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31 Best Flower Delivery Companies Near Me—Flower Delivery Services - Parade

Every week or month, your recipient will get a handpicked bouquet, as well as a guide to keeping their flowers fresh as long as possible. Bonus? BloomsyBox uses flowers from Veriflora and Rainforest Alliance certified farms, so it’s also a relatively eco-friendly present.8. The Bouqs Co.The Bouqs Co. offers flower delivery and subscriptions from eco-friendly farms that minimize waste, recycle water and use sustainable growing practices. They also partner with many local florists for handcrafted, same-day delivery gifts.9. Calyx FlowersCalyx Flowers specializes in getting fresh flowers from all over the world, wherever a particular plant is produced best (for example, orchids from Thailand and roses from Colombia). Their flowers last extra long and are shipped while still in bud, and since they’re globally sourced, you can snag out-of-season blooms all year round.10. Direct 2 FloristNeed flowers in a hurry? Direct 2 Florist offers same-day delivery if you order before 2 p.m., and bouquets are handmade and hand-delivered from local florists in your area. They also offer international shipping.11. Farmgirl FlowersFarmgirl Flowers offers delivery everywhere in the continental United States. Their flowers are ethically grown and wrapped in reused burlap instead of cellophane, so you can feel good about your gift on an environmentally and socially conscious level, too.12. FloomIf you want to support local independent florists, hit up Floom for an order—your flowers will be crafted and delivered from local sellers near your recipient’s delivery address. Floom also offers same-day delivery in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Boston and Houston, as well as in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol in the U.K.13. Florists.comRakuten members will get 18 percent cash back if they shop at Florists.com, which also offers deals of the day. In addition, if you don’t want to send just flowers, Florists.com also offers gift baskets, chocolate and fruit bouquet options.14. Florists’ Transworld Delivery (FTD)Chances are you’ve heard of FTD, but perhaps didn’t know what the actual abbreviation meant. It stands for “Florists’ Transworld Delivery,” and it means exactly what it says: They work with local florists worldwide and offers same-day and next-day delivery options, as well as 20 percent cashback for Rakuten users. They also offer cute additions like teddy bears and candy.15. FlowersFastIt’s midnight on February 14 (or Mother’s Day, your anniversary, your love’s birthday, etc.). Are you out of luck and out of time? Nope! Flowers Fast offers same-d... https://parade.com/978393/jessicasager/best-flower-delivery-companies/

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips: Florist Barronelle Stutzman deserves another chance at justice - Fox News

Any day now, my friend Barronelle Stutzman and her attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom will hear whether the U.S. Supreme Court will take her case.Both Barronelle and I serve people, and we’re happy to serve everyone. I’m a cake artist, and she’s a floral designer — the owner of Arlene’s Flowers, a small shop she inherited from her mom in Washington state. Both of us find it especially gratifying when customers invite us to design and create iconic aspects of their wedding celebrations. We learn about the couple and craft the custom flower arrangements and wedding cakes that often serve as focal points in their celebrations. Floral artist Barronelle Stutzman (Alliance Defending Freedom)But we’re not friends just because we love weddings. Barronelle and I both have been forced into long, hard legal battles. We didn’t start these fights, but we’re at the center of a national conversation about the First Amendment and the rights of creative professionals.MARC THIESSEN: SUPREME COURT'S HIGH-PROFILE 2020 DOCKET BODES WELL FOR TRUMPWe’re bo... https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/masterpiece-cakeshop-jack-phillips-florist-barronelle-stutzman

Surprise! Bool's Flower Shop is giving away 125 bouquets today - 14850

Petal it Forward” campaign in which hundreds of florists are giving away flowers to unsuspecting passersby.Bool’s Flower Shop has served Ithaca for 125 years. Photo courtesy Downtown Ithaca Alliance.“We live in a world where we seem to experience conflict almost daily. The world simply needs more kindness. Through the positive effects of flowers, we hope to make someone’s day brighter. Also, this is our way of giving back to the community that has supported us for so many years,” Bool’s owner Doreen Culver-Foss said in a statement.Bool’s will be giving each randomly selected recipient two bouquets: one to keep, and one to give to a friend, family member, or even a stranger.The original idea behind Petal It Forward’s ‘keep one, share one’ concept started in 2015 after the Society of American Florists, of which Bool’s is a member, reviewed statistics that showed while 80 percent of people reported receiving flowers makes them happy, even more, 88 percent, said that giving flowers makes them happy.Bool’s owner Culver-Foss says she wants to help people feel both. “We see the positive impact day in and day out when we make our flower deliveries,” she adds. “We wanted to create random smiles and give people a chance to do the same for someone else.”Gary Ferguson, executive director of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, called the day’s giveaways “a wonderful w... https://www.14850.com/102311488-bools-flower-bouquets/

