'Waterfall,' 'Flowers,' (Wedding Flowers Blog) 'Butterfly' take top honors in photo

'Waterfall,' 'Flowers,' (Wedding Flowers Blog) 'Butterfly' take top honors in photo

'Waterfall,' 'Flowers,' 'Butterfly' take top honors in photo contest (The Huntsville Times)
An isolated waterfall, bright flowers at a national landmark and a graceful insect were the subjects of photographs that took top honors at the third annual Southern Shutters Photo Exhibit.

1-800-Flowers profit wilts (Long Island Business News)
CARLE PLACE – Flower and gifts retailer 1-800-Flowers.com said Thursday its fiscal fourth quarter profit fell 74 percent because of costs related to its acquisition of Fannie May chocolate brands.

Study: How flowers know when to bloom (UPI)
BOSTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. plant biologists say they've discovered spring flowers measure how much cold they've been exposed to in order to know when to bloom.

1-800-Flowers.com 4Q Profit Drops (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Flower retailer 1-800-Flowers.com said Thursday that fiscal fourth-quarter profit plummeted 74 percent, hurt by expenses relating to higher marketing spending.