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5 Best Florists in Dallas?? - Kev's Best
Friday, May 29, 2020Flowers for sale. Source: PexelsBelow is a list of the top and leading Florists in Dallas. To help you find the best Florists located near you in Dallas, we put together our own list based on this rating points list.Dallas’ Best Florists:The top rated Florists in Dallas are:McShan Florist – providing comprehensive florist services that commenced in 1948Mockingbird Lane Florist – an independent and family-owned business in DallasPetals & Stems Florist – take pride in having members and staff who have decades of experience in the industryLane Florist – a famous flower shop in Dallas and an award-winning businessRoses & More Florist – delivering various fresh flowers to the Dallas community dailyMcShan FloristMcShan Florist is a business providing comprehensive florist services that commenced in 1948. The business is a family-owned and managed that has a special history. For more than six decades, they are able to obtain great honor while serving across Dallas. They ensure every floral arrangement is tailored and personalized to surpass every client’s demand, ma... https://kevsbest.com/best-florists-in-dallas/
Famous Royal Florist Gives an Enlightening Presentation at the Dallas Museum of Art League's Biggest Fundraiser - PaperCity Magazine
Thursday, April 02, 2020Yellow — the official color of sunshine, freshness, and happiness — was seen in all its vibrant shades at the Dallas Museum of Art. A gorgeous group of ladies (with just a few lucky men — a ratio I adore) had assembled to celebrate Art in Bloom: A Royal Affair. This annual event, now in its 21st incarnation, is graciously put on by the DMA’s League and is the centerpiece of the group’s fundraising activities.The League is celebrating 81 years of commitment through countless hours of volunteer support for the Museum as well as contributions towards art acquisitions and important endowment funds. League president, Dyann Skelton, and Art in Bloom chair, Therese Rourk, took the stage in the Horchow Auditorium to welcome the elegant guests assembled (read lots of chic girl-on-the-go boucle suits and fabulous floral day-dresses). The two must have decided that yellow would be their signature color as they both chose stunning canary floral Lela Rose dresses.They had the honor of introducing this year’s featured speaker, Shane Connolly. Annually, this event brings in a noted floral designer or en... https://www.papercitymag.com/society/dallas-museum-of-art-league-art-in-bloom-florist-shane-connolly/
Berkeley Florist Remains Bitter That It Can't Do Curbside Sales While Whole Foods Sells Flowers Next Door - SFist
Sunday, July 05, 2020Last week, Ms. Simon told a reporter from ABC 7 that she planned to reopen Ashby Flowers for curbside pickups on May 8 along with other florists in the state just in time for Mother's Day, in defiance of Alameda County. But she later relented and chose to remain closed.In announcing the loosening of retail restrictions in his county on Wednesday, San Mateo County health officer Dr. Scott Morrow said, "The virus continues to circulate in our community, and this increase in interactions among people is likely to spread the virus at a higher rate. Whether these modifications allow the virus to spread out of control, as we saw in February and March and resulted in the first shelter in place order, is yet to be seen."As of Thursday morning, San Francisco had 1,999 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 65 people hospitalized, and Alameda County has 2,178 cases with 79 people hospitalized. San Mateo County has 1,536 cases with 63 in the hospital.Related: Mayor Breed Gives Green Light For Most SF Retail to Open For Curbside Sales and Delivery on MondayPhoto: Facebook... https://sfist.com/2020/05/14/berkeley-florist-bitter-about-curbside-retail-rules/
Alaska Rally Supports Gay Couple Denied Service by Florist - SouthFloridaGayNews.com
Sunday, July 05, 2020Photo courtesy Tacoma Kathryn Coronel, shared to Ketchikan Pride Alliance’s Facebook) (WM) Residents rallied in a small Alaska city to support LGBT rights after a florist declined to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding. Tommy Varela said Heavenly Creations in Ketchikan told his mother the business would not provide flowers for his wedding ceremony after learning there were two grooms, The Juneau Empire reported.Between 100 and 200 people attended the June 5 demonstration, lining the street and holding signs expressing support for the LGBT community.Kathleen Varela said she phoned the same florist her son used to get a boutonniere for his prom when she was seeking flowers for the nuptials in August.“I said, ‘It’s a wedding for two grooms, are you comfortable with that?’ And there was a long and awkward silence and then ‘No, I’m not comfortable with that,'” Kathleen Varela said.There was no exchange of names and she is not sure who was on the phone, but the florist has not previously expressed antipathy toward the LGBT community, Kathleen Varela said.“I guess I just wasn’t prepared for the ‘no,’ especially since we’ve done business,” she said.Heavenly Creations did not return messages from the June... https://southfloridagaynews.com/National/alaska-rally-supports-gay-couple-denied-service-by-florist.html
Mill Pond Garden recommends hydrangeas for Cape Region - CapeGazette.com
