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7 Flowery Spots In & Around Montreal You And Your Bestie Have To Discover This Spring - MTL Blog

Hochelaga Flower Market 2020Where: Place Simon-ValoisWhen: May 16 to 18 Cost: Free to attendRead more about the monarch butterfly release too!U-Pick Laval Where: 1270, rue Principale, LavalWhen: To be determined (usually opens mid-May)Cost: TBD (last year prices ranged from $8-$10 for entry; tulips were $1 each, $10 for 12 or $20 for 30)Read more about it!Lavender Fields at Bleu LavandeWhere: 891 Chemin Narrows, Stanstead, QC When: Opens May 9 Cost: Self-guided tours are free until June; $10 after thatTo learn more about this spot less than two hours from Montreal, click here!Jardin & Des LysWhere: 23 rue Saint-Pascal, VerchèresWhen: To be determined (usually mid to late May)Cost: To be determined (last year was $12) To plan your trip, click here.Espace Pour La Vie; Jardin Botanique  Where: 4101, rue Sherbrooke E.When: Every day; 9 a.m. — 5 p.m.Cost: Adults: $21; Quebec Resident: $16.25; Quebec Student: $12.50 Check out the calendar for your favourite flower blooms!Atwater Market Where: 138, ave. Atwater When: Every day (check the website for times) Cost: Free Learn more about the flowers and vendors!May your spring be filled with millions of colours, Montreal!... https://www.mtlblog.com/things-to-do/canada/qc/montreal/7-flowery-spots-in-and-around-montreal-you-and-your-bestie-have-to-discover-this-spring

If the poinsettias are ready, can Christmas be far behind? - Montreal Gazette

John Kenney / Montreal Gazette The first of the season’s poinsettias shipped Tuesday from the Laval greenhouses of Quebec’s biggest producer — and, before long, pots of the brightly coloured tropical plants synonymous with Christmas will be in stores and holiday displays everywhere. It’s that time of year.Inside a sprawling greenhouse at La Ferme Grover in Ste-Dorothée one sunny afternoon, a carpet of bright red stretched out as far as the eye could see. The temperature was a balmy 18 degrees, the humidity 40 per cent. Here and in other Grover greenhouses, nearly 300,000 potted poinsettias have been watered and fed for months. Those that are ready are being packed and loaded onto trucks destined for Quebec big-box stores including Provigo, Maxi, Home Depot and counterparts in Ontario — and the rest will follow in the weeks ahead.Among their employees are seasonal workers from Guatemala and Mexico.John Kenney / Montreal GazetteThe poinsettia (botanical name Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a perennial flowering shrub native to Mexico; in its natural habitat it can grow to three metres or taller. It blooms in November and December as the days grow shorter and the nights lengthen. What most people think of as its flowers are, in fact, modified leaves called bracts. The poinsettia’s true flowers are an unassuming cluster of... https://montrealgazette.com/news/if-ferme-grovers-poinsettias-are-ready-can-christmas-be-far-behind

Newlyweds donate flowers from downsized wedding to Winnipeg hospital - Global News

Caitlin and Jon Milljour have donated the entire floral arrangement from their recent wedding to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.Days before their special day, the Milljours called their florist with a special request.“We made up six different arrangements and we sent them to the Health Sciences Centre,” said Louise Sitar, the floral designer responsible for the arrangement. One of the bouquet’s donated to Health Sciences Centre by Kaitlin and Jon Milljour. Submitted Photo Kaitlin told Sitar she wanted to give the flowers to health-care workers and the designer at Macyk’s Florist in Southdale took care of the rest. Story continues below advertisement “I thought we would give them to the doctors or staff that are working on COVID patients because they need a little bit of brightness in their day,” says Sitar. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Sitar received a call from teary-eyed staff at the hospital thanking her and the Milljour’s for the heartwarming donation. And the flowers themselves have special place in the hearts of the newly-wedded cou... https://globalnews.ca/news/7464446/coronavirus-winnipeg-hospital-flowers-donation/

Buffalo Florist Explains Why Flower Sales Haven't Slowed During Pandemic - Spectrum News

We don’t see any decline in Thanksgiving flower arrangements for the table or a living room or a wreath on the door," says Bartley.What You Need To KnowFlorist Maureen Bartley says flower sales have thrived during the pandemicShe says that part of this is because people want their home to look nice as they are spending more time there nowBartley’s pre-planning allows for same-day deliveryHaving been a florist now for 50 years, Bartley knows flowers well, and believes that one of the reasons why people aren’t cutting back on them even during a pandemic is because they want to make their homes look as nice as possible, especially because they’re spending so much time there these days.She also attributes pre-planning, which allows for same-day delivery, to the success of her business."We get prepared. We get containers ready, we get bows made, we get vases thought out. We do the planning, because it is sort of last minute of a lot of flower arranging in general. The phone rings and it means for that day usually," adds Bartley.During this uncertain time, Bartley says that she is prepared for whatever happens."Nobody knows what’s going to happen from day to day. The dangerous rate of infection here in Buffalo could change everything in a day. We’re planning for the biggest orders and prepared to change if we have to," explains Bartley.To learn more about Maureen’s Buffalo Wholesale Flower Mark... https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2020/11/22/why-flower-sales-haven-t-been-slowing-down

