Author: Jill Brooke
Honeybee Venom Can Battle Aggressive Breast Cancer
By Jill Brooke There’s a lot of good buzz about bees and now is another reason to appreciate these industrious do-gooders. First, we shared the story with you about how honey has effects similar to antibiotics and now a study has been released linking bee venom to combating aggressive breast cancer. As Scientific Daily reported, …
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Like a Thistle, Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg Symbolized Determination
Doesn’t this lovely picture remind you in a way of the signature Jabot collars beloved Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg would wear? For some reason, this photo by @Subariwahid evoked that thought along with others such as RIP and thank you RBG for helping every woman in the workplace have the right for …
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Daffodil Expert Selects 5 Dazzling Choices for Fall Plantings
By Jill Brooke Brent Heath is known as the Horticultural Duke of Daffodils. The owner of Brent and Becky Bulbs, his family has been growing flowers since 1900. The Heath’s farm happens to be located on Daffodil Lane in Gloucester, Virginia —which perhaps destined him to become one of the world’s experts on this delightful …
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Features of choosing an online casino
With the constant rise in popularity, online casinos are attracting more and more players around the world. But with the increasing competition in the market there is a doubt: how to choose a reliable and quality online casino? A good option would be to visit https://lasatlantis.com/, a wide selection of games and quality service, all …
Sunflowers Symbol of Hope at Tower of Voices Memorial
By Jill Brooke U.S. First Responders Association shared this photo which is of the Tower of Voices at the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Somerset County. Standing 93 feet high, it features a wind chime for each of the courageous 40 individuals who died on Flight 93 when the hijacked plane crashed in the field …
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Happy Hour Collection Pairs Flowers with Cocktails
By Jill Brooke Like flowers in nature, Robert Carroll of Felice Design Studio is adaptive. Realizing that large events which is the bread and butter for florists were going to evaporate or diminish, he shifted gears and created something quite clever. He and his team decided to pair specialty drinks with fab florals. It’s …
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Honoring 9/11: Floral Pied Piper Cheers Up NYC with Flash Displays
By Jill Brooke ???? Remembering the Individual Lives ???? Today, as we honor the 2,983 victims of the 1993 and 2001 attacks on the #911Memorial, we pay tribute to their individuality. Each life had its unique story, dreams, and loved ones. ????️ Before opening to the public, our staff along with others places a white …
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Michigan’s Art in the Elements Creates Floral Forest Theme
By Jill Brooke Laura Daluga is an eternal optimist. When the Michigan-native learned the popular Art in the Elements at Meadow Brook Hall was going to be canceled after 11 years, something inside her was triggered. She started making calls, finding sponsors such as Oasis Floral Products and Nordie Wholesalers- and discovering another location for …
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California Redwoods: Nature’s Giant Survivors
By Sherry Dean Curreri While massive wildfires in Northern California are having devastating effects, causing deaths, destroying homes and vast amounts of forests, many Redwood trees, some of which are 2,200 years old—are surviving. That’s because Redwoods have unique adaptations that make them extraordinarily impervious to fire. According to Laura McLendon, Director of Land …
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White House Rose Garden Needs Repairs
The newly renovated White House Rose Garden that was completed on August 22nd has some thorny issues. Less than three weeks after its official unveiling, the garden is experiencing what CNN reports as “issues with water drainage” and other “complications with updated construction.” Among the problems are irrigation issues as well as new sod …