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Bozeman florist starts 'Kindness Blooms' project, nominating 'inspirational helpers' amid pandemic - KBZK Bozeman News

BOZEMAN — Right now, hope is coming in many shapes and sizes, with people doing what they can to spread hope in their communities while not spreading the coronavirus.To Richelle Koffman in Bozeman, hope is a key word and she’s spreading it in the form of wreaths. But not making them herself. She’s giving that opportunity to you. “This is the perfect time to create,” Koffman says.At the Flower Bar, kindness blooms — literally.That’s what Koffman hopes for in each bouquet. “Since we can’t meet in person, I figured let’s bring the creativity and the workshop to someone at home,” Koffman says.Except spending time with flowers might seem like a tough thing to do when we are spending time indoors.Not to Koffman.“It’s springtime,” Koffman says. “We want to see greenery, flowers. The wreath workshop DIY kit is available for a family to get together and learn different types of flowers.”Do-It-Yourself wreaths, which you can purchase on her website, are available for families to work on at home ... https://www.kbzk.com/news/coronavirus/bozeman-florist-starts-kindness-blooms-project-nominating-inspirational-helpers-amid-pandemic

Flower Farming: Passiflora Farm specializes in flowers, from seed to centerpiece - Powell Tribune

It wasn’t until the ’70s or ’80s that we saw that shift to South America.”She’s excited to bring the movement to rural Wyoming. Passiflora Farm is the only flower farm in the area. There are a few in Bozeman, Montana, and also one in Sheridan.“It’s fairly new, even in the region,” she said.In addition to doing flowers for weddings and events, Passiflora Farm does wholesale flowers, selling in Billings, Red Lodge, Cody and Powell. Local residents can become CSA (community supported agriculture) members, buying a “share” of the farm’s flowers.On a warm August afternoon, Urick walked through the field and hoop house, explaining each section and the flowers’ unique traits. She pointed to a row of coveted Cafe au Lait dahlias.“They’re dinner-plate size, so they’re huge, and they vary in color from ivory to cream to blush, even lavender,” Urick said.Nearby are sweet peas, which loved the cooler weather this season. She plans to save the seeds for future seasons.“It’s really hard to find these seeds,” she explained. “You’d have to go through England, so now we have some American farmers like myself who are saving our own seed and kind of hoping to build that stock up here in the U.S.”The heirloom flowers are kind of old-fashioned, Urick said, but becoming popular again.span clas... http://www.powelltribune.com/stories/flower-farming-passiflora-farm-specializes-in-flowers-from-seed-to-centerpiece,20631

Montana florist gains social media following for bouquets - Daily Mail

A budding star! Montana-based man gains a massive social media following for showing off his incredible floral design talents with stunning bouquetsJulio Freitas, 32, of Bozeman, Montana, has gained nearly 30,000 followers for his florist business The Flower Hat, thanks to his beautiful photos ByValerie Siebert For Dailymail.com Published: 18:41 GMT, 16 July 2017 Updated: 04:04 GMT, 17 July 2017With his gorgeous bouquets and signature style, one Montana-based florist is turning himself into a bit of an online star.Julio Freitas, 32, is the founder of Bozeman-based The Flower Hat, whose Instagram account has been racking up tens of thousands of followers recently.The young Brazilian-born entrepreneur has been sharing a plethora of colorful arrangements, which he not only designs, but also often grows himself on his small 7,500-square-foot farm.  Showing his wares: Julio Freitas , 32, who runs the Bozeman-based The Flower Hat, shows off his skills for floral arrangements on Instagram All smiles: Julio gushes in every post about the incredible colors and scents of his bouquetsAside from g... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4701504/Florist-gains-social-media-following-lovely-bouquets.html

Everyday People: Teacher shares her passion for flowers - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

People exchange stories and friendships start.“Flowers are the common denominator,” she said.Cook teaches popular floral design classes through Bozeman’s Adult and Community Education. She also teaches through her own business, Floral Design Academy, and soon will teach a class with MSU’s Extended University.When not pursuing her passion for flowers, Cook works at the Belgrade Post Office, or hangs out with her horse, Cash, and border collie, Jake.She graduated in art from Kent State, studied at the Hixson School of Floral Design and later went to Holland to learn European design. Four years ago she was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers.“The best thing about flowers is giving them to people,” Cook said. “That never gets old.”...

