Cadiz, OH Florists

Cadiz Flower Shop News

Hillerman Nursery & Florist recognized in Best Birding Retailer Awards - Garden Center Magazine

Less than 1,800 Sq. Feet): Backyard Birds in Salt Lake City, UtahBest Birding Department as a funding source for a Nonprofit Organization: Woodland’s Nature Station Land Between the Lakes in Cadiz, Ky.Nominees for the awards were submitted by a Candidate Search Committee who were tasked with determining who, in their opinion, demonstrated conscientious effort in advancing the birding hobby and industry. The required criteria in order to qualify as a nominee included several factors such as: sales volume (total and per/sq. ft.), growth history and advancement of new trends, best practice systems, product selection offered, merchandising, advertising, customer communication and education (websites, social media, etc.), and overall impact within their community and beyond. All winning retailers were selected by birding industry leaders.The Wild Bird Expo is co-sponsored and hosted by Gold Crest Distributing in Mexico, MO. Grant Toellner, Vice President of Gold Crest Distributing, was quoted to say, “This is the second year that Gold Crest has been privileged to host the Best Birding Retailer Awards. We are honored to take part in helping recognize the leaders of this industry.”For more information about the Best Birding Retailer of the Year Award, contact Grant Toellner, vice president of Gold Crest Distributing, at 888-985-2473 or Grant@goldcrestdistributing.com.For more information about the Wild Bird Expo, contact Brenda Wright, show coordinator with Gold Crest Distributing, at 888-985-2473 or Info@wildbirdexpo.com. http://www.gardencentermag.com/hillerman-nursery-birding-retailer-awards.aspx

Princeton floral designer to address garden clubs - Paducah Sun

On Thursday, Director Richard Roof will preside at his last meeting as director.Edith Nelson, The Garden Club of Kentucky president, will address garden club members from Cadiz, Madisonville, Mayfield and Owensboro as well as Paducah, and install new district officers elected at this meeting. The new district director will installed by Sandra Robinson of London, the National Garden Clubs president, at the GCKY annual meeting in Bowling Green in April.Also during the district meeting Thursday, club presidents will report on their clubs' activities this year, which include public planting, working with youth and senior citizens, certifying Monarch Waystations, and other projects.Reports and award applications will be judged and sent to GCKY for state competition.Your comment has been submitted for approval... http://www.paducahsun.com/news/local/101716_PS_Audubon-gardeners-1249364

Flower growers see sales wither as planting season launches - CBC.ca

Canadian production stems from Ontario. Neighbouring New York and Ohio have also forced garden centres to lock their doors, while Michigan and Vermont have banned retailers from selling non-essential products, including home gardening items. "If they don't open, the damage is going to be astronomical," said trade group head Andi Kuyvenhoven, noting garden centres' crucial role for bedding plants in particular. British Columbia — the second-biggest flower and plant producer — Alberta and Manitoba and have allowed garden centres to keep running, while Quebec deemed them essential along with nurseries as of April 15, though not in time for Easter. Kuyvenhoven, who with his wife co-owns a $2.5-million business selling potted Chrysanthemums and indoor calla lilies — largely to U.S. distributors — on a pair of farms west of Toronto, says clogged supply chains south of the border remain a problem. 'I haven't slept in five weeks' "U.S. customers for a time closed their distribution systems to floral and so the main grocery chains were not purchasing plants," he said, which was hard on growers of cut flowers such as roses and tulips. "If a truck can take 24 skids and four skids were flowers, the flowers came off the trucks and they put more food on the truck — which we completely understand. The only challenge is, when you're growing flowers as we do, they also have a shelf life," said Kuyvenhoven, who bought his business from his parents in 1990. "Now we're now facing liquidity issues...I haven't slept in five weeks." Flowers Canada Growers says exports to the U.S. make up about one-third of greenhouse flower and plant sales, which hit $1.6 billion in 2018, according to Statistics Canada. Nursery sales topped $500 million. While garden centres can continue to operate across much of the continent, growers wonder whether bouquets and flower pots will remain on the shopping list of consumers struggling to make rent amid soaring unemployment numbers and a looming recession. Kuyvenhoven is hoping that families confined to their homes for most of the day will choose to spend what they've saved from unpurchased vacations and lattes on plants for their vases and flower beds. "That's part of what's carried us through downturns in the past," he said. Growers associations are in talks with federal and provincial governments over potential financial relief, with Flowers Canada Growers asking for a "cash injection" as well as extended debt repayment plans secured in part by Ottawa, Kuyvenhoven said. So far, the federal government has extended a stay of default for eligible farmers until Oct. 31, giving flower and potted plant producers an extra six months to pay off federal loans that would have been due at the end of April. Ottawa has also granted exemptions on air travel restrictions to temporary foreign workers and invested $50 mi... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/flower-growers-hamilton-1.5546023

