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A Floral Designer Who Forages in the Hills of Malibu - The New York Times

The florist creates a wild, sculptural arrangement of plants including golden rain tree, oats, artichoke flowers and green persimmons.CreditCredit...Scott J. RossThis approach has made Isa Isa — Moreno-Bunge’s five-year-old floral design business, which creates effervescent, naturalistic arrangements and installations — the studio of choice for many of L.A.’s most interesting brands. Visitors to the Chinatown store of the clothing label Eckhaus Latta in 2018 might have noticed a single, ethereal white Iceland poppy emerging from a dense green cluster of beadlike dates, slatted areca palm leaves and the drooping, fist-size fruit of the silk floss tree, arranged by Moreno-Bunge in a pitcher on a table of accessories. More recently, she displayed three green tromboncino squash, coiled like snakes, alongside bouquets of black tomatoes, olive branches and unripened persimmons and lemons, at the women’s clothing boutique Shaina Mote in Highland Park. And Isa Isa’s florals add depth to every console and corner of the Kelly Wearstler-designed Proper Hotel in Santa Monica: spilling out from the narrow opening of a stoneware bowl and the back of a metallic terra-cotta armchair are juxtapositions of fiery heliconia, iridescent silver palm, star-shaped Nerine lilies and ropes of lavender-hued palm inflorescence. “My goal is to make work that people can see, not just at weddings and events, but on a more regular basis,” says Moreno-Bunge, 33.Moreno-Bunge often shares colorful pen-and-ink drawings with her clients to help illustrate her ideas.Credit...Phil... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/t-magazine/sophia-moreno-bunge-floral-design.html

10 Florists Delivering Vibrant Bouquets for Mother’s Day - The New York Times

The results are a reminder that more spontaneous arrangements can feel a bit closer to nature, and that even the humblest blooms have the power to move us. Here, 10 florists from around the country who, despite sourcing challenges, are delivering joyful, unexpected arrangements within their areas in time for May 10. (It’s best to order by Tuesday.)An arrangement of anthurium and painted plumosa by Calma, in one of the studio’s Blob vases.Credit...Emma FishmanA pairing of faux palm fronds and faux yellow oncidium.Credit...Elizabeth JaimeCalma, MiamiThe florist Elizabeth Jaime, of the Miami studio Calma, specializes in tropical, Art Deco-inspired arrangements made with statuesque flowers that often have an artificial look: shiny anthuriums, birds of paradise and dried fan palms. But recent changes in flower availability have prompted her to experiment with softer, more romantic compositions with a focus on striking palettes. For Mother’s Day, she will choose blooms in shades of bright pink and yellow, a scheme inspired “by the start of spring,” she says, “and also brighter times.” In order to support other small businesses affected by the coronavirus, she has partnered with the local spa Sana on a wellness gift bundle, in which one of her bouquets will be accompanied by rose-hip body oil and a dry brush kit, as well as the pizzeria Stanzione 87 on a set that includes a bottle of rosé and a spice-infused olive oil. Bouquets from $75.An assortment of specialty orchids, arranged by Fox Fodder Farm.Credit...Nicole FranzenA bouquet of seasonal spring blooms including daffodils, hyacinths and scented geraniums.Credit...Nicole FranzenFox Fodder Farm, New York, N.Y.In March, as businesses in New York began to close, Taylor Patterson, the founder of the Brooklyn-based floral design studio Fox Fodder Farm, which specializes in textural, naturalistic compositions of mostly locally sourced blooms, was sent a photo of one of her arrang... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/t-magazine/mothers-day-flowers-delivery.html

Looters Ransack Streeterville Florist Shop That Opened Just A Few Months Ago - CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — Small business owners who were looted early Monday morning spent the rest of the day trying to get their stores back together.CBS 2’s Tara Molina found a florist in Streeterville where looters did not steal flowers. They just destroyed the place.The florist opened just a few months ago. On Monday, blue and white floral arrangements made it to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker’s BlueCross BlueShield news conference.“It was just like being in two different worlds,” said Gur Manhas, husband of City Scents owner Nima Manhas.Hours earlier, the owners were walking through broken glass and wreckage to get those bouquets together.“It was difficult to see the shop like this,” Nima Manhas said.The refrigerators were shattered, the computers were broken, and the new small business at 209 E. Ohio St. was totally ransacked.“All of us are trying to get back to normal, and it’s just so difficult,” Nima Manhas said.They did deal with some theft.“Just garbage and trash everywhere,” said Gur Manhas.But for the most part, City Scents Flowers was destroyed for the sake of destruction – almost eerily so.You can see the flowers behind the broken refr... https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/10/looters-ransack-streeterville-florist-shop-that-opened-just-a-few-months-ago/

