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Unexpected season's greetings as mild North Jersey weather tricks plants into blooming - NorthJersey.com
Friday, January 22, 2016Bob Ziff of North Jersey Weather Observers, on Sunday, the thermometer in Hawthorne rose to 68 degrees, breaking the record for that town, set in 1928, while in Bergenfield, it was 67 degrees, which broke the record set in 1984 — and more milder-than usual days are forecasted for at least the next week. Ziff says the warm weather appeared to be a continuation of an unusually warm November — the sixth warmest in records dating back to 1893, records show.Are these plants essentially being tricked into flowering at the wrong time? Or do they know what they are doing?“They will stop blooming,” says Bruce Crawford, Rutgers Gardens director, who also predicts a self-correction.“Worst-case scenario is that the newest growth will undoubtedly die back to more mature wood.”Walter Perry, owner of Perry’s Florist and Gardens in Glen Rock, believes that this out-of-season blooming might actually help down the line.“Winter damage should be minimal and spring growth should start early,” says Perry. “If the weather pattern holds as it did the last time we had a big El Niño, spring blooms were about three weeks earlier than “normal” years. This gave us a longer growing season.”In the short term, many green-thumbers fear what will happen — especially to roses — when there’s an inevitable cold snap.Pyle of Edmunds’ Roses is mostly reassuring.“It can be somewhat stressful to plants to experience a cold snap during a mild fall, but most plants will not suffer long-term injury from this type of stress,” he says. “Once truly cold temperatures set in, leaves will die and drop from plants due to cold damage. … This damage can be pruned out in early spring once growth resumes.”Pyle adds that in a typical fall season, perennials drop their leaves early enough to give the plant more time to keep nutrients in its roots, which will be much-needed fuel for new growth in spring.“Losing leaves from a cold snap in a mild fall can reduce this nutrient ‘recycling.’ [But] any negative impact from this nutrient loss can generally be offset in spring by fertilizing plants early in the season when growth begins, however.”One thing that’s clear is that gardeners will need to adjust their pruning schedules.Perry says that he now recommends “a light prune of roses from around Thanksgiving till Jan. 1 or when the ground freezes some and the plant is dormant. By light pruning, I mean reducing a plant by about half, removing anything that is likely to act as a sail in the winter winds. Then prune again in the spring when the forsythia blooms, shaping the plant and removing dead, damaged and diseased canes.”And what if this warmer trend continues for a while? Will this affect the roses and other plants come spring?“Typically not,” Crawford said. “If January continued to be warm and then February was indecently cold, I would suspect to see a lot more dead wood come spring. Hopefully, January will gradually become colder and the plants will remain dormant till March.”Flagler takes a wait-and-see position on this.“This is something of a new phenom and we cannot always predict with certainty how plants will react to new conditions and new ‘norms,... http://www.northjersey.com/news/unexpected-season-s-greetings-as-mild-north-jersey-weather-tricks-plants-into-blooming-1.1473708?page%3Dall
N.J. communities mourn those lost to COVID-19 with flowers and memories - NJ.com
Wednesday, March 31, 2021Nearly a year after New Jersey’s first reported case of the coronavirus, Garden State residents gathered at locations across the state to take part in a national day of mourning to remember the loved ones lost to COVID-19.On Monday, residents who lost friends and family to COVID-19 gathered in Passaic City, Roselle and Union to lay flowers arranged as hearts and to remember those who succumbed to the virus, including the first firefighter in the state to die from the coronavirus and a Passaic EMT.At each location, including a Passaic fire station and Anthony E. Russo Park in Union, family and friends eulogized their loved ones and laid a flower for them, said Amanda Elisca, the florist who coordinated the events across the state.The effort is part of the Floral Hearts Project, a nationwide initiative pushing for an official national day of morning for those lost to COVID-19, said Elisca. As of Tuesday morning, there were more than 100 hearts laid out across the country, she said.But for Elisca, the push t... https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2021/03/nj-communities-mourn-those-lost-to-covid-19-with-flowers-and-memories.html
