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The inspiring story of the woman who made the flowers for Alabama's most talked-about wedding - AL.com

Following her stay in the hospital and rehabilitation, she ended up moving to Norfolk, Va., to live with her sister, then to Oklahoma City, where her parents live, for two years. While she was there, she helped take care of her now-9-year-old nephew, her brother’s son, who has cerebral palsy. After meeting Michael, a photographer, online, she eventually moved to California to be with him. When they decided to get married, he really wanted a traditional wedding, but Jackie is too practical to spend too much money on things like flowers.While she was stressing out, she happened to see an episode of “Shark Tank” featuring a product called Eco Flower – sustainable, recyclable floral arrangements made of wood and other materials. “How cool is that?” she thought. She ordered a bouquet from the company and held it when she walked down the aisle in Berkeley, Calif., on June 25, 2017.She also catered her own wedding and made all the decorations herself.Living in California was expensive, though, so after their wedding Jackie suggested they move to Mobile. “I had a really big support system” during her ordeal, she says. “That’s why I love Mobile so much and why I’m back.”They bought a cute fixer-upper cottage and transformed one of the bedrooms into her neatly organized craft room. Prosthetic hands never worked for her, she says, so she uses a battery strap around her wrist to hold an array of tools such as paint brushes to dye and paint her balsa wood flowers, making them look as real as possible. Then, with the help of a wooden chopstick, she arranges them in tiny terra-cotta pots and dainty tea cups. “I’m addicted to miniature things,” she says.Last March, she decided to start selling some of her creations at the monthly ArtWalk event in downtown Mobile. “It was scary as all get-out,” she says. “But I’m one of those people who always jump off the ledge.”Big dayShe took another risk in September, when she splurged on a booth at the Daphne Jubilee Festival. But it was there that she met Tracy Roberts and her daughter, Mary Bourne, who was planning a wedding to James Butts on Dec. 29, 2018.“When I met Jackie, saw her art and then heard her story, I knew immediately that I wanted her flowers to be a part of my big day,” says Mary Bourne. “Most importantly, I fell in love with the fact I will forever be able to have my wedding bouquet. And the possibility of passing it on to someone special, hopefully a daughter, made my heart swell.”Jackie was “terrified,” she remembers, because she had never made flowers for a wedding before, but she decided to try it. She made the bride’s and bridesmaids’ bouquets, six boutonnieres and two corsages – and the bride couldn’t have been happier. “Her creation was perfect: light and simple,” says Mary Bourne. “I was so honored for her to have agreed to such a project, being her first wedding ever. I’m so thankful for her.” Neither Jackie nor Mary Bourne could have predicted what would happen next. While Jackie was on vacation and Mary Bourne was on her ho... https://www.al.com/life/2019/02/the-inspiring-story-of-the-woman-who-made-the-flowers-for-alabamas-most-talked-about-wedding.html

Magnolia florist is headed to Tournament of Roses Parade - Magnolia Banner News

Joslin herself, it’s due to years of building her skills and chasing dreams.“I’ve been doing this since I was a teenager,” she said. “My aunt was a florist. She lived in Oklahoma City and came down and taught me the basics of floral design.”Joslin for a decade owned Bridget’s Holiday Shoppe on Magnolia’s square then freelanced in Texas before opening her current downtown floral operation last year. In that span, she gained multiple floral design certifications, including a Louisiana Master Floral license in 1999, an Arkansas Master Floral license in 2002, a professional certified floral license in 2013, and a Certified Floral Designer certificate in 2018.Her latest certification also may be the most important. After passing the Professional Floral Evaluation Design test in Washington D.C. earlier this year, she will be invited to join the American Institute of Floral Designers (AFID) in 2019 in Las Vegas.“There are only 1,200 AFID florists worldwide,” Joslin said. “It’s hard to get. And once you get into AFID, these doors begin to open up for you.”Of the 40 Tournament of Roses contest floats, each is sponsored by a corporate entity. Those sponsors then contract a float company to design and decorate their entry — and that’s where Joslin comes in.She was notified of her selection as a designer and decorator in September. Joslin will be a member of the Fiesta Parade Floats team, which is tasked this year with retrofitting 13 parade entries, from the ground up, to compete against some of the most elaborate designs in the world.“I was invited to be a part of their floral design team,” she said.Completing the floats in such a short span of time is not left all to the designers. Thousands of volunteers aid the float companies as well.“We design the floats from the sketches and we put the flowers on the floats,” Joslin added. “The designers lead the volunteers to help put the float together.”Joslin, along with the 59 other floral designers, is considered a Tournament of Roses VIP. They are awarded a special red jacket, prime viewing spots during the parade itself to admire all of their hard work, and tickets to the Rose Bowl game, which is played just a few hours after the parade finishes.While judging is ongoing for the floats, the designers are also able to co-mingle with any other VIPs or celebrities or corporate owners in attendance at the event.“There’s really only a hand-selected few,” Joslin said.The perks are worth it, considering the amount of labor sometimes involved in designing and fitting the elaborate floats.“They say you can work up to 22 hours a day,” the designer added. &... http://www.magnoliabannernews.com/news/2018/dec/14/magnolia-florist-headed-tournament-roses-parade/

