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In flower, bud and 'rib-it,' signs of spring appear - The Seattle Times

By May, the tree canopy will leaf out and hog the sun, but for now, the spring ephemerals are basking. In gardens, crocus and snowdrop show clean and bright in their brief but long-awaited display.Flowers this small are overlooked in the abundance yet to come, rhododendrons tall as trees cascading with bloom. But right now, each flower is noticed.Pussy willows have put out their silky gray catkins, arrayed along twigs yet to leaf out.This far north and west, each hour of light, as Seattle swings back toward the sun, is noticed, clocked, savored. On March 12 at 2 a.m., it will be time to spring forward.Just like the plants and animals already in the swing of a new season. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/in-flower-and-bud-signs-of-spring-appear/

Equipped with florist, salon, McDonald's - WDIV Detroit

Everyone has been really friendly as well," added Afoa. "I kind of expected people not to talk but everyone has been really approachable and friendly."Prescott and Afoa are typical of many athletes basking in what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.For every Phelps and Bolt, there are competitors for whom the Olympics is their one cameo on the biggest stage and a unique opportunity to mix with athletes from around the world."It's been pretty awesome," said Prescott, with the giant national flags that adorn the apartment complexes visible over her shoulder."This is my first Olympics so I didn't really know what to expect. It's very big, very colorful and very beautiful."And while Prescott and Afoa are enjoying the experience as well as the competition, other athletes have a singular focus and realistic medal hopes.Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Uran took the silver medal in the road race at London 2012 and he hopes to go one better when he climbs into the saddle on Saturday.Uran has been impressed with the village and the food on offer but he has found it difficult to practice on Rio's congested roads."It's normal because the people are working," the 29-year old said. "For the sport it's an Olympic Games, for the people, it's normal, (they) need to go to work."But despite the challenges, Uran is savoring the unique atmosphere created by the Olympics."For me, I like it because it's totally different," he said, "different to Giro d'Italia, different to Tour de France. I like this experience."Two first-time Olympians also relishing the Games are Jamaicans Danniel Thomas and Daina Levy."Just being here, the experience, it's really good because it just gives you a whole different meaning to doing what you love," Thomas, who will compete in the shot put, told CNN."I just feel like the atmosphere in general is really, really good and it just overshadows all the other things that are going on."Levy agreed. "It's just uplifting. It's about people who are passionate about their sports."We're passionate about our sports, and you get to meet people who are genuinely interested in what you do. It's just a completely welcoming environment, I think."While clearly embracing the camaraderie and warmth of the village, both admit there were some teething problems.Levy said their rooms "weren't quite as ready as we would want them to be," although she added the facilities in the village are excellent.Although it seems the plumbing issues haven't entirely gone away.The pair reveal there are signs advising athletes not to flush toilet paper down the toilet, something Games organizers told CNN is recommended, rather than mandatory, and is common practice in Brazil."They give us little pink bags and you put it in the bags, close the bag, put the bag in the trash," said Levy.And while the excitement among the athletes is palpable, Olympians aren't quite ready to start partying just yet."I don't know if everyone is waiting until after their done competing," said Thomas, "but I would say, for right now, it's on the down low."... http://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/olympics/athletes-village-a-salon-a-florist-even-a-mcdonalds

