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Flower arrangements made simple with floral designer Cristina Lozito - Greeley Tribune

Lozito: I tend to be drawn to softer colors, which inform a lot of my palettes. But even when I work with a brighter palette I incorporate gradations of color and a variety of shades. If a client wants an overall red or yellow scheme, I use shades of reds or yellows so things don’t look so fixed.Ialso use floral varieties that naturally fit the style I want to achieve. Ilook for blooms or foliage that fall gracefully. For example, I’ll always use agarden rose rather than a standard rose, since the stem is so much morenatural. I would never put something stiff or spiky in an organic bouquet. Idon’t ever try to force a flower to be something that it isn’t.Greeley Tribune: Where do you start when putting together an arrangement? Lozito: I always start with a color palette and what’s in season. I think about what’s happening in nature at that moment to find my inspiration. In spring that means flowering branches: the soft, tender greens that don’t exist at any other time of year. It’s my favorite season to arrange in because everything’s so fresh. But even in winter, I supplement flowers from the market with what’s happening outside – dried grasses and branches.  Greeley Tribune: Once you’ve chosen your flowers, how do you go about building an arrangement? Do you think about geometric forms or the vessel you’re using?Lozito: Nature tends to begin each process. For example, if I’m designing something in summer I might think about how it would look if you scooped up a meadow of wildflowers. Wouldn’t that be so amazing!? After I have my flowers and colorpalette, I’ll think proportionately about the right vessel. Big blooms likehydrangea or peonies will dictate a larger vessel. You want the style of thevessel to hold hands with the flowers. Wispy feather grass, eucalyptus leaves and spray roses meet in a lighter-than-air bouquet. (Courtesy of Cristina Lozito)Greeley Tribune: Your striking use of greenery never looks like filler. How do you manage that? Lozito: That’s easy – I start with the greenery! I never treat it as filler ... https://www.greeleytribune.com/2019/09/01/flower-arrangements-made-simple-with-floral-designer-cristina-lozito/

McLennan Flowers and Gifts Provides No Contact Delivery - Press Release - Digital Journal

Media ContactCompany Name: McLennan Flowers and GiftsContact Person: Mary Ann VerberneEmail: Send EmailPhone: 519-652-2042Address:2445 Main St City: LondonState: OntarioCountry: CanadaWebsite: www.mclennanflowers.com... http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4728671

Local florists open in DC and doing deliveries - PoPville

Are any local florists open in DC and doing deliveries? @PoPville— mk (@mkelly0702) April 26, 2020Here are some of the initial responses to the tweet above:“Little shop of flowers in adams Morgan is still open”, “Park Florist, ordered from them many times before all this. Great, reliable, and open for business https://parkflorist.us”, “Allan woods flower in Woodley park just reopened for delivery only.”, “I just came across @uncloudystudio”, volanni.com, “Helen Olivia in Alexandria is open on week days, but I think there are some delivery restrictions like not to hospitals or nursing homes and only contactless delivery. Their flowers arrangements are lovely.”, @LittleFlowersDC, @UrbanStems, “I had lovely flowers delivered to me (contactless) the other day from She Loves Me, with a portion of the sales donated to We Are Family DC”, “Caruso https://carusoflorist.net”, “Yes, @_greenhydrangea is local and does contactless delivery — their arrangements are gorgeous!”, “Sustainable and in-season @LittleAcreDC delivered today! (see photo above), “She loves me in Petworth is doing deliveries twice a week. The flowers are beautiful every time!”, “@HelenOlivia is in Alexandria (not DC, but close enough)! The owner is lovely and I absolutely love their flowers!”, “I used @LeesFlowerShop last week”... https://www.popville.com/2020/04/are-any-local-florists-open-in-dc-and-doing-deliveries/

