Combine one of the top floral wire services with trend-setting designers and you will likely get a combination that will be on par with 1-800-flowers.com and Martha Stewart flowers. Known as the MiGi Girls, Michele Adams and Gia Russo, have partnered with Teleflora to create eye dazzling floral keepsakes that go beyond the ordinary bouquet of flowers. Teleflora already prides iteself on not doing what some of its top competitors consider the standard for flower delivery – flowers in a... Read Full Story

Making the best of your summer dinner parties and celebrations with floral decorative centerpieces will add the right touch to your summer fun. Here are a few creative pieces complements of CountryLiving.com. See the full collection of summer table centerpieces here. Read Full Story

Online Florist are competeing fiercly for your dollars this year by offering a variety of discounts in efforts to come out on top of the competition.  With a question mark hanging over the economy consumer spending pending for mother’s day is expected to drop 10% to $14 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. Florists are’nt looking to hold onto their inventory of Mothers Day bouquets so expect to see aggressive promotions and marketing from the big brand florist em... Read Full Story

It’s an age old question? What do I buy mom for Mother’s Day. You can look high and low for a gift that will impress her. Spend hundreds of dollars or create a memorable momento from cherished memmories that cost next to nothing. Whatever it is it’s got to be something special. What do mom’s like anyway? Only you can answer that. As adults or children we know our mom’s better than anyone else so we kind of understand their personl taste. Yet buying a Mother̵... Read Full Story

Easter has been described as the moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, rather it’s observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Easter, is also Christianity’s most important holiday celebrated in the West on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. The most simplified explanation of a vernal equinox is an astroligical event that occurs when the sun is directly above the equator. Beyond the astro... Read Full Story

You may or may not be aware of the fact that the majority of the flowers we buy are imported from developing countries - in particular countries like Ecuador, Columbia and Kenya, who are crucial producers in the flower trade business. Most of us aren’t aware of or perhaps care how some of the flowers we buy from these flower importers end up in our loves ones hands in the form of beautiful bouquets or table centerpieces for our homes and offices.  Yet some flower producing countries ha... Read Full Story

What does your living space look like? Is it trendy with the latest European style furniture with stainless steel appliances or is it more like a country cottage with lots of wood finished artifacts. Much like people, homes have different personalities too.  Your home no doubt probably fits your personality and taste.You can add floral elements to your home by simply choosing flowers that complement the persoanlity of your home. According to AboutFlowers.com and the Society of Ameri... Read Full Story

Okay so Feb 14 is the day we get all mushy and romantic with our significant others or those who we want to be our significant others. I certainly don’t have a problem with Valentine’s Day.  After all it’s only one day. Yet some are so cynical and cerebral that they only see Valentine’s Day as a consumer feast by big and small business. But how is it so different from any other Holiday we celibrate in the USA. Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Fa... Read Full Story

Valentines Day is almost here. Retailers are preparing their stores with plenty of Valentines day themed items. Flower shops are arranging elaborate bouquets of red roses that symbolize romance, and jewelers are looking to find some extra romantics looking to buy a little bling. While Valentines Day has become heavily commercialized it’s nonethless a tradition in America and also a handful of other countries. Valenties day can be a fun day and is now not exclusively celebrated by lover... Read Full Story

Air pollution is no longer just a concern relegated to the outdoors. Polluted air is everywhere, even inside our homes. We can’t hide from it! You may not be aware of it but the pollutants are there. Toxins that pollute the air we breathe in our homes emanate from ordinary household products to the synthetic materials that go into building and insulating our homes. The three most common toxins in our homes include benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene - also known as the big bad... Read Full Story