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Watch These Six Flower Bloom Events From Your Couch - Smithsonian.com

In addition to tulips, Keukenhof also features daffodils, hyacinths and other flowers. Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Lancaster, California Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve (Courtesy of California State Parks, 2019) Cruising through Lancaster, a city located about 80 miles north of Los Angeles, poppy fields are a common sight come spring. But one location is particularly fruitful when it comes to the orangish-red blooms: Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Encompassing more than 1,700 acres, poppy blooms carpet the property’s undulating hills, and the reserve has captured its peak via live camera. Although the reserve is home to numerous hiking trails, the California Department of Parks and Recreation is asking that the public not visit, but rather enjoy the flower show from home. Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, London, United Kingdom Chelsea Flower Show (Kent Wang - Flickr/Creative Commons) While you can’t actually smell the thousands of flowers featured at the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which typically takes place for five days in May on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, home-bound floral enthusiasts can still savor the sights onl... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/watch-these-six-flower-bloom-events-from-your-couch-180974562/

Event florist, home décor shop open in Easton. Barber, coworking space are on tap. - lehighvalleylive.com

The Emmaus High School grad went to barber school at night for 15 months, then worked at a downtown Lancaster barber shop before breaking out on his own, he said.“I chose barbering because it’s honest work and it’s rewarding work,” Storck said. “The people you meet along the way stick with you ... they become family and friends.”Storck wants clients to feel welcome and comfortable, relaxing in a chair as they receive a clean tailored haircut. Top-notch customer service is key, he said.Storck said he chose Easton for the venture because he’s seen its rebirth from a ghost town to a thriving restaurant and retail mecca. He wants in on the action, he said.“My wife and I feel very at home here in Easton and I’m very excited to build my little shop and brand downtown,” he said.Reed 403 Coworking Lounge will open March 1 following a private soft opening, according to owner Mark Calafatello. The renovated space includes a full kitchen seating 40 people, private conference rooms, couches and chairs and a fireplace. Calafatello calls it an “open, loungey space" for workers.“It’s a 21st century work environment,” he said.Calafatello researched co-working spaces throughout New York and Philadelphia before coming up with the concept in Easton.“We’re modeling the space after what the leaders in the industry are putting together,” he added.p class="article__paragr... https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/2020/02/event-florist-home-decor-shop-open-in-easton-barber-coworking-space-are-on-tap.html

Roses — in full bloom - Financial Times

Backstage at Prada AW19Alexander McQueen’s creative director Sarah Burton took her design team back to her native northern England, where in the 1400s, the houses of York and Lancaster battled for the throne of England. (It was later known as the Wars of the Roses because of the rose badges used by the two sides — red for Lancastrians, white for Yorkists.)Roses appear lavishly throughout the collection; as prints on double duchess satin dresses, elsewhere embroidered on a bustier in blue silk jacquard. A black corset dress is edged with laser-cut roses; frilled high-necked knit dresses recall those worn in the Rose Queen pageants of the north. A “lust red” corset dress with sweetheart neckline has a twisted leather rose draped on the front that creates an asymmetric volume, directly referencing the emblematic Red Rose of Lancaster. The red is worn, in the brand’s current advertising campaign, by Kate Moss — surely the definitive modern... https://www.ft.com/content/9a85adf0-a23b-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d

Squash bees only pollinate those big orange flowers [Column] - Reading Eagle

Mike Slater is a member of the Mengel Natural History Society of Berks County and the Muhlenberg Botanic Society of Lancaster. He lives in Brecknock Township. Reach him at paplantings@gmail.com. https://www.readingeagle.com/berks-country/article/squash-bees-only-pollinatethose-big-orange-flowers

Royer's Flowers and Gifts CEO talks about returning to the family business - Reading Eagle

Lebanon High School, 1973Work History: After college worked at a Whataburger in Texas for two years. Returned to Pennsylvania in 1980 and started at Royer's as a painter. Was also a store manager in Lancaster, distribution manager for about 25 years, chief operating officer and senior vice president for about 20 years, and he became CEO in January.Best Piece of Management Advice: "Six P" rule: prior proper planning prevents poor performanceFamily: He and his wife, Cindy, have six kids — five girls, one boy — who range in age from 10 to 32Hobbies: golf, yard workRoyer's Flowers and GiftsAddress: 810 S. 12th St... https://www.readingeagle.com/business-weekly/article/royers-flowers-and-gifts-ceo-talks-about-returning-to-the-family-business

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

Demand for non-perishable items pushed decorative plants out of the supply chain in last month's stockpiling frenzy, while the ongoing shutdown of garden centres in jurisdictions including Ontario and New York has cut off critical points of sale, threatening to leave growers high and dry. "This is when we sell. We're on the cusp of a critical period," said James Farrar, director of the Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance. Trees, bushes and bedding plants are usually planted between May 1 and June 15, he said, with customers ranging from backyard gardeners to municipalities. In Ontario, flower producers discarded about 40 per cent of their Easter crop, according to Flowers Canada Growers. The province has designated garden centres as a non-essential service — a painful exclusion for the industry, since nearly two-thirds of 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 bu... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/flower-growers-hamilton-1.5546023

'A shame to throw all those out': Flamborough flower grower feeling the strain from COVID-19 - The Flamborough Review

