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Edible flowers from the garden | Leisure | The Daily News - Galveston County Daily News

When 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

How The Founder Of House Of Lilac Is Using Dried Flowers To Pivot Her Business - Forbes

She adds:  “For us nowadays it’s about reassessing what’s going to make us profitable down the line. I’m working under the assumption that this will go on for at least another 6 months, and if that’s the case, how are we going to make money consistently every month? Does that mean more dried flowers? Does that mean other revenue streams?”  Be honest with your community “I’m such a believer in silver lining situations and what I mean by that is, take this time to assess where your business is at and what is working and what’s not working,” encourages Fernandez. “Do the work right now so that if and when this happens again, you’re not affected. And as for business, what can you give your customer? How can you pivot? Our biggest weapon has been communicating with our customers. I tell them what’s happening, what’s going on, how difficult it is to be an entrepreneur, what we’re selling and how they can support. And they connect to that.”... https://www.forbes.com/sites/viviannunez/2020/04/27/how-the-founder-of-house-of-lilac-is-using-dried-flowers-to-pivot-her-business/

New Hampshire florists see demand bloom despite event cancellations - New Hampshire Business Review

In March, “If we got one or two orders a day, we felt lucky,” said Jordan Hewson, owner of Designed Gardens Flower Studio in North Conway.But then Mother’s Day hit and many florists found they couldn’t keep up with demand.“It was unbelievable,” Hewson said. “I had to shut down my website because I couldn’t take a single more order.”Up to 75% of businesses polled by The Society of American Florists reported increased sales on Mother’s Day this year, despite the pandemic, according to a press release published May 21.“We’re really encouraged to see that spending increased, despite the many potential obstacles – financial, logistical – that could have driven floral spending on gifts downward,” said Society of American Florists (SAF) CEO Kate Penn.Shirley Wrenn of Shirley’s Flowers and Sweets in Nashua recently added a third vehicle to keep up with demand. “We have been crazy, crazy, crazy,” she said, with Mother’s Day orders extending two weeks beyond May 10.Mood elevatorsAmid a backdrop of chaos and sorrow, sending floral arrangements with pops of color is a simple way for cooped-up friends to express support and solidarity as they adjust to the norms of social distancing.Flowers are natural mood elevators, a fact that behavioral research from Rutgers University in New Jersey confirms. The study measured participants’ reactions to gifts of flowers against gifts of candles or fruit baskets, and only flowers elicited ... https://www.nhbr.com/new-hampshire-florists-see-demand-bloom-despite-event-cancelations/

Flowers and Home Décor on Nucleus Avenue - Flathead Beacon

Falls and opened the second Rose Petal location in the former Yoga Hive on Nucleus Avenue. Now with locations on the east and west sides of Glacier National Park, she’s featuring local retailers and florists as well as exotic plants that wouldn’t normally be found in rural areas. “Our goal is always to bring things to communities like Columbia Falls and Cut Bank that have more of an urban feel to them — brands you wouldn’t normally see in Montana — and then we try to do the same thing with our flowers,” Kavanagh said. “We like a more whimsical and more of a magical component than tight traditional arrangements.”Rose Petal Floral and Supply in Columbia Falls on Nov. 12, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono Flathead BeaconRose Petal’s hybrid of local and national brands includes larger names such as Rifle Paper Co. and PF Candle Co. and Montana brands like Windrift Hill. Folklore Coffee will also be moving into the shop with a pour-over bar, a service also provided in the Cut Bank shop. “We try to offer people an all-encompassing experience,” Kavanagh said. “You get to come in here, have a hot drink, shop around and we always like to keep the shop with lots of plants and flowers so it’s really lush and nice in here.”In addition to home décor, Kavanagh also keeps busy during the wedding season, working with local flower farmers including Flathead Farmworks in Kalispell. While the pandemic canceled many weddings this summer, Kavanagh says they kept busy with smaller last-minute weddings. She’s also preparing for a very busy wedding season in 2021. Rose Petal’s busy summers on the west side of the park, with weddings all over the Flathead and north to Eureka, were another reason Kavanagh wanted to open a second location.A floral arrangement at Rose Petal Floral and Supply in Columbia Falls on Nov. 12, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono Flathead Beacon“We get to go to really cool destinations,” Kavanagh said. “It’s one of those things that I didn’t expect to do with this business.”When Kavanagh purchased the business in Cut Bank, it was previously a traditio... https://flatheadbeacon.com/2020/12/02/flowers-home-decor-nucleus-avenue/

