Anderson Flower Shop News
This couple opened two plant shops during the pandemic; now they're coming to Redding - Redding Record Searchlight
Wednesday, December 02, 2020Crown Photo & Video that have recently opened in that area of downtown.Starting a business during COVIDDill, 29, graduated from West Valley High School and Swanson, 27, graduated from Anderson New Technology High School. They are business partners and life partners, who have been together for more than 10 years. Dill is very much involved in their plant business, while Swanson works full time as a dental hygienist.Megan Kelly, who went to high school with Dill, will manage and operate their Redding store.Mike and Jessica Dill, Dill's parents, own Dill’s Deli in Redding. They were in the store Monday helping get it ready for Saturday’s grand opening at 10 a.m.“I’m excited about it,” Jessica said. “What a time to do it. If you can make a business work in a time like this, you have got it made.”More new businesses: Couple opens horse rescue with 'off grid' glamping in Siskiyou County during coronavirusThe business primarily sells indoor houseplants, but there is another aspect of Plant Daddy that Jacob Dill believes has played in its success and helped others.Every month, Plant Daddy features a local artist or maker and dedicates an area in the store to them.“That maker has the entire area of the store and 100 percent of their sales go to them,” Dill said.How they reinvented plant sales and saw their store thriveDill and Swanson were living in Portland when they became interested in plants and started thinking about opening a store.They signed the lease for their first Sacramento store last February, about a month before the pandemic hit and the state shut down for the first time.“We had no idea this (pandemic) was going to happen,” Dill said. “We opened March 17 and two days later we had to close our doors. … So it was tricky. We had to learn how to still be relevant in the community.”That meant somehow finding a way to get the Plant Daddy name out without customers coming to their store.“The next day we went to our social media page and did plant sales on our social media page,” Dill said. “That alone was extremely successful for us.”Plant Daddy also started a plant delivery service, something Dill said set their business apart from their competition.partner-banner util-module-path="elements/partner" fluid bottom lazy class="spac... https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2020/11/27/plant-daddy-thrives-covid-19-economy-opening-indoor-nursery-redding/6414714002/
How this company saved thousands of flowers during the pandemic - Business Insider - Business Insider
Wednesday, October 28, 2020Sweet Root Village, which lost 80% of its business in March, were hit particularly hard.To save their business — and all the flowers stranded from canceled events — owners Lauren Anderson and Rachel Bridgwood held a drive-through flower event. Business Insider visited Sweet Root Village's pop-up flower market in Alexandria, Virginia, to see the other pivots the owners have implemented to keep their small business afloat.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Following is a transcipt of the video.Lauren Anderson: When people ask, like, "How are things going? How's the business, how are you?" Like, you know, your first thing is to be like,Rachel Bridgwood: "Fine!"Lauren Anderson: But then we're like, no.Rachel: We're bad.Lauren: Bad. Things are bad.Narrator: Lauren and Rachel run the flower design company Sweet Root Village in Alexandria, Virginia. At the beginning of 2020, they were expecting their most successful year yet.Lauren: It was our 10-year anniversary in business. We were at our highest booking level we had ever been for events. And literally within a week, it was gone.Narrator: Then COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders canceled weddings across the country and crippled the wedding industry. Lauren and Rachel lost 80% of their business and had to furlough their staff, including themselves.Lauren: We're like, congratulations to us. We made it 10 years...unemployment.Rachel: We're unemployed from our own business.Lauren... https://www.businessinsider.com/how-va-wedding-florist-saved-thousands-flowers-during-pandemic-2020-10
Colorado flower farms, CSAs, mobile florists, flower markets and more - The Know
Wednesday, July 29, 2020Normally this flower farm sells its blooms and pots of succulents at farmers markets, but this year it switched up due to COVID-19 and the delayed start of the market season. That’s why owner Kristy Anderson decided to add on a subscription service.“We really want to connect with customers who loved coming to market and buying the freshest flowers,” said Anderson, who offers contact-free pick-up at the farm. “Ultimately it is a service that can be tailored, and is all about our commitment to get fabulous flowers in people’s hands.”Each subscription can be for one, two or four times a month, starting at $40. It includes a large bouquet as well as four single-variety bunches. You can also find her bouquets at select Whole Foods and online.The Fresh Herb Co., 4114 Oxford Road, Longmont; 303-449-5994; thefreshherbco.comimg class="size-large wp-image-242300" src="https... https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/07/24/fresh-flowers-denver-flower-csa/242223/
Best In Bloom: Nine L.A.-Based Florists to Brighten Anyone's Day - Hollywood Reporter
Sunday, July 05, 2020Tom Ford in his home to look through flower books together so he could share his flower loves and hates,” says the florist, who has done weddings for George Lucas and Cameron Diaz. From $75, 622 S. Anderson St.; thevelvetgarden.com9. Tic-Tock“Flowers are such a personal gesture. Arrangements are intentionally designed after taking the time to better understand who is receiving them — how they live, what they love,” says founder Eddie Zaratsian of Eddie Zaratsian Lifestyle + Design of an approach he calls “thoughtful luxury.” His client list has included everyone from the Lakers and the Clippers to SoHo House and Hermes. From $150, 1603 N. La Brea Ave.; tictock.comA version of this story first appeared in the June 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/best-bloom-nine-la-based-florists-brighten-anyones-day-1298836
Lafayette flower shop donating free flowers to public service professionals - wlfi.com
