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Oxford's Fabulous Flowers open pop-up with Victors at Westgate - Oxford Mail

BUSINESS is blooming at Westgate with a floral pop-up brightening the shopping centre’s rooftop terrace. Florists Fabulous Flowers, which has stores in Banbury Road and Abingdon, has teamed up with Victors restaurant and bar for the two-day event.ALSO READ: The 13 'best' Oxford attractions being promoted to tourists all over the world Staff hosted a pop-up store and flower workshops yesterday between 11am and 4.30pm, with more set to take place today from 9am to 5pm. Victors guest relations manager Lee Constable said the joint venture would help to boost the profiles of both businesses. Fabulous Flowers co-owner Matthew Taylor added: “There will be lots of lovely summer plants for sale - it’s great to work with Victors.” It is not the first time a florist has been invited to stage a pop-up shop at Westgate. Staff from the Garden of Oxford in the Covered Market were invited to run one at women’s boutique & Other Stories last summer.ALSO READ: Beauty brand L'Occitane opens new store at Westgate Centre Other recent pop-ups at the shopping centre have included jewellery business JewelStreet, which also included a cocktail event at The Alchemis... https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17813281.oxford-39-s-fabulous-flowers-open-pop-up-victors-westgate/

The evolution of Zazzy'z from florist to coffee house - Southwest Virginia Today

ABINGDON, Va. — Every once in a while, folks call Dr. Ramsey White “Zazzy.”“You know, I go by ‘Ramsey,’” said White, 72. “And I had a younger brother. When he was just starting to talk, he could not say ‘Ramsey,’ and he used to call me ‘Zazzy.’”White laughs, saying he could just not let that nickname go.Born in 1945, White lived in Bristol in the late 1940s — in both Virginia and Tennessee. For a few years after marrying his wife, Betsy, White lived at Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he served as a school teacher at Kempsville and Bayside. Then, starting in 1978, White became a dentist in Abingdon for 27 years and boasted thousands of patients.Today, this Abingdon resident occasionally still answers to “Zazzy.”In fact, that nickname showed up on signs when White opened a store in Abingdon after retiring from dentistry in 2005.White owns Zazzy’z. It’s a coffeehouse located in what was also once primarily a bookstore in what was also once White’s dental offices in the early 2000s.Before... http://www.swvatoday.com/news/article_c35fc501-5939-5b2b-9c12-59d1f802ef45.html

Abingdon Florist and CABI scientists from Wallingford bring home the gold at Chelsea Flower Show - Oxford Mail

Society show. Some proved hugely successful, being crowned among the top entries and bringing home gold standard certificates. One florist who is celebrating a golden win is Jane Belcher, from Abingdon, who took home gold for the Best Floral Arrangement Exhibit in Session 1 flower arranging. She said: "It is always a huge relief when you find out you have been awarded a medal after weeks of hard work. To get a gold was an amazing feeling and to receive the award for best floral arrangement exhibit was the icing on the cake. "Chelsea has a fabulous atmosphere and you get to meet lots of other competitors from around the country and the rest of the world. It is always great to see them again the following year." Ms Belcher created a master piece of flowers under the category 'In Suspense' which was based on a piece of literature called The Birds. She added: "I wanted the design to look like pages of a book with the story running through the design and the orchids depicting the birds." For Ms Belcher, flower arranging started as a hobby 19 years ago. Elsewhere in the county a team of scientists put on a display to wow judges in the educational section. The Wallingford-based CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International), entering the show for the first time, created a display called Nature vs Invader to look at natural solutions to invasive plant problems including alien weeds such as Japanese knotweed. Scientist Suzy Wood said:... http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/15315128.Florist_and_scientists_bring_home_the_gold_at_this_year__39_s_Chelsea_Flower_Show/

