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Florist gets cold feet weeks before a bride's wedding - WOWT

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- A bride-to-be in Omaha thought she had everything ready for the big day, but her excitement wilted away when one vendor failed to come through. Not long after her engagement, Kamber Durham gave Toujours Wedding Planning a $230 deposit. “You don’t have a wedding without the flowers,” said Durham. She needed eight bridesmaid’s bouquets, 19 boutonnieres, seven corsages, and her own bouquet. “I was in sheer panic. I was 44 days out from my wedding and had no florals, absolutely nothing,” said Durham. Just a few weeks from I do’s she found another florist who did fill the order, but Kamper needs a refund from Toujors to help pay for it. “It’s not about the money it’s about the principle. I can’t operate my business doing that to customers,”... https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Florist-gets-cold-feet-weeks-before-a-brides-wedding--562569431.html

Four Floral Businesses To Receive The Century Award In Palm Springs

The 2018 Century Award honorees are: City Line Florist in Trumbull, Connecticut; Gould's Flowers in Lockport, New York; Janousek Florist & Greenhouse, Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska; and Lake Forest Flowers in Lake Forest, Illinois. "Each year when we gather at the SAF convention, we interact with business owners who have determination, vision and grit," said SAF Awards Committee Chairman Marvin Miller, Ph.D., AAF, of the Ball Horticultural Company in West Chicago, Illinois. "But to sustain that for 100 years or more is truly an impressive feat." City Line Florist Trumbull, Connecticut City Line Florist has been owned and operated by the Roehrich/Palazzo family since 1918. When Charles Roehrich returned home from World War I, he already had a family history in the floral industry; his grandfather had grown plants in greenhouses in Stratford, Connecticut, in the late 1800s. Charles borrowed a horse and wagon and sold flowering plants and cut flowers at the entrance of St. Michaels cemetery in Stratford, eventually opening up a storefront in Bridgeport, which sat on the city line of Stratford, leading to the name, City Line Florist. In 1975, Charles' son Bob and his grandchildren, Susan and Carl, decided to move to a new location in Trumbull, where they turned an old horse barn into a charming new florist shop. Bob received the Connecticut Florist of the Year Award in 2005. City Line, located in a quaint New England town of 30,000 people,  has been voted "Best Florist in Fairfield County" for several consecutive years and won the 2... http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0069973

Flower shop target of online harassment after Shinkle abstains from Michigan vote - Detroit Free Press

Shinkle's Flower Shop and Greenhouse. Some left angry Google reviews about Shinkle abstaining from the certification vote. Of the 50 reviews left for the florist over three years, 17 were left in the past 48 hours, all one star. "Replaced my order with one the florist wanted, even though I did everything correctly. Said it was because I was black, from Detroit and didn't know what I was doing," one person wrote.Another wrote: "Just garbage. Can't be expected to follow the law. Do not trust."People left a handful of similar reviews on the Yelp page for the florist, all one star. A couple of people left comments misidentifying Shinkle as the owner."Norman is a traitor to democracy," a Yelp user wrote. "Perhaps you should buy your flowers at a shop that respects the democratic process and from a shop owner that does not try to invalidate thousands of votes from people of color."Their anger was misdirected, though, because the Temperance, Michigan, flower shop is owned by Shinkle's brother, Gary Shinkle. Norm Shinkle is a former state senator who practices law in Williamston, Michigan, about an hour and a half northwest of Temperance. Norm Shinkle does not have an ownership stake or any day-to-day role in the business, said Trevor Savage, Gary Shinkle’s son-in-law. Savage spoke to the Free Press Tuesday. Gary Shinkle’s children now help him and his wife run the shop. Norm Shinkle hasn’t been around the flower shop for decades, Savage said."We're watching false reviews pile up online, and it's frightening and upsetting that people would try to harm a family business from hundreds of miles away without even being clear on the facts," Savage said. "Cancel culture is really terrifying when you're in its crosshairs."Harassment continued after the meeting for the board's other Republican member, Van Langevelde. The far-right site The Gateway Pundit called him a "traitor" on Facebook.Monica Palmer, chairperson of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, also spoke during the hours-long meeting and shared threats she experienced after the county board certified its election results last week. Palmer initially objected to certifying the results based on discrepancies between the number of ballots recorded and the number of ballots counted.Me... https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/24/michigan-board-state-canvassers-shinkle/6401546002/

