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02/21/2012 // Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom // InsideOnline // Rachel DeerInternet and mail order flowers retailer Flying Flowers has launched its new Spring Flowers collection in preparation for warmer months to come. From red and pink roses to yellow and orange Germini , the online florists boast originality and great value for money on their wide range of brightly coloured arrangements.
With thirty years of experience creating beautiful bouquets, Flying Flowers is an expert in the market. Its latest collection features an array of [...] Continue Reading…

News from KCChiefs.com:It’s widely speculated that Stanford Routt’s arrival in Kansas City will result in Brandon Carr’s departure as an unrestricted free agent next month.
While the assumption is logical, and could very well become true, Routt’s arrival doesn’t mean the Chiefs are done negotiating with Carr.
Chiefs GM Scott Pioli has maintained a consistent position that the Chiefs would like to re-sign both Carr and fellow unrestricted free agent to-be Dwayne Bowe. When Pioli spoke on Routt’s signing Monday afternoon, he spoke only of increased competition.
“As we have said in the past, [...] Continue Reading…

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Submitted by Chloe Rigby on February 21, 2012 – 9:43 amNo Comment

Interflora is to buy Flying Brands’ gift division, which includes its flagship Flying Flowers business, for a knockdown £2.4m. The sale of the loss-making division, which depen……………. continues on InternetRetailing.net
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News from USA TODAY:

MOSCOW (AP) – It was an Ice Age squirrel’s treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. From the fruit tissues, a team of Russian scientists managed to resurrect an entire plant in a pioneering experiment that paves the way for the revival of other species.

Institute of Cell Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, AP
Russian scientists regenerated this Sylene stenophylla plant from tissue of fossil fruit.

Institute of Cell Biophysics of the Russian Academy [...] Continue Reading…

News from Sydney Morning Herald:
Ready Flowers managing director Thomas Hegarty. Photo: Sean David Baylis

Scores of complaints against an Australian online florist accused of ruining Valentine’s Day surprises by failing to deliver has prompted co-ordinated action by fair trading bodies.
Ready Flowers, which started in Australia in 2005 but has rapidly expanded to 17 countries, promises same-day delivery if you order before 1pm. However, many of this week’s Valentine’s Day orders were delivered two days late or not at all.
The company was receiving so many complaints on its Facebook page that [...] Continue Reading…

News from Midland Daily News:
DURAND — Johnny Finney led a contingent of four Bullock Creek wrestlers who will advance to The Palace of Auburn Hills for the Division 3 state individual finals.
Finney took first at 140 pounds as he avenged a district semifinal defeat to Bailey Bischer of Yale, defeating Bischer in the final and finishing 3-0 on the day.

“Johnny got a little bit of redemption today,” said Creek coach Nick Wardell. “He wrestled really tough today.”
The top four wrestlers from each weight class advance to the MHSAA state [...] Continue Reading…

News from NorthJersey.com:
2:30 p.m. Saturday, EDISON

Cathy Miller makes vivid arrangements of dried flowers.

VIBRANT COLOR In a dreary WINTER
After 35 years of creating, and teaching, dried-flower design, Hawthorne’s Cathy Miller is still sharing her talent and knowledge. This weekend, she’ll do a presentation at the New Jersey Flower and Garden Show.
TELL ME MORE: Known for her arrangements of dried flowers — many so vivid they look like they were just picked — Miller inherited her love of gardening from her grandmother and her mother. After she and Charles Miller married [...] Continue Reading…

News from San Jose Mercury News:

As I watched the steady flow of red roses arriving on the desks of my co-workers this week, I was reminded that the power of love is easily outdistanced by the power of blooms.
Love and flowers are eternally linked, especially on Valentine’s Day, but while we send bouquets to express our amour, flowers also are delivered when we are ill, when we are sad, when we are celebrating and when we are mourning.
Forget learning Chinese or French; the clearest language is communicated in flower [...] Continue Reading…

News from Power Retail:

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The Age

It’s another typical tale of a tragic romance. Australians have been jilted by their unrequited love of online retail once again.

Online florist, Ready Flowers bungled its same-day delivery guarantee, causing uproar as Australian consumers took to online forums and social media sites to voice their bitter disappointment.
The flower sales site began Down Under in 2005, but has since expanded to 17 countries. The brand owes its success, at least in part, for its advertised same-day delivery on orders placed before 1pm. However, [...] Continue Reading…

News from Patch.com:
Betsy Scott understands what it takes to maintain a successful small business. As the owner of The Flower Kiosk since 1998, she continues to find new ways to market the flower shop’s beautiful creations while maintaining close relationships with her customers.
Scott said she started working at The Flower Kiosk as a bucket washer and eventually became its sole proprietor in 1998. She recently launched a new Web site for the business and the floral arrangements and decorations that she and her staff created for one wedding will [...] Continue Reading…