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Florist Friday Recap 8/24 – 8/30: Classic, Sassy and Classy

August 30, 2013 by Juli Jackson 2 Comments

As usual our member florists have contributed some awesome photos for you to view this week. We have flowers using footwear as a vase, a bouquet of roses in some very famous company and oodles of the most beautiful arrangements you could imagine! Don’t take my word for it, have a gander!

ANY DAY FLOWERS

Lovely pink roses and green hydrangea arrangements by Nest Floral Design in Somers, NY

“Playing for Pink – Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser”

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Stunningly bright tropicals by Robyn at Flowers and More by Gemma in Fresno, CA

A gorgeous piece by Michele’s Floral and Gifts in Copperas Cove, TX

“Say it with flowers … and chocolate … and a 24k Forever rose.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Floral Design, Florists Only Tagged With: Facebook Friday, Floral Design Photos, Flower Pictures, Wedding Flowers

Best 5 Reasons to Send Flowers in September

August 29, 2013 by Juli Jackson Leave a Comment

Summer is starting to wind down and Fall begins this month. So it is last hurrahs and back to school. Cold rainy days will be be here before you know it so make every day count!

Here are our top 5 reasons to send flowers this month.

1. Labor Day – September 1st

No white after Labor Day! But you still have time to order fresh beautiful flowers for that hard-working person in your life. An all-white arrangement makes a charming hostess gift. However you are celebrating this well-earned day off, let someone know how much your appreciate them. This is an especially nice gesture if you know anyone who actually has to work on Labor Day!

2. Grandparents Day – September 8th

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter dedicated the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. This is a day to celebrate the love and kindness that only grandparents give. Show some of your very special family members how much they mean to you and your family but sending flowers and listening to a few stories.

3. First Day of Autumn – September 22nd

It will officially be Fall and what better way to get ready for fuzzy scarf weather, turning leaves and hot chocolate cravings than to send someone a gorgeous fall bouquet. Pick from fiery reds, blazing oranges, warm yellows and deep purples for the perfect welcome to the season.

4. Gold Star Mother’s Day – September 29th

This U.S. tradition is held on the last Sunday of September each year. This is a day for people to recognize and honor those who have lost a son or daughter while serving the United States Armed Forces. If you want to participate in a wreath laying ceremony, check with a local florist to have a gold star incorporated into a floral wreath. Sending flowers to the family is also a thoughtful remembrance.

5. September Birthdays

For all those Fall babies out there, the flower of the month is the lovely aster in so many colors like pink, red, white, lilac and mauve. This flower has long symbolized faith, wisdom and love. In Victorian times this flower conveyed love and patience. The name “aster” comes from the Greek word for “star.” Help a bright and shining star in your life celebrate their birthday this month with a beautiful arrangement on their special day.

Filed Under: Flower Suggestions Tagged With: Best 5 Reasons, Flower Sending Tip, Flower Suggestions, Sending Flowers

What is This Small Ground Cover With Yellow Flowers

August 28, 2013 by Jamie Jamison Adams Leave a Comment

Ask the Expert:

Please take a look at the small ground cover plant observed in a clear, non-active ag field. It has tiny yellow flowers.

Now, are the dense clustered green and scattered individuals the same?

Plant Expert Reply:

SD,

It could be a type of Lysimachia nemorum sometimes referred to as Yellow pimpernel. I can’t see what the yellow flowers look like. Here is a link to what I think it is. Tell me if it looks like your plant.

Thanks

Filed Under: Plant Identification Tagged With: Ask The Plant Expert

FSN at the Arkansas Florists Association Convention

August 27, 2013 by Ed Belly Leave a Comment

If you didn’t get a chance to make it to the Arkansas Florists Association 61st Annual Convention and Trade Show, you missed quite an event! Not to worry, FSN was present and accounted for and is here to delight and entertain you with our experiences from the weekend. So sit back, relax and enjoy these gorgeous photos detailing all the fun we had in Hot Springs, AR!

A fantastic job on the booth setup, say it with swag! Who doesn’t like bags full of free stuff? I certainly do, that’s for sure.

Check out that apron! I don’t think it’s telling us anything we didn’t already know right? The best florists are local florists. Thank you so much for doing what you do!

This is a display put together to illustrate the convention theme: Celebrate America! Nice shot of Old Glory.

Reminiscent of bygone days with the old-style bike. Celebrate America is alive and well in this picture! We always applaud a judicious use of flowers to make a point.

The sign for a brilliant talk given by Rick Rivers and sponsored by Flower Shop Network! Rick had a lot to say about marketing and how to do it successfully. This was one presentation you did NOT want to miss!

