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Bloom where you're planted: Bancroft's Flowers is oldest Iowa flower shop - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

CEDAR FALLS — Tucked away for safekeeping and posterity, Philip Batchelder has several Bancroft’s Flowers catalogs dating from 1917 and 1919 listing every flower and nursery plant the shop sold and shipped around the country.A vintage store advertisement from the 1890s celebrates the shop’s many funeral arrangements such as a chair composed of flowers and a floral anchor symbolizing “anchored in Christ.” Behind the sales counter at the shop are framed photographs of the founder, Joseph Bancroft, his wife Elizabeth, and other memorabilia.At 144 years old, Bancroft’s Flowers & Greenhouses is the oldest flower shop in Iowa, according to the Florist’s Review magazine, a trade publication. It is the second oldest florist west of the Mississippi and the 11th oldest in the United States.The shop was established in 1874 at 416 W. 12th St., in Cedar Falls. That also makes it the oldest business still at the same location in Cedar Falls, says current owner Batchelder. It was owned by three g... http://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/bloom-where-you-re-planted-bancroft-s-flowers-is-oldest/article_d92d61fb-6d05-5251-98b5-b0853bb7335a.html

Florist Spreading the Love - kwwl.com

CEDAR FALLS (KWWL) -Valentines day, its a holiday that brings lot of pressure for many in a relationship, but it isn't just those shopping for the perfect gift that feel the stress.KWWL's Jessica Hartman dropped into Cedar Fall's oldest flower shop to see how they survive their biggest holiday.For the florists at Bancroft's, the trick to surviving this marathon week, well her name is Lisa Parker."I am the cheerleading coach. The flower coach," laughs Lisa. No one has the Valentines bug like her A holiday employee, Lisa loves spending this week each year sharing the love with every phone call."I say love is in the air at Bancroft Flowers. How may we help you?" says Lisa when she answers the phone.And with more than 500 arrangements spreading the love through out the Cedar Valley this weekend. The team says it really does take somebody like Lisa to keep them going.  "In the afternoon, we are all just ready to crash and take a nap and she is just giving us rounds of applause. She really i... http://www.kwwl.com/story/31213171/2016/02/12/florist-spreading-the-love

Hudson Flower Shop - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierHudson Flower ShopWaterloo Cedar Falls CourierDo you need to send flowers to a friend, colleague, or loved one in the Hudson area? Then work with your local Hudson florist to get the highest quality flower arrangements and the best delivery service -- all at the lowest possible price! Take a ... http://wcfcourier.com/offers/shopping/flowers_gifts/florists/hudson-flower-shop/business_4000009648.html

Flower child: FTD award helps Reinbeck florist with move to town landmark - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

This is a lot bigger space."Lubbert said she will open early to catch the coffee-drinking crowd."We’re going to be open for morning commuters so people can have a coffee when they go to Cedar Falls or Waterloo to work," she said. "I know people are really proud of the businesses they have in this town. I wanted to make sure I could do right by it and do something people approved of."... http://wcfcourier.com/business/local/flower-child-ftd-award-helps-reinbeck-florist-with-move-to/article_9b753684-a97b-5ee4-8daa-e1264ead8cb7.html

Local flower shop donates to hometown hero's wedding - kwwl.com

CEDAR FALLS (KWWL) -Local hero Taylor Morris and his fiance Danielle Kelly are tying the knot this weekend.Morris is a Cedar Falls native who was in the U.S. Navy before he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan.The explosion caused Morris to become a quadruple amputee. For their wedding, one local flower shop is helping to make it picture perfect. KWWL's Jessica Hartman caught up with florists at Bancroft Flowers as they put the finishing touches on the bride's bouquet."Its priceless."The cost & time spent doesn't matter to the florists at Bancroft.  "I am donating my time. They are good people; I don't know them personally, but their story is amazing and he is a veteran. My husband is a veteran and it means a lot," said florist Nancy Zaugg.Bancroft might be a small locally owned flower shop, but they certainly have a big heart.When Nancy Zaugg heard from a friend Taylor and Danielle were struggling to find fresh flowers; she immediately brought the idea to her colleges."Danielle was wa... http://www.kwwl.com/story/30175556/2015/10/02/local-flower-shop-donates-to-home-town-heros-wedding

