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Lafayette Museum dresses up for the holidays

This holiday season, the historic Alexandre Mouton House and Lafayette Museum will be adorned in Christmas finery for visitors through Dec. 30. This circa 1800 house served as the former home to Louisiana’s first Democratic Governor, Alexandre Mouton, and will be lavishly decorated by local florists including Ted Viator, Kim Veillon, Theresa Guidry, Mark Blanc, The Gardeniere, Garden Arrangements by Jolynn Cole and Fabians for Flowers. The museum will be open to the public to view the beautifully decorated home beginning Dec. 2 - 30. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children. Admission for the Alexandre Mouton House Patron’s Party is by a $50 donation per person. For more information, visit www.LafayetteMuseum.com. http://theind.com/article-24389-Lafayette-Museum-dresses-up-for-the-holidays.html

Local Florists Turn 'Petal It Forward' Into Love Fest And Marketing Gold

Friday at her store — to the obvious delight of her customers. "People truly enjoyed getting the flowers," she said. In Lafayette, Colorado, Lori Wheat, AAF, and Brian Wheat of Lafayette Florist, Gift Shop and Garden Center turned a potential headache (construction in front of their main store) into a party, with a street giveaway. "It was a great opportunity to talk to people as they were stopped in their cars," Lori said. The shop also gave away flowers at its satellite location at Good Samaritan Medical Center. The Wheats made sure to get the full bang for their PR buck by delivering bouquets, a poster and press releases before the event to city hall, a popular rec center and the Chamber of Commerce. During the event, they used social media to spread the word (including pictures of cyclists and flowers, literally pedaling forward). The shop's wholesaler, DWF, donated product to help offset the cost. Palace Florists in Washington, D.C. handed out 1,000 roses and interacted with about 500 people in a two-hour window. "When my wife, Beth, was handing out roses there were these two women who were so shocked that they asked if they could hug her," said owner Lee Herman. "Of course, she hugged them and took pictures." Radebaugh Florist and Greenhouses in Towson, Maryland, handed out a total of 200 bouquets at a local coffee shop and, later in the day, the city center. "There were so many wonderful reactions," said Kaitlin Radebaugh. "The best was watching someone walk away with the bouquets and, before they get to the end of the street, handing off the bouquet to someone else and seeing that person's reaction to a pure act of kindness from a stranger." Leona Sue's Florist went all in for their Petal It Forward event, promoting the giveaway heavily on social media and alerting the press before taking over three sides of a popular intersection to hand out 300 wrapped roses. Team members carried signs with hash tags for Petal It Forward and the shop name. "People [have been] calling, stopping by and talking to me anywhere I go about the awesomeness of the event and how generous they felt we were," said Taylor. "It was overwhelmingly a positive event." Georgianne Vinicombe of Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Co. said her shop gave out 200 daisy bouquets along a busy street in downtown Princeton, New Jersey. They even surprised a bus filled with tourists from Japan who were eager to see Princeton University. Vinicombe and her staff made full use of social media to promote the event — tweeting, posting and even creating a Periscope video of the event. Proving that a successful event didn't require extensive lead time, Karen Fountain of Flowers 'n' Ferns in Burke, Virginia, had about 60 bouquets ready to hand out. "Folks... seemed delighted," she said, adding that the shop got a dose of celebrity when a retired and much loved local journalist, John Harter, stopped in with his wife to order flowers. "I gave each one a set and he gave us a big hug and kiss," she said. "That was our surprise moment and was completely spontaneous." Many industry members partnered with other businesses and groups to plan and promote their events. Some of those partnerships included: Kennicott Brothers worked with local retail customers Ashland Addison Florist Company, City Scents Floral & Home, and Bunches (A Flower Shop) to surprise random people in Chicagoland. The wholesaler's vendor partners The Queens Flowers in Miami and The Sun Valley Group in Arcata, Californi... http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article%3D0048081

Florists Score Press With 'Petal It Forward'

Kennicott Brothers Company for some of their efforts.) After hearing about the campaign during SAF Amelia Island 2015, Lori Wheat, AAF, of Lafayette Florist, Gift Shop & Garden Center in Lafayette, Colorado, said she decided to go big for the big-hearted event. In partnership with DWF Wholesale Florists, Wheat and her team will set up a tent in front of their main store (situated on a major thoroughfare) and a giveaway station at their satellite location at a local medical center. The team is promoting the campaign on its marquee sign, to local reporters and civic groups and through social media, among other efforts, including a targeted email to the shop's 4,500 "e-club" members. "This is the perfect timing for this event," Wheat said. "Lafayette Florist will be 'top of mind' when customers are ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas." In Chester, New Hampshire, Karen Flanders has lined up seven volunteers for her giveaway through Lady Slipper Creations. Like other florists, she's targeting busy areas — surrounding a medical center and a popular restaurant — for her efforts. "I am so very excited to be a part of this event," Flanders said. Mike Mooney of flower grower Dramm and Echter in Encinitas, California, said his team will hit the streets for the giveaway in a slightly different fashion: In a play on petals and pedals, "we are going to ride bikes to the street corner, and wait for red lights to give them out," he explained. "We are located close to the beach and golf courses, so our street is always busy." For more real-time ideas, be sure to check out SAF's Twitter feed at Twitter.com/SAFdelivers. Source: Society of American Florists img border="0" src="http://www.perishablenews.com/images/font-sizer... http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article%3D0047746