Here’s Rick detailing some important points to his audience.

Now I’ll leave you with this last photo, and what’s a Flower Shop Network booth without some flowers? This is a lovely patriotic arrangement put together by two of our talented member florists to help us Celebrate America! A special thank you to Rebecca and Larry Beckwith of Beckwith Visions Florist in Hot Springs, AR for providing such a lovely piece. You guys rock!

FSN had a great time at the AFA convention, and we aren’t even close to showing you all the pictures that we took! Come back soon for a pictorial tour through the Arkansas Cup, the Mid-America Cup, and the FSN sponsored event: So You Think You Can Design! We’ll see you then!

Filed Under: Floral Conventions & Flower Shows Tagged With: Arkansas Florists Association, Arkansas State Florists Association Convention

Florist Friday Recap 8/17 – 8/23: Groundbreaking, Elegant and Artistic

August 23, 2013 by Ed Belly Leave a Comment

Hold onto your hats, folks! We have some beautiful arrangements to show you this week. From thematic, to creative to downright zany, these pictures will leave you both enthralled and entertained. This week we bust an old saying wide open, show how to combine elegant with hunting and showcase some amazing artistry. So go on, and get lookin’!

WEDDING FLOWERS

A bridesmaid’s bouquet from Alma Blooms Florist in Alma, WI

Wedding anniversary centerpiece from MaryJane’s Flowers & Gifts in Berlin, NJ

Bridal bouquet from Flowers by Karen in Monroe, WA

“The bride was thrilled.”

A beautiful collage from MaryJane’s Flowers & Gifts in Berlin, NJ

Bridal Bouquet from The Flower Shop in Pryor, OK

“Vintage brooch wedding bouquet.”

Shotgun Boutonniere from The Flower Shop in Pryor, OK

“Bouts made out of shotgun shells.”

Wedding Bouquet from Design House in Clarkesville, GA

Wedding Arrangement by Design House in Clarkesville, GA

Wedding Arrangement by Flowers and More By Gemma in Fresno, CA

Wedding Bouquet from CR Flowers and Gifts in Bracebridge, ON

ANYDAY FLOWERS

A sunflower arrangement from Wilma’s Flowers in Jasper, AL

A stunning arrangement from Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Co. in Princeton, NJ

A basket bouquet from Montgomery Florist in Mongtomery, NY

“A flowering field in a basket.”

Anniversary arrangement from Wilma’s Flowers in Jasper, AL

Another creative creation from Crossroads Florist in Mahwah, NJ

“Color Bazaar”

A money tree from Libby’s Flowers Gifts & More in Elberton, GA

“Money DOES grow on trees!”

A splash of color from CR Fowers & Gifts in Bracebridge, ON

“A breath of sunshine.”

SYMPATHY FLOWERS

Tribute for a Deer Hunter by Four Winds Florist in Tryon, NC

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Red and pink casket and standing spray byA-1 Florist & More in Cottonwood, OH

“The family requested to keep it simple.”

Funeral Arrangement by Roxanne’s Flowers in Akron, PA

What will next week bring? Who knows! Be sure to like us on Facebook for even more beautiful floral designs. If you’re a florist, we want to feature YOUR favorite design of the week right here on Facebook Friday Recap! Click here to see past recap posts!

Filed Under: Floral Design, Florists Only Tagged With: Facebook Friday, Floral Design Photos, Flower Pictures, Wedding Flowers

TNSFA Tabletop Competition

August 21, 2013 by Ed Belly Leave a Comment

Oh wow, there was a lot going on at the Tennessee State Floral Association Convention this year! We’ve already brought you a recap of the Iris Cup and vendor booths, we’ve revisited the Regina Berryman presentation, and now we’re going to show you some photos of candidates for this year’s Tabletop Competition! One thing’s for sure, people at the convention were never bored!

This was a nature-focused display that really works! Excellent job!

An elegant display using the natural beauty of red roses and the visual texture of silk. Fantastic!

Ask The Expert: What Is This Mystery Trumpet Flower?

August 21, 2013 by Mandy Maxwell 1 Comment

Ask the Plant Expert:

“I have moonflowers I grew last growing season (I am located in Wyoming) in a pot. I harvested the seeds and planted in several pots this year. What I noticed growing in the middle of our grass, by my children’s trampoline, is something that looks like a hybrid moonflower. The flowers are similar (just smaller). They are just as fragrant, and they are developing seed pods (just like the ‘regular’ moonflower plant). However, it look much different. The leaves are shaper (not rounded like the other plants). Do you think this moonflower somehow bred with a seed to a weed?

