My first day at Sullivan Renaissance was jam packed with activity...from HR to IT to the hospital for a drug test to a video conference and more! Next thing I knew, it was 5 pm!
Day 2 is meeting day....it is fascinating to work in a building with 4 identities. Lots of action. I am so thrilled! This is for me!
Husband and wife team Weiner/Story (Sounds like a bad YouTube video) share their experience and knowledge of horticulture through pictures, stories and anecdotes.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Silk Plants Be Gone–Real Plants Search Is On!
My new apartment is fabulous! It is decorated so beautifully by my landlord Helen an incredible interior designer.
The only problem is every vessel has a silk something in it. We have Silk English Ivy, Silk Schefflera, Silk Hydrangeas, Silk Swedish Ivy, Silk Roses, Silk Ferns (and I will stop there, you get the picture.)
This probably wouldn’t bother most people but there is a story….(hence the name of this blog!)
Back in 1978 I worked in a small corner flower shop (Blossom Flower Shop, one of a family owned chain of 4 in Westchester and the Bronx.) One day one of the employees from a side business my boss Tommy invested in came in to see me, hearing I knew something about real plants and not just flowers. He accompanied me to several accounts in NYC where the plants were dying….that started my lust for foliage and some major steps in my career. I serviced Brooks Brothers, Fortunoff, One World Trade Center, etc.
Thank you David Weiner…
I digress though, from there I worked for John Mini Indoor Landscapes in City Island servicing Exxon/Mobile, Magic Pans, First Boston (watering hanging baskets on the 140th floor nof the World Trade Center!)
We moved to Chicagoland and I worked for Fancy Plants servicing atriums in office buildings.
I learned my foliage, from ID to proper care.
So my mission now is to replace every silk plant in my personal space with the real thing.
Now I just need to find a good greenhouse in the area!
My adventure now that I am back in NY continues!
Stayed tuned!
The only problem is every vessel has a silk something in it. We have Silk English Ivy, Silk Schefflera, Silk Hydrangeas, Silk Swedish Ivy, Silk Roses, Silk Ferns (and I will stop there, you get the picture.)
This probably wouldn’t bother most people but there is a story….(hence the name of this blog!)
Back in 1978 I worked in a small corner flower shop (Blossom Flower Shop, one of a family owned chain of 4 in Westchester and the Bronx.) One day one of the employees from a side business my boss Tommy invested in came in to see me, hearing I knew something about real plants and not just flowers. He accompanied me to several accounts in NYC where the plants were dying….that started my lust for foliage and some major steps in my career. I serviced Brooks Brothers, Fortunoff, One World Trade Center, etc.
Thank you David Weiner…
I digress though, from there I worked for John Mini Indoor Landscapes in City Island servicing Exxon/Mobile, Magic Pans, First Boston (watering hanging baskets on the 140th floor nof the World Trade Center!)
We moved to Chicagoland and I worked for Fancy Plants servicing atriums in office buildings.
I learned my foliage, from ID to proper care.
So my mission now is to replace every silk plant in my personal space with the real thing.
Now I just need to find a good greenhouse in the area!
My adventure now that I am back in NY continues!
Stayed tuned!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The Plant Story
From Garden Plot to Kitchen Pot : Finally, I did it!: Well, for a few years now I have considered writing down the crazy thoughts in my head but never got around to it. So here is Blog #1 from...
Friday, January 25, 2013
Finally, I did it!
Well, for a few years now I have considered writing down the crazy thoughts in my head but never got around to it.
So here is Blog #1 from me to you.
The name of the Blog is from Garden Plot to Kitchen Pot because that is the name of the cookbook I published with my dear Master Gardeners back in the 1990's.
Stay tuned for random recipes, plant notes, inspirations and tribulations. As my friend +Sharee Solow says..."It's All Good"!
So here is Blog #1 from me to you.
The name of the Blog is from Garden Plot to Kitchen Pot because that is the name of the cookbook I published with my dear Master Gardeners back in the 1990's.
Stay tuned for random recipes, plant notes, inspirations and tribulations. As my friend +Sharee Solow says..."It's All Good"!
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