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The 4 best florists in Orlando - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions.1. Flower No 5Photo: Flower No 5/YelpFirst on the list is Flower No 5. Located at 1807 E. Winter Park Road, Suite A, in Audubon Park, the florist is the highest-rated florist in Orlando, boasting five stars out of 50 reviews on Yelp.2. In Bloom FloristPhoto: in bloom florist/YelpNext up is South Division's In Bloom Florist, situated at 325 W. Gore St. With 4.5 stars out of 71 reviews on Yelp, the florist and floral designer spot has proved to be a local favorite.3. Le Bouquet FleursPhoto: Juan l./YelpSouth Orange's Le Bouquet Fleurs, located at 1020 S. Orange Ave., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the florist and floral designer spot five stars out of 21 reviews.4. Orlando Flower MarketPhoto: xuong n./YelpFinally, there's Orlando Flower Market, a South Division favorite with 4.5 stars out of 21 reviews. Stop by 535 W. Grant St. to hit up the next time you're looking to decorate your surroundings with flowers.This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback. https://www.clickorlando.com/features/2020/03/13/the-4-best-florists-in-orlando/

Attleboro Arts Museum Flower Show will feature 'Gardens Gone Wild' - The Sun Chronicle

St. EntranceFriday, March 20• 9:30-11:30am: Continental breakfast in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 10-10:30am: Music & Movement: Project Connect Family Center – Ottmar Gallery• 10:45-11:30am: Mass Audubon Oak Knoll: Live Animals & Bio Facts – Ottmar Gallery• 11:30am-2pm: Lunch and refreshments in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 2-3pm: Pastries, tea and coffee in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 2:30-3:30pm: Enchanted Animals: Petting Zoo. Sponsored by Attleboro, North Attleboro & Norton Cultural Councils – Ottmar GallerySaturday, March 21• 9:30-11:30am: Continental breakfast in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 10-11:30am: Mark Taber on piano. Sponsored by The Ray Conniff Foundation – Ottmar Gallery• 11am-12pm: “Animal Habitats” Drop-in Art Workshop with Abby Rovaldi (3+ yrs. w/ adult). Sponsored by Mansfield Bank – Clay Room+• 11:30am-2pm: Lunch and refreshments in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 1:30-2:30pm: Rainforest Reptiles Animal Program. Sponsored by Attleboro, North Attleboro & Norton Cultural Councils – Clay Room+ (new animal program location)• 2-3pm: Pastries, tea and coffee in Tony’s Whistle Stop Cafédiv clas... https://www.thesunchronicle.com/features/stories/attleboro-arts-museum-flower-show-will-feature-gardens-gone-wild/article_c02a57ce-e827-5a45-a4fb-fd495bf8d32a.html

Community deaths - Washington Post

Orchestra in Washington and at venues in Moscow, Paris and Spoleto, Italy.Helene Au, volunteer, property managerHelene Au, 105, who managed inherited property on Capitol Hill and volunteered at the Audubon Society bookstore in Georgetown, died May 18 at a care center in Fredericksburg, Va. The cause was thyroid cancer, said Johanna Humphrey, a goddaughter and family spokeswoman.Miss Au was born on Capitol Hill and lived in a townhouse there until 2018 when she was incapacitated in an accidental fall and moved to Fredericksburg.Daniel Espejel, floristDaniel Espejel, 56, a Washington florist and designer who since 2002 had owned and operated Flowers by Daniel, died May 20 at a hospital in Washington. The cause was a heart attack, said his husband, Anthony Purcell.Mr. Espejel, who lived in the District, was born in Mexico City and moved to the Washington area in 1981. Before opening Flowers by Daniel, he was store manager of Dove Flowers. He had done floral arranging for foreign embassies in Washington and for special occasions, including Washington visits by Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.Lynette Montalvo, lawyerLynette Montalvo, 57, a former Washington lawyer who worked for the Social Security Administration in Atlanta from 1996 to 2011, died May 17 at a care center in Bowie, Md. The cause was a brain tumor, said a sister, Laverne Dickens.Ms. Montalvo, a resident of Bowie, was born Lynette Dickens in Washington. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008 and returned to the Washington area in 2014.Lester ‘Ruff’ Fant, lawyer, businessmanLester “Ruff” Fant, 78, a Washington lawyer who since 1999 had operated finance and investment companies, died May 19 at a hospital in Fairfax County, Va. The cause was pulmonary failure, said a niec... https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2019/07/15/68a915b4-a74b-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html