The flower truck he bought on Craigslist is his COVID lifeline - Los Angeles Times

Plant PPL, where we interview people of color in the plant world. If you have any suggestions for PPL to include in our series, tag us on Instagram @latimesplants.“People are in a good mood today,” florist Nemuel DePaula says with a grin. It’s Saturday, and Santa Fe Avenue in the Arts District is abuzz from the news that Joe Biden has won the presidency.DePaula is decked out in a rugged winter coat, denim button-down shirt, shorts, boots, and a red scarf, like a modern-day swashbuckler.His pink Lenita by Grita truck, parked in front of Stumptown Coffee, feels well-suited to the festive mood. So do his colorful, sculptural bouquets.His flowers are seasonal, bright and wild. He loves to use cockscomb in the fall for its “stunning velvet, brain-like texture,” orange marigolds, and the Protea family of flowers, which he describes as “out of this world.” Lifestyle The L.A. Times holiday gift guide Lifestyle ... https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-11-12/lenita-by-grita-flower-truck-covid-lifeline

Buffalo Florist Explains Why Flower Sales Haven't Slowed During Pandemic - Spectrum News

We don’t see any decline in Thanksgiving flower arrangements for the table or a living room or a wreath on the door," says Bartley.What You Need To KnowFlorist Maureen Bartley says flower sales have thrived during the pandemicShe says that part of this is because people want their home to look nice as they are spending more time there nowBartley’s pre-planning allows for same-day deliveryHaving been a florist now for 50 years, Bartley knows flowers well, and believes that one of the reasons why people aren’t cutting back on them even during a pandemic is because they want to make their homes look as nice as possible, especially because they’re spending so much time there these days.She also attributes pre-planning, which allows for same-day delivery, to the success of her business."We get prepared. We get containers ready, we get bows made, we get vases thought out. We do the planning, because it is sort of last minute of a lot of flower arranging in general. The phone rings and it means for that day usually," adds Bartley.During this uncertain time, Bartley says that she is prepared for whatever happens."Nobody knows what’s going to happen from day to day. The dangerous rate of infection here in Buffalo could change everything in a day. We’re planning for the biggest orders and prepared to change if we have to," explains Bartley.To learn more about Maureen’s Buffalo Wholesale Flower Mark... https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2020/11/22/why-flower-sales-haven-t-been-slowing-down

New Hampshire florists see demand bloom despite event cancellations - New Hampshire Business Review

In March, “If we got one or two orders a day, we felt lucky,” said Jordan Hewson, owner of Designed Gardens Flower Studio in North Conway.But then Mother’s Day hit and many florists found they couldn’t keep up with demand.“It was unbelievable,” Hewson said. “I had to shut down my website because I couldn’t take a single more order.”Up to 75% of businesses polled by The Society of American Florists reported increased sales on Mother’s Day this year, despite the pandemic, according to a press release published May 21.“We’re really encouraged to see that spending increased, despite the many potential obstacles – financial, logistical – that could have driven floral spending on gifts downward,” said Society of American Florists (SAF) CEO Kate Penn.Shirley Wrenn of Shirley’s Flowers and Sweets in Nashua recently added a third vehicle to keep up with demand. “We have been crazy, crazy, crazy,” she said, with Mother’s Day orders extending two weeks beyond May 10.Mood elevatorsAmid a backdrop of chaos and sorrow, sending floral arrangements with pops of color is a simple way for cooped-up friends to express support and solidarity as they adjust to the norms of social distancing.Flowers are natural mood elevators, a fact that behavioral research from Rutgers University in New Jersey confirms. The study measured participants’ reactions to gifts of flowers against gifts of candles or fruit baskets, and only flowers elicited ... https://www.nhbr.com/new-hampshire-florists-see-demand-bloom-despite-event-cancelations/

Budding florists get day in the sun in new reality series - Chicago Tribune

HBO Max shows judge Simon Lycett inspecting an arrangement in a scene from the reality competition series “Full Bloom.” The series, debuting Thursday on HBO Max, features 10 budding florists from throughout the United States competing in wildly creative challenges. (HBO Max via AP)... https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-full-bloom-florists-reality-tv-show-20201112-dofuw6cl65a4ffzbsj5pgi45mq-story.html

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