Christian florist denied justice again - OneNewsNow

State of Washington."Rob has the freedom to act on his beliefs about marriage, and I'm only asking for the same freedom," Stutzman said about her customer.John Bursh, an attorney for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the organization representing Stutzman, says Washington's attorney general treats Stutzman as a villain. Bursch "It not only went after her business but sued her in her personal capacity as well," says the attorney. "Meanwhile, the state has applied its laws unevenly, choosing not to sue a coffee shop owner who profanely berated and expelled customers for their Christian beliefs."Today's decision by the Washington State Supreme Court came just a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Colorado baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop."The U.S. Supreme Court made it clear [in the Masterpiece case] that government hostility toward people of faith has no place in our society," says Bursch. "Not only that, but the Court followed that 7-2 decision with rulings in NIFLA and Janus upholding the freedom of those who decline to create and express messages in violation of their beliefs."ADF represented Jack Phillips in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2019/06/06/christian-florist-denied-justice-again

Fox & Friends hosts florist who discriminated against LGBTQ couple - Media Matters for America

In an interview with extreme anti-LGBTQ group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) about the group’s defense of a business for discriminating against LGTBQ customers, Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth praised ADF's attorney and client for “raising this issue to the national level” and told the anti-LGBTQ business owner, “One could argue you reflected the definition of tolerance.”The segment was the latest example of Fox News giving ADF a platform to discuss its anti-LGBTQ cases and policy positions. In 2019, ADF discussed at least eight of its cases during at least 11 segments on Fox News.On September 11, ADF filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Barronelle Stutzman and her business, Arlene’s Flowers, asking for review of the Washington Supreme Court’s decision that Stutzman’s refusal to sell flowers to a gay couple violated that state’s nondiscrimination law. During an October 6 segment on Fox & Friends Weekend, ADF attorney Kristen Waggoner called on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh i... https://www.mediamatters.org/alliance-defending-freedom/fox-friends-hosts-florist-who-discriminated-against-lgbtq-couple

Upper Dauphin’s Macklin Ayers, Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers selected to Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-Stat - PennLive

Julian Fleming, PIAA champion Southern Columbia is well represented on the Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-State team.Fleming, the nation’s top recruit who signed with Ohio State last week, is one of eight Tigers to be selected, including a trio of linebackers in Michigan State-bound Cal Haladay, Preston Zachman (Wisconsin) and Max Tillett (New Hampshire).Southern Columbia won its third straight PIAA championship earlier this month, defeating Avonworth 74-7 at Hersheypark Stadium.Fleming caught 72 passes for 1,538 yards and 23 touchdowns in his final season to become the state’s all-time leader in yards and receiving touchdowns.Since 2009, sports writers who cover high school football around the Commonwealth have overseen the all-state process. Players are nominated in all six classifications, and then a statewide ballot is issued to afford all writers the opportunity to cast their votes.Upper Dauphin’s record-setting athlete, Macklin Ayers, joined Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers on the team’s defensive side. A tremendous two-way talent, Ayers accounted for 3,230 yards (1,960 rush) and 48 touchdowns at quarterback.The Tri-Valley League player of the year also contri... https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/football/2019/12/upper-dauphins-macklin-ayers-steel-highs-mehki-flowers-selected-to-pa-football-writers-class-2a-all-state-team.html