What One Actor’s Career Tells Us About Asian Representation in Hollywood - The New York Times

American representation in Hollywood.Here’s our conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity: First, can you tell me a bit about how you got into acting? I was in junior high school — at Audubon Junior High School. I was put into a drama class in eighth grade.I wrote it down because I had to fill out a third elective. I stayed in it and I loved it.By the time I graduated from junior high, I had been in about six full shows — “Flower Drum Song,” “Bells Are Ringing” — big, big musicals.The thing was, the first show I did was “Flower Drum Song,” and my “mother” was Hispanic, my “father” was black, my “aunt” was white, my “girlfriend” was Asian, but it all seemed normal to me.What about in college?When I was in school, I thought I was going to be a dentist or something, you know, very Asian responsible — like a good, solid job.Then between my sophomore and junior year, I got cast in “Farewell to Manzanar,” which at the time was a really big NBC movie of the week, and all of a sudden, I was getting paid to work with these professional actors.Eventually I went to U.C.L.A. and graduated with a degree in theater. So at the age of 20 was when I first started acting professionally, and I’ve been very fortunate in that for about the last 44 years, it’s all I’ve really done.I’m guessing the kinds of parts you were going out for in the beginning were written specifically for Asian men, and you may have been asked to do an accent or play to a stereotype. How did you feel about roles like that? As long as it wasn’t offensive, I figured, well, there are people who speak with accents, so if that’s what I have to play. … But if it was a clear caricature and a joke, because the person spoke so poorly, then that was offensive.In the beginning, we’d always wait for the Chinatown shows, because every TV show, out of the 22 episodes in the season, there was always one in Chinatown. Or we’d wait for some kind of war show. I’ve played a Japanese soldier, a Korean soldier, a Vietnamese soldier.But it’s just that’s all there really was then. I guess you just kept hoping that something better was going to come along. Did you ever say, “I just want to be the lead dude”?Of course that’s what I wanted to do. But I guess I was never proactive in creating my own stuff.There was an outlet like the East West Players, so I got to do plays where I was the lead or I had the romantic interest.Do you think that’s changing? Yeah, and I think it’s because Asian-Americans are having a bigger presence in society and in the business. That’s where it starts. It’s got to be written.Did you feel that in the reception to “Always Be My Maybe”? How did you approach that role differently?I’ll tell you, I give all the credit to Ali, Randall and Michael Golamco. And also a class="css-1g7... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/us/james-saito-asian-representation-hollywood.html

Here Are The Best Native Plants For Los Gatos Gardens - Los Gatos, CA Patch

Europeans started building settlements. They're the foundation of the region's biodiversity, and provide key food sources and shelter to birds. Fortunately the folks at the National Audubon Society have done all the hard work to ensure gardeners have what they need to find the best native plants. The group has a database that includes perennials, shrubs, grasses, succulents, trees, vines and evergreens. Each entry also details what types of birds the plants attract. The database allows users to filter results by plant type, resources and bird species they attract.Regional Audubon experts hand-select the "best results" for each. In Los Gatos, some of the best flowers to grow this season include California Sage, which attracts woodpeckers, cardinals and grosbeaks. Also known as Chia Sage, Golden Chia, Desert Chia, or simply Chia, this annual herb grows to 2 feet in height. From March to June, it produces fragrant, pale blue to purple flowers that are popular with bees and butterflies. This plant tolerates poor soil and full sun, growing best in dry, well-drained soils. Here are places you can find native plants: Baylands Nursery at 965 Weeks Street in East Palo AltoCapitol Wholesale Nursery at 2938 Everdale Drive in San JoseAmericans spent a record $47.8 billion on lawn and garden retail sales in 2017, according to the National Gardening Survey. The average household spent more than $500 on gardening. A... https://patch.com/california/losgatos/here-are-best-native-plants-los-gatos-gardens

