Fort Sam cemetery's 'flower man' knows power of love (Flower baskets)
San Antonio Express News - His customers regard the flower man through a veil of tears. Miguel Mendez sells silk arrangements from a van near Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Most people buy them for graves. Flowers, Mendez tells the mourning, can soothe a wounded spirit
Courier News - Yet, the outcome of her work -- which she does in her Elgin home -- is delicate, conveying anything but manual labor. Felt flowers that adorn her bags are carefully detailed, not only with flower petals, but also cloth renditions of the style, stigma
Greenwich Time - A ceramic pot with non-toxic acrylic paints and a paint brush to decorate it, potting mix with fertilizer and flower seeds will set up a budding gardener for the season. The Paint-a-Pot Seed Kit is $19 at Smith&Hawken stores, 1780 N. Marcey St., 312
Courier News - Yet, the outcome of her work -- which she does in her Elgin home -- is delicate, conveying anything but manual labor. Felt flowers that adorn her bags are carefully detailed, not only with flower petals, but also cloth renditions of the style, stigma
Greenwich Time - A ceramic pot with non-toxic acrylic paints and a paint brush to decorate it, potting mix with fertilizer and flower seeds will set up a budding gardener for the season. The Paint-a-Pot Seed Kit is $19 at Smith&Hawken stores, 1780 N. Marcey St., 312
