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Bouquets as hot as a designer handbag: They're the 'it' accessory - Daily Mail

Bouquets from £50, larrywalshe.comTHE GREEN ROMANTICSHANE CONNOLLY Shane Connolly who was born in Belfast, is best known for romantic, English countryside flowers with a wild, fairytale twist (pictured) Shane was responsible for Kate's (pictured) wedding bouquet The Belfast-born, sustainable floral designer is a hit with the senior royals. ‘I was given the rather extraordinary title of Artistic Director of Flowers for the wedding of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge,’ he laughs. ‘Everything was made the night before the wedding. Then, we were up again at 4am to check it all.’ In Kate’s bouquet (right) was ‘Lily of the Valley, a little touch of hyacinth, and some Sweet William, which was a bit of fun’. Not to mention the trees. ‘To add intimacy in the Abbey, the obvious answer to me was to use trees.’Steal his style: Romantic, English countryside flowers with a wild, fairytale twist. He adds ‘find flowers you love by visiting gardens, not flower shops.’ No non-recyclable foam or flown-in flowers. For floristry courses with Shane, go to:learningwithexper... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8573181/Bouquets-hot-designer-handbag-Theyre-accessory.html

In search of plants for annual Green Thumb sale - Republican Journal

The Belfast Garden Club needs help. Midcoast gardeners eager to start digging this spring are asked to remember the annual Green Thumb Plant Sale taking place Saturday, May 20, at Belfast Boathouse.The nonprofit garden club needs gardeners willing to dig and donate plants to the sale. For anyone with extra seedlings or divisions of perennials, it is easy to take part. Contact sale coordinator Bonnie Irwin at 703-9057 or bonnie.m.irwin@gmail.com. She’ll find the easiest way to help, whether that means sending a club member to a garden to help identify and dig, or providing simple drop-off instructions.Or pick up an extra six-pack of flowers, veggies or herbs while shopping at a favorite local greenhouse; the club would be grateful to receive those, too. Unusual perennials are also welcome.The Green Thumb fundraiser helps Belfast Garden Club give two annual scholarships to local students earning degrees in earth-friendly fields. It also helps the club maintain 12 public gardens in Belfast, d... http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/in-search-of-plants-for-annual-green-thumb-sale/1645830

The man who created floral tributes for Violet, Queen of the Travellers - Belfast Telegraph

Belfast TelegraphThe man who created floral tributes for Violet, Queen of the TravellersBelfast TelegraphIt is not every day that a funeral attracts national headlines - not because of the identity of the deceased but because of the astonishing variety and scale of the floral tributes. But that is what happened when Violet Crumlish, known as the Queen of ... http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/the-man-who-created-floral-tributes-for-violet-queen-of-the-travellers-35128710.html

Devlin: Roadside flowers have different meaning for some - Green Bay Press Gazette

Bloody fighting continued until the 1990s, and taunting of one side by the other continues to this day in the British-controlled North. In Belfast and Derry and other towns, the Protestant Orangemen parade through Catholic neighborhoods on July 12 each year banging on huge bass drums.Orange Walks are held throughout England,Scotland, Canada, and in the Northeastern U.S. Men in suits and ties wear orange sashes while other carry massive banners.Critics claim the marches are sectarian. Supporters claim they're expressing ancestral pride.The climate where I was raised is a bit warmer than we experience in Door County.Winters are milder. Spring comes earlier. The orange day lilies begin blossoming a few weeks before they do here.In Western Pennsylvania, the last scragglers usually bloom around July 10. My mother would tolerate those appearing on the 11th. The buds of those that hadn't opened by then never did.Mum would pluck them, cut them, crush them. No orange flower would appear in the yard of  my Irish Catholic Mum on or after Orangeman's Day.It was an expression of hundreds of years of collective resentment over the way one people lorded over another, allowing millions to die.Understand this next sentence. I am not condoning violence: I am saying I understand that natives of the Middle East haven't forgotten the Crusades.Peter J. Devlin is a retired radio newsman who lives in the first house south of the county line. Contact him at (920) 487-3778 or at peterjdevlin@yahoo.com.Read or Share this story: http://gbpg.net/2a7kvcL... http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/opinion/2016/07/19/devlin-roadside-flowers-have-different-meaning-some/87138972/

Grow Wild and pick a favourite flower in Northern Ireland - Belfast Telegraph

Belfast TelegraphGrow Wild and pick a favourite flower in Northern IrelandBelfast TelegraphCan helping our natural surroundings improve our society? The answer is yes. For the past two years, I have been a part of Grow Wild in Northern Ireland and seen the massive benefits that have bloomed locally.Coleraine, Derry and Belfast 'grow wild'U.TVall 3 news articles »... http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-analysis/grow-wild-and-pick-a-favourite-flower-in-northern-ireland-31603251.html

