How I got started.......


HOW I GOT STARTED.........

I was admiring arrangements at a reception party for a friend. I decided to ask the hotel staff what actually happens to the flowers. Do they move them to the lobby for the enjoyment of the guests? I was told "oh no, we don't keep them." So an idea was born; why not ask to take the flowers back to my shop, redesign them & give them back to the community. Why not? Who wouldn't like fresh flowers especially in a nursing home dining room or a local school lobby. That's how "Vermont recycles Flowers "got started. With the generosity of flower donations and a little talent from Chappell's Florist designers and local volunteers, we are sharing flowers, still full of life, with members of our community who will really enjoy them. recycleflowers@yahoo.com

Diane @ Chappell's Florist http://www.chappellsflorist.com/

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A bit of fragrance lingers on the hand that gives the flowers......

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

fahc flowers delivered to hospital Burlington Vermont - Chappell's "recycle Flowers" program creates the very best !

Chappell florist and our recycle program received so many beautiful flowers this week thanks to our partner, Shelburne Farms. The hydrangeas were amazing , and we have shared the redesigned bouquets with FAHC Fletcher Allen Hospital & so many other good works groups this week. Thank you, Erin, and the bride for your generosity!

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Valentines roses & flowers to Shelburne Vt - delivery to Pillsbury Manor, Wake Robin retirement, Shelburne Bay Senior Living.

This week our recycle flower delivery elves shared lovely fresh "recycled" flowers just back from a winter wedding. Flower included, iris, roses, tulips, daisies, lisianthus, ranunculus, & stock. Valentines day is near & we love to share to celebrate, especially with the weather so cold and dim. Local deliveries to the residents of Pillsbury Manor, Shelburne Bay Senior Living and Wake Robin. We were greeted with many smiles and "thank yous", the kind of thing that makes our day!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Flowers for Vermont Chamber of Commerce Burlington-Patrick Leahy Award ceremony

Beautiful flower vases designed by Chappells were picked up at the Hilton Hotel and recycled into the community. Everyone loved the hydrangeas and calla lily bouquet. There were 40 bouquets, a large quantity, and we shared them with the Red Cross, Hunger Free Vermont, Jump, Hope Lodge, Vermont Respite House, Ronald McDonald House, The Vet Center, Sara Holbrook Ctr, Howard Center, Planned Parenthood, and many others.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

wedding flowers Burlington Vermont destination-floral artistry @chappells

Recycled wedding flowers bring joy - thank you to the bride, Danelle and her family for their donation to Vermont Recycles Flowers.
   Rave reviews from the bride, Mothers, and attendants for the spectacular bouquets designed by Diane, floral artist @ chappell's. A destination Vermont wedding,  tin maple sugaring buckets flowed with garden cuts, wedding arch with sunflowers & forest greenery, the red barn countrified with blue hydranga wreaths, and the horse & carriage draped with summer blooms. After the ceremony, the bride donated the flowers to chappell's for "rebirth" and recycling to Pillsbury Manor Senior Living center and Burlington Health & Rehab Center, Burlington.
  Recycled wedding flowers bring joy - thank you to the bride for the donation.

Monday, April 15, 2013

SHELBURNE VT FLORIST CHAPPELLS Delivers Spring Flowers to Wake Robin & Shelburne Bay Senior Living locally

This morning our volunteers at the Recycle program are busy designing little bouquets from donated flowers. We will take these to Shelburne Bay Senior Living Shelburne and Wake Robin Retirement Living for the dining tables tomorrow.  Today flowers include tulips, asters, daffodils, and greens designed in donated tea cups - adorable!

Saturday, January 5, 2013

VALENTINES FLOWERS ROSES CHAPPELLS DELIVERS TO local community.

In celebration of the most popular flower holiday, the Chappell's volunteers will be designing bouquets with sweet heart roses and other pretty spring flowers and delivering to the local community through the Vermont Recycle Flowers network. Regular recipients are Ronald McDonald house, Vermont Respite house, Fletcher Allen Hospital FAHC emergency room and ICU waiting rooms, Hope Lodge, Allenwood Senior Living, Pillsbury manor Senior living, Jump, Star Farm Nursing Home, and many others. Please support our effort with donation of vases from your home and office. Donations welcome at Chappell's 1437 williston rd. S. Burlington. Thanks!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

FLOWERS BURLINGTON VERMONT Chappells florist delivering gorgeous bouquets to local nursing homes.

Our recycle flowers program has voted December " Flower Joy to Nursing home and Assisted living facilities" Month. We are pleased to have flowers to deliver to the following: Ethan Allen Nursing home, Starr Farm Nursing  Home, Birchwood Nursing Home, Allenwood Senior Living, The Arbors, Shelburne Bay Senior living, Burlington Health and Rehab, The Converse Home, Fernhill, Pillsbury
manor, & Wake Robin Shelburne Vt.

FLORISTS BURLINGTON VERMONT delivering flowers to make people happy

Today I would like to thank our local participants in our Vermont Recycles Flowers project because without them this wonderful program would not be possible. Paw Prints in Williston has very generously donated the inserts describing our program. Several local Hotels have added us their call list - before they discard flowers from parties and events, they call Chappells and we rush over to pick up bouquets to recycle back into the community. I also want to thank the volunteers who arrive at Chappells once a week to wash donated vases and design the prettiest little bouquets for all to enjoy.

FLOWERS BURLINGTON VT DELIVERY-JOY of FLOWERS shared in the local community

In the continued effort to share our recycled flowers with non-profits in the local area, we delivered flowers to Ronald McDonald house, The Respite House, The Humane Society, Hope Lodge, American Cancer Society, The VET center, The Red Cross, and Hunger free Vermont.  We know they enjoy the gift as the delivery drivers came back to Chappells and tell us how much everyone appreciates the flowers, so surprised at the free gift.

BURLINGTON VERMONT FLOWER DELIVERY sending flowers into our local community

This week our recylce flower program has been very busy delivering joy throughout the local area. We have focused on local churches in Burlington , Essex Junction, S. Burlington , and Williston. Our volunteer designers are creating larger bouquets so the church and fellowship can enjoy a flower design at the altar during services. I have received several notes of thanks and I love reading them . It's a joy to send out these flowers that would have been discarded.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

THANKSGIVING FLOWERS Burlington Vt Chappells florist delivering to local Community

At Thanksgiving, all of us @ chappells wish to celebrate by dressing the holiday table with joyful artistic flowers. Our recycle flowers program, with gracious assistance from our "flower fairies" will design and deliver tablescapes to local Nursing homes and assisted living residences. With generous flower donations we hope to extend the program to deliver to Fletcher Allen ICU waiting rooms, Ronald Mcdonald house, Vermont respite house, Lund family center, and Hope Lodge. We are always accepting clean vases for the project, brought to our Chappells location on Williston rd. S. Burlington. Thank you very much!   Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Flowers delivered Burlington Vt....spreading the joy of fresh flowers...recylced into the community

Today's flowers were delivered by our "flower fairy delivery van" to the Vet center on Dorset st, Winooski High School and Winooski library, South Burlington Library, Ethan Allen Nursing Home, andShelburne bay Senior Living.  At Shelburne Bay Senior Living, our  flower fairy, Joan, asked at the front desk if the flowers today could be given to residents who never receive flowers.