Showing posts with label sending flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sending flowers. Show all posts

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Send Flowers Across Celebrations


Flowers are one of the most beautiful of all creations. Their presence itself spreads the magic of celebration or gives gravity to a serious occasion. Any and every situation is incomplete without them.

So one should send flowers to their loved ones on every common occasion and celebration. Some popular festivals or 'days' and the flowers associated with them are described here.

Valentine's Day Flowers
Valentine's Day flowers should ideally be the one your 'valentine' or your 'to be valentine' loves. The most common flowers for Valentines Day are red, pink, peach and yellow Roses.

Friendship's Day Flowers
Yellow Roses, pink or orange Roses, Tulips, Sunflowers, oriental Lilies, Gerberas, Daisies and Orchids are all examples of flowers for friends.

Easter Flowers

White Lily, white Roses, white Carnations, green Euphorbia are some of the flowers that are associated with Easter celebrations.

Christmas Flowers

Poinsettia with red or white flowers, Christmas Cactus with pink or red flowers, Christmas Rose and Holly are popular Christmas flowers.

Father's Day Flowers
Some favourite Father's Day flowers are roses and exotic or tropical flowers. Tropical flowers include Orchids, Rhizomes, Gingers, Helicon etc.

Mother's Day Flowers

Most popular among all Mother's Day flowers are Carnations and especially so white Carnations. Roses, spring flowers like Narcissi, Tulips and Daffodils can also be given to your mother on Mother's Day.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Flowers - Making Every Celebration Count


Flowers are said to represent feelings of a person or the underlying emotions of a particular event or occasion. Once one is aware of the meaning or symbolism of each flower and its relationship with the the celebration or remembrance, the choice is no longer so difficult. Here we present the nature of the occasion and the suitable flower that should be presented on the same.

Flowers for an Anniversary Celebration
When it comes to anniversary celebrations or to a wedding anniversary, flowers should be chosen as per the year of celebration and also according to the recipient's preferences and nature. Anniversary flowers can be given as a lone flower arrangement or a bouquet of mixed flowers. Fruits or other gourmet basket can also be a part of the flowers as anniversary gifts.

Wedding Flowers
Flowers used in a wedding can range from natural to artificial flowers to handmade flowers. Seasonal blossoms are the best choice for weddings. So, on one hand rich, vibrant coloured flowers are better in the spring and on the other dark coloured flowers are suitable for weddings that take place in the fall season. For summer weddings, the modern day flower are roses of many kinds.

Birthday Flowers
When it comes to sending flowers as birthday gifts, then the most important criteria is your relationship with the person whose birthday it is. Another significant factor to be considered is the availability of the blossom. When you want to send flowers on such a personal occasion then the presentation of the flower arrangement is also to be considered well in advance.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Rose Flower – A Universal Gift Idea

Flowers are a presence across occasions. The reason for the same is also very simple. These beautiful flowers are representative of so many facets of human nature. Be it a loss or gain, happiness or sadness, celebration or remembrance, people send flowers to their loved ones or acquaintances.

Rose is the most popular flower. When it comes to choosing from a range of flowers, everyone prefers Roses above other blossoms.

Weddings and Wedding Anniversary
Someone is going to begin a new chapter in their lives. What is one of the most important part of the preparations, flowers and the principal one is the Rose. So, be it an anniversary celebrations or a wedding, Rose is bound to make its presence felt.

Birthdays and Other Anniversaries
All of us been a part of a birthday or anniversary celebration. These are never complete without the presence of flowers and the most favored of them all are Roses. They are either given as a Birthday gift or used as a decoration or grace some part of the celebration venue.

Cultural and Religious Festivals
Whether one is a Muslim, a Christian, a Hindu, a Jew, a Buddhist or belongs to any other faith, he/she associates flowers and Roses with so many positive qualities. This is the reason that flowers are an integral part of most of the religious or cultural festivals in the present day.

National Holidays and Remembrances
Flowers have also find their place in the festivities of many national holidays. A blossom like a Rose can be used to set the mood of the occasion as well. And if the occasion speaks of a sombre remembrance, there is no better flower than this magnificent bloom.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Flowers - The Universal Gift Across Occasions

Be it a joyous celebration or a sombre observance of a past event or a sad remembrance of tragic happenings, flowers will serve as the perfect expression of emotions. Sending flowers is a very commonly used yet thoughtful gesture across geographical and cultural boundaries.

Red Rose is the most popular as a symbol of love, beauty, and passion. Pink stands for admiration and attraction, yellow is for friendship whereas a white rose denotes peace.

Irises and Lily stand for resurrection and life. They also represent stars such as the sun, and their blooming and shining are a symbol of the shining rays of the sun.

Poppies are symbolic of consolation in time of death. Red poppies are worn to pay respects to soldiers who have dies in battle in countries like UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Baby's breath with the scientific name Gypsophila or simply 'Gyp' is a blossom that represents festivity. This flower usually acts as an ornament on a flower arrangement and a gift on occasions as Valentines Day.

Carnation's are a favourite on many occasions and they define various feelings as per their colour, pink is for gratitude, red denotes something flashy, striped stands for refusal, white is for remembrance and yellow denotes cheerfulness.

Chrysanthemums of various colours represent varied emotions. Bronze is for excitement, white denotes truth, red symbolises sharing and yellow is a sign of a secret admirer.

Forget-me-nots carry the message of ' remember me forever'. These small flowers usually add to the beauty of a larger flower arrangement.

The qualities that make flower a universal gift are its fragility and beauty. They are also considered the symbol of femininity. Flowers are also representative of all kinds of human emotions and thus suit all kinds of life situations.