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Imlay Florist celebrates 180 years as a family owned business in local community - Y-City News

Katie added that Dave often tells fond memories of his childhood when he would go to the greenhouses, which were located where the South Zanesville Walmart is now, and spend time with family members.“This is not just his livelihood, this has been his life,” Katie explained. “I think it carries a lot of weight with him, he is very proud of his lineage, very proud of his hard work, grit and dedication to the trade, but also to the community.”For many years, Dave worked alongside his parents in operating the family business before their eventually late retirement.For the Imlay’s and their employees, their business is unique in that they get to be involved in a wide range of emotional moments for their customers, from being involved in their weddings to comforting them in their bereavements to helping them celebrate a special occasion.“For that, we are most thankful,” said Katie. “Everybody today as consumers have choices and when they select us to be a part in those moments, that’s very special to us.”Katie, like many business owners, spoke about the time and dedication that running a small business requires but also how their employees are the backbone of the operation.“We couldn’t do it without them,” said Katie. “They are just as dedicated to the family name and for that, we couldn’t be more thankful.”Customers are often greeted by Dave himself when they walk in the front door or call to place an order, and on occasion, he will even pick up an order and deliver it himself.For Dave, pride is at the heart of everything he does, not just because it’s the generational family business but because he knows that his flowers and arrangements carry a sentimental aspect to the recipient as well.To order a bouquet for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion call (740) 452-5496 or visit www.imlayflorists.comImlay Florist is located at 54 North Fifth Street in Zanesville. https://ycitynews.com/20606/events/imlay-florist-celebrates-180-years-as-a-family-owned-business-in-local-community/

PlantShed, a cafe inside a flower shop, opens 1st N.J. spot - NJ.com

Other small businesses that have recently opened in New Jersey are Fresh Coast in Metuchen and River Street Sweets: Savannah’s Candy Kitchen in Asbury Park.RELATED STORIES ABOUT RETAIL AND SHOPPING:Walmart reveals top toys for 2020 holiday season: See the full listBurlington store replacing vacant Toys 'R' Us in Somerville Circle to openHalloween candy is on sale even earlier than usual. Here are the best deals.Please subscribe now and support the local journalism YOU rely on and trust.Nicolette Accardi can be reached at naccardi@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter: @N_Accardi. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us. nj.com/tips... https://www.nj.com/business/2020/09/plantshed-a-cafe-inside-a-flower-shop-opens-1st-nj-spot.html

El Paso, New Mexico florists create tribute to Walmart mass shooting victims - El Paso Times

The florists want to remain anonymous to focus and promote the unity of El Paso.The project is funded through two big donations totaling $5,000 from Walmart and a United Way of El Paso County private donor. The funds were used to purchase the moss from California, the mannequins and other supplies.There are eight floral shops involved from El Paso and Las Cruces with about 40 people from the borderland and New Mexico participating by working on the silhouettes or making donations to the project.More: Ways to commemorate the first anniversary of the Aug. 3 shooting at WalmartMore: 'Resilience': History museum staff prepares to exhibit El Paso Walmart shooting memorialmedia-image image-set="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/07/31/PTX1/3b2f0873-566f-4e19-b22d-0ecfb3df45bd-116150155_2643064182675202_5543603814563684475_n.jpg bestCrop, https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/07/31/PTX1/3b2f0873-566f-4e19-b22d-0ecfb3df45bd-116150155_2643064182675202_5543603814563684475_n.jpg?crop=719,539,x0,y85 4:3, https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/07/31/PTX1/3b2f0873-566f-4e19-b22d-0ecfb3df45bd-116150155_2643064182675202_5543603814563684475_n.jpg?crop=719,959,x0,y0 3:4, https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/07/31/PTX1/3b2f0873-566f-4e19-b22d-0ecfb3df45bd-116150155_2643064182675202_5543603814563684475_n.jpg?crop=719,404,x0,y96 16:9" image-alt="The silhouettes will be offered to the families of the victims after the anniversary events." credit="By Maria Cortes Gonzalez/El Paso Times" caption="The silhouettes will be offered to the families of the mass shooting victims after the Aug. 2 and 3 anniversary events at the El Paso County Community Healing Garden." orientation="vertic... https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2020/07/31/el-paso-new-mexico-florists-create-floral-tribute-shooting-victims/5555190002/

Local flower shop shares story of surviving the pandemic on Small Business Saturday - ABC15 Arizona

CHANDLER, AZ — "Very proud to have this shop, very proud every day," said Lori Williams, owner of Flowers by Renee at the corner of Alma School and Queen Creek roads in Chandler.The shop has been around for 29 years in the East Valley."I've been the owner for five years, but the shop has been at this location for 21."Williams, along with her daughter Mellissa and her grandchildren Olivia and Nathan, has made their flower shop a community gathering. They befriend just about every customer who walks in the door. Williams says the pandemic has made this small business' survival a bit hard."We did have a decline in house accounts we service some of the major hospitals and those were shut down, so that was a little tough," said Williams.Williams adds that surviving the pandemic is all due to the nine employees she has. She proudly states she hasn't laid anyone off even though her business has taken a hit."I think the employees are the backbone of the business. They are the ones that make it happen... So I will do everything in my power to make sure that they are taken care of in return," said Williams.According to the S... https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/chandler/local-flower-shop-shares-story-of-surviving-the-pandemic-on-this-small-business-saturday

From blocking aisles to hiding Christmas decorations, Winnipeg's big retailers stash non-essential goods - CBC.ca

Retailers had until Saturday to remove them from shelves or rope them off, but many had done so by Friday. Blue containers and tarps block customers at a Winnipeg Walmart from accessing a section of the store. (Ian Froese/CBC) The Safeway in Osborne Village had cleaned up their flowers, stuffed a giant snowman balloon into a bag that looked too small and draped plastic where the Christmas decorations and greeting cards were sold. Blight said the floral arrangements brightened her day. She rushed into the store Thursday to buy a poinsettia, in case it wasn't there by Friday. "It's very sad," she said of the lack of greenery at Safeway. "Flowers make every space look cheery." At a Walmart in Winnipeg's Garden City neighbourhood, some aisles are blocked by boxes of chocolate, cereal and dog food. In some places, they treated plastic or tarp as if it was a wall. About a third of the supermarket was inaccessible, such as the furniture, home decor, bedding, sporting goods and office supply areas. It was rows and rows of goods you can no longer buy. "I didn't think it was for real," Tahnee Flett said. "Only essential things? How can you just buy essential things?" She wanted new Christmas decorations and a television, but she returned to her vehicle with her shopping list intact. Tahnee Flett left Walmart Friday afternoon with $200 'worth of junk' rather than the Christmas decorations and new te... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-new-shopping-restrictions-non-essential-goods-blocked-off-1.5810683

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