PlantShed, a cafe inside a flower shop, opens 1st N.J. spot - NJ.com
Sunday, February 28, 2021PlantShed has opened a retail spot in Englewood at 47 E. Palisade Ave, where you can purchase flowers while grabbing a quick bite to eat or cup of coffee.It is PlantShed’s first New Jersey store. There are three spots scattered throughout the Big Apple: Two cafes, which launched in 2018, and a florist shop founded in 1971.The business describes the greenhouse-inspired space as a “unique lush oasis" with tropical foliage, cacti, succulents and premium flowers sourced from all over the world.The flowers at the Englewood spot are provided by Englewood Florist, where the cafe is housed. The families running the two businesses are related.The cafe menu incorporates popular pastries such as croissants and danishes, along with unique beverages like rose matcha lattes and espresso lattes featuring teddy bear art.Other small businesses that have recently opened in New Jersey are Fresh Coast in Metuchen and River Street Sweets: Savannah’s Candy Kitchen in Asbury Park.RELATED STORIES ABOUT RETAIL AND SHOPPING:Walmart reveals top toys for 2020 holiday season: See the full listBurlington store replacing vacant Toys 'R' Us in Somerville Circle to openHalloween candy is on sale even earlier than usual. Here are the best deals.Please subscribe now and support the l... https://www.nj.com/business/2020/09/plantshed-a-cafe-inside-a-flower-shop-opens-1st-nj-spot.html
Imlay Florist celebrates 180 years as a family owned business in local community - Y-City News
Sunday, February 28, 2021Dave Imlay, his wife, Katie Imlay and dedicated staff work to fulfill a large number of bouquets and arrangements.Originally started as a nursery in New Concord by William Smith Imlay in 1841, the New Jersey native slowly grew his business before relocating to Putnam Avenue and opening a greenhouse.William’s son, John Dillion Imlay, would get cut flowers out of his father’s greenhouse and peddle them downtown on his bicycle to sell.Eventually, the young entrepreneur was able to grow the business enough that he was able to rent a small space out of a drug store located at the corner of Market Street and North 5th Street where the Pollock Apartments stand today.John was then able to save up the money needed to purchase a one-room building along the same block of 5th Street to house his expanding business.In 1906, the structure was razed and replaced with the current three-story building that the flower shop still operates out of today.According to Katie, the Imlay family takes great pride in having served the community for so many generations.Her husband, Dave, worked alongside his parents from a very early age learning the interworkings of the business and except for a short stint away employed as a wholesaler for the industry, has worked at the flower shop his entire life.Katie added that Dave often tells fond memories of his childhood when he would go to the greenhouses, which were located where the South Zanesville Walmart is now, and spend time wi... https://ycitynews.com/20606/events/imlay-florist-celebrates-180-years-as-a-family-owned-business-in-local-community/
CBS2 Investigates TerrysFlorist.com: ‘Of Course I Didn’t Get Any Refund’ - CBS New York
Sunday, February 28, 2021Valentine’s Day is Sunday, but buyer beware if you plan on ordering flowers online.It’s a prime day for florists. But instead of creating happy memories, some customers say a business with ties to New Jersey is breaking hearts all over the country, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported.READ MORE: 2nd Co-Op City Power Outage Affects Residents In Same Buildings That Lost Electricity Friday“I work, like, maybe 2,000 roses for Valentine’s,” said Red Bank Florists owner Oksana Levina.Days before Valentine’s, it’s crunch time for Levina. But recently she says some angry customers have called confusing her with TerrysFlorist.com, which lists a Red Bank, New Jersey zip code on credit card bills.Nationwide, when CBS2 searched online for a “local florist,” Terry’s pops up, claiming it has been “serving our community for over 20 years.”Mike Havens thought Terry’s was located near his mother-in-law in Colorado. He said he ordered a bouquet, but that it arrived as “basically three flowers and a bud vase.”(credit: CBS2)Hundreds of online reviews of TerrysFlorist.com include comments like “We ordered Daisy Delight Deluxe, we received no daisies” and “I got a phone call 1 hour AFTER funeral that they (flowers) couldn’t be delivered... https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/02/12/cbs2-investigates-terrysflorist-com-of-course-i-didnt-get-any-refund/
