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Succulents easy plants to care for | Home & Garden | Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Less wateringAn advantage and a disadvantage of succulents as houseplants is their adaptation to survive without water. If you remember to water your plants only when you're driving in your car, or if you want a living plant that needs water only slightly more often than a plastic plant, then grow succulents.On the other hand, if you tip a glass of water on your plants every time you walk past them, you'll soon transform any succulent houseplant into a mass of brown rot. The key to caring for succulents is to hardly ever water them. Once every couple of months in winter, and a couple of times a month in summer, is sufficient. More generally, let the soil dry out between waterings.When repotting is needed for any succulent plant, use a potting soil that drains water quickly, made so by adding equal volumes of sand or perlite to any mix used for other types of plants.Besides their ease of care, succulents are easy to propagate. Use the leaves, stems or offshoots, letting any of these plant parts dry and heal for a few day before potting them up. Leaves that occasionally drop off my jade plant often take root just sitting on the soil.– Lee Reich, Associated Press... https://www.journalgazette.net/features/home-garden/20200118/succulents-easy-plants-to-care-for

Upper Dauphin’s Macklin Ayers, Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers selected to Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-Stat - PennLive

Class 2A All-State team.Fleming, the nation’s top recruit who signed with Ohio State last week, is one of eight Tigers to be selected, including a trio of linebackers in Michigan State-bound Cal Haladay, Preston Zachman (Wisconsin) and Max Tillett (New Hampshire).Southern Columbia won its third straight PIAA championship earlier this month, defeating Avonworth 74-7 at Hersheypark Stadium.Fleming caught 72 passes for 1,538 yards and 23 touchdowns in his final season to become the state’s all-time leader in yards and receiving touchdowns.Since 2009, sports writers who cover high school football around the Commonwealth have overseen the all-state process. Players are nominated in all six classifications, and then a statewide ballot is issued to afford all writers the opportunity to cast their votes.Upper Dauphin’s record-setting athlete, Macklin Ayers, joined Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers on the team’s defensive side. A tremendous two-way talent, Ayers accounted for 3,230 yards (1,960 rush) and 48 touchdowns at quarterback.The Tri-Valley League player of the year also contributed 107 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions as a linebacker, guiding the Trojans to a District 3 title and state quarterfinal berth against Southern Columbia.Ayers set single-season and career marks for rushing yards and combined yards.Fl... https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/football/2019/12/upper-dauphins-macklin-ayers-steel-highs-mehki-flowers-selected-to-pa-football-writers-class-2a-all-state-team.html

31 Best Flower Delivery Companies Near Me—Flower Delivery Services - Parade

Saturday or Sunday date. They also offer 10 percent cashback if you use Rakuten.2. 1st in FlowersOnline florist 1st in Flowers offers same-day delivery in the U.S. and Canada. You can also send flowers internationally using delivery from local florists in the recipients’ areas.Related: 11 Winter Flowers and Plants Perfect for Home Decor3. Amazon Curated Flower CollectionYou’re probably addicted to Amazon already, so take a gander at the Amazon Curated Flower Collection. If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can get free Prime delivery.4. Ava’s FlowersAva’s Flowers offers same day local delivery, and if you catch them on a lucky day, sometimes free delivery on all orders!5. BloomNationBloom Nation offers flowers hand delivered by local florists nationwide.6. Blooms By the BoxIn the mood to get creative? Blooms by the Box allows you to order wholesale and bulk flowers, greens and succulents to make your own floral arrangements, as well as DIY flower arranging advice for beginners.7. BloomsyBoxIf you really love someone, you can actually gift them flowers weekly or monthly with a subscription to BloomsyBox. Every week or month, your recipient will get a handpicked bouquet, as well as a guide to keeping their flowers fresh as long as possible. Bonus? BloomsyBox uses flowers from Veriflora and Rainforest Alliance certified farms, so it’s also a relatively eco-friendly present.8. The Bouqs Co.The Bouqs Co. offers flower delivery and subscriptions from eco-friendly farms that minimize waste, recycle water and use sustainable growing practices. They also partner with many local florists for handcrafted, same-day delivery gifts.9. Calyx FlowersCalyx Flowers specializes in getting fresh flowers from all over the world, wherever a particular plant is produced best (for example, orchids from Thailand and roses from Colombia). Their flowers last extra long and are shipped while still in bud, and since they’re globall... https://parade.com/978393/jessicasager/best-flower-delivery-companies/

La Cañada Flintridge, Burbank take home awards at Rose Parade - Los Angeles Times

A year’s worth of work and dedication by hundreds of volunteers was recognized with awards during the 2020 Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. All six of the self-built floats — from La Cañada Flintridge, Burbank, South Pasadena, Cal Poly Universities, Downey and Sierra Madre — earned awards in the 131st Rose Parade, a feat that is rarely achieved during the annual event. The La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn.‘s float, called “Dodo Bird Flight School,” brought home the Bob Hope Humor Award, a distinction the organization has won four times in the past five years.“One of the purposes of our float association is to be humorous, so it’s particularly rewarding to get the Bob Hope Humor banner,” said Charles Thuss, a board member of the La Cañada organization. Advertisement The float depicted a flock of flightless birds trying to take flight with the help of a zeppelin, all backed with a loop of Lenny Kravitz’s hit song “Fly Away.”Leading the main float was an electric-powered satellite unit — a first for the La Cañada group — that was also adorned with flowers and included a figure of an ostrich riding a device reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s helicopter... https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/story/2020-01-01/la-canada-flintridge-burbank-take-home-awards-at-rose-parade

