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Finding a florist — and the right flowers — for your North Fork wedding - Northforker

Pantone’s color of the year for 2019 is Living Coral, so I expect coral to be incorporated into florals this year,” said Aquebogue-based florist Kim Jackson Reeves, who managed florist Ariella Chezar’s shop in New York City before starting her own business in 2014 (Kim Jackson Reeves Design, 516-993-4316). “Yellow is having a moment, which is a color I happen to have loved since getting into floral design.” Kim Jackson Reeves expects yellow to continue to be a major color moving forward. (Credit: Kim Jackson Reeves)In fact, yellow sunflowers do pop their sunny heads into more casual local weddings, as they are such a symbol of the rustic North Fork. That might be true, but not for everyone. “I’m always trying to put color into weddings but I’m not always successful,” laughs Clarke. “People still want white, green and blush, but they love the gray-green of eucalyptus and thistle/eucalyptus mixes.”Other trends include more elaborate floral installations, such as green vines dripping from the ceiling, a floral meadow running down the ceremony aisle, floral chandeliers or a floral entryway for the reception. “These are usually higher-ticket items, but the impression they make on you and your guests is worth it,” said Reeves. To stay within budget, she suggests choosing one or two impact items and opting for more minimal table centerpieces.Most brides are really looking for unique, eclectic assortments that are more natural and garden-style, which is a good fit for us ,as a lot of our style is rooted in the garden.Peter ClarkeJenny Marchese of Wildflower Floral Events (631-655 3117) has been doing weddings on both forks for more than 25 years and is thrilled at the wedding boom of the past decade. She describes the North Fork bride as having an “elegance that’s casual and rustic yet glamorous,” but notes it’s stepping up from shabby chic. “People don’t necessarily want pews made out of hay anymore,” she said. “Now they’re lining the farm fields with lucite chairs. It’s high-end style in a rustic setting.” Marchese often stages a photographic backdrop for guests (think “Instagrammable moment”) such as a flower cart, vintage car filled with flowers,or strategically placed bike basket overflowing with f... https://northforker.com/2020/03/finding-a-florist-and-the-right-flowers-for-your-north-fork-wedding/

Life in coronavirus: A flower farmer innovates; a farmers market opens with caution - Citizen Times

Copus financially solvent during a pandemic carries risk. “We know this is a challenging and uncertain time for farmers and for the community,” said Charlie Jackson, the executive director of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, the farm-focused nonprofit that manages Asheville City Market.More: Coronavirus: Asheville Mall stays open, even as some vendors leave"ASAP has been working to try to establish new systems for farmers and local food vendors to sell their products that comply with public health requirements," he said. “Now, more than ever, we need to come together over food and take care of ourselves and our community.”The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project has set up an interim market at A-B Tech with safety in mind. The number of shoppers allowed in the market area will be tightly controlled, with staff directing customers to queue inside their vehicles until they can enter the retail space.Vendors will remain at least 6 feet from shoppers, with customers selecting clearly priced prepackaged items, while not being allowed to handle any other products.No haggling is allowed, and people with cold or flu symptoms will be asked to leave. To minimize potential virus transmission points, customers will pay online after shopping, based on an honor system. ASAP will cover farmers, who will be fully paid no matter what.It's a risk, but a calculated one.More: Coronavirus: From grocery store chains to co-op, how grocers are handling outbreak“We’ve got hundreds of farmers and vendors and thousands of community members that rely on these ma... https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/03/20/coronavirus-while-farmers-fight-stay-afloat-asap-opens-markets/2883723001/

Attleboro Arts Museum Flower Show will feature 'Gardens Gone Wild' - The Sun Chronicle

Exhibitors include Briggs Nursery, North Attleboro; Bristol County Agricultural High School, Dighton; Ethical Earth Creations, Foxboro (new); Flowers by the Station, Attleboro; Helping Hands Florist, Plainville; Jordan’s Jungle, Pawtucket (new); Nolan’s Flowers and Gifts, North Attleboro; Oracle Landscape & Lindsey Epstein Pottery, Tiverton; and Rosebud Florist Inc., Pawtucket.Flower Show hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 each day for adults, students, seniors and museum members and free for children 9 and younger.Admission covers all attractions and all other daytime Flower Show events.In addition to the major garden installations, unique floral arrangements of natural materials are an annual Flower Show highlight. This year’s artists have created animal-inspired masks built to represent mysterious, loveable and whimsical animal faces, organizers say.The show also offers, hands-on creative activities for children and families, live music, extraordinary raffles, a live plant sale from Jordan’s Jungle (which is also creating a garden installation), live cut flowers in a rainbow of colors, and a collection of gifts in an expanded museum gift shop. Partial proceeds from the sale of a handcrafted item supports the artist that created it as well as the museum while sales from mass produced items benefit the museum.DAILY SCHEDULE OF FLOWER SHOW EVENTS Wednesday, March 186-8 p.m.: Benefit Preview: Walk on the Wild Side! See the gardens before the Flower Show opens to the public.• Live music from pianist Mark Taber, sponsored by the Ray Conniff Foundation.• Featuring handcrafted paper flowers by Jessica Smith, who will be demonstrating her floral-making technique during the Benefit Preview.Tickets are on sale now. Call 508-222-2644 x10 to reserve. Tickets includes beer, wine, soft drinks and light hors d’oeuvres. A current photo ID is required for bar service.Ticketed guests can purchase menu items from Chub’s Blue Pig BBQ, owned and operated by local husband and wife team Amy and Pete Diaz.Preview ticket fees (not including Chub’s purchases): $15 for museum members; $17 for nonmembers. To order call 508-222-2644 x10.Thursday, March 19• 9:30-11:30am: Continental breakfast in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café, sponsored daily by Attleboro Rotary Club• 10-10:30am: Storytime with Krystal Brown of the Attleboro Public Library – Ottmar Gallery• 10:30-11am: Capron Park Zoo Live Animal Show #1 – Clay Room+• 11:15-11:45am: Capron Park Zoo Live Animal Show #2 – Clay Room (encore presentation)+• 11:30am-2pm: Lunch and refreshments in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 2-3pm: Pastries, tea and coffee in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 2-4pm: Alpacas from Kave Rock Alpaca Farm of Rehoboth, MA – Emory St. EntranceFriday, March 20• 9:30-11:30am: Continental breakfast in Tony’s Whistle Stop Café• 10-10:30am: Music & Movement: Project Connect Family Center – Ottmar Gallery• 10:45-11:30am: Mass Audubon Oak Knoll: Live Animals & Bio Facts – Ottmar Gallery• 11:30am-2pm: Lunch and refreshment... https://www.thesunchronicle.com/features/stories/attleboro-arts-museum-flower-show-will-feature-gardens-gone-wild/article_c02a57ce-e827-5a45-a4fb-fd495bf8d32a.html