Business is 'blooming' at Park Avenue Florist & Gift Shop - Clay Today Online

Bruce Hope ORANGE PARK – Park Avenue Florist & Gift Shop is gearing up for the holiday season.The longtime Orange Park staple, like many other florists and nurseries, has, unlike many small businesses, flourished during a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.The holiday season is expected to be even more profitable for Park Avenue Florist this year. More people are sending plants and flowers since physical visiting is expected to be significantly reduced.The Blanding Avenue location has been in business for 18 years.“It has been blooming this year,” said manager Michelle McCleod, with a chuckle. “We have been very blessed. Everybody’s social distancing now with flowers.” The Monday of Thanksgiving week is where McCleod expects things to pick up, even more, heading into the peak of the holidays.The shop has several specials that will be available, such as FTD designs and Teleflora designs. They deliver all over the country as well as internationally. “We deliver worldwide – we FTD and Teleflora. We have wire services. https://www.claytodayonline.com/stories/business-is-blooming-at-park-avenue-florist-gift-shop,25109

Signature Sweets & Flowers is your place to go for holiday flowers - NMLiving

Flowers has you covered. The owner of Signature Sweets & Flowers discussed the wide selection they have to offer. Signature Sweets & Flowers is a local Albuquerque, New Mexico florist delivering courteous, professional service and the highest quality floral and gift items around. Their experienced designers can create floral arrangements that will complement any occasion and meet your budget and style expectations as well. They also offer daily delivery service to all local funeral homes and hospitals.Choose from their nice selection of Green Plants, Blooming Plants, Dish Gardens, Fruit & Gourmet Baskets, Gift Baskets, Baby Gifts, Candy, Greeting Cards, Home Décor, Scented Candles, Silk Flowers, Stuffed Animals, and more. They offer non-contact, safe delivery too. Call them at (505) 833-5400 or visit their website. Related ... https://nmliving.com/2020/11/17/signature-sweets-flowers-is-your-place-to-go-for-holiday-flowers/

Buffalo Florist Explains Why Flower Sales Haven't Slowed During Pandemic - Spectrum News

We don’t see any decline in Thanksgiving flower arrangements for the table or a living room or a wreath on the door," says Bartley.What You Need To KnowFlorist Maureen Bartley says flower sales have thrived during the pandemicShe says that part of this is because people want their home to look nice as they are spending more time there nowBartley’s pre-planning allows for same-day deliveryHaving been a florist now for 50 years, Bartley knows flowers well, and believes that one of the reasons why people aren’t cutting back on them even during a pandemic is because they want to make their homes look as nice as possible, especially because they’re spending so much time there these days.She also attributes pre-planning, which allows for same-day delivery, to the success of her business."We get prepared. We get containers ready, we get bows made, we get vases thought out. We do the planning, because it is sort of last minute of a lot of flower arranging in general. The phone rings and it means for that day usually," adds Bartley.During this uncertain time, Bartley says that she is prepared for whatever happens."Nobody knows what’s going to happen from day to day. The dangerous rate of infection here in Buffalo could change everything in a day. We’re planning for the biggest orders and prepared to change if we have to," explains Bartley.To learn more about Maureen’s Buffalo Wholesale Flower Mark... https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2020/11/22/why-flower-sales-haven-t-been-slowing-down

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