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Win a Dream Wedding 2019: Award-winning florist wows ahead of the big day - Plymouth Live

This week, the loved-up pair met with Flowers by Catherine to pick some beautiful arrangements for their big day. The pair discussed which flowers they preferred (Image: Penny Cross / Plymouth Live) Flowers by Catherine focuses solely on the couple who are about to get married and ensures that they receive exactly what they dream of for their big day. With a unique approach, the team uses skills and expertise to bring to life your desires and personality in flowers. As well as skillfully matching your colour scheme and taste, Flowers by Catherine uses flowers to bring to life something about the bride and groom to help celebrate them on the special day. Catherine Date, owner of Flowers by Catherine (Image: Penny Cross / Plymouth Live) Bride-to-be, Beth Cooper, wrote in her diary after meeting with the team and said: We had been really looking forward to today’s meeting with Flowers by Catherine. I absolutely love flowers, they can make you feel instantly happy! I had spoken to Catherine over the phone to arrange a date to meet and introduce Chris and I, she was lovely we had a great chat. In person she was equally as lovely and was clearly very knowledgeable and loved her job. She has even won an award for the Chelsea Flower Show and it was so easy to see why. A beautiful arrangement by Flowers by Catherine (Image: Flowers by Catherine) We met at St Mellion today, which w... https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/win-dream-wedding-2019-award-3100327

Woman gives up 20 year career - and her home - to fulfil lifelong passion - Plymouth Live

The couple also became aware of the financial knock-on effect of Claire giving up her job to become a student again. Claire Kenyon from Floral Designs (Image: Penny Cross / Plymouth Live) The pair even downsized their home. But this wasn't a priority for them, Claire said, as Claire's focus was on having a new 'fulfilling' career. She said: "It was a big step, all [everything changed] at the same time." For Claire, the biggest challenge in taking the plunge was having the self-confidence and belief in herself. She said: "I had to learn to believe in myself, that I can do it." She explained: "Floristry is an art form, some people appreciate your style [while others don't]. "You have to learn to take criticism, to see if people like what you do." Claire decided to follow her hobby to become a florist (Image: Penny Cross / Plymouth Live) Training for her new job Claire felt it was essential to gain professional qualifications in her field and enrolled at college where she achieved Distinctions in her Level 2 and Level 3 diplomas in floristry. Through her training, Claire has gained confidence in her floristry and put herself forward in regional competitions. Read More Claire achieved the 'Best Newcomer' award from the South West Floristry Association last September and has now been nominated for the British Florist Association Student of the Year award. Claire Kenyon, 44, had worked in the health sector for years but decided to follow her hobby become a florist (Image: Penny Cross / Plymouth Live) Claire says it's nerve-wracking to nominate herself for things like this, but she's proud of her achievements and the awards remind her to be confident. She said: "I'm really proud of winning the Best Newcomer award, it's proved to me I should have faith in myself." Read More    Now Claire is opening up a new shop in Modbury. The town hasn't had a florist for several years, Claire says, so she feel it's the right time to open one. Claire said: "I love Modbury, I love the town, it's very pretty. When one of the shops became available I jumped at the chance." Claire is opening her new flower shop Claire Kenyon Floral Designs on Brownston Street on 10 August. Claire Kenyon (Image: Penny Cross / Plymouth Live) Family support When Claire finished her Level 2 Diploma, her mum sadly died from a bleed to the brain. Claire achieved a Distinction and is really proud of her achievements, but is... https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/womans-tough-decision-give-up-3175039

Obituary: Charlotte G. Poulin - Lewiston Sun Journal

Newton, Mass., Doris Remis’ School of Floral Design in New York, and Henry I. Simmons School of Floral Design in Boston alongside her sister Mary. She worked in the family business of Saunders Florist for many years and was a participating floral designer at design schools in both Maine, and at the Boston Flower Exchange.As a teenager, under the tutelage of Mrs. Thurston, she concentrated her love of horses in the competitive show ring and won the Maine State Equitation Championship, among many other awards. She enjoyed her summers at the family cottage on Orr’s Island, especially the boating trips with her brother Abbott. In her later years she met the love of her life and forever friend, Albert Poulin. Together they lived a fulfilling life on the farm where they tended to her greenhouse, her “critters,” and decorated for every season. She will be fondly remembered for her beautiful holiday decorations, her delicious home cooked meals, and her fun-loving spirit.Charlotte will be greatly missed by her loving husband of 32 years, Albert “Sonny” J. Poulin. She is survived by her sister, Mary (Greenleaf) Keough and husband Jim; sons, Arthur Kesaris III and wife ShellyRae, William Kesaris, and Carl Greenleaf; grandchildren, Nicholas and Alexa Kesaris, and London, Amelia, Zane, and Wyatt Greenleaf; stepchildren, Kathy Hough, David Poulin and wife Kim, Karen Poulin, and Jonathan Poulin and wife Monica; grandchildren, Mike McCue and wife Maisie, Dianna, Amanda, Samuel, and Alex Poulin; great grandchildren Kylie and Logan McCue; numerous cousins and friends.Services will be held in t... https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/02/06/obituarycharlotte-g-poulin/

