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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Stewart sniffs out what's (Artificial flower) at roots of floral business in 'Flower

USA Today - "The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure," wrote D.H. Lawrence. How romantic, hopeful and these days, how patently wrong. You might plant your garden annuals in earth and manure, but the majority of cut
Plano Star Courier - Matt Nachtrieb/Staff Photo Joan Dunbar grooms Dirk at City Pet Life, which is opening a similar store in Flower Mound June 1. This photo and others are available at www.flowermoundleader.com. production/flowermound/datedfolder/02-07/front Spas and
African News Dimension - Some Colombia growers have cut use, but workers are still at risk, consumer advocates say. BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses but by the time the bright, velvety flowers reach your
CBS News - (CBS) Americans are expected to buy close to 200 million roses for Valentine's Day, but that's nothing compared to the 2.7 billion grown here or imported every year. Walk into the San Francisco wholesale flower market or a California rose grower's
KDKA - (KDKA) PITTSBURGH Business at flower shops is always busy this time of year, and the winter weather could make a big impact this year. Valentine's Day is a big holiday for flower businesses as dozens of consumers search for the perfect gift. One
Tonawanda News - The major drawback to the most traditional of Valentine s Day gifts is that there s almost no element of surprise for the person getting them unless there s a secret admirer in the mix. But just because a loved one is expecting flowers
WNEP-TV 16 - Flowers for Valentine's Day were arriving a day early. A lot of florists were concerned they may not get through the snow tomorrow. Things were bustling at Decker's Flower Shop in Wilkes-Barre. "It's Valentine's Day and it's our busiest day of the
Eden Daily News - responded, when asked what her best selling flower had been this Valentine's Day. She said red roses remain the most popular, but roses of other shades have been in high demand as well. She ranked the shop's red vase arrangements with mixed cuts of
Daily Telegraph - It compares with Easter (festival of chocolate), Father's Day and Mother's Day (both devoted to the greeting card industry, with walk-on parts for golfing sweater manufacturers, gin distillers and market gardeners in the flower racket), Christmas
Pottstown Mercury - Owner Lola Schantz of the Philly Pretzel Factory serves up a heart shaped pretzel. Photo by Kevin Hoffman/The Mercury Remember the days of plucking flower petals to find out if the one you loved truly loved you back? Well, area stores have everything