October is Here!

There are so many great holidays this month, and the season is one of our favorites! This newsletter focuses on everything that’s happening in October!

Think Pink This October!

In 2010, there were more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States alone. This is a fact we should all be excited about. Cancer is an intimidating subject and hearing stories of survival are always encouraging! The battle with breast cancer is a fight we CAN and WILL win! With early detection, there is a 95% survival rate!All it takes is reminders, awareness and a little PINK!

If you know someone who has championed their fight with breast cancer, send them pink flowers this month to let them know how happy you are to have them in your life.

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September Autumn Color!

Fall is almost here and we’re falling head-first for fall colors this year! Check out these great articles all about the spirit of fall through it’s beautiful color.

Perfect Flowers For September Birthdays

Sending flowers to someone on their birthday is always a special surprise! Beautiful flowers will create birthday memories to hold close to heart, especially if your recipient works at a desk job. There’s just nothing better than your beautiful birthday gift greeting you with it’s bright and cheery colors every morning as you walk into your office. It’s like celebrating a birthday week instead of just a birth day!

For an September birthday, celebrate the end of summer with warm colors and a mix of summer and fall flowers.  Office flowers are an instant mood changer, and bright, cheery flowers always do the trick!

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The Rustic Spirit of Fall Through Flowers

And with fall right around the corner, now is the time to start thinking Autumn colors! You want your rustic-themed bouquets and flower arrangements to look effortless, chic and natural. Organic colors will blend perfectly into your fall wedding. Using the above fall accessories, you can create an organic, chic rustic-themed bouquet. These simple, easy to find accessories will compliment any wedding ceremony. Textures make a huge impact and by creating a floral design with these alternative accessories you are sure to express your creative spark in more ways than one!

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July Jubilee!

July is the time to celebrate summer, and what better way to celebrate than with fresh summer flowers! Keep reading for lots of great tips for using summer flowers to enhance your summer get-togethers and other great events happening this season!

Flower Ideas For July Birthdays

Sending flowers to someone on their birthday is always a hit! Gazing at beautiful flowers will create birthday memories to hold close to heart, especially if your recipient works at a desk job. There’s nothing better than having your beautiful birthday gift greet you with it’s vibrant colors every morning when you walk into your office. It’s like celebrating a birthday week instead of just a birthday!

Our guide to July birthday flowers shows you the best options for July flowers. Choose your flowers based on the color of the month, flower of the month, color of the birthday week, and more!

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Celebrate Tour De France With Flowers For Your Cyclist

The world famous Tour de France 2011 competition is going on NOW! If you, or someone you know is glued to the tube watching race results, this custom flower idea is just the thing for you!

The thing about the Tour de France we love is how they incorporate colors with their award bouquets. For each stage, a new winner is given the appropriate colored jersey (as explained in the article) to wear in the next round, and also a matching bouquet!

We love the idea of using the winning colors to send flowers to your favorite cyclist!

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The Joy of June Flowers!

June is a GREAT time for flowers — the end of spring, the beginning of summer, who isn’t thinking flowers in June? If you aren’t getting your summer fill of flowers naturally, turn to your local florist for your June flower boost!

Flower Ideas For June Birthdays

You can never go wrong sending flowers to someone on their birthday. Gazing at beautiful flowers will create birthday memories to hold close to heart, especially if your recipient works at a desk job. There’s nothing better than having your beautiful birthday gift greet you with it’s vibrant colors every morning when you walk into your office. It’s like celebrating a birthday week instead of just a birthday!

For a June birthday, summer flowers are especially sweet. Just because it’s hot outside, doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy beautiful blooms inside. Office flowers are an instant mood changer, and summer flowers never fail to do the trick!

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Unique Alexandrite-Pink Flower Guide

June’s favorite flower color is Alexandrite pink. This year, we are spotlighting unique flower colors for you to use in custom flower arrangements, wedding bouquets, centerpieces and anywhere else you might need great-looking flowers. To make the chosen colors a little more interesting, we are starting with birthstone colors. Last month’s was emerald green, and this month it’s Alexandrite pink!

This is a great flower guide for brides looking for unique color palettes and unusual flowers for their wedding.

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The Month of May Means Flowers!

Mother’s Day has passed, but May is still a GREAT time for sending flowers! There are many anniversaries in May and don’t forget the grads! Make Thank You, Congratulations and I Love You mean even more with the gift of flowers!

Flower Ideas For May Birthdays

You can never go wrong sending flowers to someone on their birthday. Gazing at beautiful flowers will create sweet birthday memories to hold close to heart. Especially if your recipient works at a desk job. There’s nothing better than having your beautiful birthday gift greet you with it’s vibrant colors every morning when you walk into your office. It’s like celebrating a birthday week instead of just a birthday!

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Unique Emerald Green Flower Guide

May’s favorite flower color is emerald. This year, we are spotlighting unique flower colors for you to use in custom flower arrangements, wedding bouquets, centerpieces and anywhere else you might need great-looking flowers. To make the chosen colors a little more interesting, we are starting with birthstone colors. Last month’s was diamond-white, and this month it’s emerald green.

This is a great flower guide for brides looking for unique color palettes and unusual flowers for their wedding.

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The Earth Laughs In Flowers

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “The Earth Laughs In Flowers.” Spring is, hands-down, the funniest season if this is true! Spring is the time of year when the earth wakes up from it’s long winter nap and warms us all with it’s lush greens and beautiful spring flowers. You can truly see vitality and happiness in each and every bloom. Find fresh spring flowers in a plethora of colors, shapes, and sizes; not to mention the incredible fragrances that come from each.