I am attaching two pictures of the plant in question. It shows the leaves, blooms and seed pods. Any help would be appreciated! I don’t know if I should harvest these seed pods, or destroy them! The plant smells pretty, so I hate to do that, but I also don’t want some weird, unknown thing growing around my yard! Thank you so much!” – Angela

Flower Shop Network Plant Expert Reply:
I believe what you have there is a relative of your moonflower. Your moonflower is a type of Datura and this new mystery shrub is in the same family. I believe it to be Datura stramonium or Datura leichhardtii. I would think this is more likely to be a random weed than a hybrid of your moonflower and a rogue weed, but I guess stranger things have happened.

Although the flowers are beautiful, all Datura plants contain tropane alkaloids which are toxic, so you might want to keep this in mind when deciding whether it stays or has to go! Hope this helps!

Filed Under: Weed Identification Tagged With: Ask The Plant Expert, Datura, Datura stramonium

August Newsletter: Back to School Bonanza!

August 20, 2013 by Ed Belly Leave a Comment

Make Back-to-School Special!

With the return of August comes back-to-school! School is exciting for the learning and social opportunities, but the downside is that our children are leaving the beauty of the out of doors behind them as they begin their time back in the classroom. Not to fret, this is the perfect time to send a little taste of outside in with them!

Flowers are always the perfect gift, whether for a child returning to learn at his teacher’s knee, a professor entering the revered halls of learning with the goal of molding young minds, or an administrator who may need a bright and cheery pick-me-up from the daily grind. Any reason is a good reason to send flowers. They are a beacon of joy and happiness, a reminder of the natural world all around us and they just put smiles on people’s faces!

Make going back-to-school special again. Give flowers!

Back-to-School: The Power of Flowers

It’s Back-To-School Time. With the start of classes, it becomes necessary to stop and consider how to make that first day go as smoothly as possible. You may believe you’ve already got everything you need, but whether a parent, student or teacher, there is most likely one purchase you have yet to make. I’m talking about flowers, of course! Fresh blooms fulfill multiple roles, all of which are perfect for the first day of school!

Best Reasons To Send Flowers In August

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Filed Under: Newsletters Tagged With: Back To School Flowers, Newsletters

Florist Friday Recap 8/10 – 8/16: Any Day is a Great Day with Flowers!

August 16, 2013 by Juli Jackson Leave a Comment

Today the daily floral pieces get their time in the sun with a collection of birthday options and some new and creative arrangements from local florists all across the country! We’ve also got some beautiful wedding pieces to ooh and aah over, so stop wasting time reading this introduction and start scrolling!

ANY DAY FLOWERS

A little something different from A-1 Flowers & More in Cottonwood, ID

Beautiful floral arrangement by A-1 Flowers & More in Cottonwood, ID

Blue and white birthday wishes from Wilma’s Flowers in Jasper, AL

A birthday basket with bright flowers and balloons by Wilma’s Flowers in Jasper, AL

Regina Berryman at TNSFA Convention (Photo Follow Up)

August 15, 2013 by Ed Belly Leave a Comment

We recently posted an article introducing Regina Berryman and her upcoming presentation on the Fibonacci method of Floral Design at the Tennessee State Floral Association convention. I bet you’re wondering just how it went? Well, it should come as no surprise that Regina presented an abundance of valuable information as well as displayed some breathtaking arrangements!

As usual, FSN was there to snap some photos and is excited to pass them on to you!

Regina Berryman and the stage before the arrangements are brought out.

A couple of the first arrangements are visible in this photo.

A gorgeous arrangement using bamboo as a backdrop.

Florist Friday Recap 8/24 – 8/30: Classic, Sassy and Classy

ANY DAY FLOWERS

Best 5 Reasons to Send Flowers in September

1. Labor Day – September 1st

2. Grandparents Day – September 8th

3. First Day of Autumn – September 22nd

4. Gold Star Mother’s Day – September 29th

5. September Birthdays

What is This Small Ground Cover With Yellow Flowers

FSN at the Arkansas Florists Association Convention

Florist Friday Recap 8/17 – 8/23: Groundbreaking, Elegant and Artistic

TNSFA Tabletop Competition

Ask The Expert: What Is This Mystery Trumpet Flower?

August Newsletter: Back to School Bonanza!

Make Back-to-School Special!

Back-to-School: The Power of Flowers

Best Reasons To Send Flowers In August

Florist Friday Recap 8/10 – 8/16: Any Day is a Great Day with Flowers!

ANY DAY FLOWERS

Regina Berryman at TNSFA Convention (Photo Follow Up)

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4. Gold Star Mother’s Day – September 29th

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Back-to-School: The Power of Flowers

Best Reasons To Send Flowers In August

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