Sunday, July 05, 2020There are many common names including lacecap, mophead, oakleaf, French, florist and smooth. There are 26 different species of hydrangea, some of them hybrids, and scores of cultivars of the most popular species. Mill Pond Garden recommends all hydrangeas be planted in well-drained soil with several shovels of quality compost dug in. The best is horse manure from a local stable.The most common type, hydrangea macrophylla, likes morning sun and some afternoon shade. To make their flowers bluer, add six shovels of peat moss and a cup of aluminum sulfate to acidify the backfill soil at time of planting. To make flowers pinker, add three to four cups of garden lime to make the soil more alkaline.All the other kinds of hydrangea like as much sun as they can get, at least seven hours to flower well. The truth is they tolerate shade rather than prosper. Many of the old-fashioned florist type hydrangeas are not good choices for the Cape Region – they flop open, get black leaf spots, dislike the heat and sun, or have their flower buds killed in hard winters. Mill Pond Garden’s recommendation is to keep it simple and go with the proven best choices by specific names.For named cultivars available in local nurseries, Mill Pond Garden recommends the following.Hydrangea macrophylla, for part shade, with varieties in lacecap (flat flowers), or mop (round flowers). The best cultivar choice is Endless Summer, a repeat bloomer mop head, available in blue or pink flowering cultivars, and Twist-n-Shout, a lacecap type. Other good mop heads are the dwarf City Line hydrangeas series in bright colors, and slightly smaller shrubs, bred in Germany.Hydrangeas are best not pruned until new growth is well out in spring; then only dead canes need to be removed. People often think they should cut them to ground in winter, but in spring they get lots of new canes but only leaves, no flowers. Macrophylla hydrangeas bloom on buds set in the previous year. Cutting off the canes removes all the flowering for the current year unless it is a repeat bloomer, and even then fewer flowers bloom very late in season.Hydrangea arborescens, Incrediball, likes full to part sun, has huge round white flowers totally covering the shrub, grows to six feet, is super hardy with flower buds surviving the worst area winters, and attracts butterflies and other pollinators. This hydrangea is native to North America. All of the arborescens type need a steel stake set close to the middle of the shrub to secure ends of a sturdy string looping out to support the canes, to keep them from flopping open, an ugly look. This is the only flopping hydrangea that is worth the effort of staking, and well worth it, for its spectacular bloom. Another beauty of the Incrediball is its very white canes in winter, which shine with the sun upon the... https://www.capegazette.com/article/mill-pond-garden-recommends-hydrangeas-cape-region/203567
Coronavirus: Flower wholesalers can operate as ‘essential’ businesses, Garcetti says - LA Daily News
Sunday, July 05, 2020Mother’s Day and especially because it’s so critical for our flower industry,” he said.Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday, May 6, he was planning to modify safer-at-home order, allowing florists and other businesses to start contactless pickup to protect customers and employees from exposure to the deadly virus.“We’re are not moving beyond COVID-19,” he said. “As I keep saying, we’re learning how to live with it.”Garcetti encouraged businesses to open “safely” and make sure they feel “secured.” In addition to some businesses, trails and golf courses across the city will open starting Saturday, Garcetti added.Los Angeles County officials made a similar announcement Wednesday, allowing florists, car dealers and retail businesses selling toys, books, clothing, sporting goods and music to reopen with curbside pickup starting Friday while letting businesses like manufacturing, offices, and other retail stores open next week. Golf courses and hiking trails can open Saturday, with such restrictions as social distancing and required facemasks.Earlier this week, a May 4 revision to the city’s safer-at-home order added “horticulture wholesale distributors,” as an exempted “essential” business.A message posted on Wednesday, May 6, on the Original Los Angeles Flower Market’s website, stated that the market will reopen Friday, May 8, with strict limitations. Only vendors and employees of the market will be allowed inside the building while wholesale customers will need to contact vendors directly to arrange for curbside delivery.All customers will be required to wear masks and remain in their cars for delivery. The market will be open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Saturday from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.The Original Los Angeles Flower Market is one of the popular vendor areas of the flower district. It’s a membership program fo... https://www.dailynews.com/coronavirus-flower-wholesalers-can-operate-as-an-essential-businesses-garcetti-says
Keirstead's Flower Shop Still Has Strong Saint John Roots - Huddle - Huddle Today
Sunday, July 05, 2020Flower Shop remains committed to providing customers, old and new, with local and international flowers despite the unexpected obstacle of Covid-19.“Our flowers come from all over the world,” said florist Connie Dean. “We get flowers from Holland, Ecuador, our roses come from Ontario. A lot come through Ontario and they get them from different places all over the world as well.”Australia, Africa and Lebanon are a few other places where the shop gets its flowers, with Birds of Paradise and Protea flowers being some of the most popular selections.“Ontario does have locally grown flowers so those are the closest local flowers we get,” said Dean. “Sometimes there’s someone on the Kingston Peninsula or Hampton that’ll bring in garden flowers that we can buy.”A piece of family history (Image: Elizabeth MacLeod)The business was founded by the late Guy G. Keirstead whose passion for flowers led him to first rent a stall at the City Market in 1925.Keirstead’s operated out of the market from 1925 to 1946, until he purchased property on the corner of Charlotte and Princess Street where the shop still operates to this day.Dean said the building survived the Great Saint John Fire of 1877 and used to be a hardware ... https://huddle.today/keirsteads-flower-shop-still-has-strong-saint-john-roots/
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