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What a holiday it was! Thank you, thank you, thank you, to our customers and friends, who shared Valentine’s Day with us! We had a blast designing and delivering beautiful roses and floral arrangements!
How can I resist posting pictures? Here we go!
Let’s start with roses. Why? Because they are the #1 best seller for Valentine’s Day.
Our roses were top-florist quality, not the stuff you find at the grocery store. Long stems, large heads, long-lasting, professionally arranged and delivered.
RED ROSES
RED ROSES WITH LILIES
LAVENDER ROSES
MIXED COLORED ROSES
MIXED COLOR ROSES
TINA’S FAVORITE: STUNNING BEAUTY
GERBERA DAISIES
MIXED FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
DID I MENTION THE BEARS? OH, YES, WE DELIVERED LOTS OF BEARS!
TULIPS!
One of our customers told me he would be my “surrogate Valentine” (after he ordered flowers for his wife!) when I told him I don’t have a Valentine. Did you get flowers from your Valentine this year?
Share your Valentine’s Day experience here! I’d love to read about your day!
Wow, look at all those pretty colors. I especially love the lavender ones – they are gorgeous.
Me, too! They’re called Cool Water. This year they were the most beautiful ever! We brought in 50, which is only 4 dozen arrangements. Here you can see 2 arranged by the dozen and one arrangement with 6. That didn’t leave much for us to “play” with, so Pamela designed a dozen with 6 lavender and 6 pink (sorry, but I don’t have a picture). So pretty!!
Oh wow – love those tulips the best! So pretty!
I have a new appreciation for tulips!
Those lavender roses are beautiful. Can’t say I’ve seen them that color before!
Tulips are one of my favorite flowers! The bear is cute too!
Tulips are great spring flowers! We love them, too! Adding the bear is an extra unexpected plus!
When I did not see your link in the thread – I thought – bet they are having a heck of a busy week! Glad to hear that you had a rewarding week – your flower arrangements are beautiful. I am positive you brought so many happy smiles to the people that received your flowers.
Thanks, Debbie. About a week ago I ‘announced’ that I was going incognito for a week! It was indeed a difficult week. So many things to do, so many people to please, not enough time, not enough flowers, and not enough money!! We’re tired, but we know the people who received our flowers have beautiful professional arrangements that will last several days (not the same for people who picked up their flowers at the grocery store!). Thanks for thinking about me.
I love roses! I haven’t seen lavender ones before those. They’re beautiful!
The lavender roses this year were amazing. We have to special order them, and they’re expensive, but gee, they are fragrant and incredible.
Those roses are look very pretty!
Thanks, Aly. We were fortunate to have really wonderful roses this year.
Oh, all your flowers are gorgeous! I’m glad you didn’t have to worry about winter storms preventing deliveries — it would have been terrible for recipients not to have been able to receive those beautiful, thoughtful gifts from their loved ones. The roses are all stunning!
Lois, thanks. So many florists dealt with Mother Nature this past week. I’m reading stories about shops there were unable to deliver flowers, and the owners are beside themselves. Some that we able to get out had to wrap the roses (in layers of brown paper) and in some cases even that didn’t keep them from freezing. I feel terrible for the small businesses, and unhappy for the customers who didn’t get their flowers on Valentine’s Day.
I like roses but here in Florida they don’t last very long. I always put ice cubes in mine.
Ice cubes are a great idea. They last longer in cold water! Here, as for you, the water runs hot, and we chill it in the cooler! Remember to cut the stems every day, too, and keep them out of a draft (or line of heat, depending on where you are).
What beautiful arrangements, I live in Florida too and aspirin helps to keep flowers living longer too!
A lot of people use aspirin. We don’t recommend it because we treat the flowers before you get them. But if you buy your flowers in a box or from a grocery store (heaven forbid!) you might have to try aspirin or 7-up or some other home-remedy.
I love the mixed colors and daisies!
Dee, I hope you received them for Valentine’s Day last Friday!
I love flowers of all kinds, but esp roses. I don’t have a Valentine. But my Mom & sister did send me a box of chocolates. And I passed my Certified Personal Trainer exam on Valentine’s Day morning, so I took myself out to eat that evening to celebrate. 🙂
Congratulations on passing your exam on Friday! I’m glad you were able to celebrate, albeit by yourself!!
I love Tulips and Roses. Your lavender ones are beautiful! Bet your so tired!
Yes, we’re tired!! And I’m glad you like the lavender roses. Isn’t it interesting that I posted so many pictures of red and it’s the lavender ones that stand out?
Gorgeous arrangements. I love the lavender and spring colors. They were my favorite.
Thanks, Krystle. Lavender roses are so delicate and stunning. I wish I could get them all the time, and I’m so glad we were able to carry them for Valentine’s Day.
Very pretty arrangements. I like the lavendar roses and the arrangement with the lilies.