Athletes' Village: A salon, a florist ... even a McDonald's - KITV Honolulu

Everyone has been really friendly as well," added Afoa. "I kind of expected people not to talk but everyone has been really approachable and friendly."Prescott and Afoa are typical of many athletes basking in what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.For every Phelps and Bolt, there are competitors for whom the Olympics is their one cameo on the biggest stage and a unique opportunity to mix with athletes from around the world."It's been pretty awesome," said Prescott, with the giant national flags that adorn the apartment complexes visible over her shoulder."This is my first Olympics so I didn't really know what to expect. It's very big, very colorful and very beautiful."Unique atmosphereAnd while Prescott and Afoa are enjoying the experience as well as the competition, other athletes have a singular focus and realistic medal hopes.Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Uran took the silver medal in the road race at London 2012 and he hopes to go one better when he climbs into the saddle on Saturday.Uran has been impressed with the village and the food on offer but he has found it difficult to practice on Rio's congested roads."It's normal because the people are working," the 29-year old said. "For the sport it's an Olympic Games, for the people, it's normal, (they) need to go to work."But despite the challenges, Uran is savoring the unique atmosphere created by the Olympics."For me, I like it because it's totally different," he said, "different to Giro d'Italia, different to Tour de France. I like this experience."Two first-time Olympians also relishing the Games are Jamaicans Danniel Thomas and Daina Levy."Just being here, the experience, it's really good because it just gives you a whole different meaning to doing what you love," Thomas, who will compete in the shot put, told CNN."I just feel like the atmosphere in general is really, really good and it just overshadows all the other things that are going on."Levy agreed. "It's just uplifting. It's about people who are passionate about their sports."We're passionate about our sports, and you get to meet people who are genuinely interested in what you do. It's just a completely welcoming environment, I think."Teething problemsWhile clearly embracing the camaraderie and warmth of the village, both admit there were some teething problems.Levy said their rooms "weren't quite as ready as we would want them to be," although she added the facilities in the village are excellent.Although it seems the plumbing issues haven't entirely gone away.The pair reveal there are signs advising athletes not to flush toilet paper down the toilet, something Games organizers told CNN is recommended, rather than mandatory, and is common practice in Brazil."They give us little pink bags and you put it in the bags, close the bag, put the bag in the trash," said Levy.And while the excitement among the athletes is palpable, Olympians aren't quite ready to start partying just yet."I don't know if everyone is waiting until after their done competing," said Thomas, "but I would say, for right now, it's on the down low."TM & © 2016 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. http://www.kitv.com/story/32691624/athletes-village-a-salon-a-florist-even-a-mcdonalds

Balancing the yin and yang through flower arrangement - The New Indian Express

ENNAI: The first thing you experience when you enter Inko Centre on Adyar Club Road is the fragrance of different flowers neatly arranged in ceramic vases of different sizes and colours. While you’re basking in the aromatic high, you’re greeted by 12 women in colourful Korean hanboks (traditional clothing), who explain the art of Korean floral arrangement.Talking to City Express about the art, Myung-Sook Choi, chairperson, Korean Ggotggozi Association, said, “Ggotggozi (pronounced Gote-go-zee) dates back to the Silla dynasty in Korea (57 BC–935 AD).” With roses, carnation, chrysanthemum, lily and anthurium flowers and branches of azalea, dogwood and rhododendron adorning the table, the talented florist assembled the flowers in the vases within 15 minutes.“In ggotggozi, everything from the smallest grass to tiny twigs and flowers are given importance,” said Choi. There are 14 styles of flower arrangement in ggotggozi, of which three – straight, slanting and droopy were demonstrated during the workshop-cum-exhibition.“I’ve been doing this since 1972 and learnt ggotggozi while I was in high school. This is what we do and we love talking to flowers more than people,” smiled Choi.Flowers a... http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Balancing-the-yin-and-yang-through-flower-arrangement/2016/06/25/article3498453.ece

The shady side of the plant world - Simi Valley Acorn

On the TrailGloria GlasserOften when we think of native plants in the Santa Monica Mountains we conjure up images of sunny slopes and meadows brimful of colorful wildflowers basking in bright sunlight.Yet there’s a world of plants that thrive in the cool shade of north-facing slopes and oak woodlands.Among the native ferns that create grotto-like effects in shady pockets along woodland trails are coastal wood fern (Dryopteris arguta). This hardy, handsome fern has arching, tapered fronds. unique shade of light green really makes it stand out in filtered light.Smaller ferns include the polypody (Polypodium californicum), which produces mounded, feathery fronds that appear to pour forth from rock crevices, and the stiff, finely cut fronds of goldenback fern (Pityrogramma triangularis), one of the plant world’s most aptly named members.Seeps, springs and waterfalls may be fringed in the ethereal beauty of maidenhair ferns, for their petite fanshaped leaves.A true water-hugger, Venus maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillis-veneris) has thin, glossy black leaf stalks and a more ruffled leaf form than the maidenhair fern (A. jordanii), which has brown stalks and grow... http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2016-04-29/Community/The_shady_side_of_the_plant_world.html

Master florist to the stars opens store beneath Jim Bowie Live Oak in Opelousas - The Advocate