Downingtown’s Petals Please recycles wedding and funeral flowers into free bouquets for lonely seniors - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Inquirer Morning Newsletter Get the news you need to start your day “It’s such a little gesture,” founder Beth Adams, of Downingtown, said. “But it’s so uplifting.” And not just for bouquet recipients, added Tina Sauk, a retired florist who lives in West Grove and is among 140 Petals Please volunteers: “Even though I don’t know the recipients, it doesn’t matter. The bouquet is made with happiness and given out of love.” The seed that became Petals Please started germinating about two years ago, while Adams, a retired pharmaceutical marketing professional, was working at a hospice. “I went to a local florist and to a funeral home to ask if they had flowers that would [otherwise] be discarded,” recalled Adams, 64. “Myself and a staff member put together little bouquets for patients.” Adams also was inspired by the reaction of a family friend who had once been an avid gardener. “I sent over some flowers I had arranged, and he was so thankful,” she said. “He just missed his garden so much.” Doing research online, Adams found no national organization, let alone a template for putting together a sustainable, all-volunteer flower recovery and repurposing system. But a Northeastern Pennsylvania group was having great success with an approach similar to her idea. So she drove to Scranton, where the volunteers of Petals for Goodness Sake were “so generous and so helpful,” Adams said. “It was, OK, let’s do this.” She began networking from home, calling friends and neighbors. “Because I worked in hospice I knew all of the nursing homes and the assisted living places, and I knew a lot of staff there,” said Adams. “Unfortunately, I knew a lot of funeral directors.” In July 2018, a volunteer picked up the first donation and returned ”with so many flowers in her SUV you couldn’t even see her.” Petals Please has since shifted its arranging sessions from Adams’ dining-room table to a space at Downingtown United Methodist Church. Flowers and vases or other containers are donated, and everything gets recycled, including flower petals, which get taken to a chicken farm in Malvern. Amelia Wondrasch especially enjoys that task. A 15-year-old student at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square whose family is close to the Adamses, she has been a volunteer pretty much from the beginning. “I’ve always been a big one for recycling and... https://www.inquirer.com/life/petals-please-recycled-flowers-downingtown-20200720.html

Okanagan florists busy during pandemic, some busier than ever - iNFOnews

Gedaschke said. "At this point everything is limited,” she said. “A lot of the import stuff, up until recently, we hadn’t been able to get.” With not as many imported flowers coming into Canada, the local suppliers have had to fill in the gaps. Shops whose orders were typically 20 to 30 per cent local flowers have had to adjust to ordering 70 to 100 per cent local, explained Gedaschke. As a result, local growers are having trouble keeping up with demand. READ MORE: iN VIDEO: Ryan Reynolds offers advice to graduating class of his old B.C. high school “When they did their growing and their planting, nobody had foreseen any of this coming,” said Gedaschke. While it doesn’t seem like flower supplies will be running out anytime soon, it’s hard for florists to get specific varieties. Gedaschke said that the earlier customers order their flowers, the better chance they will have of getting the varieties they request. “We can’t guarantee you anything in particular, but we can certainly guarantee you it’ll be lovely,” she said. It's an entirely different picture around the country, particularly in eastern Canada where flower farmers are throwing away their stock and facing bankruptcy. Galena Clancy at Burnett’s Florist is more than happy to be supporting locals during this time. "This year, especially for Mother’s Day, we’ve been trying to get as much B.C. products as we can to help support our local farmers,” she said. READ MORE: Tourism industry hopes B.C. residents will flock to Thompson-Okanagan once travel restrictions ease Okanagan florists are keeping busy, but like any other small business owners at this time, they have no guarantee of what the future will hold. “You just gotta get creative,” said Gedaschke. “It’ll be fine. We’re going to do the best we can.” To contact a reporter for this story, email Brie Welton or call (250) 819-3723 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.  News from © iNFOnews, 2020... https://infotel.ca/newsitem/okanagan-florists-busy-during-pandemic-some-busier-than-ever/it72772

Flowering trees in full bloom - Westside Eagle Observer

Another tree with colorful blooms is the eastern redbud, the state tree of Oklahoma, with its reddish-violet flowers, showcased in downtown Decatur around the depot and log cabin area, as well as in many places in Gravette, Gentry and the surrounding area.Take a little time with the family to explore the beauty that springtime has to offer. Whether it be trees, bushes or simple houseplants, all are here to savor and enjoy.General News on 04/01/2020... https://www.eagleobserver.com/news/2020/apr/01/flowering-trees-in-full-bloom-20200401/

