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58-year-old Beaufort flower shop to reopen in August - Hilton Head Island Packet

In 1982, when Brant's father became ill, she came home to Beaufort to assist Green in running the business. Initially, she had only planned to stay for five years, but ended up becoming manager while her mother retained ownership, business roles the two continued until June 30. Brant and Green knew they wanted to retire, but deciding what to do with the business was tough. "We talked about selling out the business, but my mother had worked so hard to build loyal patrons," Brant said. "My concern was if we sold it, the integrity of my mother's hard work might be taken down." They thought maybe it was time to close Bitty's Flower Shop for good and instead sell the building./p... https://www.islandpacket.com/news/business/article33698721.html

Fall flowers on the road - Bluffton Today

Went to Beaufort the other day. Lovely day for a drive. That’s when I noticed the ditch daisies and knew for sure the autumn season had begun.Had to be careful and only take brief peeks. Line of traffic from here to there and back again demanded complete attention to the road.But I saw enough of the energetic, end of summer, burst through the mowed grass on the side of the road flowers of fall, enough sunshine color to bring a smile to anyone’s face.Not to be outdone, there is goldenrod everywhere. I know people are allergic to it. Supposedly, one sniff is enough to put some souls into spasms of sneezing and worse. This bright yellow hardy plant is burdened with a bad reputation. True. Some might even call it invasive. What a shame.Goldenrod’s scientific name is Solidago and its classification is Astereae. I looked it up. Reminds me of the motto “Per aspera ad astra,” from the Latin meaning “through hardships to the stars.” Most apt for a determined plant.Goldenrod is coming off the road and into commercial life. Friends recently sent me a bouquet from the florist. Proudly surrounding the lilies and roses yellow and deep apricot were sprays of delicate goldenrod. Beautiful.And it’s not the only wildflower in the florist’s inventory. Who thought that the lowly sunflower, field grown for its seeds that are ground into oil, seeds that are sold in garden shops for bird lovers to put in feeders, that this super-sized bloom would grace many an arrangement at parties and even on the church altar? I seem to remember a spectacular groupin... http://www.blufftontoday.com/sun-city/2017-10-24/fall-flowers-road

After 81 years, Charleston flower shop will relocate from peninsula - Charleston Post Courier

Charleston Jewish Family Services, One-Eighty Place Crisis Ministries, East Cooper Community Outreach, Humanities Foundation, James Island Outreach, Junior League of Charleston, Kiwanis Club of Beaufort, Lowcountry Food Bank, Meals on Wheels of Summerville and MUSC Children's Hospital.Do you know of a business that is opening, closing or expanding? Reach Warren L. Wise at 937-5524 or twitter.com/warrenlancewise. http://www.postandcourier.com/business/after-years-charleston-flower-shop-will-relocate-from-peninsula/article_cf98c730-b07a-59d3-b9b1-32340358c253.html

A longtime downtown Charleston florist will soon bloom in a new location off the peninsula. - Charleston Post Courier

Charleston Jewish Family Services, One-Eighty Place Crisis Ministries, East Cooper Community Outreach, Humanities Foundation, James Island Outreach, Junior League of Charleston, Kiwanis Club of Beaufort, Lowcountry Food Bank, Meals on Wheels of Summerville and MUSC Children's Hospital.Do you know of a business that is opening, closing or expanding? Reach Warren L. Wise at 937-5524 or twitter.com/warrenlancewise. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20141207/PC05/141209685

SC Gov. Nikki Haley's gift haul hits a record - The News Tribune

Kiawah Resort last year for what her office said were family trips.Haley accepted hotel stays around the Lowcountry, including: $1,165 from The Inn at Palmetto Bluff; $264 from The Cuthbert House in Beaufort; and $858 from the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau.Campaign donors paid for flights, including a $842 ride for a family vacation to Marathon, Fla., from Sumtraz LLC of Sumter. Mikee Johnson and his Orangeburg company, Cox Industries, paid for $1,041 in flights, and McCrory Construction of Columbia covered another $513 in airfare.Haley visited Harvard University, where she was honored for her call to remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds, and she attended the Philanthropy Roundtable’s Culture of Freedom Summit in West Palm Beach, Fla.The governor was a popular speaker for politicians – making trips for the gubernatorial campaigns of Pat McCrory in North Carolina, Matt Bevin in Kentucky and Catherine Hanaway in Missouri. She headlined an Indiana GOP party fundraiser, too.Haley also traveled to California in August for a Koch brothers-backed seminar that attracted several Republican presidential hopefuls and top GOP politicians.Her flight, paid by Koch Companies Public Sector LLC, stopped in Miami before heading to Santa Ana, Calif., according to state records. Haley’s office did not answer a question about why the plane traveled to Florida first.The bulk of her travel came from attending meetings of the Republican Governors Association and Republican National Committee in Nevada, Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Ohio and Washington. ... http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article70113807.html

Business news: Lifelong Sumter florist opens antique department next door - Sumter Item

Mediterranean 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

Williams, 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

Tips for holiday table decorations | Home & Garden | Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Not only are they going to smell good,” she says, “but they're going to last almost a month.”Go nontraditionalDon't worry about tradition, Stuart says. Her design firm and retail store are in South Carolina, where it's warm year-round. So while she loves using holly and pine in her Christmas decorating, sometimes she uses palm fronds from her yard.She also uses shades of pink and plum, rather than sticking only to red and green. Embrace whatever delights you, she says. Or go beautifully neutral. All three designers say silver and white are great choices.Silver and white can brighten up dark winter nights, especially if they'll be reflecting candlelight. (Candles are a key to creating a beautiful table, says Schuneman: “Candlelight mixed in glass votives, tall candlesticks and pillars will make any table glow and feel special.”)Yip also encourages creative centerpieces: “Sometimes I'll ask people to print their favorite photo from their past year. It could be a photo of a breathtaking vacation they went on or it could be a picture of their kid going back to school,” he says. “And I'll frame those photos and kind of have them scattered down the center of the table.”Another creative option: Ask each guest to bring a favorite book they've read in the past year. Arrange them on the table as decorations and conversation starters. At the end of the night, each guest can leave the party with a different book than they brought.– Melissa Rayworth, Associated Press ... https://www.journalgazette.net/features/home-garden/20191118/tips-for-holiday-table-decorations

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

Roberts Poinsett, United States ambassador to Mexico from 1825 to 1829. An avid amateur botanist, he saw euphorbias with red bracts growing wild in the hills around Taxco and had samples sent to his South Carolina home. There he propagated them in his greenhouses and gave them to friends and botanical gardens. Photos: Seasonal sea of red poinsettias at Quebec's La Ferme Grover Guillaume Grover, director of production at La Ferme Grover in the Ste-Dorothée area of Laval north of Montreal, Quebec's largest grower of poinsettias.   John Kenney /Montreal Gazette Inside a sprawling greenhouse at La Ferme Grover in Ste-Dorothée, nearly 300,000 potted poinsettias have been watered and fed for months.   John Kenney /Montreal Gazette The plant owes its English name to Joel Roberts Poinsett, United States ambassador to Mexico from 1825 to 1829.   John Kenney /Montreal Gazette An avid amateur botanist, Poinsett saw euphorbias with red bracts and had samples sent to his South Carolina home, where he grew and gave them to friends and botanical gardens.   John Kenney /Montreal Gazette But what about the Christmas connection? Legend has it that a Mexican girl was walking to church on Christm... https://montrealgazette.com/news/if-ferme-grovers-poinsettias-are-ready-can-christmas-be-far-behind