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Downingtown’s Petals Please recycles wedding and funeral flowers into free bouquets for lonely seniors - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Doing research online, Adams found no national organization, let alone a template for putting together a sustainable, all-volunteer flower recovery and repurposing system. But a Northeastern Pennsylvania group was having great success with an approach similar to her idea. So she drove to Scranton, where the volunteers of Petals for Goodness Sake were “so generous and so helpful,” Adams said. “It was, OK, let’s do this.” She began networking from home, calling friends and neighbors. “Because I worked in hospice I knew all of the nursing homes and the assisted living places, and I knew a lot of staff there,” said Adams. “Unfortunately, I knew a lot of funeral directors.” In July 2018, a volunteer picked up the first donation and returned ”with so many flowers in her SUV you couldn’t even see her.” Petals Please has since shifted its arranging sessions from Adams’ dining-room table to a space at Downingtown United Methodist Church. Flowers and vases or other containers are donated, and everything gets recycled, including flower petals, which get taken to a chicken farm in Malvern. Amelia Wondrasch especially enjoys that task. A 15-year-old student at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square whose family is close to the Adamses, she has been a volunteer pretty much from the beginning. “I’ve always been a big one for recycling and composting,” she said. “And I love the idea of being able to r... https://www.inquirer.com/life/petals-please-recycled-flowers-downingtown-20200720.html
Local florist offering delivery specials to nursing homes - 13abc Action News
Sunday, July 05, 2020SYLVANIA, Ohio (WTVG) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered the closure of all dine-in restaurants, bars, theaters, and gyms, making it an uneasy and sure time to own a small business or to be planning large events. However, one Sylvania florist is trying to make the best of an awful situation. Jen Linehan owns the flower shop Beautiful Blooms by Jen in Sylvania, which has already seen its fair share in wedding cancellations. "Brides are all calling to apologize, and I tell them it's not your fault, we'll do the best we can to reschedule," says Linehan. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing homes are also closed to visitors. That's when Jen had the idea for "Blooms for the Blues" -- a special delivery rate to send a bud vase with some fresh blooms to lift the spirits of nursing home residents. ... https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Local-florist-making-smiles-bloom-568863591.html
Flower shop among many businesses fighting to blossom - The Riverdale Press
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Especially since flower shops aren’t exactly considered an “essential” business under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s statewide coronavirus shutdown.But that’s not stopping Columbia Florist, which has been perched near the corner of West 231st Street and Broadway for more than 60 years. For at least half that time, the shop’s been helmed by Connie Dennis, who co-owns the business with her sister.The state might say florists are non-essential, but on holiday weekends like Mother’s Day, they couldn’t be more essential. Flowers are a great way to brighten someone’s day, Dennis said. And during times like this, it seems everyone’s day could be a little brighter. “Sending a flower puts a smile on someone else’s face,” she said. It “tells them that you are thinking about them.”While it’s not exactly business as usual for florists, recent orders for Columbia have included birthdays, anniversaries, and as greetings or sympathies to loved ones. Some customers have used flowers in place of their own physical presence, since social distancing has kept many family members apart.Mother’s Day is usually a high earning holiday for florists like Columbia. These days, however, even that holiday competes with the funeral floral arrangements Dennis and her sister must craft. And for a business that stays away from the mourning aspects of the pandemic, Dennis finds more customers want deliveries, rather than stopping by themselves to pick up orders. That has sent Columbia delivery drivers throughout New York City, as well as New Jersey, Westchester County and Connecticut. Those are some tall orders, especially since social... https://riverdalepress.com/stories/flower-shop-among-many-businesses-fighting-to-blossom,71820
Plymouth flower shop closes after four decades as owner retires - Hometown Life
