,341692
Sprawling Floral Installations Spill Over Garbage Cans and Phone Booths on New York City Streets - Colossal
Monday, August 24, 2020Thanks to Lewis Miller Design, those passing through New York City have gotten some respite from the rank smells and soggy refuse of streetside garbage cans. For years, the florist (previously) has been planting guerrilla installations of sunflowers, hydrangeas, and peonies in public areas, transforming trash receptacles, construction zones, and lampposts with sprawling assemblages. Check out some of the recent “Flower Flashes” below, and follow the designer on Instagram to see where the temporary bouquets pop up next.img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-133433" src="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lewis-miller-1.jpg" alt width="2000" height="2500" srcset="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lewis-miller-1.jpg 2000w, https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lewis-miller-1-640x800.jpg 640w, https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lewis-miller-1-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lewis-miller-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lewis-miller-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lewis-miller-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-conte... https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/08/lewis-miller-designs-flowers/
Self-serve flower cart in North Vancouver delights neighbours - North Shore News
Monday, August 24, 2020Vancouver resident has been bringing a little island charm to her quiet Lynn Valley street. With the assistance of an old cooler, some wood strips and ample bunches of beautiful flowers, gardener and florist Rachel Klausen has opened a tiny flower cart along Bermon Place. article continues below Trending Stories The hook: there’s no vendor or florist in sight. Instead, Klausen has opted for an honour-system model. Passersby are encouraged to grab a bouquet and either e-transfer her $10 or pop the cash into a paper bag next to the cart. Klausen says she was inspired to open the self-serve flower cart in front of her house after noticing how common this kind of makeshift commerce was in smaller communities around British Columbia, such as the Gulf Islands or some places on Vancouver Island. “We were driving by and there was this little cart and it just said, ‘Self-serve apricots,’” says Klausen, recalling a recent trip to Duncan. “I just thought it was so interesting. I’d never seen anything like that and then just driving around the island I saw them everywhere.” Klausen has been a florist for six years, but it wasn’t until this year that she was determined to start... https://www.nsnews.com/community/self-serve-flower-cart-in-north-vancouver-delights-neighbours-1.24179798
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