Huge flower display outside Covenant Care of Pensacola looks to spread cheer - Pensacola News Journal

News JournalPublished 7:23 PM EDT Mar 27, 2020We could all use a little pick-me-up right now, even if it's just something visual that puts a smile on our face from our driver's side seat. Fiore Florist and Covenant Care of Pensacola provided that for Pensacola motorists with a "flower flash" that went up late Friday afternoon on the Covenant Care's 12th Avenue road sign. An array of springtime flowers completely consumed the sign, making it an impossible sight to miss for anyone driving down 12th Avenue. "It happens to be a really beautiful spring flower crop," said Shannon Pallin, the owner of Fiore Florist, on Friday morning. "What my wholesalers were not able to sell today, at the end of the day, they are donating it to us and we are going to take it in turn to Covenant Care for a floral art installation." Local food truck owner does a good deed: Pensacola food truck owner gifts free meal to medical assistant struggling with lost wagesSome flowers were also given away to hospice patients at the 12th Avenue facility, according to Pallin, who said the whole idea was really centered around easing people's minds during the coronavirus pandemic. The "flower ... https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/03/27/coronavirus-flower-display-outside-covenant-care-pensacola-spreads-cheer/2927048001/

Local Florist spreads joy through public arrangements in The Woodlands - hellowoodlands.com

Ann Engelbrecht, local florist and owner of Sprout Fine Floral Concepts, is spreading joy and creating smiles during a difficult time by installing beautiful floral arrangements in public areas around The Woodlands area.After Ann’s friend and fellow florist, Jason Vorse of PollenFloral Works in Castle Rock, Washington, salvaged unused blooms due to theCOVID-19 crisis and installed a public floral arrangement, she felt inspiredand thought, I want to be part of that too. In sharing her vision with a flower supplier and local officials,she received permission plus the needed materials, about 1000 roses and 400hydrangeas, to decorate public areas for the community to enjoy. Ann Engelbrecht, owner of Sprout Fine Floral ConceptsThe first public installments was made this past week at theentrance of The Woodlands where red roses and greenery now adorn the necks ofthe famous deer statues that greet visitors on Woodlands Parkway. The archway located in Hughes Landing is now the home to secondinstallment with white ro... https://www.hellowoodlands.com/local-florist-spreads-joy-through-public-arrangements-in-the-woodlands/

Duluth couple's flower farm a blossoming family biz - Duluth News Tribune

He and his wife, Brook, run Duluth Flower Farm. What started as a cut-flower business has evolved into a year-round florist and wreath operation. The idea came when Derek's parents had been growing gladiolus. Derek started dahlias in the greenhouse, and there, they found a niche in the locally grown flower market. “Duluth’s a big wedding town,” he said. PHOTO GALLERY: The scene at Derek and Brook Hoffbauer's Duluth Flower Farm Today, he and Brook grow a few veggies on their 20 acres, and they have more than 100 types of flowers, including lisianthus, dianthus, cosmos, ageratum. Dahlias are their No. 1 specialty, he said. Derek Hoffbauer holds a ball dahlia and a regular dahlia to compare their unique shapes at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com... https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/3978316-Duluth-couples-flower-farm-a-blossoming-family-biz

'Nonessential' businesses close due to coronavirus - Los Angeles Times

For more than 100 years, California Floral Co. has stood sentinel in downtown Los Angeles.The florist predates the founding of Warner Bros, UCLA and the first concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. It made it through World War II and closed for only a day or two during the 1992 L.A. riots. But the novel coronavirus could bring California Floral to its knees.A day after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told all nonessential businesses in the city to close to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, owner Johnny Huynh was at the flower shop to shut down the coolers and clean out. He gave away his remaining flowers to some of the neighboring shops — eateries Mike’s Deli and Azay. “It’s just a stake in the back,” he said. “The final stake. I can hold for about a month or two, but not more than that.” Advertisement Los Angeles’ dramatic announcement ordering business closures until at least April 19 and urging people to stay at home, bolstered by sweeping orders Thursday night from the state as well as Los Angeles and other counties, was greeted by business operators Friday with resi... https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-20/coronavirus-nonessential-business-closures

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