I was the one who said we should bring in red roses, red roses, red roses and lilies, and I was right! And when we got our first order for the lavender roses, we brought in 50. We have 6 left. They’re an amazing rose.
These flowers are beautiful!!
Thanks, Kevin. It was a beautiful holiday for us. I hope you sent your Valentine beautiful flowers like these from your local flower shop!
yay you have gerbera daisies in there!! those are my fave except for peonies. those are my absolute fave. and lilac. and hydrangea.
want to just send me some of all of them?
Hurray for Gerberas! They’re so delicate and pretty, and we can get them almost year ’round now. I love working with them, too. Lilacs in the desert? No! Hydranea, yes, but they don’t last long (we have no humidity). Tell you what? Walk into your local flower shop and Smell!!
Those roses are all so gorgeous! I can smell them from my computer screen!
I can smell them, too! Especially the lavender ones (they smell the most)!
Hi!
My favourite are the pink roses in the round glass vase – beautiful & classic!
Zoe B
Interesting choice, Zoe. These were a very special order for a very special winter visitor. I’m glad you like them!
While I love the roses, today I’m enjoying seeing the tulips… with the current winter, it’s nice to have something to remind you of spring.
I understand that! Tulips always remind me of spring, too! When people ask for a “spring arrangement” that means tulips and iris, if we can get them! I hope spring comes your way soon.
I didn’t realize there were lavender roses. They are so pretty. I want to find a lavender rose bush for our garden. And, the bear is cute too, as are all your arrangements.
If you’re looking for a lavender rose bush, try Blue Boy or Blue Girl. Depending on where you live, they are very difficult to grow, and don’t be disappointed if they don’t bloom at all the first year. Treat them like your children and keep them from frost, cut them down when you’re supposed to, and don’t forget water and fertilizer. Ask at your local nursery for the time that’s right for your climate. Then, don’t forget to talk to it and love it, and post pictures when you have roses!
I’m happy to say I did indeed get not one bouquet of beautiful flowers, but two, from my husband. He always has a hard time deciding…lol…so I end up with the classic beauty of roses and then a different arrangement of all sorts of beautiful flowers! 🙂 I’m feeling a bit spoiled.
How wonderful! It’s not always good to have an indecisive husband, but in this case it’s a PLUS!! I’m certain he loves you twice as much!!
I love those lavender roses! Those are beautiful!
I find it fascinating that the lavender roses are the most loved out of all the arrangements here. I guess that means the lucky ladies who received them will be happy, too!
You do such beautiful work! I’m glad you had a great holiday. I was really thinking of all the floral designers out there with the snowstorms on Valentine’s Day. I know how much that can impact the entire year’s profit!
Yes, many florists who were impacted by the weather are going to have a difficult time recovering from the loss. Many had their roses and couldn’t deliver them. Many didn’t get the orders in the first place. Weather is one thing we can not control and I feel sorry for them. Fortunately we’re in the desert southwest and we had not only amazingly beautiful roses but also 85+ degrees!
I really like the lavender roses.. the designs on all of those flowers are really great..
Thanks, Mr. Phoo.
What beautiful flowers – looks like you made some people very happy on Valentine’s Day. 🙂 I can only imagine how busy that holiday must be around your office!
You have no idea! It’s one day of torture. Mother’s Day is a week, Christmas is a month, but every single delivery for Vday must be on one single day. We had drivers coming and going all day (the first 4 started at 8 a.m.) and people walking in all day, too. And the phone? We’re very organized or we’d never get it all done. The only thing we don’t do on Valentine’s Day is take a picture of every arrangement…there just isn’t time.
I love roses, but not so much in a floral arrangement although they are lovely. I really love the mixed bouquets though. Glorious!
I know what you mean. A mixed arrangement is always made a bit more special when a roses or two is added!
I have never seen lavender roses before. But I prefer mixed arrangements.
It can be difficult to select a favorite, Debi, when there are so many beautiful options.
Glad to hear you had a great holiday, the roses are beautiful! Especially the lavender one’s!
Boy, those lavender roses are truly the “hit” of the holiday! I’m glad you like them!
There are so many beautiful flowers there to choose from! I especially love the mixed roses and the tulips. Gorgeous!
Thanks for the vote of confidence! I find it interesting that a dozen red roses are not necessarily the flower of choice!
Beautiful bouquets- I love the ones with gerber daisies in them!
I love the Gergera daisies, too! They are a new favorite and very popular!
I love all the mixed flower arrangements! These are all gorgeous!
Thanks, Cara. It’s difficult for me to pick a favorite, too!
Those are so pretty – I can’t arrange anything nearly that pretty. My mother has the gift, but I didn’t inherit it! Great job!
Send your mother over to help us next year!!! Thanks,Sierra! I’ll bet you can design better than you think you can!!