Thursday, April 02, 2020Who can look at flowers and not smile," asked Nathan Anderson, executive director of Rosewalk Village Nursing Home in Lafayette. Rosewalk Village nursing home is the first of many facilities on Davis' list of giving. Anderson said he sees this movement having a great impact even after we make it through the pandemic. "To be supported by a local business, we can just continue those relationships here in Greater Lafayette and just be tighter as a whole community," said Anderson. Davis is accepting individually wrapped goods, clean used vases and baskets, and monetary donations for the Good Samaritan Project. You can find information through the flower shop's official Facebook page or email Paula Davis at fit4everflower@gmail.com. ... https://www.wlfi.com/content/news/Lafayette-flower-shop-donating-free-flowers-to-public-service-professionals-569172631.html
Denver Junior Flowers | Obituaries | wvgazettemail.com - Charleston Gazette-Mail
Wednesday, December 02, 2020Allan, Adam and Zack of North Carolina. Grandchildren Sadie, Emma and Katie Cline, Alexandria Williams, and Bryce Williams. His siblings Betty Bashor (Jerome) of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Shelba Midkiff of Huntington, Richard Flowers of South Carolina, Gary Flowers (Margie) of Alum Creek, and Greta Turner of Alum Creek. He was loved by his many nieces and nephews and will be missed by a host of friends and family.Per Denver's wishes, there will be no service. He will be cremated, and part of his ashes will be scattered on John (his longtime friend) and Cheryl Casto's property where he hunted many years. The remainder of his ashes will be interred in the Casto cemetery.To honor Denver, the family suggests memorial donations to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd W, Charleston, WV 25387-2536.Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro is assisting Denver's family and you may send condolences to the family at www.cookefuneralhome.com... https://www.wvgazettemail.com/obituaries/denver-junior-flowers/article_daf8fed8-f539-5282-aee2-9d6d6045f5c5.html
Holiday Plants Brighten the Season - Lincoln Sentinel
Wednesday, December 02, 2020The poinsettia was named after Joel Robert Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the first American ambassador to Mexico. He sent some poinsettia plants home to Greenville, South Carolina in 1825. Poinsettias are now the number one potted flowering plant grown in the United States. The large colorful parts of the plant are not true flowers, they are modified leaves called `bracts’ . The true flowers are the small yellow/green buds in the center of the bracts. When choosing a poinsettia to bring home, look for tightly clustered yellow buds and crisp, bright, undamaged foliage.To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition https://etypeservices.com/Lincoln%20Sentinel-RepublicanID387/... https://www.lincolnsentinel.com/opinions/holiday-plants-brighten-season
Business news: Lifelong Sumter florist opens antique department next door - Sumter Item
Monday, August 24, 2020Mediterranean area while serving in the U.S. Navy. Most of his collections since completing his military service in 1970 have been from estate auctions and antique shows across South Carolina, he said.Friends encouraged him for years to open a shop, Newton said, and around Thanksgiving last year, he finally did.His collection in the new department includes an abundance of artwork - including original oil work on canvases - porcelain items, art glass, Persian carpets, costume jewelry, Blueware, stained-glass lamps and "Gone with the Wind"-period lamps from the Victorian era, among other items.The antique department's address is 415 Broad St., and some Sumterites likely remember the location as the former Hamm's Jewelry and Goldsmith shop in the 1980s and '90s operated by Joseph Hamm, he said.Newton was a partner with Hamm in the operation.Since then, the building has served as "my storage space," he said.Newton described his new location as "a little toward the higher, better-quality end" for an antique store.He does plenty of research online before purchasing his antiques and tries to be "very reasonable" on pricing with honest and fair prices, he added. "I do a lot of research on eBay, and if I find something on there, I try to ensure the item is priced under what I can find it for on eBay," Newton said. "Then, that should be a plus for the customer because they are looking at the item here. They are not risking it getting damaged in shipment, and they are actually seeing the piece of merchandise."Antique department hours are the same as his florist shop - Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. He said he's also available by appointment... https://www.theitem.com/stories/lifelong-sumter-florist-opens-antique-department-next-door,341692
'Rose Campaign' delivered to thousands of grave markers at national cemeteries - 10News
Friday, May 29, 2020Williams, 71.In 1978, while stationed in Germany, Captain Torres died when his plane crashed during a training flight. He was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.Williams, who lives in South Carolina, had plans to visit his grave this Memorial Day before the pandemic hit.Covid-19 also turned the usual local services virtual. The flags laid out by the cemetery and flowers put out by a national nonprofit wouldn't happen this year."It made me feel crummy. He should be remembered in some way," said Williams.Enter Jenelle Brinneman, a Valley Center florist who started a Gofundme campaign. After a 10news story, the campaign took off. Some $5,000 and countless roses, Brinneman and a small group of volunteers spent the morning of Memorial Day laying a single rose at some 4000 grave markers between Fort Rosecrans and Miramar cemeteries."We're laying down these roses and people are crying, thanking us. Just so cool to be part of this. The feeling is just overwhelming," said Brinneman.Brinneman's group also set down 200 bouquets at gravestones, special requests submitted for Memorial Day. One of those requests came from Williams. "I'm just thrilled these people are doing this and he was honored," said Williams.Brinneman says the response was so incredible, she's hoping to make this an annual tradition. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/rose-campaign-delivered-to-thousands-of-grave-markers-at-national-cemeteries