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Local florist delivers 200 bouquets to Lansdale’s Elm Terrace Gardens
Residents of Elm Terrace Gardens in Lansdale show off their bouquets. Renee Tucci, a freelance floral designer and educator, delivered them to the Broad Street facility on Saturday. LANSDALE — About 200 residents of Elm Terrace Gardens senior living facility...
Local florists left with inventory they can’t sell amid non-essential business shutdown
WATERFORD, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Businesses are dark, streets are empty, and outside most storefronts hangs a note or sign reading, “Sorry, we’re closed.” “It’s very scary being a small business and not knowing what to expect and where...
Hope in bloom: Austin florists partner for surprise installation on Long Center terrace
Kristin Finan @kristinfinan Mar 24, 2020 at 6:10 PM Thousands of flowers in rainbow hues were all destined for the trash. For Bryan Sandy, manager of the Austin Flower Company, a floral wholesaler facing an indefinite closing starting Tuesday night because of the...
Flower Bombings & Bouquet Drive-Thrus: Florists Are Doing Good with Blooms from Canceled Events
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread through the U.S. and beyond, many events — from weddings to corporate parties to religious ceremonies — have been postponed or canceled in order to practice safe social distancing . This has left...
Florists struggling to keep up with changes
Gary Tunget of Gary’s Fleur-de-Lis works on a spring silk wreath arrangement on Wednesday at his shop at 2219 Frederica St. With funerals being limited to the immediate family, weddings being postponed and Easter services being in doubt during the coronavirus...
Ways to Style Your Floral Skirt This Spring
Edward Berthelot This summer, we're donning floral skirts of all kinds, whether it's delicate patterns reminiscent of your grandmother's wallpaper; bold florals; brocade prints; or abstract designs. You can wear a different flower pattern every day of the week. Not a...
Bloom or bust: One industry’s struggle with coronavirus
Challenges for florists similar to other small businesses nationwide One of the last arrangements waiting to be delivered at Stein’s Flowers in Shillington, Pa. The shop was among the “non-essential” businesses that recently closed in the state to...
Not a rosy picture for flower businesses
Judy Rife Times Herald-Record Mar 26, 2020 at 7:16 PM HIGHLAND MILLS – When the state declared florists were non-essential businesses last week and ordered them closed, David Recine had a cooler full of flowers from a canceled wedding. He and his wife, Julie,...
Local florist works through coronavirus outbreak setbacks, tries to bring happiness to city
Co-owners Ron and Cheryl Matthews have flowers ready to go Thursday afternoon. Flowers sit ready in vases, a cheerful respite in the outbreak. Johnson Greenhouses, like most small businesses, is making changes in the face of the coronavirus. The business owners hope...
