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Starting a flower farm
What happens when an architect and a former Walt Disney imagineer start farming? If they’re Andrea and Lou Gagnon, they can’t help but make art—even in the fields.When the couple returned to the family farm to raise their children and establish a new...
‘I couldn’t wait to flip the sign to Open’: the florist who’s ready for life in-store to bloom again
Holly Peacock-Goodwin Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Shares8383 Siân Wild of The Flower Lounge, the florist business she started in 2009. Photograph: Shaw & Shaw/Guardian After spending nearly a decade training to be a florist, Siân...
Florist arranges for flowers to travel when loved ones cannot
For a company to stay in business for 100 years, it has certainly faced its share of hurdles. Lake Forest Flowers planted its roots northeast of Chicago in 1917, a few months before the Spanish Flu arrived. A century later, facing the COVID-19 pandemic, Lake Forest...
Everything you need to host a beautiful, socially distant wedding
It’s a weird time for a lot of things, and weddings are no exception. While you may have dreamed of having hundreds of your friends and family join you and your spouse-to-be in a celebration, for a lot of us, that just doesn’t seem safe right now.But...
Harvesting a heritage: Peru native with long farming history starts organic operation
Lauren Catey Dillon and Jeremy Dillon harvest zinnias on Friday, July 17, 2020, at their farm and homestead, Catey Heritage, just outside of Peru, where they grow food and flowers. Kelly Lafferty Gerber | Kokomo Tribune PERU – Lauren Catey Dillon and Jeremy...
Building For Better Blooms – Designers Choice Creates Boston Headquarters
Boston, MA – A strong proponent of business ethics, Designers Choice is known for consistent quality, fair pricing, employee well-being and environmental sensitivity. As a leading distributor of cut flowers in New England that quietly supplies major brands, they...
For your next Colorado bouquet, try a flower CSA, pick-your-own farm (or winery!) or mobile flower shop
Blossom and Branch both hosts floral classes and sells stems to the public. (Robin Cain Photography, provided by Blossom and Branch) Don’t wait for a special occasion: Fresh flowers should be decking dinner tables, given as gifts and enjoyed as much as possible,...
Earth Within Girls: Local florist launches nonprofit geared towards health and wellness for girls
Melissa Lafontaine harvests wild phlox in a Northside alley last week as she gathers plants for a small bouquet. Lafontaine owns Earth Within Flowers, a sustainable floral design company that sources from local plants, and is launching an educational side project to...
Florist raises funds in memory of aunt
The late Beverley Aubert with her neice Emma Rush, who is selling bouquets in her memory with a donation going towards The MSA Trust Click to buy photos from our newspaper ➔ Printed and digital download photos available A Douglas florist is raising funds towards a...