NJ Florist Gets Back to Business with Flower Delivery and Classes as New Jersey Reopens. - TAPinto.net

TAPintoTV’s original series, HomeGrown, spoke with Anna Coy, Florist and Owner of Blooms in Hand, about life during the COVID-19 lockdown and how her business has rebounded now that New Jersey has started reopening.Blooms in Hand is a full-service floral studio in Verona. While they are primarily a subscription service, delivering bouquets weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, they also host classes, workshops and service special events and weddings. “I’ve always had an interest in gardening and floral work,” said Coy, who worked with a florist in Philadelphia for over a decade learning the business, before she moved to New Jersey and starting her own business here. Sign Up for Passaic Valley NewsletterOur newsletter delivers the local news that you can trust.You have successfully signed up for the TAPinto Passaic Valley Newsletter.The COVID-19 outbreak and the closures it brought were difficult times. “I had a breakdown. I definitely did some sobbing,” Coy said. Her calendar for the spring had been loaded with events. “To have all of that gone in an instant was really kind of hard.” Once New Jersey began its Restart and Recovery Program, Coy waited until it was safe and deliveries c... https://www.tapinto.net/towns/passaic-valley/categories/news/articles/nj-florist-gets-back-to-business-with-flower-delivery-and-classes-as-new-jersey-reopens-2d1f0de0-5499-44cd-be3a-5c2e4914ac24

Flower shop among many businesses fighting to blossom - The Riverdale Press

Dennis finds more customers want deliveries, rather than stopping by themselves to pick up orders. That has sent Columbia delivery drivers throughout New York City, as well as New Jersey, Westchester County and Connecticut. Those are some tall orders, especially since social distancing requirements limits the number of workers allowed in the small shop. “We cannot have many people working in the store, so it has been busier for us,” Dennis said. “Most of the time it has just been my sister, myself and one worker. I have even been taking deliveries out myself.”Sales have dipped, but so have supplies in some cases. In late March, as many were trying to adjust to the “new normal,”  Columbia struggled to stock its flower inventory, both in quantity and variety. For example, one thing missing from the store’s offerings has been tulips. Fortunately, most flowers purchased from South America are still available, Dennis said. Pricing hasn’t changed much, but delivery costs have increased since the shop is going without its regular delivery staff.Flowers also are a crucial part of large events like weddings and baby showers. Yet, all events are now canceled or postponed. It’s unclear when they’ll return, but at least one customer found a creative way to repurpose her ordered flowers into a kind gesture.The woman had put together a sizable order for a baby shower, but ended up hospitalized with the virus that causes COVID-19. Fortunately, she recovered, Dennis said. She was so thankful for her recovery, in fact, she sent the flowers intended for her shower instead to the nurses who took care of her.Unfortunately, many small businesses aren’t having the same luck as Columbia, as the coronavirus shutdown languishes on. While many storefronts are shut because they’re deemed “non-essential,” those that can stay open operate at a reduced capacity. The big question is whether many of the now-shuttered businesses will be able to reopen once New York City is allowed to open its doors again. Some businesses — even essential ones — are choosing to stay closed with hopes of being around long-term, said Christopher Rizzo, a board member of the Riverdale Main Streets Association.“Some of these small businesses have such small profit margins to begin with,” Rizzo said. “So staying open when your revenues are cut in half does not make sense for a lot of businesses. They are choosing to stay closed so that they can stay open in the future.” Dennis says she’s thankful Columbia Florist can stay open in some capacity. She receives many calls from customers thanking her for the flower deliveries, especially to funerals, where a lot of people aren’t present. Says Dennis: “Having a flower there makes a big difference.” ... https://riverdalepress.com/stories/flower-shop-among-many-businesses-fighting-to-blossom,71820

