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Fabric florist: Paul Schneider took artficial flowers out of the plastic age. His polyester posies bloom indefinitely.
Fabric florist: Paul Schneider took artficial flowers out of the plastic age. His polyester posies bloom indefinitely.

Fabric florist: Paul Schneider took artficial flowers out of the plastic age. His polyester posies bloom indefinitely.

Date5/26/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133426F
The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la
The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la
6/20/1989
Sheila Stephens, 14, soaks up the sun while waiting for customers to buy her spring posies at the corner of Don Mills Rd, and O'Connor Drive in East Y(...)
Sheila Stephens, 14, soaks up the sun while waiting for customers to buy her spring posies at the corner of Don Mills Rd, and O'Connor Drive in East Y(...)
3/29/1986
Flowers from Shakespeare's garden : a posy from the plays
Flowers from Shakespeare's garden : a posy from the plays
1906
Flower power: Designer Bert Higgins of Richmond Hill hopes his bouquet featuring all the provincial flowers will contribute to keeping Canada together during these troubled times
Flower power: Designer Bert Higgins of Richmond Hill hopes his bouquet featuring all the provincial flowers will contribute to keeping Canada together during these troubled times
8/5/1992
Designer Harold Babcock decorates his home for Christmas with fresh holly and natural wreaths with flowers added. He also uses great swags of fresh-smelling greenery decorated with clear lights
Designer Harold Babcock decorates his home for Christmas with fresh holly and natural wreaths with flowers added. He also uses great swags of fresh-smelling greenery decorated with clear lights
12/7/1983
Bouquet of flowers tossed out by Harlequin vice-president Fred Kerner at Toronto's first Harlequin Reader Party, was caught by a non-reader Diane Fontaine, 30, of Hamilton, who attended with a friend
Bouquet of flowers tossed out by Harlequin vice-president Fred Kerner at Toronto's first Harlequin Reader Party, was caught by a non-reader Diane Fontaine, 30, of Hamilton, who attended with a friend
11/5/1981
$170,000 detective: Dr. Kal Schneider, of Etobicoke General Hospital's radiology department, is all smiles as he demonstrates hospital's new ultrasound machine, in which sound waves are used to obtain pictures of the body's internal organs, including the heart. Schneider is holding a transducer, which sends out sound wave.
$170,000 detective: Dr. Kal Schneider, of Etobicoke General Hospital's radiology department, is all smiles as he demonstrates hospital's new ultrasound machine, in which sound waves are used to obtain pictures of the body's internal organs, including the heart. Schneider is holding a transducer, which sends out sound wave.
2/13/1980
Say it with flowers: Ron petrie, owner of Flowers With Feeling, specializes in arrangements
Say it with flowers: Ron petrie, owner of Flowers With Feeling, specializes in arrangements
1/31/1984
The ducts are fabric: Frank Sloan holds a piece of the fabric ductwork used in his Multi-jet system
The ducts are fabric: Frank Sloan holds a piece of the fabric ductwork used in his Multi-jet system
3/26/1980
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
7/15/1981
Makeshift shrine: Man cries on Yonge St. city bench where people have left flowers for Gordon Napier, who died earlier this week.
Makeshift shrine: Man cries on Yonge St. city bench where people have left flowers for Gordon Napier, who died earlier this week.
10/11/1991
Family affair: Anthony Kemp and daughter Nicole plant spring flowers in the St. Clair Yonge area.
Family affair: Anthony Kemp and daughter Nicole plant spring flowers in the St. Clair Yonge area.
6/2/1983