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How this Forsyth County resident is making flowers cool again - Forsyth County News Online

JJ’s Flower Shop, named for her Golden-Doodle puppy, Jaxon Jones – anda hip vehicle – a 1968 Volkswagen Transporter.By September, she was selling flowers in Avalon, themixed-use development in Alpharetta. Soon she expanded her operation to KrogStreet Market in Atlanta.Though the shop was popular with customers, even Donjuanadmits she was surprised when she got a call earlier this year asking if shewas interested in opening a brick-and-mortar store, which is now located inPonce City Market at 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta. “I don’t think I ever imagined myself being here,” Donjuansaid. “I don’t think I even knew to dream about having a job at Ponce CityMarket one day but everything kind of just escalated, and I think we had a lotof really awesome support from the community and everybody loved it and wantedto get on board.”The business offers a variety of services not typicallyassociated with flower shops, such as a build-your-own-bouquet, coming toevents and deliveries through Postmates in the metro area.“I think a lot of flower shops, they’re very traditional. Itsounds like things your family would want to buy,” she said. “One of ourmissions is to make flowers cool again and put a fun spin on it for millennialsand people that want to see something new or unique.”... https://www.forsythnews.com/local/how-forsyth-county-resident-making-flowers-cool-again/

Dorothy A. Lattanzi, 83, of Hudson - Community Advocate

May 31, 2019 in Marlborough, with family members at her side.She is survived by her husband, Leonard “Len,” to whom she was married and devoted for 62 years; her son, Michael and wife Nancy of Alpharetta, Ga.; daughter Dianne Crisan and husband John of Westfield, N.J.; son Douglas and wife Sandra of Kings Park, N.Y.; daughter Donna Kelly and husband Brian of Hudson; son Matthew and wife Michele of Hudson; and 11 grandchildren. Dot is also survived by her sister, Rita Borden of Garden City Park, N.Y. She was predeceased by her brother, Vincent Michaelis, and sister Janet Dugan.Dot was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1935 and grew up in Long Beach on Long Island. A woman of great faith, she led by example and offered guidance when necessary. Her sense of humor was boundless and she was happiest when surrounded by family at an overloaded dinner table, swapping stories and making new memories.After her work was complete in raising and educating her five children, Dot and Len retired to a beach house in South Bethany, Del. It quickly became an oceanside magnet, annually attracting her children and grandchildren for weeks of fun in the sun, surf, and sand. Many happy, lasting memories were made during the 15 years Dot and Len spent there.In their later years... https://www.communityadvocate.com/2019/06/03/dorothy-a-lattanzi-83-of-hudson/

5 locally-owned shops every Atlantan should visit - Atlanta Journal Constitution

All locations (Suwanee, Midtown, Marietta, Kennesaw, Decatur, Brookhaven and Alpharetta) are open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. bigpeachrunningco.com.My Parents’ BasementFew locations in Atlanta can boast an arcade, comic bookstore, restaurant and bar all in the same location, but My Parents’ Basement in Avondale Estates has pulled it off. The locally-owned business – billed with a clever nod to its likely clientele as “Your Friendly Neighborhood Comic Book Bar” – was started by three friends with similar interests in the business’ featured wares and entertainment. What began as a “humble pop-up shop” turned into a full-blown brick-and-mortar location in 2015 and has been evolving in its offerings ever since.11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday. 22 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. 404-292-4607. myparentsbasementcbcb.comCriminal RecordsThis Little Five Points destination for all things vinyl – as well as other not-so-gracefully-aging musical mediums such as CD and cassette – also carries DVDs, Blu-rays, comic books, toys, art and apparel. And, it goes without saying since you’ve made it this far in the article and understand how this works, it’s locally owned. According to its site: “We aim to engage music lovers by providing a space to discover and enjoy music in the physical medium while connecting kindred spirits of all ages and backgrounds directly to artists and other members of the creative community.”11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-7 p.m. Sunday. 1154-A Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-215-9511. criminalatl.com Mama Bath and BodyThe brainchild of Emilie Sennebogen Bryant – self-described on her business’ website as “part borderline hippie, part aspiring entrepreneur” – Mama Bath and Body launched in September 2004 after the culmination of almost three years of “research and development and a life-long love of body products.” The store offers soaps, aromatherapy oils, plant care products, as well as bath salts, deodorants and gift sets for both women and men. (They also carry beard oils.)Krog Street Market location: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 404-909-9994. 112 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. 404-377-7800. loveyourmama.com Support real journalism. Support local journalism. Subscribe to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today. See offers. Your subscription to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution funds in-depth reporting and investigations that keep you informed. Thank you for supporting real journalism. ... https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/locally-owned-shops-every-atlantan-should-visit/LJ9KU2kC5YWBRgbjFVaHgJ/

