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2025 - 2 - 14

Blooming News: From Petals to Purrs!

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Discover how flowers are stealing the spotlight from purring kittens this season!

The Olean Music Boosters are making the spring season even more vibrant with their delightful flower sale. All blooms are priced at an easy $20 and come delivered in charming pastel-colored 6-inch pots, thanks to Pleasant Valley Greenhouses & Nursery Inc. If you’re looking to brighten up your home or surprise a loved one with a fresh touch, now’s the time to grab an order form! Just remember to have your money and forms submitted soon to ensure you get your fresh flower fix.

In a world where the beauty of flowers often meets the harsh reality of chemicals, a new wave of farms—dubbed ‘slow flower’ farms—are rising to the occasion. These innovative growers are offering stunning blooms without the health-harming substances that many big-name flower operations use. Not only are they promoting beautiful, chemical-free flora, but they’re also paving the way for a more sustainable floral industry. Talk about flowers with values!

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the cut flower market is blossoms with activity, especially in Benguet province where farmers are harvesting to meet the rising demand for both love-struck couples and vibrant local festivities, like the Panagbenga Festival. This bustling time of year sees many hearts (and wallets) open wide for the stunning cut flowers that symbolize love and celebration. Just imagine presenting your special someone with a beautiful bouquet grown right in the heart of the local province!

Meanwhile, if you’re ever in Rohnert Park, don’t forget to drop by Point West Flower Market. They’ve taken the concept of a flower shop to another level by not just offering sensational flowers, but also fostering kittens from a local animal shelter. Who wouldn’t want to cuddle with a cute little furball while picking out a gorgeous bouquet? It’s a win-win, lovely flowers paired with playful furry friends!

Did you know that around 80% of the flowers sold in the U.S. are imported, often treated with harmful chemicals? Shifting to slow flowers can not only support local farmers but also protect your health! Also, interestingly, the Panagbenga Festival, known for its grand floral floats, attracts thousands of visitors each February, making it a major highlight in the Philippines’ festival calendar!

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Olean Music Boosters' flower sale underway (Olean Times Herald)

All flowers are $20 and are delivered in a matching pastel colored 6” pot provided by Pleasant Valley Greenhouses & Nursery Inc. Order forms and money are due ...

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Look for 'Slow Flower' Bouquets, Plants Grown without Health ... (Scientific American)

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the U.S. flower market.

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Conroy's flower shop closed after expired lease (KGET 17)

Conroy's was the original tenant in the suite, according to the plaza's owner. It has been open since 1987.

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Valentine's Day, Panagbenga driving demand for Benguet cut flowers (INQUIRER.net)

Flower farms in Benguet province have kept up with the growing demand for Valentine's Day and local festivities, the DA said.

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Annapolis flower man sells radiant Valentine's Day flower bouquets ... (CBS Baltimore)

Darim Traore has a gleam in his eyes on Valentine's Day. That's when his radiant flower bouquet, which he sells in downtown Annapolis, is given to that ...

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For the love of flowers and felines: This Rohnert Park flower shop ... (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Point West Flower Market is the only flower wholesaler in Rohnert Park that also fosters kittens in partnership with a local animal shelter.

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The Truth Behind Your Valentine's Day Flowers (NPR)

Giving a bouquet of flowers to your beloved is a classic Valentine's Day gesture of love. But as we hear from our correspondent in Colombia, growing those ...

The truth behind your Valentine's flowers (WUNC)

Buying flowers on Valentine's Day is a classic gesture of romance, right? But the beauty of these bouquets does come with a cost, as NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports ...

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Valentine's Day Roses Lose Their Romance as People Look for ... (Lancaster Farming)

“There's definitely a disconnect on where flowers come from,” said Michelle Elston, a flower farmer from Roots Cut Flower Farm in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. “The ...

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Fairtrade Flowers in High Demand for Valentine's Day (Supply Chain Digital - The Procurement & Supply Chain Platform)

Global flower trade is booming ahead of Valentine's Day as complex supply chains reveal ethical challenges in a US$50bn industry driving economic growth.

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Every rose has a thorn — the true cost of unethical Valentine Day ... (EUobserver)

If you're buying flowers for your loved one on Valentine's Day — buy Fairtrade ones. For pesticide-free, for womens' rights, and for lifting workers in ...

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Denver flower shop spreading love one flower at a time for more ... (Denver 7 Colorado News)

A Denver flower shop is not only celebrating more than a century of business, but it's also gearing up for one of its busiest days of the year.

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Celebrate love in Savannah: flowers, concerts & weddings (WSAV-TV)

One local flower shop, the John Davis Florist, has been preparing for the holiday rush since December. The local business helps everyone, from the Savannah ...

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Local flower shop prepares flowers for hundreds of deliveries (4029tv)

Staff at Shirley's Flower Studio in Rogers took extra steps to make sure flower deliveries get to loved ones fully intact.

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UPMC hospital worker creates paper flower arrangements for ... (KDKA)

"We all look forward to it every day," said UPMC Passavant President, Dr. Elizabeth Piccione. Dozens of roses, tulips, and sunflowers are in front of windows, ...

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Flower shops in Pittsburgh take on lots of orders for Valentine's Day (KDKA)

"Had to do an early pickup because as you can see, it gets pretty hectic around here," Brandon Hall of Pittsburgh said. If there's a "Super Bowl" of flowers, ...

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Love in full bloom: A look inside DC's oldest Black-owned flower shop (WUSA9.com)

The oldest Black-owned flower shop in Washington, D.C., is buzzing with activity, making magic happen for couples, secret admirers, and last-minute romantics ...

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Early pre-orders, rose bouquets make Valentine's Day successful at ... (KTALnews.com)

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Flower Power is a local brick and mortar florist and flower delivery in Shreveport. The flower shop has been on Youree Drive ...

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Among Valentine's Day shoppers at SF Flower Market was mother ... (ABC7 Bay Area)

Flower designers like Michael Daigian, who runs a century-old third-generation family business, have taken notice. "It's easier for one thing, but it's new, ...

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Flower shops see last minute rush of orders for Valentine's Day (WDHN)

HEADLAND, Ala (WDHN) — Flower shops like the Sparrow Nest in Headland have been nonstop over the last week but started preparing mostly for the flowers rush ...

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Floriography: The fading language of flowers (wvua23.com)

While under the watchful eyes of their parents and society, Victorian-era ladies let their floral arrangements say what they couldn't. French author Charlotte ...

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How flower delivery drivers tackle Valentine's Day (KAIT)

K8 News Reporter ...

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Flower business a family affair as they tackle busy holiday (KSNB Local 4)

Bob Sass Flowers in ...

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A peek into one of Central Texas' most storied flower shops on ... (KCENTV.com)

Founded in 1950, Woods Flowers has developed into a fourth-generation family business. This Valentine's Day marks 75 years of the flower shop serving ...

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New Sioux Falls flower shop opens in time for Valentine's Day (Dakota News Now)

It's one of the busiest ...

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