“Where flowers bloom,
so does hope.”
RECENT POSTS
Let’s get social! Join our social communities.
Florists keep busy during pandemic
Brandon Carr/MDN Niki Nygaard, the owner of Flower Central, poses in front of her floral merchandiser while holding a bouquet inside her shop. Kathey Medlin Keller of Perfect Petals in Harvey had just filled her big cooler with flowers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit...
Big Flower Fight Judge Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht Wants to Get Back to the Dome
On the show, teams of floral designers are challenged to create elaborate structures made of plants. In an interview with OprahMag.com, Griffith-VanderYacht opened up his career, the show, and what he really thinks of the contestants stealing flowers. Mary Berry. Ru...
14 Moments From The Big Flower Fight That Will Soothe Your Weary Soul
Yes it’s true: Netflix’s new reality competition show The Big Flower Fight is a direct descendant of The Great British Baking Show , but instead of baked goods, it’s about flowers. Are the giant floral sculptures made by the ten teams of designers a little ridiculous?...
Royal snub: How Queen’s Chelsea Flower Show fashion choice sparked backlash
For the first time in many years, the monarch has not been at the event in person this year, as all content has gone online due to lockdown. However, her fashion choices over the years have often turned heads and raised eyebrows, none more so than what she puts on her...
TV: War of roses breaks out in flower show competition
Vic Reeves and Natasia Demetriou present The Big Flower Fight on Netflix It’s been touted as “Bake Off with plants” – but Netflix’s latest offering in The Big Flower Fight is so much more than that, say its hosts. Switching out iced cakes for literal floral fancies,...
Texas A&M Says Goodbye To Longtime Benz School Of Floral Design Director
James “Jim” Johnson was a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Horticultural Sciences. While the flowers have been spread in his remembrance, the legacy of James “Jim” Johnson will continue to flourish at the Benz School of Floral Design in the Department of...
Review: ‘The Big Flower Fight’ takes gardening to another level
A scene from the Netflix reality competition show “The Big Flower Fight.” Photo: Netflix Alongside other indoor hobbies like puzzles and bread baking , urban gardening has taken off since shelter-in-place orders were announced. And it makes sense. Gardening sits at...
Florists slowly see business start to blossom again
Village Garden Florist and Gifts in New Concord shut down for nearly five weeks during the pandemic. The store recently reopened for delivery and curbside pick up services Submitted photo Hide caption By KRISTI R. GARABRANDT / The Daily Jeffersonian The COVID-19...
Mesa florist glad to be blooming again
Pop N Daisies Floral owner Jaime Mattson is flanked by best friend and store helper Sandy Mendenhall and her grandfather and delivery man, Andy Gladd. Flower shops have been feeling the sting since non-essential businesses were closed. Weddings, proms and other...