6 locally owned shops to visit in Atlanta - Atlanta Journal Constitution

All locations (Suwanee, Midtown, Marietta, Kennesaw, Decatur, Brookhaven and Alpharetta) are open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. bigpeachrunningco.com Support real journalism. Support local journalism. Subscribe to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today. See offers. Your subscription to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution funds in-depth reporting and investigations that keep you informed. Thank you for supporting real journalism. ... https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/locally-owned-shops-visit-atlanta/LJ9KU2kC5YWBRgbjFVaHgJ/

Despite its beauty, honeysuckle is a weed - MyAJC

To keep it upright, I attached three spring-loaded cables. But now I see that some of the top leaves are turning brown. What can I do to help the tree recover? Roland Kort, AlpharettaA: My guess about the brown leaves is that when the tree fell there was enough damage to the root system to interrupt moisture going to the top of the tree. I predict you’ll continue to have brown leaves, particularly if the summer is dry. There is not much you can do to speed up root recovery. A light application of fertilizer in spring, plus water when the soil is dry and mulch to keep the soil cool, is the best you can do. Keep the cable support system in place for at least ten years. It will take that long for new anchor roots to grow. You might be better off to replace this tree with a new one in the same spot. Listen to Walter Reeves Saturday mornings on News 95.5 FM and AM750 WSB. Visit his website, www.walterreeves.com, follow him on Twitter @walterreeves, on Pinterest, or join his Facebook Fan Page at bit.ly/georgiagardener for more garden tips... http://www.myajc.com/lifestyles/home--garden/despite-its-beauty-honeysuckle-weed/B6zDsOISL9hZuTgrKdPQZL/

Toilet paper over tulips: How the floral industry is being affected by COVID - UNF Spinnaker

San Francisco on March 19. Scott Shepard, former wholesaler at Cut Flower Wholesale in Atlanta, Georgia and current creator of the Flower Podcast, expresses concern about the uncertainty this pandemic has caused. “I don’t see how we can continue business as usual,” Shepard says. “We’re just now wading into this pool. I don’t think we fully know the impact this is going to have.”But wholesalers represent just one part of the floral industry. After suppliers come the small businesses that are dependent upon their community’s need for cut flowers: retail flower shops and event floral designers. Of course, with many people suddenly left unemployed, the last thing on their minds is buying flowers from retail shops. “Discretionary spending is one of the first things that’s impacted, and that always hurts the floral industry,” Shepard says. “Right now people are more concerned with toilet paper than tulips.”Several shops have developed creative ways to continue business while remaining socially responsible and adhering to recommendations from the Center for Disease Control. St. John’s Flower Market in Jacksonville, Florida transitioned to an outdoor shop, where customers can pull up and decide what they’d like from the safety of their cars. They also implemented free non-contact delivery to drive sales. However, Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry ordered all non-essential businesses to close, which includes St. John’s Flower Market. General manager Katrina Thiesen is already thinking about the long-term impacts this closure could have. “I’m worried it will continue through Mother’s Day, which is what carries us through summer,” Thiesen says. Sign outside St. John’s Flower Market, Photographed by Markus ThiesenStill, other floral designers derive their income solely through events. As of March 15, the CDC recommended canceling or postponing events with more than 50 people to prevent the further spread of the virus. This dashed the hopes of many spring brides as well as the incomes of their chosen florists.Freelance florists have also experienced a blow to their income with event cancellations. To combat this, New York City florist Kathryn Hinish, known as Flowerwitch, organized a Go Fund Me. New York freelance florists can apply for funding that’s made possible by donations. “I will be focusing on the NYC area to start, as this is the area that has fostered my growth as a florist and I want to support this community as best I can,” Hinish says on the GoFundMe p... https://unfspinnaker.com/83395/latest-stories/toilet-paper-over-tulips-how-the-floral-industry-is-being-affected-by-covid/

