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Stinnett: Henderson floral shop marks 90 years - The Gleaner
Tuesday, July 23, 2019HENDERSON, Ky. - In late 1977, Larry Dixon was a journeyman union bricklayer who had also been trained in welding and blueprint reading. He had a good job with a company in Evansville. He was not intending to go to work for his father-in-law’s florist shop, Shaw’s Flowers. Except that the Tri-state was in the midst of one of two historic back-to-back winters that dumped prodigious amounts of snow, making outdoor construction work temporarily scarce. Walter Shaw, father of Dixon’s wife, Cynthia, needed help and promised him a steady paycheck. “He said, ‘Cindy someday is going to take over the business. You need to learn it.’ ” Dixon agreed to try it, but said if the work didn’t suit him, he wouldn’t stay. More than 40 years later, Larry Dixon is still working at the shop with his wife (who started there full-time in 1972) and their veteran staff. But even that doesn’t begin to touch the full history of Shaw’s Flowers, which traces itself back to 1928 and this month celebrates its 90th anniversary, making it the oldest florist — and one of the oldest businesses — in Henderson. The Shaw history of gardening and selling flowers goes back at least six generations to 19th-century Germany, when the family name was spelled Zschau. Three Zschau brothers who had learned the trade immigrated to America in the early 20th century, finding work as gardeners for wealthy Chicago families and eventually each owning his own greenhouse. One of the brothers’ sons, Walter R. Zschau (who changed his last name to Shaw as he became an American citizen and enlisted in the Marines duri... https://www.thegleaner.com/story/news/2018/11/15/stinnett-henderson-floral-shop-marks-90-years/1996720002/
5 things: Where have all the flowers gone in Cape Coral? - The News-Press
Sunday, February 11, 2018Gladiolus capital of the world. One of the largest farms was in the northwest section of present-day Cape Coral, along Veterans Parkway.1. A young Norman Cox of Evansville, Indiana, purchased the land just south of Pine Island Road fronting Matlacha Pass in 1941. In 1945, he planted 2 million gladiolus bulbs. In time, Gulf Coast Farms grew to 2165 acres, of which 1441 were arable. Some 18 million bulbs were planted annually.Workers loading cut flowers onto a truck in the field at Gulf Coast Farms in Cape Coral in 1947. (Photo: Special to News-Press)2. The gladioli were harvested in November and mid-June. Migrant workers went into the fields and cut down the tall, green stalks before they bloomed, so the fields were not, as one fancies, stiped with hundreds of acres of glorious color. The harvest was precisely timed to get the stalks through the sorting, packing and shipping processes and into the hands of the florists before they bloomed. Gulf Coast Farms shipped gladiolus nationwide and overseas.Workers sorting the flowers for bundling or tying into bunches from Gulf Coast Farms in Cape Coral in 1947. (Photo: Special to News-Press)3. In those days, winter frosts in Southwest Florida were not uncommon. Growers were alert to dropping temperatures. The threat o...
COVID-19 devastated flower shops. Local florists hope Valentine's Day starts resurgence - Hometown Life
Sunday, February 28, 2021The ones that are going to be tricky are the last-minute guys that walk in," said Colleen Siembor, a co-owner of Cardwell Florist, 32109 Plymouth Road in Livonia.Uncertainty in stock and purchasing patterns has left local flower shops scratching their heads this year as to what to expect. It's been an odd year for flower shops since the pandemic began last spring. After flower shops closed down last March, many did not reopen until close to Mother's Day, and that was for curbside pickup. Couple that with churches not offering in-person Easter services last spring and a significant decrease in weddings last summer left flower shops with plenty of stock over the last year with no one to sell it to.That was the case for Bob Kupfer and Tiffany Florist in downtown Birmingham last spring. When he was closed for several weeks when COVID-19 was first detected in Michigan, he was left with a cooler full of flowers that couldn't be sold. So he would take them outside his shop at 784 S. Old Woodward and leave them in a bucket for those taking a walk and looking to get out of the house during quarantine. "When we shut down, every day I would come here and put a bucket of flowers in the street," he said. "There's a ton of people who walk by here every day. We were giving away flowers for a long time."Unknown factorsThat won't be the case in February. Kupfer said he is confident those looking to buy their sweetie some flowers — including the traditional red roses associated with the holiday — will be able to, whether they order a week early or walk in the afternoon of Feb. 14.Still, he said, it's best to order ahead to make sure customers can get e... https://www.hometownlife.com/story/money/business/2021/02/03/order-valentines-day-flowers-early-year-florists-say/4226899001/
As Mother’s Day approaches, florists watch business wilt during NY coronavirus shutdown - syracuse.com
