Flowers for Those You Love February 24, 2010
The tradition of giving flowers has been around forever, literaly. Symbolic use of flowers can be seen in Roman mythology, ancient Chinese writings and even Egyptian heiroglyphs. The custom exploded in the middle ages as part of the courtship process and continues until this day. Today, we send flowers for all occasions and have many options from where to get them. Some of the best places online are 1800Flowers and Fleurop.
What should you send? Here’s a quick quide:
St. Valentines Day - Roses, Roses and more Roses! Nothing else needs to be said except mabye Red.
Birthday - Anything Bright and cheerful. The favorite flower of the recipient is always a good choice.
Anniversary - Most anything goes here. Try and match the “personality” of the couple to the flowers. A surprise would be great.
Wedding - Seasonal flowers! Pastel, delicate flowers usually work best early in the year while darker, more vibrant colors work beter in the fall.
Christmas - You can’t go wrong with a poinsettia. For flowers, stick with white and red (or pink) and make sure there is plenty of green in the arangement. Including holly (with red berries) is great.
Easter - Lilies, white carnations and roses are great.
Thanksgiving - Lots of orange and brown. Include roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, daises, marigolds, monte casino, wheat and dried grasses. Also include some fall vegetables; pumpkins, squash…
Halloween - Oranges and browns again. Maybe send a jack-o-lantern as a vase???
Mother’s Day - Anything with a lot of fragrance. Carnations, lilies, and scented narissi.
Father’s Day - Something sturdy. Blooming roses or long lasting tropical flowers. It doesn’t need to be a flower, any plant will do.
New Baby - Brightly colored flowers. Anything to brighten up the room that is full of excitement.
Sympath/Funeral - Make sure it is white! Whie Carnations and daises.
Get Well - Bright flowers. Bright red or yellow with a creative vase is perfect.
Graduation - Plenty of color. Lilies are an excellent choice, pink, yellow and blue would be great.
Housewarming - Something simple. A variety of garden flowers in a simple vase would be perfect.
If flowers don’t fit the personality of the recipient, you can always send some goodies from Gourmet Gift Baksets. In the end, it doesn’t matter what you send, all you need to do is to let the other person know that you are there for them and are thinking about them.