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Slideshow: The Vermont Flower Show 2019 - Seven Days

Hundreds of spring bulbs — along with flowering trees and shrubs — sprouted at the Champlain Valley Exposition during the 19th Vermont Flower Show. From Friday, March 1, through Sunday, March 3, more than 10,000 visitors experienced the tantalizing colors and smells of early spring.The Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association/GreenWorks produces the show every two years, relying on sponsors, VNLA members and associates to fund the show — and contribute hundreds of hours of volunteer effort. It takes roughly 350 volunteers to set up, staff and take down the show.Imaginative displays evoked this year's theme: "Wonder — A Garden Adventure for All Ages." Vendors from across the region brought their wares. The full schedule of programming included demonstrations, seminars, and activities for gardeners, along with family-room performances by Magician Tom Verner, Mr. Chris and Friends, and No Strings Marionette Company. A plant sale at the conclusion of the show helps send the plants and shrubs to new homes. Learn more about the show at greenworksvermont.org. https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/slideshow-the-vermont-flower-show-2019/Content?oid=26338241

Flower Show gives visitors a taste of spring - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Neverland." ELIZABETH MURRAY/FREE PRESSBuy PhotoVermont Flower Show attendees on Sunday, March 5, 2017, gaze at and photograph plants displayed as part of the "Neverland" grand display at the Champlain Valley Expostion.(Photo: ELIZABETH MURRAY/FREE PRESS)Buy PhotoESSEX JUNCTION - During some of the colder days Vermont has seen in several weeks, the Vermont Flower Show this weekend offered a welcome, spring-like sight for visitors. More than 8,000 people attended the event, which was held Friday through Sunday at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. The event is held every other year, said Ashley Robinson, a member of the board of directors with Green Works, which organizes the event. More than 100 vendors and about 10 nonprofit organizations were also in attendance.Each year, the event features a "grand garden display" and a number of vendors. This year's theme was "Neverland," drawing inspiration from the magical place described in the famous children's story "Peter Pan," Robinson said. At the end of the show, many of the plants from the display are sold.The display spanned most of one room, and visitors walked by Wendy's house, a clock tower, a waterfall and lagoon with a skull-shaped rock, and more. Colorful and fragrant flowers and trees adorned the giant display.Buy PhotoVermont Flower Show ... http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2017/03/05/flower-show-gives-visitors-taste-spring/98781824/

2017 Vermont Flower Show is March 3-5 at Champlain Valley Expo - vtdigger.org

Kristina MacKulin, Green Works, Vermont Nursery & Landscape Association [email protected] or (888) 518-6484Join us in “Neverland” where dreams come alive from March 3rd through the 5th at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vermont for the 2017 Vermont Flower Show!The Vermont Flower Show is an event where attendees spend the entire day and take advantage of the numerous activities offered as part of the admission fee. Highlights include: The Grand Garden Display, over 100 vendors related to the horticultural and gardening industry, 35+seminars and workshops, a Family Room with hands-on activities and entertainment, a local bookstore, food/flora/fresh demonstrations, the St. Albans Garden Club and VT Railway Society displays, and VT Certified Horticulturists and Green Works members on hand to answer any gardening and landscaping questions.The show is open to the public on Friday, March 3rd from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 4th from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Sunday March 5th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The daily cost of admission is $16 for adults, $12 for seniors (60+), $5 for children (ages 3-17), and free for children under the age of 3. Two-day passes are $25 each and three-day passes are $35 each. Tic...

Centenarian celebrates with family, friends, flowers and food. - Plattsburgh Press Republican

PLATTSBURGH — On a bright, sunny day, with a gentle breeze from Lake Champlain, Thelma Neveu smiled softly as her guests sang "Happy Birthday" to honor the 100 years she has lived.The serenade was followed with a toast of sparkling white grape "champagne." Licking her lips, she smiled and nodded her head in approval.More than 20 friends and neighbors stopped by throughout the day with gifts of flowers, candy, cards and well wishes. She was happy to see them all. Everyone received a party favor — a collection of nuts, fruit and chocolate wrapped in a red-checked tea towel, adorned with embroidered birds — thoughtfully created by her niece, Sylvia Morelli.TOP STUDENTOne hundred years is a long time.Thelma McAllister was born on Aug. 4, 1916, in Mooers Forks.That year, Charlie Chaplin had signed on with Mutual Studios, earning an unprecedented $10,000 a week; the Professional Golfers Association of America was created; a Boeing aircraft flew for the first time; and construction was nearly complete on the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City.Her parents, Steph... http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/centenarian-celebrates-with-family-friends-flowers-and-food/article_84c9e92b-7660-5643-b6d7-6f7d42a58d56.html