New Faces New Places: Longtime Saskatoon florist finds new home - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

The smaller retail space also makes sense when you consider how much of her business is done online or over the phone — it can deliver Canada-wide and even to some international locations, she said.“The only downfall is that we don’t have the big window display. We still have everything we had upstairs, we just don’t display 20 of everything. But we still wanted to have a retail presence because we like to talk to our customers, and over the 32 years we’ve had a lot of the same customers.”And those longtime patrons keep coming back for a reason. Richardson is visibly passionate about what she does, whether it’s filling the perfect gift basket or arranging flowers. She likes to do all the designing and creating herself — regularly quizzing customers about the likes, dislikes and personalities of the recipient — before handing off her plans for each project to be filled and finished by her longtime employees, Jan and Debbie.“I love a challenge,” she said with a laugh. “We do a lot of corporate conventions and we’ve done one specifically for 15 years and they come up with a new theme every year, whether it be CSI or the Roughriders; I’ll put my thinking cap on and then away we go … I love a challenge — bring it on.”And if a customer wants to add something to a basket that the shop can’t provide — like alcohol — they’re welcome to bring it in to be added. Whatever the occasion and whatever the budget, she can create the perfect gift, she says.“Whether its $29 or $900, it doesn’t really matter to us.”Though the shop is known specifically for baskets and flowers, items can also be sold separately, and with so many options — everything from gourmet popcorn, adorable cacti, succulents and other plants, local products like honey and even items flown in directly from Holland — it’s hard to leave empty-handed.And for those heavily concentrating on their budget, Creative Compliments also offers some great promotions like 15 per cent off everything for seniors and 50 per cent off flowers on Fridays.After nearly 33 years in business, Richardson is still just as excited to head to work each day, where she can let her creativity flo... https://thestarphoenix.com/business/local-business/new-faces-new-places-longtime-saskatoon-florist-finds-new-home

St. Paul woman offers fresh bouquets from Little Free Florist stand - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Little Free Library movement and the unmanned produce stands you sometimes see in rural Minnesota. Except Hankerson wasn’t selling anything. She just wanted to do something neighborly for her Hamline-Midway community. In June, she installed a small, roofed box in front of her home and stocked it with mini bouquets of twine-tied cuttings from her garden. An arrangement of zinnias might be spiced up with elderberries, bluestem grass, Thai basil, potato flowers, even chard or kale leaves. “I put a lot of different things in these bouquets,” she said. ... http://www.startribune.com/seen-the-little-free-libraries-how-about-the-little-free-florist/559369902/

'No regrets': Longtime Sioux Falls florist leaves legacy of success - Argus Leader

Pat Gustaf, who owned and operated Gustaf's Greenery in Sioux Falls from 1986 until 2018, died Monday at age 67. Gustaf decided to close the Minnesota Avenue flower shop last year after battling renal cell carcinoma for two years. "No regrets. Truly no regrets at all," he told the Argus Leader in December. "I think we've made our mark on the world." Gustaf grew up on the north end of Sioux Falls and attended O'Gorman High School, according to his obituary. Early on, his love for flowers and plants was already flourishing: He began working at Earl May Garden Center in Sioux Falls while still in high school. After starting his own business at the Western Mall in the early 1970s, Gustaf and his sister Jean opened Gustaf's Greenery in 1986. "He was probably the most social person I ever met," Jean Gustaf said of her brother. More: Gustaf's Greenery flower shop closing after 42 years The Gustaf siblings used their respective skills in running their store. Pat, ever the social butterfly, handled the marketing and public-facing duties, while Jean, who worked as a nurse at the Veterans Administration, kept things going behind the scenes. "He'd say yes to everything. I'd say, 'No, we can't do that,'" Jean said, laughing. Gustaf's daughter, Karlee Bathke, echoed her aunt's sentiments. "He would make friends wherever we went because he wanted to know everyone’s story," she said. "He wouldn’t just make small talk; he truly connected with each and every person he met." Pat always valued spending time in his community, Jean said. In addition to running his own... https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2019/10/31/longtime-sioux-falls-florist-leaves-legacy-success-gustafs-greenery/2501479001/

Longtime florist Pat Gustaf passes away - KSFY

Sioux Falls and then returning, he and his sister Jean Gustaf opened Gustaf’s Greenery in January 1986. They closed the flower shop at 1020 S. Minnesota Ave. in December 2018. Visitation for Gustaf will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. ... https://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Longtime-florist-Pat-Gustaf-passes-away-564057251.html

St. Paul woman offers fresh bouquets from Little Free Florist stand - Star Tribune

Little Free Library movement and the unmanned produce stands you sometimes see in rural Minnesota. Except Hankerson wasn’t selling anything. She just wanted to do something neighborly for her Hamline-Midway community. In June, she installed a small, roofed box in front of her home and stocked it with mini bouquets of twine-tied cuttings from her garden. An arrangement of zinnias might be spiced up with elderberries, bluestem grass, Thai basil, potato flowers, even chard or kale leaves. “I put a lot of different things in these bouquets,” she said. ... http://www.startribune.com/seen-the-little-free-libraries-how-about-the-little-free-florist/559369902/