These days flowers seem to be found just about anywhere. Supermarkets, gas stations, liqour stores, Produce markets, corner bodegas….And…… sure the prices may be good, but is it the same quality as you would find at a Flower shop? Again, Yes, the prices may be good, but do they change the water, cut the stems or care in any way for their flowers. To be quite honest with you, i can’t even answer those questions truthfully because i do not work in a supermarket or a gas station that sells flowers but I run a cute little flower shop in queens and i can speak for all flower shop owners when i say we work hard to offer you fresh healthy flowers.
What do you think would happen to the flower shops if everyone decided to purchase their flowers any place other than a flower shop? We can offer you great personal customer service, beautiful unique designs using wide varieties of flowers, we can deliver, we can decorate your events, provide beautiful farewell pieces designed for the departed. I guess the point that i’m trying to get across is that, we, as florists need all of your support. So the next time you need or want flowers please stop by your friendly neighborhood florist.
If you want to share your opinion on this topic, i started a discussion on my facebook page LSF- A Little Shoppe Of Flowers. I would love to hear your opinions.
Ever since I’ve been working as a florist, I have had a new outlook on flowers. I couldn’t even begin to imagine the beauty that God has bestowed upon us. So many, and I mean so many beautiful flowers, that even as a florist I can’t imagine myself going thru and using each and every flower in my arrangements. Not only are there many flowers as I so mentioned before, but to think that the flowers and each of the colors they come in has a meaning or a tradition attached to it.
I would love to get to know each flower, their colors, their meanings, their traditions, their history, etc. Not that I want to overdose and become a flower historian, but I think it will give me a different perspective with my flower arrangements.
So every month I want to study and write about one flower. And for the month of March, I want to study………. The CARNATION.
I think that we have taken the carnation for granted and lost sight of its beauty. In fact most of my customers don’t want to have carnations in their arrangements because they feel that the carnation reminds them of funeral pieces, also because they believe the carnation to be a “cheap” flower.
Scrap-booking flowers is a very unique way to express yourself and give a great gift that will last a life time. Another great idea is to do a Seasonal Scrapbook of the different seasons of the year, using all types of flowers.
Maybe you can add foliage from the fall season to a section or a separate scrapbook. It’s yourscrapbook, so you do what you want, just have fun with it. It’s very interesting how long flowers can remain in the scrapbook without damage.
The video below is a how-to Gardening Tips video about scrap-booking using colored flowers. The video was created by the YouTube user ehow.
