Floral

Michigan Warriors coach Moe Mantha, several players and staff members will be on hand Wednesday at Bentley Florist in Burton to take part in the establishment’s 16th annual Good Neighbor Day. …

Oberers Flowers, Ohios largest florist announced today that it is expanding into neighboring Indiana and will open 4 retail stores in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The companies first out of state retail store is located in Carmel, Indiana. Construction has begun and the 3,000 square ft store will open on October 1st. …

Janice Cutler, president and owner of North Raleigh Florist has announced that the shop has signed on as a silver level sponsor for the National Association For Women Business Owners (NAWBO). …

Target department stores are getting out of the live plant business. It seems there wasn’t enough green in the endeavor for the Minneapolis-based retailer, which competed with home-improvement stores and independent retail nurseries. …

Jerry Moreno, president of the Dahlia Society of Ohio, said dahlias are fairly short-lived as cut flowers, but they ought to last longer than a day. His typically last about four, he said. …