What Message are you Trying to Send?

We all know red roses mean love, and white mean purity, but what if you want to tell someone that you’re just not that into him/her, or you really screwed up?  Here are some ideas for you:

Let’s Just Be Friends

Yellow Rose:  Friendship

Carnation: Refusal

I Want You for Your Money

Alstromeria:  Wealth, Fortune

Lily:  Majesty, wealth

Are You Crazy?

Spider/Fugi: Let’s Elope!

You’re Not Getting Any

White Iris:  Purity

White Rose:  Innocence

Hydrangea:  Compassion (Thanks for understanding, no pressure)

I Screwed Up.

Purple Hyacinth:  I am sorry

Snapdragon:  Dishonesty

I’m Just Like Every Other Guy Out There

Tulip:  I’m perfect

Narcissus: Ego-maniac

Rose:  Aspiration

I Want You

Rose:  Desire

I’m A Stalker
Begonia: Beware
Dahlia: Instability
White Hyacinth: Loveliness
Yellow Hyacinth: Jealousy
Potted Marigold: Grief, despair
Primrose: I can’t live without you
Rhododendron: Danger, caution

Sorry about the spacing, WordPress is acting up! 

Planning a Wedding? Better Plan to Attend This First.

 

An afternoon of elegance and education with local wedding professionals!

 

Who:  Please be our guest and bring one friend. 

 

What:  Learn the “Do’s and Do Not’s” of wedding planning from premiere wedding vendors and get answers to your questions. 

 

Alice ’s Piece of Cake

Bloomtastic Florist

So Inviting Designs

DK Photographic

Emilie Duncan Event Planning

T.E.A.M DJ

MJ’s Candy & Events

Cameron Mitchell

 

~Door Prizes~

 

~Light Hors d’oeurves~

 

When:  Sunday, February 7, 2010 from 12pm-3pm

 

Where:  The Loft at Smith Brothers 580 North 4^th Street, Columbus , Ohio 43215

 

How:  A reservation is required.  For questions and to RSVP, email your name and if you will be bringing a guest to:  rsvp@bloomtastic.com

Purple Is the “IT” Color for 2010!

 

      I think just about every bride in the past few weeks that I have met with has selected the color purple.  It’s regal, it’s sleek, and it has so many amazing variations, who wouldn’t fall in love with purple?!?!?  Oh yeah, and it was my wedding color back in 2003.  I guess I was ahead of the trend, hu?

Cool Facts About Purple:

~ Purple is created my mixing red with blue.

~ The actual color of Tyrian purple, the original color purple from which the name purple is derived, is the color of a dye made from a mollusc that in classical antiquity became a symbol of royalty because only the very wealthy could afford it.  Therefore, Tyrian purple was also called imperial purple.

~ In the game of pool, purple is the color of the 4-solid and the 12-striped balls. 

~ “Purple People Eater” was one of the biggest rock and roll hits of 1958

~ Available flowers in shades of purple include:  roses, stock, asters, carnations, liatris, hydrangeas, iris, tulips, lisianthus, daisies, lilacs, orchids

Tulips are Here!

So are you as tired of this snow as I am?  Well, here’s a sign that spring is only a few weeks away (9 weeks to be exact, or so I heard on the T.V. yesterday)…..Tulips have arrived!

We have AMAZING Dutch tulips straight from Holland ready for your enjoyment.  And here’s some info on tulips you can use to win Jeopardy….

 

~Every year billions of Tulips are cultivated, a majority of which are grown and exported from Holland. 

~Tulips are the most popular Spring Flower!

~Tulips symbolise imagination, dreaminess, perfect lover, and a declaration of love.

~Fresh out of onions? Use your Tulip bulbs instead! Tulip bulbs are a good replacement for onions in cooking.

~Tulip bulbs used to be traded, just like we trade stocks today!

~The Tulip is the national flower of Turkey!

~Tulips do not benefit from flower food, but it won’t hurt them, either. 

~Tulips are affected by gravity and also grow towards the sunlight

~Tulip stems continue to grow even after they have been cut!

We were Featured in Floral Management!

So I have to toot our horn here, we are honored to be one of 4 florists in a feature article in Floral Management, a monthly publication by the Society of American Florists.  We “survived the recession” as the article’s headline promotes and that is all thanks to our wonderful clients who continued to support us. 

We were also asked to contribute to a monthly piece in the same magazine, highlighting our marketing efforts via a marketing calendar.  How cool is that?!?!?

Here’s a link to the article for your reading enjoyment:  http://floralmanagement.safnow.org/DigitalAnywhere/viewer.aspxid=30&pageId=30&refid=21004&s=hds

Our New Year’s Resolution

As I sit on the couch counting down the final seconds to a OSU victory (GO BUCKEYES!), I decided what my new year’s resolution would be–to blog more!   Armed with a two-page spreadsheet of ideas to blog about (thanks Society of American Florists) I figured now is just as good a time as any to start!

So here’s a preview of what’s to follow:

~Origin and general flower info

~Color trends

~Debut of new flowers

~Green tips

~Design info

~Shop details

And more!

So log on, tune in and get flowercated (Get it–flower educated)! 

~Heather

Upcoming Bridal show– Columbus Bride: The Show at Vets Memorial

Are you getting married or know someone who is?  This is the show NOT to miss!  Mark your calander now!!

What:  Columbus Bride: The Show

Where:  Veteran’s Memorial, North Exhibit Hall  300 W. Braod St.,  Downtown Columbus

When:  January 9th from 10am-5pm and the 10th from Noon-5pm

I have discount passes at the shop–$3 off a single admission.  Stop by and pick one up!

Depot Spooktacular! Event for Kids

I know this has nothing to do with flowers, but I’m a fan of The Depot and thought I’d help spread the word!

Event: Depot Spooktacular w/ Snoopy – Pumpkins for Sale $4
Start Time: Sunday, October 25 at 1:00pm
End Time: Sunday, October 25 at 4:00pm
Where: The Depot – 921 Old Henderson Road

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=157364477412&mid=14165e3G419d972fG80c268G7

Crazy about uBloom

Love flowers?  So do I.  And I’ve been loving a site that is dedicated to my favorite topic!  uBloom is a fabulous site to learn about flowers, watch videos on flowers, read articles, even create projects using flowers.  It’s for anyone who loves flowers, rather you are a seasoned designer or just beginning.  Check it out http://www.ubloom.com/

Just thought I’d share!

Learning from a Guru

J Schwanke and me

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting and learning from one of our industry’s finest designers, J Schwanke.  J has lived his entire life in the floral industry and also has JTV, which can be viewed by flower enthusiasts, like yourself, online at www.ubloom.com 

J taught myself along with 11 others from surrounding flower shops how to design a modern cascade bouquet as cascades are coming back into style.  He also taught us many other fun and informative facts that we will be utilizing in our shop to help make flowers last longer. 

Bouquet I made

One new product J introduced me to was Twinklets, a plastic glitter-like substance that can add glam to flowers, as you can see in the close-up picture of the bouquet I designed. 

I had an AMAZING time!  Can’t wait to use my new knowledge to astound you!!