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NATURE'S TURN: Peak summer flowers, fruits and foes | - theberkshireedge.com

July 15 column** to be reminded of and ready for the possible arrival of very challenging cross-striped cabbage worms.ResourcesIndian Line Farm sunflower seedlings purchased at the Great Barrington Farmers MarketTurtle Tree Seeds organic-biodynamic Delicious 51 PMR Melonhttps://ctl.cornell.edu/news/product/melon-pmr-delicious-51/*https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/squash-vine-borers**https://theberkshireedge.com/natures-turn-unwelcome-cabbage-white-butterflies-and-dreaded-cross-striped-cabbage-moths/Opportunities to participateGarden Conservancy Open Dayshttps://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/open-days-schedule?utf8=%E2%9C%93&location=New+York&category=&date=https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/specialprograms [contact-form-7 id="77075" title="Post Email"] ... https://theberkshireedge.com/natures-turn-peak-summer-flowers-fruits-and-foes/

'Floral fusion' the theme of 2018 Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show - The Providence Journal

Szosz came to the flower and garden team as a professional gardener — she is the head gardener at the Rhode Island Country Club, in Barrington, — and as president of the Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs.The state federation was organized in 1930 and now has more than 1,000 members who love gardening and floral design but also are responsible for plantings that beautify many cities and towns, and who advocate for preserving the beauty and natural resources of Rhode Island.The broader Home Show has its own share of attractions, including the Home Design Hub, a 10-room display of interior design created by four local designers and built by career and technical school students from across the state. Students also were involved in building the educational Energy Efficiency Showcase, an interactive display.The popular Home Décor Store is also returning this year."Adding the Flower & Garden Show to the Rhode Island Home Show was a way for us to combine outdoor living, horticulture and the environment with energy and housing," says John Marcantonio, chief executive of the Builders Association. "Bringing the flower show back in 2017 got off to a slow start, but I’m sure most will be happy to know that it’s growing in the right direction in 2018."— Kathie Raleigh is a Rhode Island-based freelance writer.If you go ...What: 2nd annual Spring Flower & Garden Show, in collaboration with the 68th annual Rhode Island Home ShowWhere: Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., ProvidenceWhen: Thursday and Friday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors, free for children 15 and under. Tickets available at the door are valid for re-entry all four days.Information: ribahomeshow.com... http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20180404/floral-fusion-theme-of-2018-rhode-island-spring-flower--garden-show

Yuletide celebration coming to Storrowton Village Museum - MassLive.com

Fontaine said. "We will also have Sally-Jane Heit with us this year. She is a former Broadway actress, who has also appeared in movies and on television, who is retired and now lives in Great Barrington. Her readings of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' will be infused with her own comedic stories about Christmas and her memoirs of performing over the years," she added. Among the many scheduled performances and activities both days will be:Barbara Bennett, organ recital of seasonal carols, Saturday at 11 a.m.Mike Rondeau, ice sculpting demonstration, Saturday at noonGail White, a discussion on how New England Native Americans prepared for winterHands-on crafts for the whole familyCactusHead Puppet Show presents "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," Saturday at 3 p.m.Stan Svec, Folk Music of 19th Century America, Sunday at 1 p.m.Sally-Jane Heit, reading of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and stories of Christmases past, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. There will also by 19th century craft demonstrations of blacksmithing, heart cooking, quilting, broom making and tinsmithing, as well as hands-on crafts for both kids and adults to participate in. Also, visitors will also be able to do a little holiday shopping at the Storrowton Gift Shop in the Phillips House. And, the Holiday Sweet Shoppe in Potter Mansion will be selling hot beverages and baked goods prepared by Storrowton volunteers and staff. But the old-fashioned fun doesn't end on Sunday. After the weekend's free event, the Village will hold Yuletide Open House Tours for $7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 5-9 and a special Yuletide By Lantern Light on Dec. 6 from 6-8 p.m., also for $7. Children 6 and under are free for the regular tours, while those 2 and under are free for the lantern light tours. Storrowton Village will also offer ASL tours on December 3 conducted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those interested in those special tours should check in at the Gift Shop upon arrival. Parking is free for the event. http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/yuletide_celebration_coming_to.html

Snapshot: Random Acts of Flowers surprise Barrington residents - Current in Carmel

Random Acts of Flowers as a team-building exercise. The employees spent the day arranging, delivering and surprising nursing home residents with the bouquets, including at The Barrington of Carmel.“Our mission is to improve the well-being of people in hospitals and nursing homes. People are attracted to our mission for a lot of different reasons. There’s not anyone who can’t benefit from someone in their community coming in and reminding them that they’re not alone and they care about them,” said Lindsay Potter, program manager at Random Acts of Flowers. http://currentincarmel.com/snapshot-random-acts-of-flowers-surprise-barrington-residents

Illinois Hospital Plants Flowers To Represent COVID-10 Patients - q985online.com

Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois is using a flower with a very special meaning to represents inpatients that were treated and released for COVID-19. Not only is it significant to show the recovery rates of this pandemic but it also looks great too.The frontline heroes at Edwards are planting daffodils outside of the hospital, each represents their COVID-19 patients. The daffodils are near signs that read, "a flower for every COVID-19 discharged and healing at home."Edward Hospital & Health Services (Facebook)Edward Hospital's Facebook post explains why this is an important message for its local community.The daffodils will provide an uplifting representation of those who are winning the fight against this deadly virus.This would look great outside each hospital of hospitals along the state line.TRENDING: Dixon Man Asks if Anyone Knows Whose House Door Landed On His CarJB Love is ½ of  Q98.5's Lil Zim & JB In The Morning, weekday mornings from 5:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. Follow h... https://q985online.com/illinois-hospital-plants-flowers-to-represent-covid-10-patients/

