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Flower Power: Farm-to-Vase Movement Takes Root on Chicago's South and West Sides - WTTW News

Across the country, intrepid farmers are reviving the long dormant traditions of growing flowers locally and seasonally, bringing back practices abandoned decades (and in some cases centuries) ago.Visit one of the Eco House farms in early spring, and daffodils, hyacinths and tulips will be flowering, just as in residential gardens across Chicago, because that’s what grows well here, not hothouse exotics. Zinnias, sunflowers, lilies, dahlias and gladiolas will come later, tied to the natural rhythms of the sun and earth, not forced.The plots are planted successively to stagger the harvest and minimize the amount of time when nothing’s in bloom — a very real downside to slow flowers in the Midwest.Blackwell calls this physical separation of farm sites “geo-diversity,” and views it as an advantage. An example is the freeze that occurred this past May. The late frost killed off all the peonies at Eco Ho... https://news.wttw.com/2020/07/08/slow-flower-movement-chicago-eco-house

Former Edmonton flower shop owner sent to prison for sex crimes - CBC.ca

Jordan said. "He respects freedom of the press to report as they wish, which is why he has instructed me to abandon the application." When Zetouni was given a chance to address the court before he was sentenced, he asked the judge through an interpreter to keep the media from reporting the story, for the sake of his family.  "I don't have any ability to affect what might be published," Burrows said, before accepting a joint sentencing submission from the Crown and defence for three years in prison. ... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-zetouni-sexual-contact-minors-1.5398516

These surprising, garden-worthy plants are perfect for Southern California climates - San Bernardino County Sun

As for handling drought, few plants other than cacti can compare with queen’s tears. I have witnessed abandoned gardens that included shriveled, but still viable queen’s tears which, following a single long soak from a hose, rehydrated quickly enough and were soon sporting a rich crop of flowers.Aechmea winkleri is distinguished by narrow pyramidal-shaped inflorescences studded with yellow blooms sleeved in red. The flowers bloom for a month but after fading to red-orange remain that way for another four months so that you have almost half a year of non-stop color to enjoy.Worldwide Exotics specializes in drought-tolerant plants and you might then wonder what abutilon, also known as flowering maple, is doing there. Abutilon has very thin leaves, not typically associated with plants having minimal water needs. Actually, though, abutilon is highly drought tolerant, needing only occasional soakings, much like many succulents. I could not help but take home a variety known as Orange Drop whose flowers measure 2 and ½ inches across and are decorated with red venation on their undersides.Tip of the Week: I procured Euphorbia rigida at Worldwide Exotics for three reasons: it has yellow flowers and bracts that contrast perfectly with its silvery-blue foliage, it takes care of itself where water is concerned, and it self-sows where soil drains well so that you will soon have your own nursery of little sprouts growing up around it. ... https://www.sbsun.com/2020/04/02/these-surprising-garden-worthy-plants-are-perfect-for-southern-california-climates/

Lee Phillip Bell, who channeled her journalism into soap operas, dies at 91 - The Washington Post

Mrs. Bell and her husband launched “The Young and the Restless,” centered on a pair of dueling families in the Midwest.William Bell had by then abandoned an advertising career to work as a soap opera screenwriter, an ambition that stretched back to his boyhood love of Depression-era radio dramas. He wrote for soap opera queen Irna Phillips on “Guiding Light” and “As the World Turns” before becoming head writer on “Days of Our Lives” — a program that he led to national prominence just as he and his wife “began to talk about merging our two worlds,” as she put it.“We wanted to tell stories that made a difference,” Mrs. Bell told the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2007, before accepting a lifetime achievement award. “I did a special on breast cancer and mastectomies, and Bill became very interested in the medical issues women and children faced, and then he wove it into his fictional characters’ lives.”Their first collaboration, “The Young and the Restless,” was a youth-oriented CBS program that distinguished itself with couture clothing, sexual intrigue and emotionally tortured male characters, including those played by future prime-time stars David Hasselhoff and Tom Selleck. The show earned Mrs. Bell a share of a Daytime Emmy Award in 1975 and has reigned atop the soap opera charts for more than three decades, closely followed in the ratings by “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Set at a glamorous Los Angeles fashion house, “The Bold and the Beautiful” premiered in 1987 and is still independently produced by Bell-Phillip Television Productions, with Mrs. Bell receiving an executive producer credit in the show’s early years. As with “The Young and the Restless,” she left the writing to her husband but suggested story lines that reflected her interest in issues like rape and HIV/AIDS.If her family’s shows were not exactly wholesome, Mrs. Bell nonetheless insisted that they were essentially little different from a program like “Sesame Street.” “We do the very same thing, don’t we, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch and the daytime dramas,” she told the television academy. “We reach out to people through our stories, through our words and examples. And hopefully, at the end of the day, we’ve touched someone’s life in a better way, and helped them.”The second of three children, Loreley June Phillip was born in Chicago on June 9, 1928, and raised in Riverside, Ill., where she sometimes stayed up late at night to help her florist parents fill corsage orders during World War II. She was reportedly named for a French flower but had long used the given name Lee.Mrs. Bell, who received her bachelor’s degree in 1950, was still planning for a career in social work when she began making regular television appearances. On the day that the Cook County welfare office called to offer her a job, she received another call from what is now WBBM-TV: The station’s lead female host, Lucky North, was about to vacation in Japan, and they needed Mrs. Bell to step in as a substitute.“I moved from being her temporary replacement into hosting my own talk show,” Mrs. Bell later said. “I must thank Lucky for my big break.”In 1954, she married William Bell. They remained in Chicago until launching “The Bold and the Beautiful” on the West Coast, where they established what the Los Angeles Times dubbed “the first family of soaps.”Their son William James Bell is president of the family production company and married to Maria Arena Bell, former head writer and executive producer of “The Young and the Restless”; another son, Bradley Phillip Bell, is executive producer and head writer of “The Bold and the Beautiful”; and their daughter, Lauralee Bell Martin, is an actress who has appeared on “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.” In addition to her three children, Mrs. Bell is survived by a brother and eight grandchildren. Her husband died in 2005 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, and Mrs. Bell later championed research into the illness. As she had with so many other health and social issues, she said she wanted to incorporate ­Alzheime... https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lee-phillip-bell-who-channeled-her-journalism-into-soap-operas-dies-at-91/2020/02/27/a5d03dd8-5974-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html