Year-round flowers surround Deni Patterson - Southwest Virginia Today

ABINGDON, Va. — Every day Deni Peterson goes to work she is surrounded by containers of colorful dried flowers harvested from her summer garden. A workshop in her Abingdon farmhouse is the perfect place to settle in after a day’s work in the gardens.An environmentalist and farmer for most of her life, Deni uses nature’s inventory of flowers, grasses, and trees to create the sustainable art of wreath making.Subscription RequiredAn online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety.LoginChoose an online service.The following services are print only and offer no digital accessNeed an account? Create one now.You must login to view the full content on this page.Thank you for reading 15 free articles on our site. You can come back at the end of your 30-day period for another 15 free articles, or you can purchase a subscription and continue to enjoy valuable local news and information. If you need help, please contact... http://www.swvatoday.com/news/washington_county/article_7cd4e36d-ecd8-5877-8f94-d981e5dc72cf.html

Deni Peterson's wreaths keep colorful flowers year-round - Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

ABINGDON, Va. — Every day Deni Peterson goes to work she is surrounded by containers of colorful dried flowers harvested from her summer garden. A workshop in her Abingdon farmhouse is the perfect place to settle in after a day’s work in the gardens.An environmentalist and farmer for most of her life, Deni uses nature’s inventory of flowers, grasses and trees to create the sustainable art of wreath making."We’re different from florists because we grow most of the materials we use for our wreaths. And, all of the flowers are organically grown, which may be a unique commodity in the region as well as throughout the country."She and her husband and business partner, Tom Peterson, operate Blue Door Garden, a source for organic and locally-grown flowers, vegetables, herbs, and small fruits. They make dried floral arrangements for a variety of celebrations, including weddings, private parties, baby showers and corporate dinners."The lion’s share of our business is in fresh cut flowers and ar... http://www.heraldcourier.com/community/agriculture/deni-peterson-s-wreaths-keep-colorful-flowers-year-round/article_b7651729-7839-5b19-a481-bcb781521713.html

Tulip Fest had to be canceled, but Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm finds new life for flowers - OregonLive

Family members set up a farm stand, sold a few flowers, and figured they’d be forced to let the rest rot.The family then received an email from a West Virginia nursery owner who had an idea and wanted to pass it along to nurseries across the country. The idea: Take flowers in the fields to assisted living centers where residents were living in isolation.Emily Iverson, 21, a family member and Wooden Shoe’s social media coordinator, teamed up with Lexie Criscola, 22, the tulip farm’s marketing coordinator, to make it happen.They created a ticket order on the farm’s web page where, for $15, people could pay for a pot of tulips to be delivered anonymously to an assisted living center.So far, the farm has delivered 6,000 pots of tulips to assisted living centers in Mount Angel, Molalla, Canby, Albany and Eugene.“The farm will never see back the lost revenue from the festival,” said Iverson. “The $15 covers just a bit of the costs it takes to do this delivery. But this is not about money, this is about goodwill.”Criscola said a person can request tulips be delivered to a specific assisted living center or let farm officials figure out where the tulips would bring a bit of joy.“We reach out to a center and figure out the protocol for a delivery,” she said. “We make sure everyone in the center gets a pot. We deliver them to the front door, and then step back.”Iverson estimates all the tulips will be given away within the next couple weeks.“It makes us feel like we are doing something for the community,” she said.[embedded content]-- Tom Hall... https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2020/03/tulip-fest-had-to-be-canceled-but-wooden-shoe-tulip-farm-finds-new-life-for-flowers.html

Feed the soul: In chaotic times, gardening becomes therapy - Sentinel & Enterprise

The virus scare could even usher in a new crop of gardeners who start from seed rather than risk the crowds buying starter plants.Kendra Schilling of Scott Depot, West Virginia, doesn’t have space for a sprawling garden, so she’s planting potatoes in a bucket and trying to figure out with her teenage daughter what to do with other vegetable seeds.“I usually go buy the plants and stick them in the dirt. But this year we’re going to try to do the seeds,” she says. “Thank God for YouTube.”___Associated Press writer Frank Jordans in Berlin contributed to this report. https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2020/03/31/feed-the-soul-in-chaotic-times-gardening-becomes-therapy/