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Floral Company, in business for decades at 728 S. Main in Plymouth, has closed its doors.Couple the restrictions tied to the coronavirus pandemic with difficult economic conditions for small-town florists and Morrison said it's time to move onto another chapter in her life."The world is changed now," said Morrison, who lives in Canton. "Back in the day, you used to come to a florist because that's who sold flowers. That's not really the case now. Everyone sells it."The shop has operated in the same space since it was opened by Pat Ribar in the early 1980s. Morrison and her mother Marcia Sayles purchased the shop in 2000, running it for nearly 20 years.More: Plymouth hockey hires Darrin Silvester as new head coachMore: Plymouth Twp. trustees disagree on future of property near Hilltop Golf CourseMore: Here's what you can expect as movie theaters prep for expected reopening next monthShe did some work at Cardwell Florist in Livonia as well as Ribar Floral Company after high school and began helping out in the shop during holidays and other busy seasons, developing a close relationship with Ribar and her family. She worked outside of floral until Ribar called her to offer her the business. She then left her job and began running the shop."I remained friends with Pat Ribar all these years," she said. "So I gave my notice at work and I had called Pat."There, Morrison spent years working through holidays such as Mother's Da... https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/plymouth/2020/06/25/plymouth-floral-shop-closes/5306585002/
5 Best Florists in Fort Worth ?? - Kev's Best
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Below is a list of the top and leading Florists in Fort Worth. To help you find the best Florists located near you in Fort Worth, we put together our own list based on this rating points list.Fort Worth’s Best Florists:The top rated Florists in Fort Worth are:Cityview Florist and Gifts -provides seasonal arrangements and gourmet flowersThe Enchanted Florist -offers daily deliveries and weekly accountsBlushington Blooms -offers custom wedding flowersThe Flower Market On 7th -offers retail and wholesale novelty flowers and rosesNorth Side Florist -creates a custom flower arrangementCityview Florist and GiftsCityview Florist and Gifts is a local flower shop founded in 2006. Dedicated to provide the ultimate satisfaction to all of its customers, they ensure to give only the freshest and finest blooms of flowers. Hand-crafted and hand-delivered, they aim to always provide a personal touch to all the flower arrangements that they make.Providing flowers for all-purpose and occasions from birthdays, anniversaries, new baby and symp... https://kevsbest.com/florists-in-fort-worth/
Edible flowers from the garden | Leisure | The Daily News - Galveston County Daily News
Wednesday, July 29, 2020When choosing flowers for edibility, look for those grown safely. Don’t pluck a flower at random from an unfamiliar location or make the assumption that flowers in florist displays are edible.In most cases, the petals are the palatable part of the flowers listed as “edible.” Remove the stamens and pistil from larger flowers such as daylilies (the stamens are covered with pollen, which may aggravate allergies).Reliably edible flowers include calendulas, dandelions, geraniums, nasturtiums, pansies, roses, squash blossoms, and sweet violets. This is only a partial list of edible flowers.One flower that will soon be abundant in many area landscapes is the daylily. While the daylily nowadays is considered a delicacy by wild food gatherers and knowledgeable chefs, it has a long history in Chinese cuisine in addition to Chinese medicine.Daylily flowers can be used in a variety of ways. They add sweetness to soups and vegetable dishes. Flowers that are half opened or fully opened may be dipped in a light batter of flour and water and fried in a wok. You can add the petals to egg dishes and salads. Dried daylily petals, called “golden needles” by the Chinese, are an ingredient in many Chinese recipes, including hot-and-sour soup.Some food preparers have suggested that varieties with pale yellow or orange flowers produce the sweetest, most delectable taste. However, it appears that daylily taste is related to type of cultivar more than flower color according to serious taste trials.Eating flowers is not a weird or unusual gastronomic endeavor. If you like broccoli or cauliflower, or artichoke, then you are already a flower connoisseur since a head of broccoli or cauliflower is composed of a few hundred unopened flowers! The general rule is that the flowers of most herbs and vegetables are safe to eat (with flowers of tomato, potato, eggplant and pepper being notable exceptions). Always check first, because as with anything in life, there will always be exceptions.The guidelines provided here are definitely related to a common sense approach to selecting other types of flowers as food. Adding flower petals to a salad or garnishing a stack of pancakes with a small rose can be fun and effective, but it’s necessary to become informed before ingesting your floral creations. https://www.galvnews.com/leisure/free/article_96019eec-3f2c-5041-892d-1f3b1dbd7b48.html
Fresh Cut Flowers Debuts New Summer Essentials In Latest Lookbook - HYPEBAE
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Blue,” “Sunset,” “Baby’s Breath” and “Lavender.” Additionally, the short sleeve tees sport the label’s signature flower illustrations and its classic logo, while the long sleeve tops boast the word “FLORIST” on the front in college font.In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the label will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale to Don’t Shoot PDX, Snack Bloc and ACLU Portland. Take a look at the brand’s upcoming offerings in the gallery above.Fresh Cut Flowers’ summer collection will be available to purchase online on July 27 at 9 a.m. EST.Elsewhere in fashion, here are some of the best affordable sunglasses to wear this season. Read Full Article... https://hypebae.com/2020/7/fresh-cut-flowers-summer-collection-lookbook-tees-sweatshirts-portland-brand-release-date
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