Family Over Flowers - The New York Times

You find out what’s most important when you start removing things from your wedding day,” said Ms Fagan, who received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master of Education from Fordham.“I came to learn, more than anyone, that the things that are most important are your family,” she said. “Like the flowers and the other stuff, you don’t need that, you just need family.”Mr. Bogle, 44, who teaches fourth graders at John B. Russwurm School (P.S. 197) in Harlem, said his wedding to Ms. Fagan provided a lesson for him as well.“It’s all about commitment,” said Mr. Bogle, the son of Lucena Jackson of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and the late Raymond Bogle.“Unless you are uncertain about marrying someone, you need to get what you have got to get done, done,” said Mr. Bogle, who received both a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in international relations from the University of the West Indies and an Master of Education from the City College of New York.Despite the silver linings, the couple, who met in 2017 through mutual friends at the Carmel Hill Foundation’s party for Harlem District 5 teachers, admitted that they were both a bit disappointed as to how the coronavirus reshaped their wedding.“I could seriously say I was disappointed, but what can you do in that situation,” said Ms. Fagan, whom Mr. Bogle surprised with an engagement ring in April 2019 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.“You just have to hope that everyone else is safe and OK,” she said. “You just have to hope for the best, and just count your blessings.”... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/25/fashion/weddings/family-over-flowers.html

Outdoor flower displays around Cleveland bring color, vibrancy to gloomy times - cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Three very visible public sites in Cleveland recently bloomed into instant vibrant gardens filled with thousands of stem flowers, thanks to the owner of a design studio and flower wholesaler who believe the public could use some cheering up right about now.What’s more, passersby were and are free to take flowers to enjoy at home.“I did this because everyone has been so gloomy lately, and flowers are a luxury that bring joy to people,” said Andrew Thomas of Andrew Thomas Design in Wooster.Thomas, his staff and friends worked from about 8 p.m. until midnight Monday festooning the Cleveland Metroparks sign in Lakewood.“We used all kinds of flowers,” said Thomas. “We had everything they had left. There were at least 5,000 stems, if not more. It was fun.”The “they” that Thomas refers to is Mayesh Wholesale Florist Inc. in Parma.“Mayesh was going to dump all of their flowers, and I was like, ‘Well, I have this idea — would you be up to it?’ I want to do an installation at a public par... https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/outdoor-flower-displays-around-cleveland-bring-color-vibrancy-to-gloomy-times.html

Lakewood florist helps spread joy to those impacted by coronavirus - News 5 Cleveland

LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Despite the fear and feeling of uncertainty many of us are experiencing during this pandemic, Blossom Cleveland owner Megan Robinson is helping uplift others and her community one bouquet at a time. Like many small businesses, Blossom Cleveland has closed because of COVID-19. Robinson was forced to cancel orders for canceled events scheduled through April, but the flowers she has left in stock aren’t going to waste. “I feel like flowers are important,” she said. “It seems like a little thing to a lot of people but it’s not. They bring joy no matter what.” As COVID-19 forces more people to stay home, Robinson came up with the idea to arrange and deliver flower bouquets to those who have been impacted by the virus. “Most of the people are either nurses, they’re pregnant and they can’t leave the house. We do have some people that were quarantined that we’ve delivered to,” she explained. “People whose weddings were canceled so we have photographers and friends reaching out saying 'H... https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/made-us-smile/lakewood-florist-helps-spread-joy-to-those-impacted-by-coronavirus