From Wedding to Nursing Home: Flowers Bloom Again In The Hearts Of The Sick And Elderly - NBC 6 South Florida

Amanda chose what used to be her favorite number, 4, to be a part of the name of the organization. Her plan is to one day run Blooms4Smiles from an office building. Her family is moving to Georgia soon, and Amanda said she already has contacts there who can help her get the operation going.For now, though, she has her fingers crossed while waiting to hear back from the Silver Knight Awards, which are sponsored by The Miami Herald and recognize outstanding high school seniors. Amanda was nominated for the business category.She is graduating from St. Brendan in May, and said she was glad the school had allowed her to bring Blooms4Smiles to her classmates. "They're doing amazing!" she said with a smile in regards to her friends' bouquet-building abilities. "They're really just making the arrangements beautifully, and I think it's going to turn out beautifully when we deliver them." After nearly two hours of flower-arranging, mini-bouquets were lining every table on the patio, and Myrna had not even returned with the additional vases needed. The students, mostly girls, kept themselves busy by organizing the ready vases into boxes, cleaning up the trash and finishing inserting special Valentines' day messages into every arrangement. It read: "You are worthy, you are loved, you are enough, you are irreplaceable." ... https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/how-a-miami-teen-is-recycling-flowers-to-bring-smiles-to-nursing-home-residents/2189871/

