Harvard: Living with Flowers Strengthens Feelings of Compassion, and Decreases Anxiety and Worry With people’s desire for tranquility and stress relief stronger than ever, fresh research takes an insightful look at flowers and the important role they may play in our daily lives. A behavioral research study conducted by Nancy Etcoff,... Continue reading
How to arrange a dozen roses by FTD
https://www.facebook.com/MercuryNetwork/videos/1901787519850254/The only thing I disagree with this video is the use of baby's breath. Baby's breath is out of style and only sparingly used compared to 10 years ago. It is out of style because it used to death; people got tired of it. Continue reading
Six Reasons to Incorporate Real Flowers Into Your Sp
Some people just don't see the value of flowers. “The truth is that there is nothing quite like the scent, look, and feel of a bouquet of natural flowers,” writes Samantha Reed in American Spa Magazine. “Science has proved that the inclusion of real flowers into the home or workplace... Continue reading
5 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Unexpected Weddin
Without a doubt, the #1 time most people use a florist, a baker, a caterer, a hall, a photographer, etc, etc, is a wedding. The New York Times today offers 5 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Unexpected Wedding Catastrophe: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/fashion/weddings/5-ways-to-protect-yourself-against-unexpected-wedding-catastrophe.html?_r=1&emc=edit_nn_20171024&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=45130348&te=1 Continue reading
WE DID IT!
WE DID IT! We have been awarded a Quality Star from FTD for our deliveries through 2016. FTD (through its' FTD.com subsidiary) takes orders from the public and then sends those orders to its' member flower shops like us for filling. Our rating has consistently been 0.00% meaning that... Continue reading
Mothers' Day Flower Etiquette
Is there an etiquette regarding what kind or color of flowers one should send for Mothers' Day?When I first started in the floral industry way back in 1988, I was told that one should send only pink roses and other flowers to the many women on one's gift list and... Continue reading
2016 Nobel Prize ceremony, Bob Dylan & Flower power
Did you see the Nobel Prize ceremony (I saw the taped version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvZmrygK3F0) because I wanted to see how Bob Dylan's award would be handled (see 1:03:08 into the video). But I was BLOWN AWAY by the amount of flowers there. I never cease to be amazed at the... Continue reading
What is your favorite celebrity's favorite flower?
Celebrities send flowers as gifts almost 100% of the time due to the fact that flowers are equally attractive to anyone no matter what age, status, and origin. Celebrities love sending flowers and they love decorating their homes and dressing rooms with them as well. While we all have our... Continue reading
Juicy Fruit
What are your favorite summertime memories? How about cool rainbow sherbet on a hot summer day? This color combination of apricot, celery and blush attempts to evoke that memory. Let me know if you like it. Continue reading
Ecuador, the Rose Growing Capital of the World
My son was recently in Ecuador, the rose growing capital of the world (it's actually a tie with Columbia) when he saw this arrangement of easily 200 pink roses arranged in a vase. Do you like it? Continue reading