Floral Designers Praise Pantone’s Purple Pick

Joy to the world! The Pantone Color Institute has selected its 2018 color of the year and it’s especially “florist friendly.”

Grower Wins National Award For His White Cattleya

“Some orchids are only in bloom for two weeks, and each have their own special needs,” Matthias Seelis said, a cattleya orchid specialist. In October, his patience paid off when he won the annual Merritt W. Huntington Award from the American Orchid Society (AOS) for white cattleya — also known as the “queen of the orchids” — cultivated in his greenhouse.

4 Awards Of Garden Merit For PanAmerican Seed Zinnias

December 28, 2017 Ball Horticultural Company

The Royal Horticultural Society announced an Award of Garden Merit to 20 Zinnia varieties from their flagship trial garden in Wisley. Overall there were 146 varieties entered for the trial by Fleuroselect member companies. The project was completed within the framework of the Fleuroselect 2017 Year of the Zinnia campaign.

Publix Deli Subs: How Florida Fell In Love With The Pub Sub

December 28, 2017 Jason Diamond, Thrillist

Florida, a state so big that it requires a full day to drive from end to end, has very few culinary claims to fame. Sure, there is the Cuban sandwich that both Tampa and Miami claim responsibility for popularizing in America, but apart from that, it is pretty barren. You're not going to find a famed plate of pasta in Pensacola, and nobody visits Fort Lauderdale for the fried chicken.

Gruyre d'Alpage AOP Of Combe Noire Chosen As The Cheese Of Excellence 2018

December 28, 2017 Interprofession du Gruyère

The Gruyère d'Alpage AOP of Combe Noire (Vallée de Joux) was chosen as the cheese of Excellence 2018 by the State Concil of the canton of Vaud.