Black-Owned Philly-Area Wedding Planners, Florists and Decor Pros to Know - Philadelphia magazine

Black Lives Matter protest? Carla Friday, the founder of Details Made Simple, is working with the couple on moving their big celebration to 2021. While the studio is based in Westfield, New Jersey, Philly is a key market for Friday and her team. She has four local coordinators serving the city and surrounding areas. (So there is not typically an extra charge for a wedding around here.) Details Made Simple does exactly that: The firm offers only day-of coordination (not full planning). It works with couples planning the wedding on their own and who are looking for help pulling off the Big Day. “It’s all we do; it’s our thing,” she quips. Packages include the V.I.B. (Very Important Bride), Peace of Mind, Destination Wedding, and Venue Scouting & Procurement. (There are Little Extras, like rehearsal practice, DIY project assistance or tuxedo return, offered a la carte, too.)Elegant Events Planning & Design Owner and lead event planner Donielle Warren has a story that sounds like a wedding dream come true: She started as an intern with Elegant Events’s former owner. She later purchased the firm and has been running the show ever since. Located in Northeast Philly and Newark, Delaware, the brand’s reach extends through the region (plus far-off destinations). The packages are broken down from Silver (day of) to Platinum (full service); the team also can outfit your soiree with floral design, invitations and related paper goods. Interested? All you have to do is text via the website.Enchanted Allure Events The East Brunswick-based boutique wedding planning and design firm focuses on creating a stress-free experience for couples throughout the Philly region and New Jersey (as well as New York). Founder and principal planner Melissa Brooks and her team are driven by creative and modern designs, but ultimately dream up a day (and related celebrations) that is unique to you and your love. Custom packages range from à la carte options to full-service planning and design; engagements, day-after brunches and unions of all sizes (elopements, micro-weddings or large bashes) are among the events they skillfully guide. Even virtual consultations via Zoom or teleconference are on offer. Event Loft/... https://www.phillymag.com/philadelphia-wedding/2020/06/09/black-owned-philly-area-wedding-vendors/

Sales aren’t blooming: Florists adjust during pandemic - Midland Daily News

Ms. Bobola said she had to shut down the florist because wholesalers where Bobola Farms receives flowers from in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were closed. Bobola Farms will begin selling some produce in the upcoming weeks; first up are strawberries, which have started to bloom. Bobola Farms has been open since the late 1990s and Ms. Bobola said she never experienced anything like this. She hopes Mother’s Day can help bring back some normalcy but reminded that everything is limited. “It’s the longest we’ve ever been closed,” Ms. Bobola said. “You’ve got to get started somewhere, so we’re just going to do the best we can. I hope people will be patient. We’ll do everything we can to be as close to normal but there will be substitutions. I hope people understand this isn’t easy but we’ll work with them.” Florists are following all protocols recommend by the Centers for Disease Control to help limit the spread of COVID-19. This includes wiping down all vases, wearing gloves while handling flowers and disinfecting the store every night. It also includes contact-free delivery, where the driver will call the customer when the flowers are on the steps of their home. Mrs. Fries said Jen-Mor had to lay off part of its staff when the pandemic first began. She added it has been able to slowly bring back some of the staff. The loss of workers has made the busy weeks even more stressful. “It’s been exhausting,” Mrs. Fries said. “The few of us that are here are doing the work of more people. There’s only so much we can do with this staff so our inventory is smaller than usual.”... https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Sales-aren-t-blooming-Florists-adjust-during-15258683.php