Flowers Foods Declares Dividend
THOMASVILLE, Ga., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. This action renews the annual dividend rate of $0.60.

Free Postal Delivery on All Mothers Day Flowers from Flying Flowers
CHESTER, England, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With Mothers Day fast approaching, Flying Flowers has launched its latest collection of beautifully unique bouquets.  The Mothers Day Flowers collection features a combination of colours to welcome in spring.

Flowers Foods Announces Promotions Within Corporate Information Technology Staff
THOMASVILLE, Ga., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) has promoted several members of its corporate information technology (IT) team at its headquarters in Thomasville.   (Logo:  ) Dave Hubbard has been named vice president and chief information officer; Ginette Hall, vice president of IT decision support and distribution systems; and Laquan Brunner, vice president of IT operational technology. "As Flowers Foods continues to execute its growth plan, it's essential that our IT department continues to stay ahead of the curve, offering the best service possible to the company and our trade partners," said R.

Botanical garden features poet's favorite flowers
NEW YORK - They're growing dandelions at the New York Botanical Garden. On purpose.

27th Annual Festival of Flowers: Biltmore's Spring Celebration Kicks Off
ASHEVILLE, N.C., April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Biltmore welcomes springtime April 7 as the 27th Annual Festival of Flowers kicks off.  Running through May 20, the festival celebrates the beauty of George Vanderbilt's 8,000-acre property and its original landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted, father of American landscape architecture.  Biltmore's gardens, Olmsted's final and most grand project, are in their 122nd year, and continue to mature and become more beautiful as time passes. The first burst of spring color came early to the Southeast.

SoCalGas Joins Santa Barbara County Flower & Nursery Growers' Association to Sponsor The Carpinteria Greenhouse & Nursery Tour
CARPINTERIA, Calif., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is joining with the Santa Barbara County Flower & Nursery Growers' Association to sponsor The Carpinteria Greenhouse & Nursery Tour, an event to introduce the public to their local flower farmers and to see firsthand how Santa Barbara County's flower farms work to contribute a $770.7 million economic impact to the local economy.