The Florister

Poinsettia is The Christmas Plant: we’ve written about it before so here are the links to our previous 3-Part series about this wonderful Christmas flower.

1. Poinsettia - The Christmas Plant [Part 1]
2. Poinsettia - The Christmas Plant [Part 2]
3. Poinsettia - The Christmas Plant [Part 3]
4. and click here to Send Christmas Flowers…

Sensational Splendor

Sending Flowers……Testimonials

“ I just wanted you to know that I am so very happy with all of the arrangements I have had you send, over this entire year. Thank you so much for keeping the arrangements so close to the pictures I chose. This last one to my Aunt where I requested the angel , was perfect. Thank you so much….I tell everyone, how great you are, as an online florist. I will continue to order all my floral needs, online with you…. Shirley ”

The above message was received from one of our customers at Brant Florist where we treat all visitors and customers the same way we would like to be treated. Published with permission. .

We do work very hard to be sure every customer receives what they ordered to be sent to their recipient.  A very large inventory of fresh flowers helps us fill most orders right from stock. Should we not have what was ordered, we are blessed with ready availability from our numerous growers and wholesalers. Flowers not in stock can often be obtained same day and almost always next day if nned be. Growers and wholesalers are closed Saturday and Sunday so this will not apply to orders for those days which will have to filled from current inventory.

GO Green Yellow & Gold Flowers

Go Green with this sunny fresh flower arrangement which is very eco friendly. The flowers can be composted at home or sent to the recycling center to be composted there.  The vase is made with recycled glass which requires less energy to make  and of course the vase can be used time and time again.

Brought to you by your Eco Florist, Brant Florist.  Like you, we care about our environment and we are developing eco friendly gifts that reduce the impact on our environment.

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 flowers are an important part of the wedding.  Without the flowers a wedding would be a very drab affair.  The flowers add decoration to the wedding location, but they also give the wedding energy and life.

Many times the wedding flowers are made up from the favorite blooms of the bride-to-be along with other flowers for the color of the bloom, which will fit in with the dress colors chosen by the bride-to-be.  The flowers and the colors of the wedding theme will go hand in hand.  It has been said that many look at the wedding flower arrangements online, but most never buy their wedding flower arrangement from the web.

Many brides-to-be don’t really have a clue as to the type of arrangement or how they want their bouquet arranged, so they must look at pictures.  Because weddings take so much time to plan, and in almost all parts of the planning the bride-to-be must be present, so it stands to reason the bride-to-be does not have a lot of free time when the wedding is in the planning stages.

In order for them to have some ideas regarding the wedding arrangements, the bride needs to look at pictures.  Her options there would be to visit the florist and look at the pictures they have in books, or they can look on the web.  The web can be accessed at all hours of the day or night. Many smaller florists close by 5 or 6pm and don’t open again until 9 or 10am the following day. The bride-to-be will find it easier to find time to look on the web.  She will be able to look at the pictures several times before making her final decision.  She can then print out the pictures to take to the local florist or to give to her wedding planner.

It is unclear why more brides-to-be don’t order their wedding flowers online.  Maybe they are not aware of how an FTD florist works.  Maybe she believes the UPS or the FedEx driver will be the ones who will deliver her wedding arrangements to the chapel.  However, if she lives in the Burlington, Ontario area of Canada, the florist on the web she is looking at could also be the local florist she chooses for her wedding arrangements.  Brant Florist in Ontario has an extensive web site, which includes wedding arrangement as well as a location close by in Burlington.

When we think of ordering flowers online, it is usually for Mother’s Day, or as another gift for someone who lives across the country from us.  It’s unusual to consider ordering flowers for our wedding online.  Why is that?  Maybe it is because we don’t quite grasp the concept of ordering flowers for delivery as a gift and ordering flowers for delivery to the church for our big day as being the same.  Do we know that it will be someone from a florist in our area filling the order and delivering the flowers?  Are we afraid of some sort of miscommunication will take place and we will receive the wrong flower arrangement?  That can happen anywhere.

Ordering flowers online is not much different than ordering flowers directly from the local florist.  Florists made arrangements with each other years ago.  If you ordered a bouquet of flowers to be delivered to your grandmother on her birthday from your local florist, that local florist would call the florist in the area closest to your grandmother’s house to make the floral arrangement and the delivery.  The same thing happens when you order flowers online.  The online florist will make the floral arrangements through the florist in your area who will also deliver them to the location you have specified.

You don’t have to worry about them going through the postal system or UPS.  FedEx doesn’t even deliver the floral arrangements for you.  You will have the flowers you ordered brought fresh and to the door by the local florist who has been contacted by the online florist.  When florist first started working with each other around the country and possibly even around the world, they started with the FTD florists.  Times have changed, but the way florist work together to make fresh flower deliveries has not.  They have had this practice in place for over 100 years and they do it well.

So now you don’t have to worry about where the florist is located when ordering flowers to be delivered.  The florist can be in Burlington, Ontario, but you will still receive a fresh bouquet of the flowers you ordered at your door.

When thinking about flowers as an idea for a gift, it will usually be Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or sometime when we are in a hurry, and didn’t shop for a gift in advance.  However if you have had the opportunity to look at the florist online web sites you will know they have some great ideas and some of them don’t even have to include flowers!

When it comes to special occasions, online florists have a floral arrangement for just about every occasion you can think of.  If Father’s Day came to mind, yes, they have floral arrangements for Father’s Day and ‘For Him’ on Valentine’s Day too.

Not everyone wants flowers. There are people who would prefer a plant.  Florists have plant arrangements also.  In fact if you will check out their web sites you will see they have all sorts of gift baskets.  There is the spa gift basket, the chocolate lover’s gift basket, the fruit baskets and of course the new baby baskets.  Some of these baskets will include flowers and some will not.  It is your choice as far as what you will be sending to that someone in need of a gift.