Florist is the unisex underground bag label you've been seeing all over Instagram - Fashion Journal

US to work in handcrafting leather bags as equal reasons for why Florist’s designs stand alone. That, and the leap of faith that comes with abandoning your degree and moving to another hemisphere to hustle in the toughest city in the most notorious industry in the world. With no background in fashion, George’s flair for design comes entirely naturally. He relies on the fast-paced accuracy of a  DIY attitude and making up his own rules as he goes along.“In NY everyone is asking you what you’re doing all the time and it becomes something you need an answer to that you’re proud of real quick.”The bodies of the bags are simply constructed and as he uses simple utilitarian shapes, it allows him to make the bodies quickly while also making them durable and strong. They’re also unisex. “The designs are all very simple and practical, they are not confined to gender at all,” he explains. “The bags are more of a vehicle to be able to express the embroidery, which I feel is definitely more my personality and my character more than the silhouette is.”Instagram has been a real tug boat for Florist before the website launch, George was selling solely off the platform and connecting with customers via DMs. “Social media is good for the fashion industry because you can put out whatever you want, you can post a photo and market your own identity. It plays such a huge role when making something from nothing.”Instagram is good for the creative spirit, but also good for building up a fan base. You can test the concept of your product in the market without having to commit to business loans and uprooting your life. George agrees. “You can curate your own development and then all of a sudden you have a really legit, stabilised business.”The proliferation of Instagram means the whole project becomes less risky, but you still need a way to legitimise your side hustle. And that rests on good and innovative design.“I would not say my bags are timeless but they are also not a trend. Walking around with them I just want to give the same feeling as when you walk around with a bouquet of flowers. A bright piece of eye candy.” And that they are.Shop the collection here. https://fashionjournal.com.au/fashion/florist-unisex-underground-bag-label-youve-seeing-instagram/

Tulip Fest had to be canceled, but Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm finds new life for flowers - OregonLive

It makes us feel like we are doing something for the community,” she said.[embedded content]-- Tom Hallman Jr; thallman@oregonian.com; 503-221-8224; @thallmanjrSubscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts for the latest news and top stories. https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2020/03/tulip-fest-had-to-be-canceled-but-wooden-shoe-tulip-farm-finds-new-life-for-flowers.html

Portland Florists Rescue Their Spring Blooms For Public Installations During Pandemic - OPB News

Springtime in Oregon usually means longer, warmer days, plenty of sunshine and bright, colorful flowers beginning to bloom.But Gov. Kate Brown’s recent stay-at-home order due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 forced many of Oregon’s businesses, including flower companies, to temporarily close their doors and lay off their workers.Jocelyn Kehrle is a florist for Mayesh Wholesale, one of the state’s biggest flower suppliers. She was one of many workers recently laid off and couldn’t bear to let quantities of flowers go to waste. A close up of a white rose from a large flower installation wrapping up a pole and a sitting area on Mississippi Ave. in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Noble Floral Co. designed and installed this piece as their part of the virtual #FlowerTourPDX, a movement by local florists to do something worthwhile with all the flowers that would not be sold due to business closures during the COVID-19 pand... https://www.opb.org/news/article/potland-flower-installations-sping-pandemic/

The 5 best Valentine's Day flower arrangements online, in every price range - OregonLive

Oregon has a bounty of flower growers and creative florists turn to these farms year round for fragrant blooms and decorative foliage.For Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, Beth Syphers of Crowley House Flower Farms & Studio near Salem suggests gift givers think beyond red roses.“Good designers and florists can use what’s in season in the area – early blooms like tulips and anemones – and make a bouquet or arrangement look incredible,” says Syphers, who specializes in naturally grown, high-quality blooms, vines, foliage and berries.The goal: Treat someone you love to a happy moment.Florists will help write a card and explain the symbolism behind each flower.Enjoy FlowersHand-tied bouquets of seasonal blooms for $50.15For Valentine's Day, online flower companies connect customers to local florists who can deliver fresh-cut flowers, in traditional and modern arrangements, as well as live plants and edible gifts.Just in time to benefit from pre-Valentine's Day sales, we picked five online comp... https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/j66j-2020/02/6382c9a0012712/the-5-best-valentines-day-flower-arrangements-online-in-every-price-range.html

‘Princess Power’ is the official rose of the 2020 Portland Rose Festival - OregonLive

Petal count: 25 to 30Fragrance: Mild fruity and tea‘Princess Power’ is the 2020 Portland Rose Festival's collector’s edition rose.--Janet Eastman 503-294-4072jeastman@oregonian.com @janeteastmanSubscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts for the latest news and top stories... https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2020/01/princess-power-is-the-official-rose-of-the-2020-portland-rose-festival.html