New Hampshire florists see demand bloom despite event cancellations - New Hampshire Business Review

In March, “If we got one or two orders a day, we felt lucky,” said Jordan Hewson, owner of Designed Gardens Flower Studio in North Conway.But then Mother’s Day hit and many florists found they couldn’t keep up with demand.“It was unbelievable,” Hewson said. “I had to shut down my website because I couldn’t take a single more order.”Up to 75% of businesses polled by The Society of American Florists reported increased sales on Mother’s Day this year, despite the pandemic, according to a press release published May 21.“We’re really encouraged to see that spending increased, despite the many potential obstacles – financial, logistical – that could have driven floral spending on gifts downward,” said Society of American Florists (SAF) CEO Kate Penn.Shirley Wrenn of Shirley’s Flowers and Sweets in Nashua recently added a third vehicle to keep up with demand. “We have been crazy, crazy, crazy,” she said, with Mother’s Day orders extending two weeks beyond May 10.Mood elevatorsAmid a backdrop of chaos and sorrow, sending floral arrangements with pops of color is a simple way for cooped-up friends to express support and solidarity as they adjust to the norms of social distancing.Flowers are natural mood elevators, a fact that behavioral research from Rutgers University in New Jersey confirms. The study measured participants’ reactions to gifts of flowers against gifts of candles or fruit baskets, and only flowers elicited ... https://www.nhbr.com/new-hampshire-florists-see-demand-bloom-despite-event-cancelations/

Canceled fundraisers leave surplus of poinsettias as Fairfield, Manchester florists seek new markets - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

Benner said. “Pretty much, churches aren’t active. We do school fundraisers, and a lot aren’t even open.”As the canceled events mounted due to the coronavirus pandemic, the locally-owned florist is trying to pivot and market the plants.Poinsettias — a mainstay this time of year — are on sale the week after Thanksgiving, but that was already planned. The plants retail between $4.99-$44.99.Sunset co-owners Kenneth Ellis and Cathy Hebert said they could have fundraisers for various local organizations.At Longfellow’s Greenhouse in Manchester, wholesale sales for poinsettias are down about 50%, according to General Manager Will Longfellow. Longfellow’s experienced the same thing as Sunset with fundraisers.Retail sales are up for poinsettias at Longfellow’s, and they usually sell the most after Thanksgiving.“People are really getting into the decorating mood this year,” Longfellow said. “I’m surprised how well we did in the spring. I’m not surprised right now because that’s how it’s been. The whole year has been busier.”A variety of poinsettia plants brighten the path for Harlan Benner of Sunset Flowerland and Greenhouses as he walks through the business Wednesday in Fairfield. The family owned and run business has a surplus of 1,000 poinsettia plants. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo Longfellow’s has a few dozen varieties of poinsettias. In 2019, they sold between 5,000 and 6,000 in retail and more than ... https://www.centralmaine.com/2020/11/26/canceled-fundraisers-leave-surplus-of-poinsettias-as-fairfield-manchester-florists-seek-new-markets/

Fitchburg’s Cauley’s Florist and Garden Center is partnering with Operation Service to provide free trees to vets - Sentinel & Enterprise

FITCHBURG – Cauley’s Florist and Garden Center at 649 South St. has partnered with Operation Service as the second pickup location for the organization’s Trees for Soldiers program, which provides Christmas trees for active military and retired veterans at no cost.Operation Service was started eight years ago by director and founder Joe Firmani and his wife Cathy as a way to thank U.S. service men and women. Approximately 3,000 trees have been distributed through the Trees for Soldiers program over the last decade; last year alone it handed out 656 trees.“As an organization we had been discussing adding additional pickup locations for several years,” Firmani said. “The program has grown every year. This year we expect and hope for the same.”Firmani contacted Cauley’s this summer to see if they would be willing to be a Trees for Soldiers location. He explained what Operation Service is and that he wanted to expand the reach of the community program.Fitchburg’s Cauley’s Florist and Garden Center has partnere... https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2020/12/02/fitchburgs-cauleys-florist-and-garden-center-is-partnering-with-operation-service-to-provide-free-trees-to-vets/

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