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Florist delivers $4,000 worth of flowers to long-term care facilities - CityNews Edmonton

COVID-19 pandemic is giving back in a big way.Florist Myriam Binette is donating $4,000 worth of flowers to “red zone” long-term care facilities, where most of Quebec’s fatalities have taken place.It’s the exact amount her flower shop Binette et Filles made in sales over the last month. “Today we have 125 bouquets, and yesterday we had about 75 bouquets,” said Binette. “It’s a way to say thanks, a big thanks.”Binette started working at the flower shop in Montreal’s Jean-Talon Market 50 years ago with her father.“It’s the first time the Market is closed for Mother’s Day weekend,” she said. “I never remember the market closed for this day.”Meanwhile in Montreal’s east end, Mario Lento is finding his own way of spreading joy on Mother’s Day – while still respecting physical distancing rules and guidelines.Lento, a singer, drove down to his mother’s seniors residence and serenaded her outside.“I just want to sing for my mom and for the rest of the people that I know,” said Lento. “So I said, let’s go and have them smile and sing along with me.”Lento has been singing in restaurants for over 20 years. He says there’s nothing like music to help make this year’s celebration unlike any other... https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2020/05/10/florist-delivers-4000-worth-flowers-long-term-care-facilities/

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

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 business from his parents in 1990. "Now we're now facing liquidity issues...I haven't slept in five weeks." Flowers Canada Growers says exports to the U.S. make up about one-third of greenhouse flower and plant sales, which hit $1.6 billion in 2018, according to Statistics Canada. Nursery sales topped $500 million. While garden centres can continue to operate across much of the continent, growers wonder whether bouquets and flower pots will remain on the shopping list of consumers struggling to make rent amid soaring unemployment numbers and a looming recession. Kuyvenhoven is hoping that families confined to their homes for most of the day will choose to spend what they've saved from unpurchased vacations and lattes on plants for their vases and flower beds. "That's part of what's carried us through downturns in the past," he said. Growers associations are in talks with federal and provincial governments over potential financial relief, with Flowers Canada Growers asking for a "cash injection" as well as extended debt repayment plans secured in part by Ottawa, Kuyvenhoven said. So far, the federal government has extended a stay of default for eligible farmers until Oct. 31, giving flower and potted plant producers an extra six months to pay off federal loans that would have been due at the end of April. Ottawa has also granted exemptions on air travel restrictions to temporary foreign workers and invested $50 million to help farmers fly in labourers on charter trips. "New flights are being booked ever day," the agriculture department said in an email. Back at the greenhouse, VanZanten mulls the overripe lilies and orchids. "Flowers do make you happier, they do actually lift your spirits...but there are farms that can't bounce back from this," he said. "This all happened at the wrong time."... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/flower-growers-hamilton-1.5546023

Timeless Flower Design Proudly Presents Their Signature Collection - Elegantly Preserved Floral Arrangements and Flower Bouquets to Make Spring and Summer Last Longer - Benzinga

She launched her company, Timeless Flower Design on February 14, 2020 and has been selling her preserved flower bouquets online ever since.Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 02, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Caryn Lim, floral designer/owner of Timeless Flower Design, has been involved in the wedding industry in Montreal, Quebec for more than 15 years. Over the past eight years she has provided full floral design services for numerous local and international clients.At the end of each wedding or social event, she has always felt wistful discarding fresh flowers that were only on display for a few hours as table decor at the venue. It seemed such a waste to throw away elegant fresh floral arrangements that had been artfully designed and meticulously stored in a refrigerated cooler to await the special occasion.“Why not make bouquets people will enjoy for longer than just one evening?” This one thought inspired Caryn to design an entire collection of preserved floral bouquets that will last far longer than any fresh flower arrangement. She launched her company, Timeless Flower Design on February 14, 2020 and has been selling her preserved flower bouquets online ever since.Knowing that preserved flowers are a growing current trend, Caryn researched the preserved & dried floral design industry. She discovered that preserv... https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/20/04/r15724293/timeless-flower-design-proudly-presents-their-signature-collection-elegantly-preserved-floral-arra

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

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