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Jun 19, 2020

Flowers back in bloom on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood - cleveland.com

LakewoodAlive Executive Director Ian Andrews said.“We’re a proud small-business community, so it enhances storefronts to have beautiful flowers, making window shopping that much more pleasant.”Led by Flower Blossoms Program Chair Kathy Haber, the initiative involves 17 volunteers who water and maintain flower boxes on their designated blocks.“The business people really like it, and the community loves it,” Haber said. “Detroit Avenue is a very stark street. We’re an inner-ring city, so anything we can do to make it prettier and brighten it up to make it cheery is well appreciated.”Haber said the program began with hanging baskets in the Marc’s plaza; however, it wasn’t until volunteers used Earth Box planters, which help maintain water and keep the flowers alive, that the effort expanded along Detroit Avenue.“Initially, there was a fear that if we put them on the street, kids would knock them over and people would fall over them,” Haber said. “It turned out the worst thing anybody did was put out a cigarette. Then we approached the merchants and it was really a great response.“I have great volunteers who come back every year. I have to tell you, they’re pretty possessive about their block.”Because of the economic uncertainty related to COVID-19, Haber said the decision was made using grant money and donations to reduce the normal annual Flower Blossoms Program cost ...

Feb 1, 2020

Norma Blanche Pittard Knight, 83, studied the art of Japanese flower arranging - Port City Daily

Vince McKnight; and granddaughter, Maria McKnight, all of Wilmington. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Andrews Mortuary, 1617 Market St., Wilmington. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, at St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound Episcopal Church, conducted by the Rev. Richard G. Elliot. Burial will be held at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, at Warrendale Cemetery, Norlina. Memorials may be made to St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound Episcopal Church, 101 Airlie Road, Wilmington, NC 28403. Share online condolences with the family at Andrews Mortuary & Crematory.

Jul 26, 2019

10 stunning flower farms you can visit this summer across Canada - CBC.ca

Depending on the week, there are zinnias, peonies, lilies, dahlias, sunflowers and more. Andrews' Scenic Acres, Milton, ON A popular farm for pick-your-own fruits, Andrews' Scenic Acres also offers a reasonably-priced pick-your-own option for flowers. Depending on the month, you can expect to find gladiolas, sunflowers, dahlias, lilies and peonies in the fields. There's an admission fee to visit the farm, which includes attractions such as wagon rides, a kids' playground and a farm animal corral. Terre Bleu, Milton, ON Ontario's largest lavender farm (and possibly its most photogenic), Terre Bleu offers guided walking tours, an apiary, and 9 different varieties of lavender at its Milton location. This summer, there's a second location open nearby; The Ruins will offer fields of crimson, chamomile, phacelia and sunflowers. Admission is not cheap, but you can save money by buying a timed ticket online in advance of your visit. Country Cut Flowers, Newmarket, ON From late July until September, this idyllic Newmarket flower farm offers tickets for cut-your-own visits (information available through the farm's Facebook and Instagram pages). You can also order bouquets and subscriptions, and there are workshops on botanical dyeing, peony arranging and more. Garden Party, St. Agatha, ON At Garden Party, you can pick your own organic flowers from the field on weekends between Mother's Day and Thanksgiving — $20 for whatever blooms you can hold in your hand or fit in a canning jar — or purchase ready-picked bouquets. The farm offers lesser-known flowers such as hollyhocks, hyssop and astilbe alongside delphinium, zinnias and peonies. There are seasonal workshops, and a bulb and perennial sale in the fall. Dahlia May Flower Farm, Trenton, ON The dreamy Dahlia May Flower Farm Instagram account boasts 71K followers, and you can find Melanie Harrington's fragrant, heirloom blooms — grown without chemicals — at the company's charming farm stand in Trenton, and at the Codrington Farmers' Market. There are floral-arranging workshops and, according to the farm's website, you are welcome to ask for tours from August–September. Seafoam Lavender, Seafoam, NS At this boutique lavender farm in Nova Scotia, you can visit the fragrant gardens from mid-May through mid-October. The farm shop offers a plethora of all-natural, handmade lavender beauty and food products. Truc Nguyen is a Toronto-based writer, editor and stylist. Follow her at @trucnguyen.

