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Flower Power: Birmingham Florists Shared a Beautiful Message of Hope for Magic City - southernliving.com
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Flower Power: Birmingham Florists Share a Beautiful Message of Hope in Magic City Southern Living Top Navigation Close Explore Southern Living ... https://www.southernliving.com/news/local-news/florist-solidarity-birmingham-al
Downingtown’s Petals Please recycles wedding and funeral flowers into free bouquets for lonely seniors - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Wednesday, July 29, 2020It’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 composting,” she said. “And I love the idea of being able to r... https://www.inquirer.com/life/petals-please-recycled-flowers-downingtown-20200720.html
10 Northern Michigan Florists - MyNorth.com
Wednesday, July 29, 2020February and whether yours is a newly budding relationship or a blossoming one, let your significant other know they’re special to you with a Valentine’s Day bouquet from a Northern Michigan florist.These 10 Northern Michigan florists (from Traverse City to Ludington!) are great to keep in mind for Valentine’s Day, but they also create arrangements year-round for weddings, funerals, anniversaries, parties and more!Beads and Blooms Florist78 N. Jebavy Dr. Ludington, MI 49431, 231.845.6537 or 231.425.4133A local florist that delivers on a personal level, “all flower arrangements are artistically arranged in a vase and hand-delivered to the recipient.” Flower’s From Sky’s the Limit413 Michigan St. Petoskey, MI 49770, 231.347.7770Pick out the perfect pair of posies (or whatever suits your fancy) online and choose from a wide variety of arrangements that can be delivered in Petoskey or nationwide. Flower Station341 W. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49684, 231.946.1742, toll free:Located a short walk from the heart of downtown Traverse City, the Flower Station is a family owned store that offers a selection of imported and locally grown fresh flowers.Hagstrom’s Flowers910 South Mitchell... https://mynorth.com/2015/01/10-northern-michigan-florists/
Bouquets as hot as a designer handbag: They're the 'it' accessory - Daily Mail
Wednesday, July 29, 2020They’re the ‘it’ accessory the A-list can’t wait to get their hands on - And here’s how you can copy themFlic Everett explored how to recreate the signature displays of celebrity florists Larry Walshe has created displays for the Royals, Stella McCartney and RihannaBritish florist is best known for tightly packed blooms in dramatic colours By Flic Everett For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 BST, 29 July 2020 Updated: 22:22 BST, 29 July 2020 Cries of ‘Oh, that’s gorgeous! Who’s it by?’ are once again ringing through the tiled halls of wellheeled homes. But it’s not a blingy designer bag or a pair ofChanel sunglasses sparking envy — it’s the floral bouquets on display, with prominent labels bearing the names of their famous creators.Today’s globe-trotting, rock-star florists are hired for their own distinctive styles. ‘People are moving away from the traditional, formal look,’ says florist Larry Walshe, who has worked for A-listers including Rihanna and Adele. ‘They’re pushing the boundaries, they want flowers to be personalised and meaningful, and there’s a lot more freedom to make a statement.’THE MASTER OF DRAMALARRY WALSHE STUDIO Flic Ever... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8573181/Bouquets-hot-designer-handbag-Theyre-accessory.html
Port Washington Florist: Coronavirus Decimated Floral Industry - Port Washington, NY Patch
Wednesday, July 29, 2020PORT WASHINGTON, NY — Aretta Otis-Cohen, owner of Port Washington Florist on Main Street, has been in business over 50 years. She's operated through 9/11, the Great Recession and every other crisis in that time. She said she's never seen anything like the new coronavirus, which has decimated the floral industry in recent weeks, from major distributors and growers down to small shops. "It absolutely nearly killed the floral industry," a tearful Otis-Cohen told Patch in a phone interview this week. When the crisis began unfolding in New York, countless truckloads of tulips, hydrangeas, roses and more were thrown out by large wholesalers and even airports, she said. "I'm talking about millions of stems of flowers," Otis-Cohen said. She added: "It brought tears to my eyes. That's how many flowers were thrown out from all over the country." To sign up for free, local breaking news alerts in Port Washington, click here. Before the coronavirus forced Gov. Andrew Cuomo to issue a statewide stay-at-home order for all nonessential workers, Port Washington Fl... https://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/port-washington-florist-coronavirus-decimated-floral-industry
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