...We also thought about 09/10/11. I'm really a numbers person and like sequences. He didn't care."Deborah Partridge remembers that last year's 10/10/10 was a popular wedding date, too."There are all different reasons to...

...Day take months of preparation for some local businesses."It's so much more than just one day for us," said Deborah Partridge, co-founder of Martina's Flowers and Gifts, which has two Augusta locations.Partridge said she has to place...

...said it didn't appear that they would be strained. Probably the most affected so far were local flower shops. Deborah Partridge, co-owner of Martina's, said bouquets to lay at the memorial have been the most requested. Buster Boshears...

...Gifts, didn't increase delivery fees, instead swallowing the increased fuel costs. Martina's co-owner Deborah Partridge said that the company's fuel costs have dropped significantly now that prices are no longer above $3 a gallon...

...some of every single season. So we don't have the Christmas lights in your face. It's 80 degrees outside." - Deborah Partridge, Martina's Flowers and Gifts, Martinez "I think it seems a bit too early to put decorations out for Christmas...

...more than 20 locations across the U.S.Terms of the deal with McCarthy Group Florist were not disclosed, but Deborah Partridge, who founded the business in 1975 with her mother, Martina, will remain as general manager. She said her two...

...more than 20 shops across the United States.Terms of the deal with McCarthy Group Florist were not disclosed, but Deborah Partridge, who founded the business in 1975 with her mother, Martina, will remain as general manager. She said her two...

...small-business owner's control, many are adapting by closely monitoring other areas of their operating budgets. Deborah Partridge, the owner of Martina's Flowers and Gifts in Augusta and Columbia County, said her 30 employees' overtime is...

...fresh." Martina's Flowers & Gifts, based on Washington Road, experienced so much growth that by 1999, owner Deborah Partridge started ordering flowers directly from brokers in Miami. "This is air traffic control," she said, standing next...

...in to buy gifts for their bosses and stock up for holiday parties. Those customers are hitting florists, too. Deborah Partridge, the owner of Martina's Flowers & Gifts on Washington and Peach Orchard roads, said many of her customers are...