Mar 15, 2019

Guinea flowers are fierce and golden - The Conversation AU

The Conversation What we know about Hibbertia English merchant and amateur botanist Henry Charles Andrews named the genus Hibbertia after his friend George Hibbert (1757-1837). Andrews was an artist and engraver as well as a botanist, and the first species he named was based on a plant collected around Port Jackson. Around 200 species are recognised but there are many unnamed varieties, particularly in tropical areas. Probably the most widespread species and one of the few cultivated is the climbing guinea flower (Hibbertia scandens). It can be grown readily from cuttings but germinates slowly from seeds. Most species have hairs covering the leaves, which can be critical for identifying a species. Under a good hand lens or a simple microscope their variety and beauty is obvious. In some species the hairs are straight. In others they are branched with arms resembling the spokes on a star, the so-called "stellate hairs". Some species have scales – flat, plate-like structures – on their leaves and flowers. Sometimes there are large and small scales on the one surface. The leaves are also diverse in shape and form: some leaves are shaped like spear and thick, as in Hibbertia banksii of the eastern Cape York area, others are needle-like with margins rolled towards the lower midrib, with a sharp, blood-drawing tip, as in Hibbertia ferox. A 1795 guinea coin from the reign of George III. Wikipedia The flowers are usually solitary and roughly 2cm in diameter, but in some of the northern species they grow in spikes roughly 4-5cm across. Five sepals surround the five petals, which are broadest towards the top. The flowers usually close at night and reopen the next day. A distinctive feature is the arrangement of the stamens (the male parts). These may be all on one side of the carpels (the structures containing the unfertilised seeds at the centre of the flower) or may form a form a ball in the centre. The number varies between species from fewer than 10 to more than 100. img alt src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/263546/original/file-20190313-86703-1b0ca79.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/263546/original/file-20190313-86703-1b0ca79.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=600&h=400&fit=crop&dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/263546/original/file...

Feb 8, 2018

Funeral notices for Wednesday, Feb, 7

A., 76, of Auburn, died Wednesday, Jan. 31. At his request there will be no formal services at this time. Burial will take place in the spring.CHABOT-ANDREWS — Dorothy M., 78, a resident of South Paris, died in South Paris on Saturday, Feb. 3. Funeral services honoring Dorothy’s life will be celebrated Thursday at 8 p.m., with Pastor John Case officiating at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. Committal services will be held later in the spring at Damon Cemetery in Buckfield. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Dorothy’s memory to the Faith Baptist Church, 42 Washington St. N., Auburn, ME 04210. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4-8 p.m. prior to the service at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston 784-4023.AdvertisementCHRETIEN — Sandra L., 75, of Livermore Falls, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Farmington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church St., Jay. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Finley Funeral Home, Livermore Falls. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, 445 Park St., Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-0050.COLVIN — Robert C., 79, passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, at his home in Lewiston. A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at Fortin/Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Holy Family Church in Lewiston. A committal will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 163 Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Robert’s name to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.DAGGETT — John Francis, 32, of Paris, died Friday, Feb. 2, in Paris. Visitin... (Lewiston Sun Journal)

Sep 22, 2017

Riggenbach: Consider out-of-the-ordinary perennials for your fall garden

The ideal spot is morning sun, with shade in the hot afternoon.— Bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii). Unique blue flowers shaped like little bottles bloom throughout the autumn. A good choice for the rain garden, this 1- to 2-foot-tall native perennial prefers wet or moist soil in sun or partial shade.— White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata). Asters for a sunny garden are an autumn mainstay. But an aster that blooms in full shade? Special, indeed. I love its white, star-shaped flowers that cover the 18-inch-tall native plants in autumn. The dark-green foliage and dark stems are handsome in all seasons.— October daphne (Sedum sieboldii). The scalloped blue-green foliage of this uncommon creeping sedum looks good throughout the growing season, but the pink flowers hold off until the end. October daphne is easy to grow in full sun or partial shade.Write to JAN RIGGENBACH in care of the Journal Star, 1 News Plaza, Peoria IL 61643. (Washington Times-Reporter)