HER | Local decorator helps get homes ready for holidays - Texarkana Gazette

Bank in Texarkana is just one of the businesses Marie decorates this time of year. Others can be seen in Broken Bow, Idabel, Valiant and Hochatown."I've decorated several businesses in Southeast Oklahoma," Marie said, "including four banks, a phone company, some cell phone businesses and lodges at Beaver's Bend."But Oklahoma isn't as far as she is willing to go. "Every July I go to Dauphin Island, Alabama, where I have several clients. They get decor 'refreshers' each summer," she said. "When I go down there I also go deep-sea fishing for Red Snapper, so it's an annual vacation for me."When she isn't decorating for others, she and her husband Jerry reside on the Louisiana side of Caddo Lake where they enjoy entertaining. They are also very active at Trees Baptist Church. They have four children: Tony Campbell of Queen City, Dee Dee Wells and Misty Lutton of Atlanta, and Damon Donnell of Athens, Texas.Marie says she has never gotten too busy to take on more clients."I never turn anyone down," she said. "I just hire more people to do the work. We will do what it takes to make people happy." n... https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/her/story/2019/dec/03/her-local-decorator-helps-get-homes-ready-holidays/806564/

Teleflora Recognizes Michael Kraft of Nanz & Kraft Florists as the 2019 Tom Butler “Floral Retailer of The Year” - PerishableNews

Sun Award; Michigan State Florists’Association Award of National Industry Service; Michigan Floral Foundation Hall ofFame Award; Arkansas State Florists’ Association Distinguished Service Award and Oklahoma StateFlorists’ Hall of Fame. Tom passed away in August 2014, after a battle withcancer. Many who knew Tom considered him to be the “Chief Champion of Florists”– always there when they needed him, always understanding their issues andconcerns, and always representing their cause. Say everything and share your “Love OutLoud®” with the gift of Teleflora® flowers— all made by hand and deliveredby hand by your local florist. By tapping over 10,000 member florists in NorthAmerica alone, Teleflora offers the kind of personal touches, artistry andexpertise you expect from a trusted neighborhood florist—even if thatneighborhood is across the country. No prepackaged flowers in nondescript boxesdropped on your doorstep—Teleflora’s network of professional florists createsartistic arrangements personally delivered in a vase, often on the same day.Teleflora makes every day an occasion with a two-in-one gift that includes amultipurpose keepsake container for long-lasting enjoyment. Follow Teleflora onFacebook and tag your own #LoveOutLoud moment. ... https://www.perishablenews.com/floral/teleflora-recognizes-michael-kraft-of-nanz-kraft-florists-as-the-2019-tom-butler-floral-retailer-of-the-year/

Aliene Seol, 92, former florist with Heidi's Flowers - Southside Daily

Aliene SeolAliene Seol, 92, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019. She was born in Ryan, Oklahoma, to the late Violet and Cecil English.Aliene was a faithful member of Old Donation Episcopal Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed bowling, dancing and shopping. For many years, she worked as a florist at Heidi’s Flowers in Virginia Beach. She was loved by many and will be sorely missed.Aliene was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Alfred W. Seol.Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Sabrina L. Trujillo of Virginia Beach; son, Greg W. Seol of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Judy Gill of Oklahoma and Georgia Elliott of Arizona; three grandchildren, Natasha Neagle (Nick) of Richmond and Miranda Nicholson and Brandi Trujillo, both of Norfolk; and three great-grandchildren, Norah Neagle, Justin Ruiz and Kati Neagle.The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, July 21, at Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, July 22, at Old Donation Episcopal Church. Burial will follow in Rosewood Memorial Park.Share onl... https://southsidedaily.com/obits/2019/07/20/aliene-seol-92-former-florist-with-heidis-flowers/