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News from Argus Press:

CORUNNA — The Potpourri Herb Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday night at the Corunna High School in Room 139. Marilyn Palmer will be presenting “Gorilla Gardening with Seed Balls.”
Bring any flower seeds you have at home. The rest of the supplies will be furnished by the guild. Also, remember to bring garden magazines for a garden swap.

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News from Philadelphia Inquirer:
Connecticut. The Dogwood Festival 2012 is May 11-13 at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, 1045 Old Academy Rd., Fairfield. It has a lot of events, including the Dogwood Dash; music programs, art shows, and tours of historic places around Greenfield Hill. web.me.com/greenfieldhillchurch/Site/Dogwood_Festival.html.
Delaware. The Wilmington Grand Prix, a U.S. Cycling National Racing Calendar Event, is May 18-20. Online registration for racers closes May 16. The first race is at 4 p.m. May 18, the Monkey Hill Time Trial, in Bandywine Park, where spectators will enjoy barbecue, music, and [...] Continue Reading…

News from nwitimes.com:
For your information
“Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett: A Conversation” 102 North Chicago St. at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Ill.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 Wednesday, May 9.
HOW MUCH: Tickets range from $ 39.50 to $ 125
FYI: (815) 726-6600 and (800) 982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com or Rialtosquare.com
Carol Burnett’s Legendary Trademarks
• Her red hair: Just like her female comedy icon friend and mentor Lucille Ball, the two funnygals would always send flowers to one another on birthdays.
• Her show theme song: Just like Bob Hope had [...] Continue Reading…

News from Phys.Org:Image: Dr Jim Weller.(Phys.org) — A research project has discovered a new gene with an important role in generating flower-bearing structures (inflorescences) in plants.The research will be published in the online journal Nature Communications.
Dr Jim Weller, from the UTAS School of Plant Science, worked on the project with colleagues in Spain and the UK.
“This work investigates how the arrangement of flowers on a plant is controlled, and focuses on legumes, an important group of crop plants that includes peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas,” Dr Weller explained.
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News from Patch.com:
If you’re going to send flowers in Northbrook, you’re probably going to choose Edward’s Florist. And for good reason. In business since 1957, the floral shop was a shoo-in for best florist in town with 84 percent of the votes in this week’s Readers’ Choice poll.
“Since we’ve been here for so long, people just get the word around,” said store assistant Lexi Fritz. “Our designer, Elaine, does really beautiful work.”
Readers couldn’t agree more.
“The flowers are always stunning. Wedding flowers are so memorable. Can’t go wrong ordering from [...] Continue Reading…

News from Patch.com:
Weston-Redding-Easton Patch readers and account-holders this week voted for their favorite place for plants and flowers in Westport—and posted reviews of those businesses in your online directory for future readers to find—and the winner is: Compo Farm Flowers.
The business garnered 75 percent of the vote, while The Flower Fall came in second at 25 percent. 
Thank you to our local readers and congratulations to all of our valued small business owners—we hope and trust that you’ll have a very successful week and weekend leading into Mother’s Day.
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News from Scientist Live:

A research project has discovered a new gene with an important role in generating flower-bearing structures (inflorescences) in plants. The research will be published in the online journal Nature Communications. Dr Jim Weller, from the UTAS School of Plant Science, worked on the project with colleagues in Spain and the UK. “This work investigates how the arrangement of flowers on a plant is controlled, and focuses on legumes, an important group of crop plants that includes peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas,” Dr Weller explained. “Plant inflorescences can range from simple [...] Continue Reading…

News from CommanderBond.net:So it’s been at least 2 years since my last spin of the Gardner novels but the other day I came across a pretty good cache of the old paperbacks at a used book store for a steal. I started with NSF because the other recent topic about the villain’s name kept it fresh in my mind. Now it’s been a couple years and on this re-read I’m noticing a few small things. Things that did not occur to me when reading the entire Gardner run all [...] Continue Reading…

News from Smartmoney.com:
By ANNA PRIOR

Even with dutiful children everywhere ponying up for that annual Mother’s Day bouquet, the $ 60 billion flower and plant industry is looking a little wilted, with revenues down slightly in 2011 and the first part of 2012. Still, a popular flower shop can turn a profit of about 10 percent, says Paul Goodman, president of consultancy Floral Financial Business Services, adding that it’s possible to get one off the ground for $ 30,000 or less. Pros say these businesses — especially the [...] Continue Reading…

News from Technorati:

Author: Bryan Cain-JacksonPublished: April 23, 2012 at 6:46 am

Ah, but don’t we love to get that great feeling of making someone feel good?
To be able to send a loved one candy, chocolates, teddy bears and the most common gift of a flower bouquet warms us inside when we know that we’ve made a difference in the course of someone else’s day.
We’ve made someone feel good, but at what cost environmentally speaking? These questions don’t typically occur to us when sending gifts to our loved ones
.By ordering flowers, [...] Continue Reading…