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Warm weather favors blooming flowers, trees, shrubs and bugs - Winston-Salem Journal

Triad and foothills to the mid 30s to high 40s in the mountain counties, said Jake Ruckman, a weather service meteorologist in Blacksburg, Va.“We aren’t usually this warm in February,” Ruckman said.Taking advantage of the warm weather are blooming plants such as cherry trees, flowering apricots, tulip magnolias and star magnolias as well as winter honeysuckle bush, witch hazels, daffodils and Lenten roses, said Hayden Shuping, the greenhouse manager at Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem.“All of the things that are blooming right now can handle a little frost,” Shuping said. “In nature, you have to take it as it comes. The climate, from the week to week, is always different.”Leslie Peck, a horticulturist with the Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Service, said people with flowering plants and shrubs should stay aware of the high and low temperatures in February and March.“Most of the stuff that is flowing is taking their cues from the warm weather,” Peck said.Gardeners should add water to their blooming plants to insulate their roots if the temperatures drop below freezing, she said. Friday’s forecast calls for a low temperature of 29 degrees.The warm weather also could bring some unwanted guests to the Triad — mosquitoes, said Louis Jackai, an entomologist and the chairman of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design at N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro.Mosquitoes breed around sources of water such as rivers and streams, Jackai said.However, mosquitoes and other biting insects likely will remain dormant during these final days of winter, he said.“Once it starts getting warm, they (mosquitoes) will be active,” Jackai said. “They could get their butts frozen if the temperatures drops below freezing at night.”Low temperatures at night in the low to high 30s or cooler likely will minimize activity among the mosquitoes and other insects, he said.“When it’s real good and cold, no self-respecting mosquito would be out,” Jackai said.#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }... http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/warm-weather-favors-blooming-flowers-trees-shrubs-and-bugs/article_a9c4b464-954c-55fe-9251-8b399148a0bf.html

Emily Bender: the year-round flower lady - Roanoke Times

Emily Bender is Blacksburg’s flower lady. Yellow yarrow, rose dahlias, purple coxcombs, pink gladioluses – her bouquets and wreaths bring color to people’s lives at their highest and lowest times.Although she no longer sells flowers as a business, Bender makes and gives away nearly a hundred flower arrangements a year, friends say. Subscription Required An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service. 1PIZZA17: 7-Day Delivery + Digital Access $50.05 for 91 days $99.84 for 182 days $185.64 for 364 days Sign up today and get a 2017 Pizza Card ($80 Value) with your new subscription!7-Day... http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/blacksburg/emily-bender-the-year-round-flower-lady/article_6c71c90c-cf79-5540-9ad8-85bc123c1e73.html

Green-blooded floral designer spruces up Virginia Tech - Roanoke ... - Roanoke Times

BLACKSBURG — Barbara Leshyn says she bleeds green.And she gets it honest: She said her passion for flowers and plants comes from her grandparents, Ukranian immigrants who owned three different florist shops in Chicago over the years.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.1 *Best Deal* 7-Day Home Delivery + Digital Access $16.90 for 30 days NEW SUBSCRIBERS: You'll get delivery of The Roanoke Times every day and access to all of our digital content, including roanoke.com and the eTimes at no additional charge.The first month's payment for your All Access package will be billed immediately to your credit card by PayPalPro, and you will receive instant digital access. Home delivery of the newspaper will begin within three to five business days, and The Roanoke Times will contact you to arrange future payment.2 Weekend (Fri-Sun) Home Delivery Plus Dig... http://www.roanoke.com/news/education/higher_education/virginia_tech/green-blooded-floral-designer-spruces-up-virginia-tech/article_c1e96dbd-d24a-5226-86ec-0f847712e41d.html

Volunteer flower garden in Blacksburg blossoms to benefit community - WSLS

BLACKSBURG (WSLS 10) – It started as a hobby.“That’s how this sort of emerged, just sort of this desire to raise money for the church and then take advantage of a hobby that we both really enjoy,” said Megan Dickhans of her and her husband’s love of gardening.Their hobby blossomed into much more.“It was trial and error and just playing at home. I mean really we just sort of went in headfirst,” she said.Megan and Jim Dickhans started a flower garden on about a half an acre of land at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Blacksburg. Along with the Dickhans, nearly 50 volunteers spend time each week planting, weeding, watering, cutting, wrapping and selling after weekend mass through the season.Handheld bouquets cost $8, while a bouquet in vase costs $10.The volunteers contribute where they can, Some spend two to three days tending to the garden, while others spend Saturday mornings cutting and arranging the bouquets. They also spend time outside the church after Saturday and Sunday Mass to sell... http://wsls.com/2016/08/31/volunteer-flower-garden-in-blacksburg-blossoms-to-benefit-community/

