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Yellow flowers meant for Boston Marathon left outside hospitals for health care workers
The calls come in sometimes quicker than Jan Goodman can answer them. Sitting inside her Pembroke, Massachusetts home, this life-long florist has suddenly found herself juggling a small army of volunteers, all in an effort to bring hope to hospitals across the region....
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
There are no hugs, but there are flowers. My days have been spent inside mostly. But when I’m out for my daily walk, I delight in seeing flowers in the park by my apartment. Some are wild, a rarity for New York. Others have been planted by the city, a vital sign of...
Florist feels rootless amid COVID-19 outbreak
Tricia Camberlain poses with a selection of floral arrangements from Angel's Floral Creations, a flower shop founded by her mother. Tricia Chamberlain, 32, a former member of the now-defunct Lansing stand-up trio Comedy Coven, took over her family’s flower shop —...
Interview: Linda Porrett, flower-festival designer
‘I don’t arrange flowers at home. They’re usually just stuck in a vase’ I’m partly retired now, but I still work two days a week as a medical secretary. These are very trying, very challenging times. We’re all separated in different offices now in our cottage hospital...
Watson’s Florist Makes A Difference In Lives During COVID-19
Watson’s Florist, 236 West Main St., on Friday, delivered some 182 flower arrangements to local nursing homes as part of a program they started two weeks ago The last two weeks 182 arrangements have been delivered to the local nursing home residents through a donation...
FLOWERS ARE STARTING TO BLOOM IN SAN FRANCISCO – SFFM OPENS FOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION
The flower industry is made up of several working parts of a chain: farmer/growers → distributors/wholesalers → logistics/trucking → florists /designers → consumers. The entire industry relies on this supply chain in order to flourish and survive. The mandatory...
Bonham florist starts campaign to help stay afloat
Buy Now Facebook photo BONHAM — Like many other businesses, florists are taking a financial hit as the coronavirus pandemic stretches on. Sales have plummeted as people canceled or postponed weddings, proms and graveside funeral services. “Venues are...
Curbside Chronicle vendors become college students at OSU-OKC
Curbside Chronicle vendor Mark Lamb works on a floral design assignment during a retail floral design class last month at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City. Lamb is one of 15 Curbside vendors taking floral design classes at OSU-OKC thanks to a grant from the...
Paper Florist Shop Love, Anji Turns 7 Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The shop's owner has been making paper floral art for people recovering, mourning or feeling isolated. Being in business for 7 years, this is NOT the first crisis Love, Anji has responded to. (Love, Anji ) April 14 2020 CLEVELAND, OHIO -- Small businesses have been...