Kick The Winter Blues With Spring Flowers

If you need a good pick-me-up after a long stint of the winter blues, fresh cut spring flowers are your best bet. Contact your local florist and ask for their freshest and most colorful assortment! Use spring flowers to decorate your home or even at the office. (Where else do we need happiness more than at the office?) If you know someone who has been a little down in the dumps lately, surprise them with a big bunch of spring flowers delivered right to their door. Flowers will never fail to put a smile on someones face.

Welcome spring flowers as a reminder that winter is behind us, and days of fun-in-the-sun are soon to come. Order today for a bright little pick-me-up!

‘Going Green For St. Patty’s Day Has Never Been Easier

“Going Green” for St. Patrick’s Day a few years ago meant little more than avoiding getting pinched and the occasional green beer. However, as floral aesthetics evolve and people are becoming more environmentally aware, “Going Green” can mean any number of things, meaning getting creative this St. Patrick’s Day is more fun than it has ever been! Going GREEN has never been easier!

Given that the floral profession in directly intertwined with nature, it’s no surprise that florists are doing their part to preserve the earth’s beauty. New techniques to become a GREEN florist arrive daily, making this the hottest trend in the floral industry. Organic blooms, composting and using local florists and nurseries are just a few of the ways to to be responsible when collecting some of nature’s most beautiful offerings.

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FSN’s Favorite Flower For March: Hyacinth

Spring has sprung! The daffodils, tulips and other spring flowers are waking up from their slumber. Hyacinths are our favorite flower this month, mostly because of their wonderful fragrance that could only be described as truly springtime!

he beautiful spring hyacinth is a definite signal that spring has finally sprung! They are a short plant, but covered in highly fragrant, tiny bells. Perfect for any garden close to a window for spring fragrance.

Hyacinths have represented rebirth in many cultures. They are often associated with spring, but especially Easter. Flowers for Easter are often soft, pastel colors and the hyacinth offers just that, and a wonderful spring fragrance to accompany it. [Read more…]

So, what happens if I DON’T order my Valentine’s Day flowers EARLY?!?

Buying Valentine’s Day flowers early ensures you get the BEST QUALITY flowers, BEST SERVICE, and they will arrive ON TIME! Take just a few minutes to call your florist and talk to them about your sweetie. When a florist knows what type of person they are designing for, they can make it truly personal. Valentine’s Day flowers mean so much more than just a bundle of roses put together. If you really want to show how much you care, order EARLY!

Valentine’s Day Flower Deliveries

Well, waiting til the last minute to order Valentine’s Day flowers can put you out of luck with deliveries. Florist have a tight schedule on Valentine’s Day; ordering early ensures you a guaranteed spot for delivery. If your delivery requires special accommodations, such as a specific time, then it is especiallllllly important to order early. (Getting the message here, guys?!)

How florists help: Often, to account for these last minute Valentine’s Day deliveries, florists will add temporary delivery drivers. Even then, you’re still playing it risky!

How you can help: Not to sound like a broken record, but order early… Another thing you can do is have your flowers delivered to your sweetie on FRIDAY. (Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday this year.) It’s a great way to kick off a Valentine’s Day romantic weekend.

Valentine’s Day Flower Pickups

Last minute Valentine’s Day flower pickups is also a bit of a gamble. Don’t be one of those guys standing around the flower cooler staring at the last few flower arrangements left, and don’t just pickup a last-minute bouquet from a street vendor or grocery store either. (We will know, guys, we will know…)

How florists help: Florists fill their coolers to the brim with pre-made Valentine’s Day orders, but trust me, they go fast! These are also the ones that go out on last-minute deliveries (if there are even any available). Many florists will open their flower shops early and stay late on Valentine’s Day, but doesn’t your sweetie deserve more thought than the last bouquet in the cooler?

How you can help: Order early! Pick up flowers for your honey on Friday instead of Monday!
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TREND ALERTS! Flower popularity on the rise!

This month’s newsletter is all about incredible, new flower trends! Florists everywhere are going above and beyond their traditional roles and showing off their craft in ways you’ve never thought possible. The drab days of roses-and-babies-breath arrangements are OUT and giving customers a fabulous, one-of-a-kind work of floral art is IN!

With the current availability of unique plants and flowers from around the world, paired with the eagerness of creative florists to think out of the box, it’s no wonder we are seeing such amazing design trends coming from the floral industry.

Keep reading for more insight into some of the coolest trends in flowers!

FLOWER TRENDS: Equisetum, Oh The Possibilities!

One of my favorite foliage trends right now has to be Equisetum. Florists everywhere are using it in the most CREATIVE ways! Equisetum hyemale, also know as horsetail, is a bamboo-like fern. Because it stands so straight, it is ideal for geometric floral designs. Check out this post with great pics of floral designs using this unusual foliage.

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HANAKOTOBA: The Japanese Language of Flowers

In the Victorian Era, flowers were used as a means of communication. Each flower had it’s own, particular meaning and bouquets were used to send coded messages. People today still send flowers chosen specifically for their flower meanings.

Not only did the Western world have its own coded, flower language, the East had one as well— Hanakotoba, the Japanese language of flowers. Although, obviously not as popular today as it once was, Hanakotoba is still used in many Japanese movies and animations.

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