Find Your The need to send flowers doesn’t stop with the major holidays. Increase your sales by utilizing the untapped gift-giving holidays that occur through out the year.
With the rise of social media, it has never been easier to directly communication with all of your customers — present and future.
- Plan ahead for upcoming holidays. If the upcoming holiday’s main color is purple, be sure to have purple flowers, purple ribbon, or some sort of holiday accessory on hand.
- Offer specials and promote these holidays as if they were the major floral holidays.
- Show photos of holiday specific arrangements to spark your fans interest.
- Suggest uses of holiday flowers on your social sites. “This beautiful purple, green, and yellow arrangement would be a perfect centerpiece for your Mardi Gras party!” The power of suggestion is a powerful thing!
- Be versatile with your floral designs. Adjust the color pallet on your everyday designs to match the holiday. Add a ribbon or accessory to give it a more festive look!
- Keep an eye out in your daily routines for unique containers, decorations, or other accessories you can use for designs.
Just because you don’t celebrate a specific holiday, doesn’t mean it isn’t very important to someone else. If you are unsure about a holiday, do a little research to find out what types of arrangements or other gifts are appropriate.
We have composed a list of holidays that might help:
HOLIDAYS
New Years Day – Jan 1- color ideas: white, golds and silvers
Elvis Presley’s Birthday – Jan 8 – ideas: gold, sunglasses
Chinese New Year – Feb 3 – color ideas: reds and golds
The Super Bowl – Feb 6 – ideas: football themed gift baskets
Mardi Gras – Mar 8, 2011 – color ideas: green, purple, gold
International Women’s Day – Mar 8, 2011 – color ideas: purples, greens, whites
St. Patrick’s Day – Mar 17 – color ideas: green, gold, rainbow
Single Parents Day – Mar 21 – ideas: think Mother’s & Father’s Day
Passover – Apr 18, 2011 – color ideas: white, blue, any color’
April Fools Day – Apr 1 – ideas: fun arrangements or joke gift baskets
Passover – Apr 19, 2011* – ideas: reds, yellows
Earth Day – Apr 22 – ideas: greens, browns, recycled materials
Arbor Day – check here – ideas: tree theme, saplings,
Administrative Professional’s Day – Apr 27, 2011 – ideas: coffee mug arrangements, fruit/gift baskets
May Day – May 1 – ideas: spring flowers, pastels, ribbons (May-pole)
National Teachers Day – May 3, 2011 – ideas: apples, coffee mug arrangements, fruit/gift baskets
Cinco de Mayo – May 5 – color ideas: red, green, white, colorful
Nurses Week – May 6-12, 2011 – ideas: hearts, reds, whites
Kite Day – May 12 – ideas: spring flowers, kite-theme, picnic gift basket
Memorial Day – Observed May 30, 2011 – colors: patriotic, red, white, blue
First Day of Summer – June 21, 2011 – ideas: summer flowers, bright colors
Canada Day (Canada) – July 1 – color ideas: red, white
U.S. Independence Day – Jul 4 – color ideas: patriotic, red, white, blue
Flag Day – Jul 14 – color ideas: patriotic, red, white, and blue
National Parents Day – Jul 25, 2010
Father-in-law Day – Jul 30, 2010 – ideas: think Father’s Day
Friendship Day – Aug 1 – ideas: best friend arrangements, gift baskets, house plants
Ramadan – Aug 11, 2011 – ideas: fruit basket for Iftar
Kiss and Make Up Day – Aug 25 – ideas: think Valentines Day
Teddy Bear Day – Sept 9 – ideas: teddy bears, stuffed animals
Grandparents Day – Sept 12, 2010 – ideas: think Mother’s/Father’s Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day – Sept 17, 2010 – color ideas: patriotic, flag theme
International Talk Like A Pirate Day – Sept 19 – ideas: playful pirate theme
World Gratitude Day – Sept 21 – ideas: thank you arrangements
First Day of Autumn – Sept 23, 2010 – color ideas: fall colors
Good Neighbor Day – Sept 26 – ideas: wreaths for neighbors.
Rosh Hashanah – Aug 12, 2010* – color ideas: blue, white, any
Sweetest Day – Oct 16, 2010 – ideas: candy, chocolates, suckers in arrangements or gift baskets
Boss’s Day – Oct 16, 2010 – ideas: gift basket, flowers in a coffee mug
Mother-in-law Day – Oct 24, 2010 – ideas: think Mother’s Day
Plush Animal Lover’s Day – Oct 28 – ideas: teddy bears, plush animals
Halloween – Oct 31 – color ideas: black, orange, purple, green, white
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) – Oct 26 – Nov 3, 2010 – color ideas: black with bright accent colors’
Hanukkah – Dec 2-9, 2010* – colors: blue, white, silver
First Day of Winter – Dec 21, 2010 – colors: blue, white, silver
Kwanzaa – Dec 26-Jan 1 – color ideas: red, black, green
*Start at sundown the day before they are listed.
MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS
January
Hot Tea Month
National Hobby Month
National Thank You Month
February
International Friendship Month
Native American Heritage Month
Chocolate Lover’s Month
Creative Romance Month
March
Women’s History Month
National Craft Month
Youth Art Month
Manly Month of March
April
National Poetry Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep American Beautiful Month
National Garden Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Earth Month
National Guitar Month
May
American Bike Month
Flower Month
National BBQ Month
National Pet Month
National Zombie Awareness Month
June
National Candy Month
National Rose Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month
Dairy Month
National Flag Month
National Iced Tea Month
July
Recreation and Parks Month
National Picnic Month
National Ice Cream Month
August
American Artist Appreciation Month
National Golf month
September
Classical Music Month
National Piano Month
Mom & Apple Pie Month
National Courtesy Month
Back To School
October
Family History Month
National Dessert Month
National Apple Month
November
Aviation Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
Decmber
Read a New Book Month
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We listed a ton of holidays and monthly celebrations but there are lots more I’m sure we missed! Do you celebrate a minor holiday we didn’t mention? Be sure to let us know in the COMMENTS below!
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