Some where over time the flower shop has transformed into a great gift shop, and if you haven’t checked it out lately you are missing out on a great place to get gifts when you are in a crunch and need something fast.  Many florist offer same day delivery and that includes the florists who are online.

The next time you go to work and find out today is a co-worker’s last day, and you need to get something to be delivered (as if you had planned it for months,) check out the florists online and have them deliver something that day.  You are sure to find the perfect parting gift at a moment’s notice.

Silk flowers are made from different types of material, which make them look very real.  Many people in the past have opted for artificial plants and flowers for a number of different reasons.  Some were to avoid the hassle of taking care of the real things, some because of the allergy sufferers, while some because they want the arrangement of flowers to last.

Years ago, florist would promote the silk flower arrangements for the bridal bouquet as a keepsake.  The silk flower arrangement was also more expensive than real flowers.  To have your wedding done in all silk arrangements would have cost you a lot more than having it done in real flowers, but times have changed since then.

Today, silk flowers look more like real flowers than they did back then, and the price of the silk flowers for your wedding will typically be cheaper than with real flowers.  More and more weddings are selecting silk flowers today, but this may be because of the allergy sufferers or maybe it’s a budget issue.

Silk flowers do have their advantages. They have a life-like appearance, and they will never wilt or die - regardless of how much you neglect them.  Silk flowers are beautiful for ever and they can be kept as keepsakes and passed on to others in the family for their weddings.  If you wish, you can even re-use some of the flowers in your home décor, with a few minor design adjustments.

Because time is not an issue with the silk flowers they can be made well in advance of the wedding for pre-wedding photos, or to check the whole order before the big day.  There will be no surprises on the special day, which is probably every bride-to-be’s fear.  There is a wide variety of flowers, so you don’t have to worry they one have the type of flower you want for your wedding.

Silk flower and plant arrangements can also be made for the home.  For those who are not sporting a green thumb or have allergies, but still want the beauty of plants and flowers around their home, silk arrangements are perfect for these people.

No matter what the type of plant or flower you are looking for, you will be able to find it in a silk variety.  They won’t need any maintenance or care and they will last you a lifetime.

Sending flowers, if you think about it, how often do you go to the florist to pick up flowers?  Could you say hardly ever?  More likely than not that is a true statement.  Unless it is a corsage for a special date or the boutonnière for the prom; we rarely pick up the flowers we order, we send them.  Most of the time we need to send them rather than pick them up ourselves.  When you order flowers for a funeral, you really don’t want to pick them up, and deliver them to the funeral home.  If you did, somebody somewhere would most likely think you had lost your mind - it’s just not done.

On Valentine’s Day, there are many wives whose husbands would be in BIG TROUBLE, if their wives do not see a bouquet of a dozen red roses coming through the door of their office with their name on them.  If you work in an office with a lot of women, the door to that office needs to be a revolving door for all the flower deliveries on Valentines Day!

Sending flowers has become a good habit for us.  Mother’s Day is a popular time to send flowers.   By sending flowers, you have just bridged the gap of numerous miles.  It doesn’t matter how far away you are; those flowers made those miles seem so shorter when you sent Mom those flowers. Remember when you send flowers you are really sending more than flowers - you are sending a little piece of you: a smile, a hug, an “I’m thinking of you.”

Sending flowers is usually one of the best ways to brighten someone’s day, and for some unknown reason having the flowers sent is so much better than delivering them to the door yourself.  So the next time you need to send something that says you care.  Send flowers.  Maybe Grandma’s next birthday, or your wife who is having a rough day.  Flowers remind them of how much you really do care.

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 own copy simply click here or on the image to enjoy!

Happy Father’s Day… and if you like the newsletter, why not email it to your friends. Once downloaded, click the link in the bottom right hand corner of the PDF newsletter and you’ll see what other great Father’s Day ideas you can choose from…

But hurry, time is running out!

– The Color Meaning of Roses

Different color roses symbolize different things and the meaning of different color roses is show here:

1. Red: love, used to say “I love you,” but also stands for courage and respect.
2. Red & White Together or White Roses with Red Edges signify unity and togetherness.
3. Pink: symbolizes grace, sophistication and elegance. Also symbolizes gentle feelings of love and friendship.
4. Dark Pink: Gratefulness and appreciation.
5. Light Pink: Admiration, sympathy
6. White: Innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility.
7. Yellow: Often akin to joy and deep friendship or platonic love. In German speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity.
8. Yellow with red tips: Symbolizes a gesture of falling in love.
9. Orange or Coral symbolizes enthusiasm and desire
10. Burgundy: Beauty
11. Blue: Mystery
12. Green: Calm
13. Black: used to signify death (black being the color of death) often of old habits. In a positive light it signifies rebirth after death. Also, slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce).
14. Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love)

– Rose Types Also Convey Meanings Too

1. Rose (thornless) - Love at first sight
2. Rose (single, full bloom) - I love you; I still love you
3. Rose bud - Beauty and youth; a heart innocent of love
4. Rose bud (red) - Pure and lovely
5. Rose bud (white) - Girlhood
6. Rosebud (moss) - Confessions of love
7. Roses (bouquet of full bloom) - Gratitude
8. Roses (garland or crown of) - Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior merit
9. Roses (musk cluster) - Charming
10. Rose (tea) - I’ll always remember
11. Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador of love
12. Rose (Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety or anxiety
13. Rose (damask) - Brilliant complexion
14. Rose (dark crimson) - Mourning
15. Rose (hibiscus) - Delicate beauty
16. Rose leaf - You may hope