Stuck inside? Tips for indoor gardening to bring green to your space while quarantined - USA TODAY

Gardening is... good for the soul," says Kevin Warhurst, vice president of the Merrifield Garden Center in Fairfax County, Virginia, one of the leading garden centers in the Washington metro area. Scientists say it's also good for body and mind."According to the Journal of Health Psychology, gardening is a great stress reliever, which most of us can use now more than ever," Warhurst says. "Just 30 minutes of gardening lowers cortisol hormones, the fight-or-flight response."Plants can remove allergens and produce oxygen in a room. And take it from NASA: Some indoor plants can clean the air inside, says Randy Schultz, gardening expert and content editor for HomeGardenandHomestead.com."A NASA study in 1989 proved that plants can remove (cancer-causing) toxins such as benzene and formaldehyde from indoor air," Schultz says. "Common houseplants such as pothos, gerbera daisy and peace lily are great air filters." Aloe vera plants are not only pleasing to look at, they're easy to grow and easy to transplant, and it's probably the most widely used medicinal plant in the world: Desert-dwellers have known for millennia it's a soothing treatment for minor burns. In the coronavirus crisis, it's a main ingredient of homemade hand sanitizer.Depending on where you live, you can probably visit your local garden center (and certainly its website) because it is considered an "essential" business still open during government-ordered shutdowns. As in the case of Merrifield, most gardening centers' products are outdoors on sprawling properties, so social distancing is possible.Here are some tips for indoor or urban gardeners provided by these experts:1. Get a seed-starter kitTender plants, including tomatoes, basil and peppers, or flowers such as marigolds, moon vine and salvia, can be started indoors and planted outdoors in pots or window boxes later in the spring, says Warhurst. "You can use a seed starting mix, plant the seeds in trays or small pots, and place the... https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2020/03/31/coronavirus-quarantine-tips-garden-indoors-while-stuck-inside/2928016001/

Cosentino: On the phrase 'in lieu of flowers' - Auburn Citizen

The common motivation among people was the simple desire to say, "I hurt. This is wrong, this must stop."In fact, with virtually all tragic events, the same script plays out. Think Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Las Vegas, Parkland and the Pittsburgh Synagogue ... and the list of mass tragedies goes on. In all these cases, flowers served as the salve to soothe the collective souls of a grieving public.And it is not just tragedies on this scale, either. When dignitaries’ lives end, tragically or not, impromptu floral memorials appear as if from ether. John Lennon, Princess Diana and John McCain comprise a small part of the list that illustrates the point.Even in our local communities across the nation, unexpected deaths inspire floral tributes. Bouquets dot our highways where accidents claimed the lives of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Just watch the news and see the piles of flowers laid in memoriam when, in this world of ours, a child or young person’s life is cut tragically short in the violence we see all too often.So, why is it that with the deaths of those we love the most — our wives, husbands, children and grandparents — today’s social norms insist on the phrase “in lieu of flowers.”.modal-backdrop.in { filter: alpha(opacity=90); opacity: .9; background-color: #fff; } #lee-services-modal .dismiss-paywall { font-size: 50px; margin-top: -10px; z-index: 1; color: #000; opacity: .3; float: right; font-weight: 300; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; } #lee-services-modal .dismiss-paywall:hover { opacity: .6; } #lee-services-modal .dismiss-paywall:hover { opacity: .6; } #lee-services-modal .modal-content { box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.1); border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.1); border-radius: 3px; } #lee-services-modal { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; } #lee-services-modal .modal-body { min-height: 300px; } #lee-services-modal .close { font-size: 30px; margin-top: -8px; z-index:1; } #lee-services-modal .modal-top { margin: 0 -15px 20px -15px; padding: 15px; z-index:0; border-bottom: 3px double rgba(0,0,0,.1); } #lee-services-modal .title { font-size: 24px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; ... https://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/cosentino-on-the-phrase-in-lieu-of-flowers/article_f5c28053-9411-52e0-b6d4-480c6c690868.html