Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A freshly harvested Hearts rose in the hands of a worker on a farm in Guasca, Colombia. (Ivan Valencia / For The Times) For the ...

TAYLORSVILLE — Those in Utah's Colombian community may have left the South American country behind, but it's hardly forgotten. Wanting to hold on to some of the traditions of Colombia, Mayra Rincon ...

1:38 p.m. Dec. 31, 2024: An earlier version of this story said that Mellano & Co. has played a vital behind-the-scenes role in the Rose Parade for two generations. The company has played a role in the ...

The Heart rose is grown under carefully controlled conditions in greenhouses outside the Colombian capital, Bogotá, at an elevation of 9,000 feet. For three generations, Mellano & Co., headquartered ...

PASADENA, Calif. – A little more than a week before the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, Bob Mellano was counting flowers and coming up short – 50,000 roses short. Mellano studied his paperwork. A ...