Flower farm Detroit Abloom fosters connection between nature and community - Model D

This subscription allows customers to prepay for bouquets at the beginning of the season and pick them up throughout, which eliminates the middleman of a florist and helps support Detroit Alboom start up their season.img src="https://www.modeldmedia.com/FilterD/images/butterfly-nursery.jpg" srcset="https://www.modeldmedia.com/FilterD/images/butterfly-nursery.jpg?s=l 265w, https://www.modeldmedia.com/FilterD/images/butterfly-nursery.jpg?s=... https://www.modeldmedia.com/features/detroit-abloom-flourishes.aspx

Midlands Business Owners Concerned About Second Lockdown - Midlands103

August 7th, 2020 3:38pm One florist lost ten weddings when they were forced to close for two months.  Locking down Kildare, Laois and Offaly will have a devastating impact on businesses that are trying to get back on their feet. That's the message from Kildare Chamber of Commerce, which is calling on the government not to lock down the three counties. Hotels and bed and breakfasts have already started to get cancellations due to threat of a localised lockdown. Chamber chief executive Allen Shine wants the focus to be on community testing instead: Violet's Florist in Kildare Town lost commercial contracts and ten weddings when they were forced to close for two months. Owner Elisha Devine says if a strict lockdown is announced today, €3,000 euro worth of fresh flowers will go in the bin: ... https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/midlands-business-owners-concerned-about-second-lockdown/

Hannah's Flowers relocates, expands business - Midland Daily News

Back to Gallery As a fourth-generation florist, Hannah Tiffin has a deep appreciation and passion for working with flowers – whether it’s making bouquet arrangements, pressing and drying flowers, or even painting them on canvas. Growing up as the daughter of a Naval man and amidst a family of successful entrepreneurs, the Midland native has lived elsewhere and explored other careers. However, she eventually decided to carry out what she calls her legacy as a florist here locally. “It’s in my blood; It’s what I’m supposed to be doing; It’s what I’ve always done,” she said. “Even as a little girl, I used to play florist.” Last year in January, Tiffin opened Hannah’s Flowers on Grove Street, offering floral services for weddings, events and daily occasions. Her client-base quickly grew. !-- e hearst/ads/m... https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Hannah-rsquo-s-Flowers-relocates-expands-business-14941666.php

Local Rose Challenge provides medical masks for China - Oxford Observer

Oxford Flower and Gift Shop. The Chinese Information Association raised money to buy the masks by selling bouquets of Valentine’s Day roses and gypsophila. The Roses, ordered through a local florist, were awaiting delivery late Thursday. Photo by Ziyi Ma.?“It is an activity to let girls know that they were beautiful and had the intention of making them more confident,” said Weimiao Sun, the vice president of the society.For the Rose Challenge event, the CIA decided to buy 50 red roses, 30 carnations and two bunches of gypsophila.As of Thursday, China has more than 59,000 confirmed cases and 1,368 deaths from the virus. To curb the spread of the virus, the Chinese government has been strongly suggesting, and in some cases making it mandatory for citizens to wear masks when they are outdoors.According to the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, disposable medical masks are for self-protection. Citizens could wear them when they are in public and in densely populated places. Particle protective masks and medical protective masks like N95 are for medical staff providing emergency services, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The airborne virus can be spread through tiny droplets of moisture released when an infected person coughs or sneezes. There has been a surge in the demand for N95 masks since the coronavirus outbreak. It is widely believed the N95 masks can be effective in preventing infection. It can filter at least 95% of airborne particles. The National Health Commission in China said the discrepancy between the demand and supply of medical needs is still very prominent, especially in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province. Xiaogan is a city of more than 4 million people, located in the northeast of Hubei Province. It is near Wuhan, where the outbreak is believed to have started. As of Thursday, 2,874 confirmed cases with 49 deaths had been reported in Xiaogan. After the Rose Challenge, the Miami Chinese Information Association will send out masks near Feb. 16. It is estimated it will take about five to seven days for them to reach XiaoGan First People’s Hospital, Ma said. “The reason we chose the XiaoGan First People’s Hospital is because it is a place with a severe epidemic in Wuhan, which is in urgent need of medical supplies, and (a friend of local association members) once donated a batch of masks to that hospital, and then knew the hospital’s responsible person, which can ensure our transportation transparency and safety,” Ma said.According to Chinese medical professionals, the surgical masks and protective masks are disposable items and cannot be reused. Groups in other countries also have been donating medical supplies to help in the emergency.?... https://oxfordobserver.org/1168/miami/local-rose-challenge-provides-medical-masks-for-china/

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