Sunday, February 28, 2021Syracuse, N.Y. — Mother’s Day is the biggest holiday of the year for florists, but many shops across Central New York won’t be open.The flower business is taking a huge hit financially since New York imposed a statewide coronavirus shutdown for non-essential retail businesses in March.That’s on top of lost sales as normal funerals and school dances are canceled. And who knows about high school and college graduations?New York has limited florists to a single employee at a time and no walk-ins.Some in Central New York are doing their best to stay open under those rules, but others have decided it’s not worth it.At first, the pandemic made flowers more difficult to acquire.“Early on, supply was an issue,” said Kate Penn, the chief executive offer of the Society of American Florists. “There was plenty of fresh product available, but the logistics — getting it from farms to the destination — were not running smoothly."Penn said the supply chain has improved. As long as retailers aren’t ordering at the last minute, they should be able to get the fresh flower... https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/05/as-mothers-day-approaches-florists-watch-business-wilt-during-ny-coronavirus-shutdown.html
Ventura County florists reopen for deliveries, curbside pickup in time for Mother's Day - VC Star
Sunday, February 28, 2021Erin Rode Ventura County StarShow Caption Hide Caption Watch a florist in Ventura prepare flowers for Mother’s DayDella Dowler, owner of The Growing Co. in Ventura, is busy preparing bouquets of flowers for Mother’s Day amid the coronavirus pandemic.JUAN CARLO, VC StarFlorist Della Dowler thought this year would be the first Mother's Day that she actually celebrated the holiday on the official date, a small positive side effect from the coronavirus-related closure of her flower shop. Dowler, owner of The Growing Co. in Ventura, normally celebrates Mother's Day on the Sunday after the holiday, since Mother's Day is busy and accounts for up to 30 percent of her sales each year.Expecting to be closed this year because of the coronavirus, she planned to stay in bed this Mother's Day and sent her two children a menu of the foods she wanted. That changed this week when the county announced flower shops could reopen in advance of Mother's Day. Dowler was back in business. "I'd much rather be working and spreading the love an... https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2020/05/08/mothers-day-ventura-county-florists-reopen-coronavirus/3089197001/
New Floral Subscription Service from Bloom Gal at Rockcastle - Spectrum News
Sunday, February 28, 2021GREECE, N.Y. — A longtime family floral business in Greece is offering a new floral subscription service. Bloom Gal at Rockcastle Florist is a flower subscription for flower bouquets delivered on your schedule.Wendy Rockcastle is surrounded by bright beautiful flowers no matter what time of year. She’s been arranging flower bouquets for decades at her family floral business. She knows flowers make people happy.What You Need To KnowBloom Gal is a floral subscription service by Rockcastle FloristWeekly, bi-monthly, monthly and seasonal flower deliveries are availableRockcastle Florist has been in business since 1951“It has been proven that flowers improve your state of mental health. So we thought that, especially during this time, it was important to get more flowers to more people more regularly,” said Wendy Rockcastle.Wendy and her daughter Mary wanted to not only help boost spirits, but boost flower delivery service. Bloom Gal offers weekly flower delivery, bi-monthly, monthly or seasonal. You can cancel at any time. They deliver to homes and businesses in Monroe, Ontario, and parts of Wayne and Orleans countie... https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/business/2021/01/26/new-floral-subscription-service-from-bloom-gal-at-rockcastle
Judge Says Florist Charged in Capitol Riot May Travel to Mexico - The New York Times
Sunday, February 28, 2021Jan. 6 siege, said she had planned a four-day “work-related bonding retreat” in the Riviera Maya with employees and their spouses.A federal judge said on Friday that a florist from Texas who has been charged with taking part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month may travel to Mexico for what she had described as a “work-related bonding retreat.”The judge, Trevor N. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, granted the woman, Jenny Louise Cudd, permission to take the prepaid trip this month, saying she had no criminal history and there was no evidence she was a flight risk or a danger to others.Judge McFadden also said that Ms. Cudd’s pretrial services officer and prosecutors had not objected to her request to travel. Ms. Cudd must provide her itinerary to her pretrial officer and follow any other instructions the officer gives her, the judge said.Ms. Cudd, who was charged with violent entry and being in a restricted building or grounds, said in a court filing that she had “planned and prepaid” for the retreat with her employees in the Riviera Maya, south of Cancún, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 21.A grand jury has indicted Ms. Cudd, of Midland Texas, o... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/us/politics/cudd-texas-florist-mexico.html
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