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Tulips, Orchids and More — Florists Put on a Lively Show for the Dead

March 26, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

It’s not often you get to do something for the dead. But every year, florists put on a show to benefit the Friends of Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, CA.

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