Buffalo Florist Learns Japanese Arrangement Techniques - Spectrum News

These are air plants. They are very easy to keep alive, because all you do is spray them with water,” added Pessecow.Her designs are inspired by Western New York.“I really like creating my own pieces of mount from around Buffalo like driftwood that I got at Hamburg Beach,” explained Pessecow. “I’m keeping everyone in a mindset where we’re learning and growing and so for me, this quarantine time has really been a period where I can study what other floral artists have done."Just this week, Elmwood’s 'Put a Plant On It' started selling Pessecow’s designs.   To find Pessecow’s creations, visit this link. If you’re interested in placing a custom order, email LivingFloralDesigns@gmail.com. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/human-interest/2021/01/02/buffalo-florist-learns-ancient-japanese-arrangement-techniques-

The Best Florists in New York - Curbed

Photo-Illustration: by Curbed; Photos Getty Images Since 1985, our annual “Best of New York” issue has named standout services, unique shops, and special spots in dozens of categories. Now that Curbed is part of New York’s family, we have reimagined “Best of New York” as an ever-expanding resource that could rival Yelp in usefulness but feels more like a secret Google doc that gets passed among friends. To find the places recommended on these lists, we polled hundreds of stylish and savvy New Yorkers and begged them to tell us their go-tos. The result: our own Yellow Pages, containing only excellent places. Dutch Flower Line, 150 W. 28th St.; dutchflowerline.com; 212-727-8600 This 36-year-old shop is known for its wide-ranging selection of flowers from around the world — including Japanese ranunculus that set designer Noemi Bonazzi calls “exquisite” and “the size of your hand,” peonies from New Zealand, and cherry-red tulips sh... https://www.curbed.com/article/best-florists-nyc.html

Have You Spotted the Giant Floral Displays Popping Up Around the City? - Pittsburgh Magazine

Tommy Hilfiger and Dolce & Gabbana, Dickson says she came up with the idea for the installations after seeing florist Lewis Miller Design’s “Flower Flash” project in New York City. In February, she installed her first display, wrapping garlands of flowers around the columns of Shadyside’s Family House — which provides a “home away from home” for patients and their families seeking medical treatment in Pittsburgh. “To all of the healthcare workers and all of the patients and their families, this one’s for you!” Dickson wrote on Instagram of the project. Later that month, she spruced up her hometown area, coating a light pole and corner on Brilliant Avenue in Aspinwall with flowers. In early March, she struck again, creating an enormous bouquet atop a recycling bin on Penn Avenue and 21st Street in the Strip District. Beside the display, she used sidewalk chalk to quote French artist Henri Matisse’s famous line, “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” Dickson told the Post-Gazette the recycling can project was particularly inspired because the already-cut flowers — from supplier BW Wholesale Florist in the Strip District — would have been thrown away had she not repurposed them. If you missed any of the installations, your chances of catching one have not wilted. The pop-up displays will continue to sprout up across the city, possibly through April, Dickson says — and suggestions as to where are welcome. To follow along, visit Fox and the Fleur’s instagram account here. ... https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/have-you-spotted-the-giant-floral-displays-popping-up-around-the-city/

4 local, women-owned flower and plant shops to check out right now - NEXTpittsburgh

Photo courtesy of The Farmer’s Daughter Flowers.The Farmer’s Daughter Flowers, 502 E. Ohio St., North SideLauren Work Phillips grew up on a farm.The country girl eventually moved to New York City and got a job at Zuzu’s Petals, a Brooklyn florist where she was able to combine her love for flowers and people. Now she cultivates plants and relationships at her charming North Side store. Phillips, a sixth-generation farmer, opened the business in 2012. She offers retail walk-in options, botanically inspired gifts, houseplants and full-service flower arrangements for events big and small. Flowers (the most requested stems are peonies and dahlias) are sourced from all over the world, including her farm outside of the city. Check out the shop’s Instagram page for a daily dose of color therapy.And if you want to create your own magic, she encourages you to get your hands dirty.“Houseplants and our gardening items have taken a huge jump since the pandemic started,” Phillips says. “Our customers are creating beauty in an unsettling time.”City Grows. Photo by TH Carlisle.City Grows, 5208 Butler St., Lawrenceville and 1659 Smallman St., Strip DistrictPatty Ciotoli caught the gardening bug from her mom. In 2014, the budding entrepreneur quit her real estate job to follow her dream of opening an organic gardening and gift shop.City Grows sprouted in a tiny Lawrenceville storefront and now has additional digs at The ... https://nextpittsburgh.com/city-design/4-local-women-owned-flower-and-plant-shops-to-check-out-right-now/