10 of 15
BACKNEXT
Bloom is off celeb florist
Bloom is off celeb florist
As Wall Street spiraled, so did corporate budgets for flower arrangements. Saundra Parks makes lush floral arrangements at her Manhattan floral boutique, The Daily Blossom. But she filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April, citing estimated assets under $50,000 and estimated liabilities between $100,000 to $500,000.

The luxe florist designs arrangements for corporations and celebrities -- Eddie Murphy and Maya Angelou are rumored to have been clients -- and Parks says that she has seen clients come back along with the green shoots of the economic recovery.

NEXT: No relief for Debt Relief USA

Last updated September 25 2009: 2:55 PM ET
Email | Print | Share  |  RSS
 
google my aol my msn my yahoo! netvibes
Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader
See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS (close)
More Galleries
12 greenest cars of 2012 The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy has released its list of the most environmentally friendly cars of 2012, but there's one glaring omission. More
Top 10 counterfeit goods Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 25,000 shipments of counterfeit goods that were making their way into the country. The total value of that loot: $178.9 million. Here are the top 10 fakes and how to spot them: More
Cars of the future: They're going to be tiny and weird Several automakers are moving toward small, shared electric cars that will radically change the way people drive in big cities. More

Special Offer
Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer LIBOR Warning: Neither BBA Enterprises Limited, nor the BBA LIBOR Contributor Banks, nor Reuters, can be held liable for any irregularity or inaccuracy of BBA LIBOR. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2012 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer The Dow Jones IndexesSM are proprietary to and distributed by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and have been licensed for use. All content of the Dow Jones IndexesSM © 2012 is proprietary to Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Chicago Mercantile Association. The market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2012. All rights reserved. Most stock quote data provided by BATS.