The story behind a local Muncie flower shop - Ball State Daily News

When I was 16 I would deliver flowers after school and learned to do wedding work and I delivered those too,” said Benken. Benken ended up going off to college. Then after college, she moved to Ohio where she lived for four years. While being away from her family’s  flower shop business, Benken tried multiple jobs.  “I thought ‘this is my chance to get out of the flower business’ and I looked for a job and I ended up at a veterinarian,” said Benken. “But I missed the flower business. The holidays rolled around and it just wasn’t the same.”Benken was shocked at how the holidays did not feel the same when she was not  working in a flower shop.“Christmas wasn’t the same. Mother’s day wasn’t the same. Valentines day wasn’t the same,” Benken said. “because in the flower business those are just nutty holidays.”While still living in Ohio, Benken quit her job with the veterinarian and worked for a florist in Ohio. “In the meantime, my dad had retired from the flower business and my brother had taken over the shop and my dad was selling real estate,” said Benken.  “Well this old flower shop came up for sale and he and my husband at the time decided we should buy it.”That’s when Benken decided she was ready to start her own flower shop in downtown Muncie, Normandy Flower Shop. Benken always knew she wanted to raise her children in Muncie, so they started the process to buy the shop.“We put a bid in on it and had no idea they had  accepted it until two weeks before we were supposed to be here,” said Benken. “We had two weeks to put our house up for sale and pack up and come to Muncie.” Now, years later, Benken has raised four kids and  two of them are curre... https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2019/12/the-story-behind-a-local-muncie-flower-shop

Meet the Florida fans who sent get-well cards to Feleipe Franks - Tampa Bay Times

Hays said.She wasn’t alone.In the days after Franks’ injury, get-well-soon cards poured in from across the country. Gainesville. Jacksonville. The Panhandle. Georgia, Ohio, Colorado. A 77-year-old in Charlotte County and a 9-year-old from a cattle ranch in Kissimmee.All to a quarterback who might never play another snap for the Gators, one whose relationship with the fan base has been mixed, at best.RELATED: Five reasons to care about Florida-Missouri“I know he takes a lot of heat from people thinking that he’s just the worst thing that ever happened to Florida,” said Woody Bass, a 48-year-old Georgia resident who will graduate from UF's online program in May. “I didn’t want him to think that.”Neither did Laurie Bonham.?? Will the #Gators beat the brakes off Missouri? Can #FSU clinch a bowl berth? Will #USF slow down Cincinnati??@MBakerTBTimes gives us his picks against the spread in a brand-new Three & Out ????? https://t.co/rFBtzbVrwd pic.twitter.com/3SNikKXxLD— The Identity Tampa Bay (@TheIdentityTB) November 14, 2019“I just felt so bad for him,” said Bonham, a recently retired 64-year-old in Oldsmar.The physical injury was bad enough. But Franks has been a frequent target from fans for most of the past three seasons.One of the lows came last November against Missouri, who hosts the Franks-less Gators this weekend. Franks was booed in the first half and benched in the second of a 38-17 embarrassing home loss to the Tigers. Franks had won every game since then, but Bonham still saw too many people bashing him, despite the improvements he was making in Year 2 under coach Dan Mullen.“His mom was on this web page, and I felt bad for her, too,” Bonham said. “Nobody needed to be doing that. It was just poor manners.”Laurie Bonham (right, seen here with close friend Christy Fraser) was one of the Florida Gators fans who sent get-well cards to injured quarterback Feleipe Franks. [LAURIE BONHAM Special to the Times]Something good came from all the social media chatter: Bo... https://www.tampabay.com/sports/gators/2019/11/15/meet-the-florida-fans-who-sent-get-well-cards-to-feleipe-franks/

Maid of honor presents bride with chicken nugget bouquet - New York Post

When this bride saw her wedding bouquet, she probably exclaimed, “What the cluck?!”Ohio newlyweds Blair Hardy and Adam Tyson got an extra special surprise from the maid of honor, Jenna Spetz, at their recent wedding reception: a bouquet of chicken nuggets instead of flowers.When the Toledo bridesmaid was pondering her maid-of-honor speech, she wanted to find an appropriate way to surprise Hardy, her cousin. So she decided to play with Hardy’s obsession for chicken nuggets by reaching out to, appropriately enough, Tyson Foods for help.“[Blair] has always LOVED dino nuggets and was marrying a man with the last name Tyson, so it really was a match made in heaven,” Spetz told Business Insider.“I really didn’t expect my inquiry to go any further than an auto-reply from customer service,” said Spetz, who calls Tyson’s thorough response “mindblowing.”“Their PR team immediately reached out and wanted to be a part of the surprise!” Spetz continued, noting that the brand even coordinated with a local florist to make it happen. “Once they got involved, everything seemed to fall... https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/maid-of-honor-presents-bride-with-chicken-nugget-bouquet/