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.s..•*v X;I.*vVA iih= flowers they sill,; anti plans rfct be temn.atecl wbhJU- ^ fa^ve- plan.La«id bulb,the- Williams Flower.: Shop hasStarting, out moctesuy, me auci, mis. wima...*. flower Shop has grown to become In her green house she has ail the largest in.Radford. ' : sorts -.of; potted house plantsyear^Svhard work,. _____. . e But Mrs. Williams,Says that- lakes a lot.-of wbrk' apd! which take a great deal of care^’thos. ‘far everything' has func-oatience working with flowers,” Not everyone, seems to. have..;the I tjoned smoothly in the steady Success she has; with.plants./'' • ; [growWof the'business. 14st'jrear“You've just got to flpw-i w r^frjgerator unit was put ers and..have a..green thumb, b • *■■■Mrs. William''laughed. “And I guess .a little . luck goes alongments were nfade to- the greenhouse. And prior , to that the fa-d andcadcf of the shop was ,alters remodeled. Both Mr. and M r s. Williams feei that Jhe'Improvements were the direct factor in the 1 resulting- increase in , salesMrs, WilliamV said.^'Ihere are so many , things to think about and to consider.” . • ' .Indeed there are because as a flower shop grows, new ideasand profits.Last year; .could' w.in the shop to preserve cut flow-ers.- : : . ■ •. ,. .• »•.*•* * ■ 9• .* i i «• * • _well be sum*4med up as the year of growth and increased. business^- ' ' .'.“We Jtave a lot - in common with/you . newspaper,, fellows,” Mrsi Willianas laughed. “We have to • work^all hours and we love every Whinute.of -it. But the most exciting -thing about the flourist business is watchin things grow.”-Because of the expanded greenhouse . facilities, the Williams Flower Shopirbffers a wider selection of blooming potted plants as well as cut flowers. Their gift department .offers a. variety lovely flowers in brass, ceramic and milk glass, ,For the family with the green 'thumb who is looking - forward to spring weather, Mrs.- Williams recommends garden and flowerOwned and* operated by Mn, and Mrs. Edgar B. Williams, theflorist Is .located -at Seventh and Robertson Streets.A recent addition for the firm was their acceptance by the Florist Telegraph'- Delivery Association. . Customers , can *riow telegraph ' flowers to practically any place in the land.:^ Employees of Williams r Flower Shop- are Mrs. Peggy Hammond and Mrs. Larry ^ampler./.-,The Robertsort Street firm has available, flowers for every occasion 4 cut flowers ,wedding fjorais, f urn e r a 1 arrangements, corsages and pottbd plants.- Also, a full line of garden plants are available in season. - .“We 'anticipate a- busy season and that’s, the reason we enlarged .the greenhouse,” Williams-said. “It will enable us to stock a larger selection of plants and-give .us added facilities to serve our customers.” ~' 'Ripe, olives, are made-rnore delicious.; by .'soaking', overnight., in olive oil'and a clove of garlic.• ■*- .• /'* * 4 * . * 1^ .s- ■X. ■• • 1FLO\yEH INSPECTION % Mrs. Peggy• Hammond, left, and 3Vlrs. Ec)gar Williams, right, inspect the flowers in the WilliamsFlower Shop’s greenhouse, where flowers are grown all-year round. -
Newspaper Details
Radford News Journal
Radford, Virginia, US
Wed, Feb 28, 1962
Page 22
Full Page
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Ryan W.
NA, 12 Feb 2019
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