Some people using gardening as therapy during the Coronavirus Pandemic - KCRG

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Some people across Eastern Iowa are getting a green thumb during the Coronavirus pandemic. Workers at Pierson’s Flower Shop in Cedar Rapids say they have been getting calls about people wanting to start their gardens. Experts say getting some fresh air is a good way to take care of your mental health during the pandemic. Workers at Pierson's say gardening is a good way to be outside while social distancing. They say working with soil can be a form of connecting with nature. While seeing something bloom is a sign of life during these tough times. Workers say people are still ordering flowers to send to loved ones or coworkers. They say it's a way to let people know that they are appreciated. "I think it's very important to stay in touch,” said Al Pierson, owner of Pierson’s Flower Shop. “You can't get out... https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Some-people-using-gardening-as-therapy-during-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic-569918081.html

Benos Flowers and Gifts wants to bring fun, happiness - The Gazette

By Deborah Neyens, correspondent Long Para:0 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- IOWA CITY — A new Iowa City business aims to spread happiness.Long Para:1 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Benito Ocampo Campos opened Beno’s Flowers and Gifts on Nov. 15 in downtown Iowa City, realizing a longtime goal to own his own flower shop. Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “Flowers bring happiness, with their smell and their colors, when people receive them,” Ocampo said. “Everyone loves flowers.”Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Ocampo, who grew up in Mexico, opened his first business in that country at the age of 19.Long Para:3 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “It was a small gift shop — only about 300 square feet,” he recalled. “I did decorations with balloons for parties and a few weddings with flowers but not much. I had no experience.”Long Para:4 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- A year or two later, Ocampo moved to... https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/iowa-city-benos-flowers-floral-shop-florist-flower-20190121

Benos Flowers and Gifts wants to bring fun, happiness - The Gazette

By Deborah Neyens, correspondent Long Para:0 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- IOWA CITY — A new Iowa City business aims to spread happiness.Long Para:1 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Benito Ocampo Campos opened Beno’s Flowers and Gifts on Nov. 15 in downtown Iowa City, realizing a longtime goal to own his own flower shop. Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “Flowers bring happiness, with their smell and their colors, when people receive them,” Ocampo said. “Everyone loves flowers.”Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Ocampo, who grew up in Mexico, opened his first business in that country at the age of 19.Long Para:3 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “It was a small gift shop — only about 300 square feet,” he recalled. “I did decorations with balloons for parties and a few weddings with flowers but not much. I had no experience.”Long Para:4 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- A year or two later, Ocampo moved to... https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/iowa-city-benos-flowers-floral-shop-florist-flower-20190121

Citizen of the Year: Catlins fantastic florist - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

She also worked at J.C. Penney in Danville, where she met her husband, Tim, then a manager trainee.She and Tim married in May 1987. That October, Tim's job with the department store took them to Iowa and then Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming and Minnesota. In Nebraska, Welsh — who continued to work as a florist out west — directed community theater, served on the Miss Nebraska Pageant board of directors and directed the pageant for three years. In Wyoming, she was involved with the Cheyenne Frontier Days, billed as the world's largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration.In 2004, the couple and their young son, Tanner, moved back to Catlin to be near family. A couple of years later, Welsh opened Floral-n-Flair, a flower shop and event-planning business, in the same downtown building she started out in. She and business partner Kay Smoot also own and operate a gift boutique called Pauline's Attic.Welsh was working one evening when Stutsman popped in."Who got it, and how are we going to decorate?" she asked, thinking he'd stopped by to discuss the Citizen of the Year banquet at the Methodist Church, which she decorates.She was floored by his answer."It still hasn't sunk in," she said, the day before the banquet.While honored, Welsh was quick to acknowledge her "crew," including local high school students and residents who help her set up for community events, weddings and parties — and family. Tanner, who turns 21 this month, has autism, and Tim is his full-time caregiver and still finds time to help out at work."I wouldn't be able to do any of this without him," she said."It's always been a team effort," she continued, adding she learned that from her dad who helped out in many ways at the shop and home before he passed away a couple of years ago.Welsh recalled sitting at the family table years ago after her brother became a 1,000-yard rusher on his high school football team."My dad pointed to his picture on the front of the sports page and said, 'He wouldn't have done that without his line that blocked for him.' I've always remembered that. You can't do it alone. You have to surround yourself with good people and work as a team."... http://www.news-gazette.com/noelle-mcgee/2018-11-01/citizen-the-year-catlins-fantastic-florist.html