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Category Archives: Mother’s Day
Celebrate Mother’s Day with these Homemade Gift Ideas
Happy Mother’s Day!! Today is the day to show your mom how wonderful and special she is! Just about every mother will receive flowers today, including yours, and that’s wonderful! Flowers are beautiful and will make her happy. But being … Continue reading
Tips to Extend the Life of Your Mother’s Day Flowers
If you are reading this, chances are that you, and just about every other mother, will be receiving flowers for Mother’s Day! Lucky you! But as you know, as beautiful as fresh cut flowers are, they do not last forever. … Continue reading
Best Flowering Houseplants for Mother’s Day
So while we still think flowers are the perfect gift for Mother’s Day, we think that houseplants are another great choice! First of all, houseplants are longer lasting than fresh cut flowers. Secondly, houseplants are known to clean the indoor … Continue reading
Best Flowers for Mother’s Day
Flowers for Mother’s Day may be cliched and predictable, but they really are the perfect Mother’s Day gift! Mother’s Day is the busiest time of the year for florists because we all know you can’t go wrong with a beautiful … Continue reading
Taking the Bugs Out of Moms Blooms
The majority of cut flowers for sell in North America are flown in from Colombia, Ecuador, Holland & New Zealand. Miami handles the large majority of these imports, California is 2nd. Last week alone nearly 3.5 million flowers arrived in … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers in the News, Mother's Day
Tagged bugs & pests, flowers, Mothers Day, roses, US Customs and Border Protection
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Flowers & Childhood Memories
The first “flowers” I can remember as a child were the pretty yellow ones that grow wild and abundantly for every child to pick and go happily home to present them to their mothers. These “flowers” were usually taken and … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Mother's Day
Tagged dandylions, flowers, flowers for mom, precious flowers
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The most popular flowers for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is almost upon us! Flowers are the most popular gift for mothers, but do you know which flowers are the most purchased for Mother’s Day? Here’s a list of the top ten: 1. Carnations – specifically white carnations … Continue reading
Posted in Mother's Day
Tagged Carnations, Chrysanthemum, Cut Flowers, daffodils, floral, flower, flower varieties, flower variety, flowering plants, flowers, Football MUMS, fresh flowers, grower direct, lilies, mums, plants, rose, roses, Spring Flowers, Tulip
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Some hints for Mother’s Day
First rule, order early! Mother’s Day is the single busiest week in the retail flower industry so the earlier you order the more options you will have and the more likely you are to get your Mom a particular flower … Continue reading
Posted in Mother's Day
Tagged Cut Flowers, floral, flower, flower varieties, flower variety, flowers, hints for ordering flowers, Mothers Day, tips
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Mother’s Day, Right around the corner
Every year on the second Sunday of May, we take time to remember a special lady in our lives-MOM! This year, Mother’s Day falls on May 8, 2011 (or at least in Canada and the United States it does). So … Continue reading
Posted in Mother's Day
Tagged Cut Flowers, floral, flower, flower varieties, flower variety, flowering plants, flowers, fresh flowers, Mother's Day, Spring Flowers
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