South Bay History: Torrance flower producer once supplied gardenias and orchids nationwide - The Daily Breeze

Florists’ Transworld Delivery, or FTD. FTD started in 1910 as Florists’ Telegraph Delivery in Detroit, later moving to Downers Grove, Illinois, and growing into a global enterprise.Wright already was a master flower grower, and frequent winner at the Southern California Horticultural Association’s annual garden show for his roses.But he had a vision that went beyond his flower shop’s walls. He decided to specialize in producing two types of flowers, gardenias and orchids. He wanted to grow them in bulk and set up a network to distribute them nationwide.Gardenias grow in a greenhouse at Wright’s Greenhouses orchid and gardenia farm in Torrance, on May 27, 1937. (Credit: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection)Neither plant naturally thrives in the South Bay’s cool and dry climate, so Wright went looking to buy land where he could build greenhouses to replicate the humid climate in which they grow best.He found such a parcel at the corner of present-day 190th Street and Western Avenue but it wasn’t in Torrance. Yet.The city wasn’t on anyone’s radar in 1907, when Wright began his operations there. He started building greenhouses five years before the city’s founding date and 14 years prior to its incorporation.Wright’s parcel was 12 acres of unincorporated county land then, and it wouldn’t be annexed to Torrance until 1930. “Not a building was to be seen,” when he bought the land, Wright told the Torrance Herald in 1936.Flowers grow in a greenhouse at Wright’s Greenhouses orchid and gardenia farm in Torrance, on May 27, 1937. (Credit: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection)Gardenias in bloom. 2007 file photo. (Credit: Orange County Register) SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBy 1912, he had his operation... https://www.dailybreeze.com/south-bay-history-torrance-flower-producer-once-supplied-gardenias-and-orchids-nationwide

CBS11 Investigates Online ‘Florist’ With Hundreds Of Complaints - CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

That’s what Susan Hatch did when she wanted to send flowers to an out-of-state relative.“Went to Google. Googled local florists in Park Ridge, Illinois, and they came to the top of the search engine.” She’s talking about Troys Florist, a company whose website touts it as “the best Park Ridge florist you trust.”“They had a whole range of flower arrangements, probably 100 different selections,” said Hatch.She paid $100 for the “beauty in bloom” arrangement, but Hatch said the flowers that arrived were not nearly as nice. “Cheap! Really poor quality.” When she complained, Troys offered her a 10% refund. “That didn’t even cover the delivery fee,” said Hatch.Even so, Troys Florist is “the best” in a lot of places. We searched for local florists across DFW; every time Troys was one of the top results. The best in Fort Worth, Frisco, DeSoto and Melissa. So we ordered a bouquet of our own. We paid for the “thinking of you” bouquet. A Fort Worth florist delivered a smaller arrangement with different colors to our studios. She said she had never heard of Troys.CBS 11 News ordered the bouquet on the left. The one on the right is what was delivered to the newsroom. Not even close! (credit: CBS 11 News)That’s because Troys Florist isn’t in Texas. The company’s address i... https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/02/12/cbs11-investigates-online-florist-with-hundreds-of-complaints/

Demanding Answers: NJ Company Accused Of Posing As Local Florists Nationwide - CBS New York

Troys Florist customer Susan Hatch ordered online, pictured on the right is the arrangement that was received (Photos Provided)“Googled ‘local florists in Park Ridge, Illinois’ and they came to the top of the search engine,” Hatch said.Each time CBS2 searched for a “local florist” — from Plano, Texas, to West Milford, New Jersey — Troys Florist was one of the top results, boasting it’s a “family-run business” with a “huge loyal following within the community.”A former employee of Troys Florist says orders nationwide really go through a house on Route 18 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. (Credit: CBS2)A former employee who asked we hide her identity says orders nationwide really go through a house on Route 18 in East Brunswick, New Jersey.“How would you find the real local florist?” Rozner asked.“The same way like the people do. We go on Google,” the former employee said. “So once you put in your order for, let’s say, $100, we send it out to a local florist.”But they allegedly called in a much cheaper arrangement, she says, at the discretion of owner Perry Kessisiades, who would keep a cut of the money as his commission.“He would be on top of us in order to make that percentage everyday,” the former employee said. “Anywhere from 40% up was perfect.”She says she was fired after complaining about two weeks’ worth of pay she was owed. She says she earned $15. She also alleges that arrangements under $60, some for funerals, were never fulfilled.Legitimate flower shops told CBS2 confused customers ended up posting bad reviews about them.Mario Milewski, the owner of Christy’s Florist, located across the street from Troys, says he stopped doing business with them months ago.“That put my business, my name at risk, my reputation,” he said.CBS2 showed him some of the arrangements people have been getting.“Absolutely terrible. My kids can do a better job,” Milewski said.At least 350 customers nationwide have complained to the Better Business Bureau, mostly in the last year. It’s given the company an F rating.“We’re assuming our letters and our notices... https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/02/12/troys-florist-scam/