Bozeman flower shop gains Instagram fame - KBZK Bozeman News

A Bozeman-based flower shop has been getting quite a bit of attention. "People just love flowers, they just love flowers - it just has such a powerful presence to make someone's day." said the owner of The Flower Hat, Julio Freitas. His store is located in Four Corners, but his love for flowers started in his home country of Brazil.  "There was a line of gardeners and artisans in the family and we always grew flowers," said Freitas. When the business first started Julio was ordering flowers from places like South America, but soon realized he couldn't rely on the delivery companies, so he began to grow his own."To say that we grow them here and you have them tomorrow," Freitas said.Besides being locally grown, you can pick out a Flower Hat arrangement at a wedding or event by the meticulous designs that Julio does all himself."As a designer, my goal is to put myself in the shoes of that bride and think how can I make that color combination special. "Things really... http://www.kbzk.com/story/36139696/bozeman-flower-shop-gains-instagram-fame

Flower Farming: Passiflora Farm specializes in flowers, from seed to centerpiece - Powell Tribune

South America.”She’s excited to bring the movement to rural Wyoming. Passiflora Farm is the only flower farm in the area. There are a few in Bozeman, Montana, and also one in Sheridan.“It’s fairly new, even in the region,” she said.In addition to doing flowers for weddings and events, Passiflora Farm does wholesale flowers, selling in Billings, Red Lodge, Cody and Powell. Local residents can become CSA (community supported agriculture) members, buying a “share” of the farm’s flowers.On a warm August afternoon, Urick walked through the field and hoop house, explaining each section and the flowers’ unique traits. She pointed to a row of coveted Cafe au Lait dahlias.“They’re dinner-plate size, so they’re huge, and they vary in color from ivory to cream to blush, even lavender,” Urick said.Nearby are sweet peas, which loved the cooler weather this season. She plans to save the seeds for future seasons.“It’s really hard to find these seeds,” she explained. “You’d have to go through England, so now we have some American farmers like myself who are saving our own seed and kind of hoping to build that stock up here in the U.S.”The heirloom flowers are kind of old-fashioned, Urick said, but becoming popular again.span clas... http://www.powelltribune.com/stories/flower-farming-passiflora-farm-specializes-in-flowers-from-seed-to-centerpiece,20631

How does Encore Boston Harbor keep its flowers so fresh? Meet the shrub whisperer - The Boston Globe

You’re at Encore.”If casino flowers as transformational sounds like a load of corporate hooey — and it does — spend an hour or two with Chadwick, a redwood tree of a man with a quiet demeanor, a Montana accent, and nearly 40 employees in his department.First, he’ll hit you with the numbers. There are 900 trees, 100,000 shrubs, and 55,000 flowers — and that’s just outside.Inside, mingling with the slot machines and table games, the conference space and hotel rooms, are 4,000 potted flowers, many of which are switched out daily, all of which are swapped every two weeks. Special color schemes are coming for the fall, Christmas, Chinese New Year, and spring.“The lobby also evolves as the seasons evolve,” he said.Mums surrounded a decorative urn in the lobby at the casino.(David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)Amid the array of flowers are 4,000 pots of foliage plants, including 95 kentia palms, native to Australia.Each of the casino’s 671 hotel rooms have at least one plant. More than 120 have a five-orchid arrangement. The top-end rooms have even more greenery.All the casino resort’s plant razzle-dazzle isn’t something you can just go and buy at Mahoney’s. Chadwick and his team of gardeners, florists, supervisors, and managers plan and plan and plan, he said.AdvertisementThey purchase flowers about a year in advance and work with a range of ve... https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/18/everett-casino-charge-green/0IdI0WQBNr1CF6KiDWeYtM/story.html

BBB consumer warning: Graduation gifts that never arrive - KTVZ

There are local, independent BBBs across the United States, Canada and Mexico, including BBB Northwest + Pacific, which serves more than 15 million consumers across Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Hawaii and Western Wyoming. https://www.ktvz.com/news/bbb-consumer-warning-graduation-gifts-that-never-arrive/1083986113

'The Fire Within': 9 years of honoring Great Falls women in business - Great Falls Tribune

Crocker who kept his nomination a secret. "I was shocked...I had no idea," she said. "It was pretty humbling. There's a lot of pretty amazing people in Great Falls, Montana, and so to know people thought I was doing something awesome felt really good." The Good Wood Guys live by their words as "born ra... https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2019/04/01/the-fire-within-9-years-honoring-great-falls-women-business/3314905002/