The Gardeners Who Planted for US Presidents - Prescott eNews

Virginia.George Field (Served 1875–1877, under Ulysses Grant.) The first English gardener at the White House, Field's floral fame came after he left the White House. He opened a garden center on Georgia Avenue NW with his brother Thomas. Field was responsible for naming and promoting the 'American Beauty' rose, originally selected on historian George Bancroft's estate as 'La Madame Ferdinande Jamin.' Field supplied the cattleya orchids for Alice Roosevelt Longworth's bridal bouquet in 1906. The Washington Post described him as an orchid specialist. He was an active member of the Florist Club of Washington. In 1916, he sold his stock of orchid plants for $15,000.Henry Pfister (Served 1877–1902, under Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt.) A native of Zurich, Switzerland, Pfister trained in the conservatories of a Swiss banker and at the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. He made his way to Cincinnati and then to Washington, where he was hired under Hayes. Pfister managed the greenhouses, designed and planted the ornamental beds around the White House lawns, and provided all indoor floral and plant decorations, including the wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom. He later opened his own florist and landscape design business on Connecticut Avenue.George Hay Brown (Served 1902–1909, under Theodore Roosevelt.) The son of a landscape gardener in Perthshire, Scotland, where he learned the family trade. In 1850, the family immigrated to the United States. In 1858, Brown took a job in Washington D.C. at the government experimental gardens. During the Civil War, he served with the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. By 1890 he was back in Washington D.C. as a public gardener with the War Department. Brown worked on the Capitol grounds, city parks, and the government propagating gardens and greenhouses near the Washington Monument, as well as the White House. He taught Theodore Roosevelt's children how to propagate plants in his greenhouses.Charles Henlock (Served 1909–1931, under William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover.) A Yorkshireman, and proud of his horticultural training, having worked for Lord Mowbray in Yorkshire, Lord Denbigh in Warwickshire, and Lord Harrington in Derbyshire before spending five years with the Royal Horticultural Society. Henlock arrived in Washington D.C. just before President Cleveland's wedding in 1886 and was hired as a foreman gardener at the White House, and grew to the propagating gardens and city parks. Henlock was the White House head gardener in 1909, where he was responsible for the first shipment of cherry trees sent from Japan as well as the successful plantings around the Tidal Basin.William Saunders Reeves (Served 1931–1945, under Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt. William Saunders Reeves was the first American-born White House head gardener.) His grandfather, William Saunders, was the chief of experimental gardens for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and founder of the National Grange but is perhaps best remembered for introducing the navel orange. Reeves worked under both Roosevelt's, starting as a groundskeeper at the White House during the Theodore Roosevelt administration in 1903. Through World War I, he was gardener-shepherd to Wilson's flock of sheep. Reeves became the head gardener and chief floral designer while Hoover was in office.Robert M. Redmond (Served 1945–1962, under Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and John Kennedy.) Born in 1907, the tall, red-haired Redmond started mowing lawns at the White House as a teenager during the Coolidge administration. "Red" became superintendent of the White House Grounds under the Truman administration. Redmond was the last head gardener at the White House also to be responsible for indoor floral decorations. Jacqueline Kennedy appointed Rusty Young to the n... https://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/features/columnists/mountain-gardener/item/34856-the-gardeners-who-planted-for-u-s-presidents

Fresh Flowers: Colorado natives open Bloom Bar & Co. boutique in Rockrimmon - Colorado Springs Gazette

Oliver said.Before landing in Colorado Springs, Maraia and Oliver were traveling nurses who spent time in Denver as well as parts of Washington, California and Georgia.One of the key features that makes Bloom Bar & Co. unique is their drive to support local trade and industries, sourcing only the best and premium flowers, often from Colorado farms, which allows them to skip wholesalers, bringing more value to the customer and extending the longevity of the flowers and plants they sell. Customers of the craft floral boutique have the opportunity to take a seat at the “bloom bar,” where a team member can assist with designing and arranging from a wide variety of floral and foliage pieces, giving customers the opportunity to understand, learn, create and re-create wonderful centerpieces for all occasions.Bloom Bar & CO. also provides services for all special occasions, from weddings and funerals to special events. Same-day flower delivery is available “anywhere in Colorado Springs,” Maraia said.“We want to help you create the event of your dreams, and nothing makes an event like gorgeous flowers! With over a decade of floral design, our master florist is adept at accommodating a variety of budgets and themes. Our experience ranges from small, intimate backyard weddings to grand hotel events,” states the Bloom Bar website, bloombarandco.com.Instead of Happy Hour at a bar, customers of Bloom can enjoy “Flower Hour” daily from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. During that time, Bloom offers a 30% discount off the bloom bar stems.The boutique also offers wares from “local makers” including BonBon Bombardier, Blue Owl Preserves, Lockhart Honey, the Queens TEAAApothecary and Ladyfingers Letter Press.In February, the business will be restarting its popular floral design classes. The classes accommodate up to 12 people at the Rockrimmon location and include seasonal drinks and snacks for students to enjoy. Group classes can be arranged, as well as alternate class locations, for larger groups for all occasions.From 6-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, Bloom Bar is hosting a floral design class at Building3Coffee in Colorado Springs for $30. The class includes all flowers and supplies for a unique flower arrangement and instruction by Walker. Register by calling the shop at 548-8646 or via the Facebook invite: facebook.com... https://gazette.com/woodmenedition/fresh-flowers-colorado-natives-open-bloom-bar-co-boutique-in/article_1946e186-3d78-11ea-a5c5-47394e19e645.html