Church flower garden funds good causes - Roanoke Times

BLACKSBURG — Behind St. Mary’s Catholic Church where the land slopes toward distant Toms Creek and Brush Mountain rears up to fill half the horizon, flowers are blooming. Beds of zinnias, sunflowers, Shasta daisies, gladiolus, cosmos and other blossoms create lines of riotous color over almost half an acre.Though as pretty as a confetti-strewn carpet, this garden doesn’t host weddings, teas or parties. It is a working garden, a plot where church volunteers raise flowers to sell. Probably the only market flower garden run by a church in Virginia, it is the brainchild of parishioners Megan and Jim Dickhans. The couple sought a church fundraising project that dovetailed with Megan’s newfound passion for gardening.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.1 *Best Deal* 7-Day Home Delivery Plus Digital Acces $15.47 for 30 days NEW SUBSCRIBERS: You'll get... http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/blacksburg/church-flower-garden-funds-good-causes/article_5cfb3475-a896-52db-bc74-84314a907747.html

65 Wedding Bouquets We Love - Washingtonian

Pinterest White Bouquets We Love1. A white bouquet for a Blue Willow-inspired wedding.Bouquet by Springvale Floral; photograph by Feather & Fawn Photography. See more from this Virginia wedding here.2. An all-baby’s breath bouquet.Bouquet by J. Morris Flowers; photograph by Wolfcrest Photography. See more from this Virginia wedding here. 3. A bouquet of white florals and show-stopping magnolia leaves.Bouquet by Willow Oak Flower &a... https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/03/04/65-wedding-bouquets-we-love/

These (Wedding) Florists Are Offering Flowers for Mother's Day - Washingtonian

Sourcing includes all local blooms plus organic California roses, and contact-less deliveries are available throughout DC and neighboring Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Orders can be place through the company’s Mother’s Day Shop, for delivery between May 7 and May 10.Elegance and SimplicityThe offerings from this florist include three options for arrangements ($75-$150), and three options for mini gardens ($75-$150), which are reclaimed-wood boxes of flowers with instructions on how to maintain and replace plants and flowers. The first ten orders will also get a free large Cadbury Chocolate bar. Find more details about their contact-free delivery service on May 9 or 10 on their Mother’s Day page. E Shortal DesignsThis event floral designer in Hyattsville is offering three different arrangements for Mother’s Day flowers ($55-$125), each including seasonal blooms in a glass vase, with a handwritten note. The fee for no-contact delivery to the Washington area is $10. Orders can be placed by emailing [email protected], or through the “Buy Flowers” section of the website. Photo courtesy Floral & BloomFloral and BloomThis popular wedding florist is creating and delivering seasonal arrangements in three sizes for Mother’s Day ($75-$225.) Each arrangement includes a mix of spring blooms, blooming branches, and foliage in a ceramic vase, and no-contact porch and lobby deliveries are available throughout DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Orders must be placed by May 4 for delivery on Saturday May 9 or Sunday May 10, and can be placed online at their Mother’s Day Shop or directly by contacting Rachel directly at rachel@floralandbloom.com or 240-481-1588.Flower Guild 1820Flower Guild 1820, formerly Highway 2 Hill Flowers, is offering no-contact delivery of arrangements in two sizes ($80-$125) on Friday and Saturday, to clients within a 20-mile radius of downtown DC. Orders must be placed by Sunday, May 3 for delivery on Friday and Saturday May 8 and 9. Arrangements will be a spring mix in a glass vase. To place an order, check out the company’s shop online–your purchase will be followed up by an email for delivery details. img src="https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0903.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" titl... https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/05/01/these-wedding-florists-are-offering-flowers-for-mothers-day/

Weddings of the Year: Four couples wed during the pandemic - BethesdaMagazine.com

Carly’s parents’ backyard in Potomac. Kevin and Carly began wedding planning before the pandemic. They hoped to invite 250 to 300 guests to stay at the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia, for a weekend. But as the public health situation worsened, they held off on finalizing anything. In May, Carly’s company encouraged staff to take time off, so she and Kevin drove across the country to spend a month in Maryland. While here, they decided they wanted to get married and move to Maryland, so they extended their stay. Kevin’s family rented an RV to come from California for the wedding, which included 26 guests.Photo by Michael Bennett KressThe ceremony: Carly is Jewish, and Kevin is not religious. For the ceremony, “we wanted to keep some of the traditions but make sure they were explained and felt meaningful to us,” Carly says. Her rabbi officiated the wedding, and the couple wrote their own vows. The two wed beneath a chuppah, a canopy used in Jewish weddings. The chuppah was wooden and covered in string lights, leaves and white and purple flowers. The cloth for the chuppah was Carly’s grandfather’s tallit (Jewish prayer shawl). In Jewish weddings, it is traditional for a rabbi to say a blessing before the bride and groom drink wine from a Kiddush cup. Their parents each poured wine into a Kiddush cup that Carly and Kevin drank from—“to show the extensions of traditions and family,” Carly says.p... https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/january-february-2021/weddings-of-the-year-4/

Hoover-Fisher Florists to Move from Four Corners to Kensington - Source of the Spring

Facebook page.The florist will continue to offer same-day delivery to the same areas of Maryland, Washington D.C and northern Virginia. They will continue to operate at 16 University Blvd. East until the move is complete.Photo by Mike Diegel... https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring/hoover-fisher-florist-move-four-corners-kensington/