Floral Industry News

The forest planning and development

the forest planning and development projects in the Himalayan region needed to be altered to address the likely impact of climate change to minimise the adverse impact and vulnerability.

Hiatus in flower flights

The St. Clair County Public Building Commission on Thursday approved a lease agreement with a St. Louis-based firm to take over air cargo and warehouse operations at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.

The commission's deal with MidAmerica Cargo Handlers Inc. clears the way for its partner, LAN Cargo, of Chile, to land a plane loaded with South American flowers at the airport at 8 a.m. Friday.

lunar New Year 2010 (Tet)

The southern metropolis has unveiled its plans for the Nguyen Hue flower road to celebrate the lunar New Year 2010 (Tet). The theme of the flower road will be "Sunrise Spring".

Gaza flower exports

Israel agreed to allow Gaza farmers to export flowers to Europe through its commercial crossing points with the blockaded Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli sources said Thursday.

"The Netherlands has put pressure on Israel to agree Gaza flower exports to the European Union... We will send the first shipment on Dec. 10," Khalil told Xinhua.

Garden Club

On Thursday, Nov. 17, 1949 at 1 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Mo., a group of women met to organize a Garden Club.

And so, 60-years-ago the Rainbow Garden Club was born. Mrs. F.G. Weary was elected the first president and the club has continued without pause over the years with the dedication and meticulous record-keeping of its members.

online flowers

Bahrain Duty Free has signed an agreement with Singapore Flower to provide a new service that allows travellers to buy flowers through its website

The online ordering service is available to travellers arriving at and departing from the Kingdom, and it includes the delivery of flowers locally to all areas in Bahrain.

Flower displays and workshops

The Penarth Flower Arrangement Club culminates with the spectacular open evening, they can look back on an eventful year of days out and evenings enjoying flower displays and workshops.

This year's open evening demonstrater is Sue Blandford from Usk, and her theme for the evening is Star of Wonder. Sue is a national demonstrator who by the end of the evening will have the stage packed with wonderful christmas arrangements.

50th anniversary celebration

Since the doors first opened in January of 1960, Fran's Flowers has always been a family-owned business. Even now that Frances ?Fran? Van Epps, the founder of the Brewerton-based shop, has passed away, the family is dedicated to carrying on the ?family legacy.?

Almost 50 years ago, Van Epps began the floral journey by running the business from her basement. She supported her two sons, Robert and James, while running the shop. Robert immediately joined the working team as soon as he acquired his driver?s license at age 16 so he could make deliveries for his mother.

The commercial stalls for auction

Auctions of the Hong Kong Flower Show 2010 commercial stalls will be held on December 2 (Wednesday) at Lockhart Road Sports Centre on 11/F Lockhart Road Municipal Services Building, 225 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai. Bidders must be at least 18 years old. Each bidder can bid for more than one stall.

Botanical garden

Work on the botanical garden to be set up on Cathedral Road began on Tuesday. The garden, to come up in the place of Woodlands Drive-In Restaurant at a cost of Rs 8 crore, will be ready in 10 months, officials said.

Elements of Japanese, Italian and English gardens will subtly merge at this place which will also bring out the Dravidian flavour of the land. The garden will also incorporate elements of an Indian-Buddhist garden and sport a butterfly garden, waterfalls, water fountains, sunken gardens, treehouses, water and rock gardens and a live herbarium for botany researchers and students.

Dean's Flowers

A Halifax man will spend a year on house arrest, followed by a year on probation, for defrauding his former employer of about $25,000. Michael Craig Jackson, 45, pleaded guilty in August to fraud over $5,000 and was sentenced Tuesday in Halifax provincial court.

Mr. Jackson took the money from Dean's Flowers on Stanley Street in Halifax between August 2005 and March 2009. Crown attorney Rick Woodburn said Mr. Jackson completed well over 100 fraudulent transactions, where he wrote up fake orders for flowers and then made refunds to his debit card.

Blue roses

Debuting this month in the Japan's $4 billion cut flower market, Suntory's rose, named "Applause", boasts a purplish-blue tint with a single stem going for about $33.

At the International Flower Expo near Tokyo, Suntory's Yasunori Yomo said the genetically engineered rose was the product of 20 years of tinkering.

Harwich and District Chrysanthemum Society

A FLOWER club is set to fold after 61 years in Harwich. With only two of it's members now living in the town, the Harwich and District Chrysanthemum Society, will be closing it's doors at the AGM next month.

But chairman Robin Thomas said he still holds a ray of hope that some new members may come along to keep the society running.

Minneapolis floral shop

A Red Wing man has been charged with an armed robbery at a Minneapolis floral shop. Dwayne Murray, 46, has been charged with aggravated robbery.

Authorities say he walked into the Riverside Kello Flower shop on October 14 with a knife and demanded the shop owner open the cash register. According to the criminal complaint, Murray took all the money and then left the store.

Salterton Flower Arrangement Society

TWO flower enthusiasts have taken over the chairmanship of a Budleigh Salterton club.

Eivor Gardner and Eileen Brookes were elected joint chairman of Budleigh Salterton Flower Arrangement Society at a recent AGM meeting.

Eileen, of West Hill Lane, said she was extremely pleased to have been elected.