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Cascading Fall Bouquet By Monday Morning Flowers, Princeton NJ
The trends of wedding bouquets change just as often as any other fashion trend. In recent years, the round, hand-tied bouquets are practically all you see… until now.
Cascading bouquets were extremely popular in the 80’s. Thank Princess Diana and her legendary wedding to Prince Charles. It’s easy to see why this type of bouquet was chosen for a princess. All of those flowers, the trailing cascade — it’s so beautiful.
Halloween is just around the corner. Need a quick way to scare up a few smiles for this fright-filled holiday? Look no further than your local florist. They can create something specifically for you. Using purple and black for your Halloween colors? Your florist can create a spook-tacular design to match! No matter what your theme or style, flowers can be creatively adapted to add a special uniqueness to your decor.
Let your boo-tiful flower arrangement bewitch your entry way as trick-or-treaters stop by. Easily become the most festive house on the block with flowers from your local florist. Halloween flowers also make great gifts! If you are attending a Monster Ball or Zombie Bash, spooky flowers for a hostess gift is sure to make her howl with delight!
Halloween is not complete without a trip to your local flower shop!
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Today’s the day we showcase the work of our fab florist friends on Facebook. These photos of amazing designs were all recently created by real local florist all across the US and Canada! The diversity of designs is always amazing. You can definitely tell it’s fall from these floral designs, but there are a lot of other colors besides the autumn palette this week. Lots of variety this week. Check them out and see all the beautiful colors for yourself!
Fall flower arrangement by Personal Touch Florist, Galax VA
“Fresh pumpkin arrangement.”
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Pink flowers for breast cancer awareness by Bev”s Floral & Gifts, Parowan UT
“Pink flowers for breast cancer awareness month.”
Ask The Expert: “We are planning a memory garden, and have been looking for planets with their names or there names in them. It doesn’t matter about perennial or not. We live in Waco, TX, and it gets very hot here in the summers will into the 100s. The names are Jacob or Jake”
Flower Shop Network Expert Reply:
What a wonderful idea to choose specific flowers based on the names of those you are memorializing. Here are a few suggestions:
With thousands of flower species and cultivars available, it’s not too hard to find the names of a loved one or friend. Creating a memory garden is a very good way to remember and stay close to the memories of the departed. You might also choose flowers for your garden based on flower meanings that may be appropriate.
Ask the Plant Expert:
I have been in charge of caring for a heart-leaf philodendron for a worker who passed away earlier this year. The plant was growing rapidly & bearing big, beautiful, green leaves. I water it on Fridays before the weekends & make sure it is not in direct sunlight.
Last Friday when I went to water it, I noticed there was standing water that the plant was not soaking in. Come Monday, the plant had an odor to it. I figured it needed the next size pot since it had grown so much. So, I re-potted it with Miracle-gro, and there’s no smell, but it looks sick. Please help. – Beth
FSN Presidents Brock & Loranne Atwill pose with our donation in their honor to the local food bank kids program.
Today is Bosses Day! We couldn’t let it pass without doing something special for our own bosses. So, what do you get the bosses that have everything?
Our sales team came up with a fantastic plan with benefits that go beyond FSN. Many (very many) of our staff have kids in school. Instead of having a party or buying them a cake (we of course got them flowers!!), they all chipped in and brought items to donate to our local food bank’s kids Backpack Program. All of the items donated are easy for kids to make themselves. These will be given away to kids in need at local schools.
FSN has a huge heart for kids. We have frequently been apart of the local backpack program here in town. This donation in honor of our great bosses for Bosses Day might be our biggest yet! Way to go team!
What did you get your boss today?
This incredibly sweet story was shared with us by Maryjane’s Flowers & Gifts, Berlin NJ.
Being a florist is a very fulfilling job because you get to help people celebrate the most important and special occasions in their life. That was just the case for Sandra Hooper of Maryjane’s Flowers & Gifts in Berlin NJ. She was asked to help a couple at an assisted living center celebrate their 65th (no, not a typo!) wedding anniversary.
Sandra was given a copy of their wedding portrait and was able to copy the original wedding bouquet almost exactly. What memories that must have stirred up!
Here you can see the beautiful bride and her wedding bouquet remake of the original. “She said it couldn’t have matched it better!!!”
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There’s nothing more beautiful than a good fall. This year, fall has came early to many areas of North America. Because of the intense drought we saw this summer, fall 2012 is predicted to be one of the most beautiful and colorful autumns we’ve seen in a long time. Here in Arkansas, the leaves are just about to turn, and I know I couldn’t be more excited.
With our dwindling daylight and cooler overnight temps, you could be just now seeing hints of fall color, or might have already seen the peak of your fall beauty. No matter what the case, you can easily enjoy the beauty of fall. Order flowers for yourself, your home, and friends!
Take advantage of the season before it’s gone! Be sure to get out for a long, Sunday drive. Go camping. Visit a local state park. Just get outside and enjoy it while it lasts!
(Check out: Fall Foliage Guide via TheWeatherChannel)
We decorate for fall like no other season. This is probably because it is one of the most naturally-beautiful and colorful seasons. Fall decor and Thanksgiving go hand-in-hand. Why not start early? The best way to decorate for fall, or any season, is to visit your local flower shop. They’ve certainly got you covered for all-things autumn. [Read more…]
It’s FRIDAY! Our favorite day for posting on the Bloomin’ Blog! We’ve had so many colorful wedding pictures shared with us this week. Last week we saw almost all fall colors, this week it seems we’re back to multi-colored flower designs. They’re all so gorgeous; keep reading and see for yourself!
Fall lily bouquet, Treehouse Florist, New Freedom PA
“Cascade bouquet of lilies”
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Fall bouquet by Monday Morning Flowers, Princeton NJ
“One of this weekends bridal bouquets!”
Ask The Plant Expert: I have a flower and the name of it is Crimson Mandevilla. I was wondering how to care for it during the winter. The spelling of it may not be exactly right. Can you help? Rhonda
Plant Expert Reply:
Rhonda,
To over-winter Mandevillas, it depends on where you live. Mandevilla (formerly the genus Dipladenia) splendens is hardy in zone 9-11. So if you live in parts of Arizona, California, Texas, Louisiana or in Florida, you can simply leave them outside and water as needed.
However in other places, you will need to pot the Mandevilla and bring it indoors. If your plant is not already in a container, be sure to prune the plant back by a 1/3 to compensate for any roots lost during the transplanting process.
Be sure to clean the plant and check for insects before you bring the plant indoors. Remove all dead foliage and check the back of the leaves for insect eggs and larvae. I recommend wiping all the leaves and stems off with a soapy wet rag (make sure the rag is damp not dripping with water). If you find a large infestation of insects, treat the plant with an insecticidal soap before you bring it inside.
Once the plant is inside, keep the soil moist to slightly dry, do not fertilize, keep the temperature above 60° and place it in a bright filtered light exposure. Hope this helps!
