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Flowers and Vessels @ Wildroot Floral - Buffalo Rising

My mother could not believe the selection of beautiful vessels offered up by Wildroot. During the visit, she talked about her ongoing search in Buffalo for the perfect pairings. Not only did she discover at least half a dozen pots that she loved, she also pointed out that they were very affordable, which is unusual in a boutique floral shop. As if Daddy’s Plants wasn’t great enough, the addition of Wildroot creates a plant and floral emporium that is a real pleasure to browse and shop. While Daddy’s Plants specializes in a variety of potted plants, Grazen has mastered the floral element. She even has access to a giant refrigerator that once belonged to Bootleg Bucha. That means that she can create the floral arrangements for customers, and keep them chilled until they are picked up. Grazen told us that all of the arrangements inside the fridge were all custom orders. She also said that if she ever gets any free time, she will try to have some more floral arrangements available for customers who stop in on a whim. But for now, she’s simply answering to customers’ a l carte demands, which is taking up most of her time.Kayla Grazen on rightBefore leaving, we collectively purchased four pots, three vases, and four plants (the plants were from Daddy’s Plants). When we got back on our way, my mom couldn’t stop raving about Wildroot – after living in the city of Buffalo most of her life, she couldn’t believe that she had come across a flora shopping experience of this nature… a one stop plant, flower, and vessel shop that doesn’t break the bank. Plus, there are so many other great reasons to stop by 1250 Niagara Street, including the newly opened Company B by Blackman Cider Co. (just across the hallway).W... https://www.buffalorising.com/2019/12/flowers-and-vessels-wildroot-floral/

In a mums rut? Local experts can help - Buffalo News

Photo courtesy Trillium's Courtyard Florist, Amherst)• • •John M. Hochadel, from Flowers, etc. and longtime Garden Walk Buffalo participantCome cooler weather, Hochadel likes mums. "But when it's hot, they last a day and they are gone," he said.He shared two design ideas for once those cooler days arrive for good.For one, he planted mums in the liner of a black faux-wicker, weather-resistant planter and added preserved red oak leaves, curly willow branches and small pumpkins.In the other, he replaced a tired summer plant with fresh mums, but kept the ivy and other trailers still healthy in the container. Done!(Photo courtesy John Hochadel)• • •Pamela Witte, interior designerWitte kept it simple – plant fall mums in a colorful ceramic pot."I picked up these blue Mediterranean blue ceramic pots several years ago. They came from JoAnn fabrics and they were 60 percent off," she recalled.She hauled them home and has used them ever since, at both her previous and current home.In the summer she plants them with brightly colored million bells. Come fall, she switches to mums. This year, she opted for the cranberry red color."I just love looking out back and seeing them," she said.(Photo courtesy Pamela Witte)• • •Liz Seefeldt runs a small decorating business. Her home was recently featured as a Buffalo News Home of the WeekSeefeldt incorporates mums into a large fall display in front of her home.A thrift store shopper, she found a pair of striped pots that are perfect for mums. They cost $12 for the pair. Take a look:(Photo courtesy Liz Seefeldt)• • •Do you like decorate with mums? We would love to see a photo of what you have done with them.Please email hi-res images (in JPEG form) to homeandstyle@buffnews.com.Be sure to include your name and the city or town in which you live and tell us who took the photograph. We also ask you to give us permission, via email, to publish the photo online.In other mum news, the Chrysanthemum (Mum) Exhibit runs Oct. 5 to Nov. 3 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. It's the Botanical Gardens’ oldest flower exhibit, celebrating its 119th anniversary.This year's exhibit has a spooky theme – MUMster Mash.You can read all the details a href="http... https://buffalonews.com/2019/10/03/in-a-mums-rut-local-experts-can-help/

U-pick lavender farm open in Cambria - WKBW-TV

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Rows of lavender plants can be seen from Ridge Road in Cambria. Kin Loch Farmstead is open for business. The U-pick lavender farm opened last weekend. There are seven different types of lavender people can pick for $5 dollars for a small bundle. "We grow English varieties, we grow French varieties," Alex Plante, the owner of Kin Loch Farmstead said. Two-years-ago Plante had the dream of opening up her own lavender farm as she would make homemade soaps and candles using lavender. Plante says she chose Cambria for her 30 acre farm because of the beautiful land and the soil is perfect for growing lavender. "It was becoming very popular in cocktails and lattes, it just kept springing up and I just love it as a flower and a plant and all the different ways you can use it and eat it," Plante says. Plante worked in Advertising in New York City and says she wanted to get away from the screens in the office and get out ... https://www.wkbw.com/lifestyle/taste-and-see/u-pick-lavender-farm-open-in-cambria

