Posted in Events, Flower Holidays on Oct 25th, 2008
Decorating your front door with a Christmas wreath is an old tradition and dates back hundreds of years. The practice of hanging wreaths dates back even further because in the 7th Century, tree branches were used to crown Olympic winners and the winners hung their wreaths for all to see.
It is unclear when the wreath [...]
Posted in Events, Flower Holidays on Oct 24th, 2008
The Christmas Poinsettia has become Christmas’ most famous plant. In fact, the Christmas poinsettia plant (and in particular the red poinsettia) has become a symbol for Christmas the world over. Discovered fairly recently (by traditional standards) the poinsettia is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, who imported it from Mexico in [...]
Posted in Events, Flower Holidays on Oct 23rd, 2008
Christmas gift baskets are an ideal gift to send at Christmas. Whether you are choosing a gift for one person, a family or even your fellow co-workers, a Christmas gift basket is an excellent choice. Christmas gift baskets come in all shapes and sizes, and some aren’t really “baskets” at all, and are more like [...]
Posted in Events, Info, Sending Flowers on Aug 26th, 2008
Wedding Flowers: When it comes to flowers, Weddings are one of the largest events. More flowers are used on a single wedding day than any other day of the year. Weddings are big occasions for everyone involved; from the bride all the way down to the caterer - and the flowers are no exception. The [...]
Posted in Events on Jun 10th, 2008
A few days ago we published a Father’s Day Flowers article - we hope you liked it. Some folks emailed us asking if we have an “Easy Print” option, well you are in luck - we do.
Our production team took the article and made it into a one-page ‘easy print’ PDF newsletter. To download your [...]
Posted in Events, Sending Flowers on Jun 4th, 2008
Father’s Day occurs on the third Sunday in June and it’s a great time to celebrate your Father. Fathers Day has been officially recognized since 1972 and if you were wondering “When is Father’s day?” well it’s on Sunday June 15th in 2008, June 21st 2009 and June 20th in 2010.
Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Unless buying [...]
Share the following inspirational quotes with your Mother. Send her a beautiful Mother’s Day bouquet or basket of flowers, candy and of course a special card with your chosen message. Contact a professional florist today and don’t leave Mother’s Day to chance.
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never [...]
Anna Marie Jarvis (May 1, 1864, Webster, West Virginia — November 24, 1948, West Chester, Pennsylvania) is recognized as the founder of the Mother’s Day holiday in the United States of America
Anna Jarvis was born in the tiny town of Webster in Taylor County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. [...]
In the Spring 1908, three years after the death of her Mother Ann Jarvis, Anna Jarvis celebrated the first public Mother’s Day memorial. This open celebration of her Mother’s life and works was held at Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton West Virginia, where Anna’s Mother had worked for twenty years as a Sunday School teacher.
The [...]
In North America we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. This North American event was loosely inspired by the British day and was originally imported by the social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American civil war.
Ms Howe intended the day as a call to unite women against war and in 1870 [...]
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