Growing Together: Everything's coming up roses - INFORUM

Very floriferous white.• Morden Sunrise—Vivid yellow-orange.• Prairie Joy—Medium pink. Good hedge rose.• Prairie Snowdrift—Creamy white.• Winnipeg Parks—Medium red.• Alexander Mackenzie—Deep red.• Champlain—Dark red.• J.P. Connell—Lemon yellow.• John Cabot—Medium red.• John Davis—Medium pink.• Quadra—Dark red.• Pavement series—Purple, scarlet, white types.• Henry Kelsey—Rosy-red. One of the best climbers.• William Baffin—Rose-pink. Excellent climber.• Ramblin' Red—Red climber.• Other older hardy types: Hansa, Persian Yellow, Therese Bugnet, Topaz Jewel, Wild Woods Rose.Where can we find these roses? Our best bets are locally-owned garden centers who cater to our regional needs better than national chains seem to.Rose-growing tips• Roses appreciate well-drained soil high in organic material. Add 3 or 4 inches of compost, peatmoss or manure and incorporate into soil.• Potted roses can be planted all season. Planting by mid-summer gives them more time to establish. Give late-planted roses protective mulch during the first winter.• Roses bloom best with at least six hours of direct sun daily.• Mulch soil around roses with 3 inches of shredded bark or cocoa bean mulch to keep soil cool and moist.• Landscape rock is less preferable for roses, because of its tendency to trap heat.• Roses prefer 1 inch of water weekly from rain or sprinkling. Water only the soil, Avoid wetting the leaves to help prevent foliage disease.• Fertilize at least monthly beginning in April, but ending in late July so plants "harden off" by winter.• Trim off withered blossoms down to the first five-leaflet leaf below the flower, which results in a greater flush of new buds.Diseases and insectsRoses can be troubled with fungus diseases including powdery mildew (white coating on leaves) and black spot (black circular lesions and yellowed foliage) plus foliage-chewing insects. Best control is a regular weekly preventative spray or dust program with combination fungicide/insecticide rose products before symptoms appear.Own-root vs. graftedIn the past, most roses were grafted, as evidenced by the visible graft knob between stems and roots, which is still used on some roses. But if the tops winter-kill, the variety is lost. However most of the Canadian and other hardy roses are grown from cuttings, and called "own-root," meaning that even if the tops suffer injury, the regrowth from the base will be true to form. Planting the crown (spot between stem and roots) below soil level helps protect the growing points.Don Kinzler, a lifelong gardener, worked as an NDSU Extension horticulturist and owned Kinzler's Greenhouse in Fargo. Tune in to his weekly radio segment at noon Wednesdays on WDAY Radio 970. Readers can reach him at forumgrowingtogether@hotmail.com. He also blogs at growingtogether.areavoices.com. http://www.inforum.com/variety/4069616-growing-together-everythings-coming-roses

Coco Shop Designer Taylor Simmons Wore Floral Oscar de la Renta for Her Outdoor Ceremony Overlooking the Ocean - Vogue

CDC recommendations to ensure safety and reduce the risk of contracting and transmitting COVID-19.Taylor Simmons and Jameson McFadden actually met at Acme—the famed cocktail bar in downtown New York that has served as the location for so many romances and rendezvous that it spawned an Instagram account and subsequent podcast focused on millennial dating. It was late September of 2017 and Taylor was with an old friend from Antigua, a place she grew up visiting often as both her parents and grandparents had homes there. (Her parents live on the island now for part of the year.) She now runs Coco Shop, a clothing brand that was founded in 1949 and had a 60-year run on the island, making and selling printed cotton clothing. Taylor relaunched the company in 2019, and it’s quickly taken off. Coincidentally, Jameson was at Acme with someone Taylor and her friend had grown up with on the island. “This makes Antigua sound big,” Taylor jokes. “But our community is tiny!” While their friends were catching up, Jameson, who works in finance, introduced himself, and after a few minutes, asked if Taylor would have dinner with him. “He asked one or two more times, and eventually, I agreed, and we went out to dinner a few days later,” she remembers.The two started dating and then eventually Jameson proposed on a quiet street in Rome on the last night of a long weekend road trip through Puglia. “We had spent five days exploring Puglia from Polignano a Mare to Gagliano del Capo and then gone ba... https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/taylor-simmons-jameson-mcfadden-cape-cod-wedding

Florist brightens her city with gorgeous floral installations - Aleteia EN

With major events being canceled, a lot of work and profit has dried up. However, one Pittsburgh florist, Anne Dickson, has decided to put her skills and time to good use.Inspired by fellow florist, New Yorker Louis Miller, who’s been creating some stunning “flower flashes” to brighten up New York City, Dickson decided she wanted to spread some floral joy in her own community, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.She started by sharing her gratitude with health workers for all their hard work. So the owner of Fox and the Fleur florists went along to Shadyside’s Family House, where patients and their families can stay together. She brought some bright blooms to decorate the facade of the house with an impressive installation. She also tagged her work “F&F [Heart] Pittsburgh #flower power” in chalk on the sidewalk in front of the home, and added it to her Instagram account to spread a little more joy.From there Dickson created more impressive pop-up displays: from brightening up a light pole to creating an impressive display in a recycling can. While the impressive creations take a lot of hard work, the florist is thankful to  one of her suppliers, B W Wholesales, for passing on flowers to her that would otherwise been thrown out.While the blooms might not last long, and Dickson makes sure they’re taken down once... https://aleteia.org/2021/03/24/florist-brightens-her-city-with-gorgeous-floral-installations/

Ballet Dancer Robbie Fairchild Starts Floral Arrangements Company - Spectrum News NY1

NEW YORK - Ballet star turned Broadway star, turned movie star - Robbie Fairchild has now broken into the world of floral arrangements.“This whole flower business kind of fell into my lap in a wonderful, wonderful way,” said the 'Cats” film dancer and actor.What You Need To KnowMany in the arts industry are fighting to get workers and institutions the financial reprieve they so desperately needBut after being unemployed for half a year what are arts workers doing now to stay afloat?Frank DiLella spoke with a few members from the entertainment community who are certainly putting their creativity to work“A lady messaged me on Instagram and said, ‘my daughter started dancing because she saw “Cats,” the movie and loved you in it. And I just want to say, thank you. Um, I saw that you love to arrange flowers. I worked for a flower company in Holland. I would love to send you some peonies and roses.’ And I was like, oh my God, well, I'm not going to say no. I thought, let me arrange them. Tak... https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/10/07/ballet-dancer-robbie-fairchild-starts-floral-arrangements-company

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-