Welcome Mat: Ferndale florist hits the road with mobile flower cart - The Detroit News

Maureen FeighanThe Detroit NewsPublished 6:09 PM EDT Jul 2, 2020Local florist goes on the road with mobile flower cartFerndale flower shop Olive's Bloombox is hitting the road. Owner Laurie Bolach now has a mobile flower cart that she and her team will use to make arrangements on the road. The four-foot by six-foot cart is available to rent for private events like weddings, showers, birthdays and more. Bolach also eventually plans to bring the cart to local businesses, restaurants and community events. Its next stop is July 19 at Grey Ghost in Detroit. Olive's Bloombox is at 1011 Livernois. Call (248) 794-3652.A peony that never wilts from Motawi TileworksPeonies may be nearly past their prime time this season -- they are typically in bloom from late spring to early summer -- but there's a way to keep them in bloom year-round: a tile. Motawi Tileworks in Ann Arbor has introduced a new 4-inch-by-4-inch peony tile that perfectly captures the magic of this special tile. It's $40. Tiles can be purchased from the Motawi showroom (they have curbside... https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2020/07/02/mobile-flower-cart-ferndale/5351054002/

Mill Pond Garden recommends hydrangeas for Cape Region - CapeGazette.com

There are many common names including lacecap, mophead, oakleaf, French, florist and smooth. There are 26 different species of hydrangea, some of them hybrids, and scores of cultivars of the most popular species. Mill Pond Garden recommends all hydrangeas be planted in well-drained soil with several shovels of quality compost dug in. The best is horse manure from a local stable.The most common type, hydrangea macrophylla, likes morning sun and some afternoon shade. To make their flowers bluer, add six shovels of peat moss and a cup of aluminum sulfate to acidify the backfill soil at time of planting. To make flowers pinker, add three to four cups of garden lime to make the soil more alkaline.All the other kinds of hydrangea like as much sun as they can get, at least seven hours to flower well. The truth is they tolerate shade rather than prosper. Many of the old-fashioned florist type hydrangeas are not good choices for the Cape Region – they flop open, get black leaf spots, dislike the heat and sun, or have their flower buds killed in hard winters. Mill Pond Garden’s recommendation is to keep it simple and go with the proven best choices by specific names.For named cultivars available in local nurseries, Mill Pond Garden recommends the following.Hydrangea macrophylla, for part shade, with varieties in lacecap (flat flowers), or mop (round flowers). The best cultivar choice is Endless Summer, a repeat bloomer mop head, available in blue or pink flowering cultivars, and Twist-n-Shout, a lacecap type. Other good mop heads are the dwarf City Line hydrangeas series in bright colors, and slightly smaller shrubs, bred in Germany.Hydrangeas are best not pruned until new growth is well out in spring; then only dead canes need to be removed. People often think they should cut them to ground in winter, but in spring they get lots of new canes but only leaves, no flowers. Macrophylla hydrangeas bloom on buds set in the previous year. Cutting off the canes removes all the flowering for the current year unless it is a repeat bloomer, and even then fewer flowers bloom very late in season.Hydrangea arborescens, Incrediball, likes full to part sun, has huge round white flowers totally covering the shrub, grows to six feet, is super hardy with flower buds surviving the worst area winters, and attracts butterflies and other pollinators. This hydrangea is native to North America. All of the arborescens type need a steel stake set close to the middle of the shrub to secure ends of a sturdy string looping out to support the canes, to keep them from flopping open, an ugly look. This is the only flopping hydrangea that is worth the effort of staking, and well worth it, for its spectacular bloom. Another beauty of the Incrediball is its very white canes in winter, which shine with the sun upon the... https://www.capegazette.com/article/mill-pond-garden-recommends-hydrangeas-cape-region/203567

