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INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DELIVERY
Aromatherapy is quite trendy at the local spas. This is nothing new to all of us flower lovers. We’ve long known that the exotic scent of a lily, the spicy aroma of freesia or the romantic fragrance of lavender will quickly lift our spirits. Feeling blue, tired or cranky? Add fresh flowers to your room close your eyes and breathe in deeply…aromatherapy straight from Mother Nature.
I love wondering through the garden in my bare feet. Fresh green grass, newly tilled soil, even the rough gravel path – a walk without shoes keeps you in step with the mother earth. The scent of flowers and the delight of watching the butterflies landing on a bloom – is there a better way to spend the day.
If you can’t get outside to wander through the garden, bring the garden inside! Flora2000 can create a gathering of blooms. Add a butterfly or two or three to put a smile on your face.
Take your shoes off, put your feet up and meditate on your garden flowers. It’s almost as good as the real thing!
Are you a true blue friend? Show your colors with a cool blue bouquet. Flower varieties offer a full spectrum of blue choices. From the lightest sky blue to deep ocean blue to intense cobalt blue, the time is perfect for the blues.
Hydrangea, delphinium, iris, and statice – there’s 4 of my favorites to get you started. Did you know there were so many? Don’t even get me started on the potted varieties.
Begin with blue and add…
Just a touch of yellow will give you a French Country look.
Stark white for a perky innocent bouquet
Chartreuse green to create a sophisticated combination
There’s a blue that’s perfect for you and all your true blue friends.
There are so many fabulous foliages available today. Gone are the days of “greening” an arrangement. Now, you can “green” with stripes or speckles and colors galore. A base of variegated aspidistra leaves and a bow of striped ribbon grass quickly updates a romantic collection of flowers. Looking for the unexpected in the world of “greens”? Check out the bright world of colorful flowers at Flora2000.
Flowers sizzle with color. Many of the fiery hot reds, yellows and oranges are long lasting blooms that capture the beauty of the season. Need help choosing long lasting blooms? Here are a few helpful hints to get you started.
1) Look for sturdy, strong and straight stems
2) Touch the foliage, it should be firm and hydrated.
3) Some flowers have multiple blooms (like lilies). Choose a stem with some buds still tightly closed.
4) As a general rule of thumb, flowers with firm petals (like an orchid) last longer than flowers with soft petals.
Gather your favorites and drop them in a vase with lots of water. Many blooms are heavy water drinkers. Now you’re ready to light the barbeque and have the friends over for an impromptu party. Flowers, friends and food!
Need a quick and easy idea for a centerpiece? Look no further than your closet – or the re-sale store – or the dollar store. A bouquet of fresh flowers looks just grand in a handbag. What better way to re-purpose and recycle? And, best of all, when the party is over, just grab the bouquet by the handles and off you go.
Hmmm…. Now where to use this grand idea?
Baby Showers
Summertime Teas
Birthday Parties
Bon Voyage
Weddings
Just Because
It’s in the bag – fun, easy and festive – the perfect centerpiece.
Dress up your deserts and salads with fresh flowers. Edible varieties come in a rainbow of colors and flavors.
Yellow and Orange Nasturtiums add a peppery zest.
Sweet violets and pansies suggest old fashioned romance.
Marigolds add a tangy touch of sunshine.
And, who could resist the petals of a rose, the flower of love?
Add a single bloom to your chocolate desert for sophisticated glamor. Sprinkle a few blossoms on a salad for a bright and festive touch. A sprig of mint or lavender is wonderful with a bowl of ice cream.
Once you get started, you won’t want to stop. Edible flowers are fun! Careful though – You need to know what is edible and what is not. Bon Appétit!
If you love Roses, this is a wonderful time to be alive. The best known and best loved of all flowers; the record of the human passion for roses is lost in pre-history, yet there is evidence of roses being sold for oil in Turkey as early as 3000BC. Throughout the ages humans have revered the rose, risked their lives, sacrificed fortunes and even worshiped roses.
For centuries roses derived from their wild ancestors were bred and cultivated locally near their sites of origin. The first roses in Europe were introduced by the crusaders returning from the Middle East. In the 17th century plant collectors introduced hundreds of new varieties to rose breeders around the world. In the late 19th century commercial rose breeders began to develop new hybrids resulting in the thousands and thousands of cultivars available in the market. Today roses are grown commercially in nearly every country of the world. Truly the rose is “the flower of the world”.
I love long summer days. The longest day falls on June 21st this year – an exactly equal amount of time in day and night. This calls for a celebration. Think about it; twelve full hours of sunlight to fill with fun. Oh, where to begin… First things first! Fill the house with sunflowers. What better bloom to use as a tribute to the longest day of the year than sunflowers. I remember one summer road trip. We were driving across the plains of Nebraska. There were fields of sunflowers as far as the eye could see. As the sun moved across the sky, their heads followed faithfully. What a sight! It is no wonder the Aztecs referred to the sunflower as the Flower of the Gods.
Father’s Day is just around the corner. It’s time to plan for a wonderful gift for the first man in your life. It is a tough decision since he has everything he needs. What would be the perfect Father’s Day gift?
It’s time for a fresh perspective. Flowers, yes flowers are the perfect token of appreciation and love for the man of today. Show him you love him with an exquisite bouquet or better yet, show the world you love him by sending a magnificent floral arrangement to him at work.
P.S. Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I hope you like your flowers!