New Flower Shop to Open in Downtown Franklin - Williamson Source

A new flower shop called The Merry Stem will open in downtown Franklin at 117a 5th Avenue North. Since the closing of Franklin Flower Shop, which has since merged with Rebel Hill Florist in Nashville, this will be the return of a floral shop in downtown Franklin.The shop will offer unique, high-end floral designs for daily delivery, corporate accounts, events, and other special occasions, shared owner Lauren Bourgeois.Customers will also have the option to order online and request delivery. Walk-in service will also be available.“In addition to flowers, we will offer cards, candles, chocolates, houseplants, vases/pots, and other specially curated items including unique vintage prints, pieces, etc,” Bourgeois added.Bourgeois moved to Williamson County when she was four years old and her fond memories of Franklin are one of the many reasons why she chose to open The Merry Stem.“I’ve always loved Historic Downtown Franklin, and I’ve always loved flowers. The Lord put the desire in my heart years ago when I was working at an amazing flower shop in Nashville, and it was really just a dream until about five months ago when He started providing the means for it t... https://williamsonsource.com/new-flower-shop-to-open-in-downtown-franklin/

Marrazzo's Florist To Move If LMT Development Approved: Report - Patch.com

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — Marrazzo's Manor Lane florists, a fixture in Lower Makefield, will move, but stay open, if a new residential development at its current site is approved. The Intelligencer reports that developer Cedar Crossing Investors is seeking variances to build 11 homes on about three acres of land at Marrazzo's current location, at Yardley-Morrisville and Pine Grove roads. The paper writes that the two-story townhouses would be about 2,800-2,900 square feet, with four bedrooms, according to plans filed with Lower Makefield Township. The development would be at the site of the third-generation Marrazzo's, which was established in 1947 in the Manor Lane section of Morrisville. It moved to its current location, the site of an existing nursery, in 1984, according to the paper. Mike Marrazzo told The Intelligencer that there's a deal in place to sell the land. If Lower Makefield approves the development, the family business will relocate nearby, he said. "Once we know where this is going, then we're going to try to look fo... https://patch.com/pennsylvania/yardley/marrazos-florist-move-if-lmt-development-approved-report

Gardening: The days and nights of blooming chrysanthemums - OCRegister

You can plant a florist’s chrysanthemum – the supermarket type – in the garden and it will live for three or four years. However, chrysanthemums are easily propagated from shoot tip cuttings, so you can perpetuate them for an eternity. When you first set eyes on your potted chrysanthemum, the flowers are enormous. Now that it’s planted in the garden, the number of flowers is much greater but they are much smaller, still richly petaled as if they were miniature dahlias.The reason for flower size difference is, once again, manipulation at the nursery. Those giant initial flowers were the result of pinching off most of the flower buds as the plant developed in the nursery; by leaving a small number of buds, the blooms that came out of them were quite large.Of course, you can always plant the same species of chrysanthemum, available as a bedding plant, where all flower buds have been allowed to develop and bloom.This same principle applies where fruit size is concerned. Apricots and plums should be thinned so that there is a space of two to four inches between them on the branch. Peaches and nectarines, due to their larger size, require a space of three to five inches between them in order to grow to a proper size. All of these fruits are produced one to a bud, but apples are different since they grow in clusters. Each cluster of apples should be thinned to one or two fruit, depending on the total load of fruit on the tree, and there should be a space of six to eight inches between clusters.Although their lifespan is short, florist chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum) have a potential growth rate unmatched by any other plant. It’s hard to believe, but a cutting taken from that potted chrysanthemum you received over the holidays can be trained into a mammoth specimen, albeit under hothouse conditions.By a Japanese tr... https://www.ocregister.com/gardening-the-days-and-nights-of-blooming-chrysanthemums

Barronelle Stutzman, Christian florist, again appeals to Supreme Court over same-sex wedding refusal - Washington Times

A Christian florist who refused to participate in a same-sex wedding has again requested that the Supreme Court take her case, filing a new petition Wednesday. Washington state’s Supreme Court ruled against Barronelle Stutzman in June after the high court previously remanded her case for further review following its decision in a 2018 case, ruling for a Christian baker that had also refused to create a cake for a same-sex wedding. In the baker’s case, the justices said the state’s civil rights commission showed religious hostility towards the cake maker, but the high court punted on squarely settling the First Amendment conflict. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/11/barronelle-stutzman-christian-florist-again-appeal/

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