Plant party: A growing trend at Decorators' Show House - Buffalo News

It provides texture and beauty and smell,” he said.Flowers and greenery seem especially fitting in this Show House, which was built in 1910 for William Palmer, a prominent florist in Buffalo.Napier Nursery's Living Wall. (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News)In their own homes and outdoor spaces, people need to learn which plants are right for the setting and conditions and how to best take care of them.And, especially when children and animals are part of the picture, people need to know that certain plants pose risks to humans and pets. Some are poisonous, from mildly toxic to severe. The right choices – and placement – are key.Heading to Decorators’ Show House?Be prepared to get inspired by plants – be it small pots of succulents arranged on a windowsill, reindeer moss framed on a wall or a potting studio that doubles as a sitting room.The Junior League of Buffalo/The Buffalo News 2019 Decorators’ Show House – the Palmer Centennial House at 288 Lincoln Parkway – continues through May 19. Tickets are $25 at the door or at  jlbuffalo.org.  (Check the website for hours and general information.) This story will also appear in print on the cover of the May 5 Home & Style section, with additional plant photos. * In case you missed it, here is our recent preview of the 2019 Decorators' Show House:It's time for Decorators' Show House ... https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/02/plant-party-a-growing-trend-at-decorators-show-house/

Local florist delays retirement as her business goes full bloom - WBFO

WBFO's Older Adults News Desk Reporter Sandy White has this story. When you walk into Maureen’s Wholesale Flower Market in Downtown Buffalo, it's a pretty exciting place. As colorful, exotic flower deliveries are being carried out the door, floral designers put the final touches on bouquets and fill vases with a wide range of flower arrangements. Buffalo entrepreneur Maureen Bartley is the owner and former wholesale florist and buyer. She’s a mother of two children and three grandchildren. And, 20 years ago, after her left children for college, she invested in an old abandoned building on Ellicott  Street. “I decided at a certain point that I could take a chance," she said. "I had $10,000 and I opened the building with $10,000, did the renovations. I did a lot of the work myself and my family helped me paint and  do things and got it open." Since planting her seed money, in somewhat dormant downtown flower district many years ago, Maureen expanded her business and purchased a building next door. At 70 years, Bartley works 6 days a week. Her loyal team of in house florists like Ashley Kakorski admire her drive. "I love it so much," said Kakorski.  "It’s what I love to do and Maureen is a great inspiration and has taught me so much through the years." Like more ... http://news.wbfo.org/post/local-florist-delays-retirement-her-business-goes-full-bloom

Rosemary-Duff Florist: a landmark business - times-advocate.com

South Broadway and was sold to Bob Socin in 1956.Mr. Socin sold Duff Gardens to Pete, Dolly and Rosemary in 1976. Pete & Dolly Santrach and their two children moved from Minnesota to California in 1956. Pete was a Marine at Camp Lejeune until sent to Camp Pendleton. Pete left the service and over the years worked as an administrator for the Escondido school districts, for groups of doctors and for Baker Enterprises. Pete & Dolly had six more children in California. Four boys and four girls and now 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.Dolly’s sister Rosemary Gornick learned the techniques of the floral business from a school in Cleveland, Ohio and opened her floral business in her hometown of Chisholm, Minnesota. In 1957 she moved to California (following her sister) and worked for Casa De Las Florist in Del Mar for many years and for Bob Socin and Duff Gardens before starting Rosemary’s Floral on Grand Avenue in downtown Escondido in 1974.Duff Gardens and Rosemary’s Floral merged in 1982 and built the Spanish style building where the business resides today.Aunt Rosemary passed away in 2015. Dolly Santrach passed in 2018.Today the business has four partners: Mary Ann Santrach, Rozanne Reguly, Luanne Csonka and Joanne Santrach. The sisters/nieces bought the business from their parents, Pete and Dolly and aunt, Rosemary in 1988.Mary Ann’s specialty is floral design. She says planning is important. “Ordering for a holiday like Valentine’s Day requires placing an order for roses by mid-January if not earlier to reserve the product desired. That can be up to 2,500 red roses alone!” she said.Rozanne Reguly is the primary decorator for the window displays and a floral designer.The interior of Rosemary-Duff Florist.Luanne Csonka is the managing partner. She says, “It has been said that floral arrangements were the only gift item besides pizza that you could have made and delivered – all in the same day!  Our business is unique, sending floral gifts to express one’s emotions from happy occasions like birthdays to condolences for the loss of loved ones.”The sisters credit much of their success to Aunt Rosemary for sharing with them the techniques she leaned from floral school and her years of experience.  Remember Bob Socin? I can think of no greater testimony than praise from the former business owner. Mary Ann says that nearly every day Bob will stop by the shop to say hello. Rosemary Duff Florist has designed florals for many weddings, events and special occasions throughout San Diego and designed florals for celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Streisand and Martha Stewart. “But we most appreciate our lon... https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/rosemary-duff-florist-a-landmark-business/

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

And a film studio in Minnesota has been fighting a legal battle to enter the wedding business in a way that conforms to their Christian view of marriage. “Religious people should be free to live out their beliefs about marriage,” Ms. Stutzman’s attorneys argue in her appeal to the high court. “Only this court can resolve the numerous First Amendment conflicts these issues have created,” the petition reads. Sign up for Daily Newsletters Let's block ads! a href="https:... https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/11/barronelle-stutzman-christian-florist-again-appeal/

'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/

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/