The earliest flowering plants appeared around 130 million years ago, evolving into the most diverse group of land plants. Like many...
Monthly Archives: February 2018
The Language of flowers
by Mary Drake – Color Probably the most obvious feature of flowers is their color, and what a rainbow of shades there are! Red...
Dogwood Floral Company and Tux Shop
My name is Rodney Johnson. My wife Sandy and I own Dogwood Floral Company and Tux Shop located at 142 Main Street, Dansville NY. We...
Bloomers Floral and Gift
My name is Josette Vest and I have been the owner / operator of Bloomers Floral & Gift for the past 20 years. We opened November 1997...
In the eye of the beholder
A tale of love by Mary Drake – Some tell of how a single flower once spoke to a Lady’s heart louder than anything else. The story...
Swept off her feet
by Diane Shirley – The wind howled. The sunlit snow blinded her. She pushed on, struggling toward the lights of the building...
Christie’s Candies
by Wendy Schreiner – Cassidy Lewis was working as a freelance contributor for two local papers and a community magazine. She was...
Memory is a funny thing: An interview with Jane Barnard
by Renee Thornton – They say we all have regrets in life and I suppose that is true. Having lost both my parents when I was...
Fond memories of Jane Barnard
Editors note: Betty Briggs Ebersold flew from Florida to celebrate Jane Barnard’s 100th birthday. While she was in the area, she saw...
Murphy’s greenhouse: A tale of tousled memory
by D.E. Bentley – Simple moments often stand out in our memories like scattered leaves on a windswept day. Our time there was...