Florists create special bouquet with toilet paper - Valley News Live

When you order a bouquet for that special someone in your life, what comes to mind? Roses? Lilies? How about toilet paper?The owners of Blossom Events and Florist say they’re not your typical flower shop. David and Bart Faulkner say they’re coupon-cutters and were already stocked up on toilet paper when stores started selling out.They created the special edition toilet paper bouquet and posted a photo of it online last week. The picture solicited hundreds of comments and calls from across the nation.“Same concept. It has greenery, it has water, it has a vase, it has a ribbon. Lots of mechanics on the inside,” Faulkner said. “It took a lot of labor. You just can’t make tissue paper look pretty. You just can’t.”David and Bart say they’ve only sold a couple of the bouquets so far.??Work Flow .... Show ?? to Someone Special with this Unique and Fabulous Bouquet ?? ???????Why Be Ordinary when You can...Posted by Blossom Events & Florist on Friday, March 13, 2020... https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Florists-create-special-bouquet-with-toilet-paper-568889751.html

Alaska Rally Supports Gay Couple Denied Service by Florist - SouthFloridaGayNews.com

Photo courtesy Tacoma Kathryn Coronel, shared to Ketchikan Pride Alliance’s Facebook) (WM) Residents rallied in a small Alaska city to support LGBT rights after a florist declined to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding. Tommy Varela said Heavenly Creations in Ketchikan told his mother the business would not provide flowers for his wedding ceremony after learning there were two grooms, The Juneau Empire reported.Between 100 and 200 people attended the June 5 demonstration, lining the street and holding signs expressing support for the LGBT community.Kathleen Varela said she phoned the same florist her son used to get a boutonniere for his prom when she was seeking flowers for the nuptials in August.“I said, ‘It’s a wedding for two grooms, are you comfortable with that?’ And there was a long and awkward silence and then ‘No, I’m not comfortable with that,'” Kathleen Varela said.There was no exchange of names and she is not sure who was on the phone, but the florist has not previously expressed antipathy toward the LGBT community, Kathleen Varela said.“I guess I just wasn’t prepared for the ‘no,’ especially since we’ve done business,” she said.Heavenly Creations did not return messages from the June... https://southfloridagaynews.com/National/alaska-rally-supports-gay-couple-denied-service-by-florist.html

Detailed Floral Design rebrands, expands to offer wedding flowers in Fallbrook and Bonsall - Valley News

Temecula, Fallbrook and the surrounding areas. Courtesy photo TEMECULA – Detailed Plant Design of Temecula is now Detailed Floral Design. The local florist has rebranded to emphasize their passion for uniquely personal floral creations. Now with the updated name, they are expanding from offering wedding flowers in the Temecula area to also include Fallbrook and Bonsall.“We are very excited to share our new name and begin designing wedding flowers for brides in Fallbrook and Bonsall as well as the Temecula area,” Karese DeHaan, owner and lead designer of Detailed Floral Design, said.Detailed Floral Design offers expertise in both wedding flower design and garden design to the many brides in Temecula, Fallbrook and the surrounding areas. The woman-owned business offers award-winning wedding florists who create uniquely personalized flower arrangements and support the community.After covering basic business costs, all proceeds from Detailed Floral Design go to support local and international nonprofit groups. Detailed Floral Design donated over 12 dozen cream Vendela roses in table centerpieces Sunday, Nov. 10, for a Vivian’s Hope fundraiser at Fazeli Cellars in Temecula. Vivian’s Hope is a nonpro... https://myvalleynews.com/detailed-floral-design-rebrands-expands-to-offer-wedding-flowers-in-fallbrook-and-bonsall/

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