They also stock items created by local and regional artists and artisans like handmade stationery and soaps. Already planned for the next few months are workshops and pop-up shops featuring Louisiana artists teaching about stationery, succulents, sushi and glass creation. The workshops and pop-ups will be held in the shop's courtyard beneath the historic Jim Bowie oak. The event schedule should soon be up on their website mossneworleans.com, Mashburn said."Before we opened, people were asking what we were going to do with the oak. They were worried we'd do something with the oak, but I love it. We've only been here a short time, but I feel like it's a neighbor and an old friend," Mashburn said. https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/business/article_054285ce-49ac-11ea-bcd6-43494a29a1c0.html

HER | Local decorator helps get homes ready for holidays - Texarkana Gazette

When I go down there I also go deep-sea fishing for Red Snapper, so it's an annual vacation for me."When she isn't decorating for others, she and her husband Jerry reside on the Louisiana side of Caddo Lake where they enjoy entertaining. They are also very active at Trees Baptist Church. They have four children: Tony Campbell of Queen City, Dee Dee Wells and Misty Lutton of Atlanta, and Damon Donnell of Athens, Texas.Marie says she has never gotten too busy to take on more clients."I never turn anyone down," she said. "I just hire more people to do the work. We will do what it takes to make people happy." n... https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/her/story/2019/dec/03/her-local-decorator-helps-get-homes-ready-holidays/806564/

A funeral director for the community - Dallas Voice

Lewis said they ate dinner, watched a movie but he left, and they didn’t see each other for another four years.LaFleur was diagnosed with cancer and then he left for Louisiana to take care of his mother. When he returned to Dallas, they met up again on MySpace and have been together ever since.A few years ago, Lewis, who’s a member of the Turtle Creek Chorale, was talking to another member, who is also a funeral director, about how hard it was working for a funeral home owned by a large corporation.“I still want my own place,” he said.“I know a place in Ferris for sale,” the other member told him.A year passed before he decided to at least check out Ferris. The funeral home was still for sale, so on a Sunday morning, he drove to Ferris just to take a look even though he knew the place wouldn’t be open.As he was driving through town, though, he noticed signs for an open house. He decided to stop in and maybe get a feel for the town from the real estate agent.She asked what he was looking for in a house, and he said he was actually interested in Green Funeral Home that was for sale but stopped by the open house to get some information about Ferris from someone local. The agent told him her father owned the funeral home, and she called her dad and arranged for Lewis to meet him.Six months later, Lewis and LaFleur were in the funeral business.Their goal, LaFleur said, is to outgrow the current building within five years. “That means we have four years left,” Lewis said.While Ferris is growing quickly — 150 homes are already under construction on the west side of I-45, and T. Boone Pickens’ widow owns a ranch on the east side of the highway that she plans to develop — the couple knows they can’t rely on business just from the Ferris area.So, Lewis said, anyone was welcome to come to Ferris and use their facility, and they can handle a funeral anywhere. Not that Ferris is that far from the Metroplex — from downtown Dallas, it’s about the same distance as Plano. It’s just over the Ellis County line, four miles south of the Belt Line Road exit.Green Funeral Home can handle embalming, whether the family is using his facility or not. He can deliver the casket to any church for a funeral service, and if the family chooses cremation, Lewis said he can do that, too.Lewis said they’ve driven as far as Houston to pick up a body, so they can certainly perform a funeral anywhere in the Dallas area.While the current Green Funeral Home building is a few blocks from the town square and can hold about 120 for a service, Lewis said they also hold services in area churches all the time.The Rev. Neil Thomas, senior pastor at Cathedral of Hope, said he was glad to have the services of a gay funeral director available in the area. https://dallasvoice.com/a-funeral-director-for-the-community/

Most Louisiana horticulture license exams now computer based - WBRZ

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says most Louisiana horticulture license exams are now given by computer, streamlining the process.  He says it used to take a week or more to get scores for tests taken at department satellite offices, because forms were sent to Baton Rouge for grading.  Strain says applicants must still be tested at department offices, but the results are available immediately.  A news release Friday said six of the seven professional horticulture exams are now on computer, and the landscape architecture exam is in final development and testing. Those on computer are landscape horticulturist, landscape irrigation contractor, arborist, utility arborist, retail florist and wholesale florist.  Department spokeswoman Laura Pursnell-Lindsay says tests aren't required for nursery certificates and permits for dealers in cut flowers and nursery stock. https://www.wbrz.com/news/most-louisiana-horticulture-license-exams-now-computer-based/