We grow all year round — we just ramp up production for holiday seasons.” Juraschka said more than 90 per cent of the company's product is sold into the GTA through the Ontario Flower Growers Co-operative auction system, which sees 150 growers sell a diverse array of flowers to buyers from a Mississauga facility each week. “All kinds of florists buy either directly from the Ontario Flower Growers or through wholesalers,” he said. In addition, he said another factor impacting the business is that other flower growers who were unable to sell their product in the United States — many in the Niagara region — started selling their surplus product into the GTA. “The Toronto market quickly became saturated with product from everywhere,” he explained. “It’s only natural — everyone has invested many weeks of growing into their products — and the crops coming off now have some of the highest heating costs, lighting or hydro costs, because they were grown through January and February, which tend to be the coldest (months) of the year.” Juraschka said all the crops for Mother’s Day are already in the ground, having been planted 12 weeks in advance — in this case mid-February. He said chrysanthemums have to be disbudded to make them the right shape — work that is currently taking place. “We’re going forward with that on the assumption that Mother’s Day will at least be somewhat of a market,” he said. “I’m not sure what next week will bring. “We want our staff to keep having work, we want to get through this, we want Canada to get through this.”... https://www.flamboroughreview.com/news-story/9921592--a-shame-to-throw-all-those-out-flamborough-flower-grower-feeling-the-strain-from-covid-19/

'Nonessential' businesses close due to coronavirus - Los Angeles Times

Also closed were Simon Property Group malls such as Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance and Ontario Mills in Ontario. Taubman Centers Inc. closed malls across the country including the Beverly Center in Los Angeles and the Gardens on El Paso in Palm Desert.Smaller, stand-alone businesses were busy Friday considering their options and wondering whether they would be able to survive in the coming weeks or months. In Eagle Rock, Leanna Lin was figuring out how to turn her predominantly brick-and-mortar retail business into an ecommerce-only operation. She has run Leanna Lin’s Wonderland, “a playful gift shop and art gallery for the young at heart,” since 2010.Less than a week ago she had decided to offer curbside pickups to her customers. Now, going entirely online eliminates the beading and art parties — birthday and otherwise — hosted in the store.“As long as this doesn’t go much further than April 19, I think we can make it,” Lin said.On her Instagram page, which has 13,800 followers, Lin is showcasing items, offering free shipping on purchases of $25 or more and asking customers to buy gift cards.“Please support us online,” one recent post implored. “I promise you it’s just as cute and we’re adding a bunch new things often.” Advertisement One prominent store operator forced to close his Los Angeles shops said he was incensed that big retailers deemed essential such as Costco, Walmart and Target now have the market to themselves to sell nonessential items such as toys, towels and holiday knickknacks that people might otherwise buy at small businesses.“This really bothers me,” said Fraser Ross, owner of two Kitson stores on Robertson Boulevard, who fears, for example, being stuck with surplus Easter stock after he resumes business. His competitors shouldn’t get to sell theirs right now either, he said.“Is that Easter section at Costco getting closed off?” Ross asked rhetorically. “They shouldn’t be able to ring anything unless it’s essential.”Matt Monroe sat inside Turn Zero Games on Friday with the lights off as he waited for a UPS truck to deliver off a shipment to the store he’s owned for seven years.The 38-year-old and his five-member staff had already taken precautions, such as limiting the number of people coming into the Koreatown shop. On any given night before the pandemic, the store would host 20 to 50 people to play card tournaments and shop for new items. With the sudden lack of foot traffic and a website devoted mainly to in-store pickups, Monroe has sent emails to his landlord and distributors asking if he could defer payments for the next 30 days.“We just all have to be smart and take it one day at a time and try not to panic or do anything rash,” he said. “We’re doing all we can right now, but we really can’t do a ton.” Creative digital marketing agency Social House has been offering free consulting sessions to businesses suddenly forced to become social media experts. Chief Executive Norel Mancuso said the Los Angeles firm has fielded calls from 35 businesses, including restaurant groups, hair salons and shoe stores. Advertisement One of the ideas her company came up with was for a sunglasses brand: hourlong online DJ sessions for customers.“In a time like this it’s important to offer customers a form of entertainment, a form of escape, some fun,” Mancuso said.Knowrealitypie in Los Ang... https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-20/coronavirus-nonessential-business-closures

Springhill Flowers Opens Love and Romance Catalogue - Press Release - Digital Journal

Springhill Flowers London, ON Florist 519-660-6815 Order Fresh FlowersSpringhill Flowers, the leading florist in London Ontario, has been in business since 1985. They create fresh floral designs for every occasion. They have now opened up their ‘Love & Romance’ catalogue to help you say ‘I Love You’ in a unique way.London, Ontario - January 21, 2020 - Valentine’s Day is right around the corner!It’s time to select the right gift for that special someone in your life. Fresh flowers and floral arrangements from the leading florists in London Ontario are a unique way to let your significant other know how much you love them.From spring tulips to gorgeous gerbera, Springhill Flowers, one of the leading flower shops in London Ontario, has an impressive selection of flower options to bring a smile to the special person in your life.  “Make Valentine’s Day a little bit sweeter with our flower delivery service in London. Our floral arrangements are hand-arranged by our professional designers to steal the heart of your special someone,” said the spokesperson. Their Love & Romance collection includes... http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4564296