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$60,000 in wild irises disappeared from Coast highway. Here’s why. - Sun Herald

Stephenson called the mayor Friday after receiving complaints about the flowers being mowed down. He said he plans to speak to the Bay Saint Louis, Waveland and Hancock County beautification departments to find volunteers to maintain the plants. Bay resident Kathleen Johnson said she was “flabbergasted” to see the flowers gone. She said she has enjoyed looking at them as she drives along the highway. “I’ve been interested in highway beautification since Lady Bird Johnson made it her pet project,” Johnson said of the former First Lady, who made highway beautification her pet project in the 1960s. Former Councilman Lonnie Falgout, in a Facebook post, said the Wild Iris Project planting was completed while he represented Ward 6. His term ended in 2017. “Inexcusable for them to be cut down,” wrote Falgout. A beautification committee led by Katharine Truett Ohman obtained the rhizomes from two groups that grow Louisiana irises, which have conservation benefits. “Conservation landscaping allows potential pollutants from water runoff to be taken up by plants, preventing them from entering the water cycle or running into the Gulf of Mexico,” Stephenson said. The irises were provided in 2015 by the Louisiana Iris Gardens in Tully, New York, and Bois d’Arc Gardens of Schriever, Louisiana. They were planted in 15-foot by 36-foot areas of the highway in medians north and south of Bayou LaCroix. Students from CLIMB CDC in Gulfport and AmeriCorps in Waveland were working in the flower beds on Thursday. Robin Fitzgerald, 228-896-2307, @robincrimenews... https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/hancock-county/article221343810.html

University Florist at Mississippi State invites public to holiday open house - Mississippi State Newsroom

Contact: Karen BrasherSTARKVILLE, Miss.—The public is invited to kick off the holiday season at the upcoming University Florist open house at Mississippi State. Centrally located at 100 Lee Blvd., the shop will host the special event this Friday [Nov. 20] from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.The public is invited to kick off the holiday season at the upcoming University Florist open house at Mississippi State. Centrally located at 100 Lee Blvd., the shop will host the special event this Friday [Nov. 20] from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (Photo by Taylor Vollin)Bulldogs can stop in to find MSU gifts and see everything the 85-year-old MSU floral institution has to offer. The University Florist features Mississippi-made wares including McCarty pottery and Wolfe Studio’s ceramic birds. Select Christmas décor will be discounted 20 percent, and visitors will be eligible to receive one of three door prize giveaways.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, masks will be required in the store and only six patrons will be allowed in the store at any given time.“We are all ready for a celebration. We are excited to kick off the holiday season with some great ornaments... https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2020/11/university-florist-mississippi-state-invites-public-holiday-open-house

Florists Rescue Their Spring Blooms For Public Installations During Pandemic - OPB News

A close up of a white rose from a large flower installation wrapping up a pole and a sitting area on Mississippi Ave. in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Noble Floral Co. designed and installed this piece as their part of the virtual #FlowerTourPDX, a movement by local florists to do something worthwhile with all the flowers that would not be sold due to business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.Claudia Meza / OPB“I talked to my boss into letting me go in and just box up as many flowers as possible,” she said.That's when she contacted her friend Alyssa Lytle, the owner of the floral design studio, Color Theory Design Co., which also temporarily shut down.“She said, ‘Come to the loading dock to get whatever flowers you want.’ And so that made me think, ‘What am I going to do with all these flowers?’" she said.Alyssa came up with a plan to take the flowers Jocelyn provided, which otherwise would’ve gone to waste, and make beautiful installations throughout the city as a way to provide a nice break for people who feel stuck inside.The result was Flower Tour PDX.Flowers wrapped around the eastern side turnoff onto the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Bramble Floral, designed and installed a large scale bouquet on the bridge as part of the virtual #FlowerTourPDX, a movement by local florists to do something worthwhile with all the flowers that would not be sold due to business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.Claudia Meza / OPBAlyssa reached out to her florist friends and devised a strategy to build those installations in different neig... https://www.opb.org/news/article/potland-flower-installations-sping-pandemic/

A vision of beauty in Ridgeland: Wildflowers, whimsical sculptures and community spirit - Clarion Ledger

Nell Luter FloydSpecial to Mississippi Clarion LedgerPublished 7:00 AM EDT Aug 12, 2020Looking for a happy place you can drive by and safely enjoy? Check out the field of zinnias blooming along U.S. 51 in Ridgeland near the site where the new City Hall is under construction.“It was just a fun idea and it turned into something really joyful,” said Karen McKie, who as president of the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce in 2018 suggested the mass planting.While you’re out and about, take a look at the Ridgeland Wildflower Field on West Jackson Street.Located between Seabrook Paint Company and the nearby Ridgeland exit off I-55 North, the wildflower field features zinnias as well as native blossoms plus playful sculptures created from recycled and upcycled metal.'Zinnia Fields Forever' a partnership“The wildflower field is something we also hope will lift people’s spirits,” said Jan Richardson, chairman of Keep Ridgeland Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep Mississippi Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful.Why showcase zi... https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/upside/2020/08/12/ridgeland-mississippi-wildflower-fields/5525016002/

'A natural partnership': Mustard Seed partners with florist for special pop-up - Clarion Ledger

Nell Luter FloydSpecial to Mississippi Clarion LedgerPublished 6:30 AM EDT Aug 19, 2020Vases splashed with color by artists at a local nonprofit looked even more vibrant when filled with fresh flowers during a popup shop in Ridgeland.Carly McKie, manager of Green Oak Florist in Ridgeland, invited the Mustard Seed, a community in Brandon for adults with developmental disabilities, to show its creations and join forces for the popup.“It was a natural partnership,” McKie said. “There’s so much creativity put into each piece created at the Mustard Seed. No two are alike.”Pink Gerbera daisies, yellow tulips and other brightly colored blossoms looked right at home in the vases, jars and containers the participants at the Mustard Seed, who are fondly known as “Seedsters,” painted with dots and dashes and swirls and stripes.“All of the vases we had previewed sold in the first hour, and the Mustard Seed had to bring in several more boxes of pots, vases, pitchers, and utensil holders,” McKie said. “It was an incredible da... https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/upside/2020/08/19/mustard-seed-green-oak-pop-up/3289607001/