New Years

Take the New Year’s Challenge

December 28, 2016 by Rachel Brantley 1 Comment

A new year brings many exciting opportunities and new adventures. As you reflect on the past year, what moments stand out to you the most? Many times, the moments where we feel loved leave the greatest impression. Our challenge to you is to create a new year’s resolution to spread love and happiness. Say I love you more, show random acts of kindness to strangers or reach out to those around you going through a tough time. Take the challenge and see the difference you can make in the lives of those around you!

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New Year Flowers 2015/2016

December 23, 2015 by Tanya Giraldo 1 Comment

Start the new year off right with a beautiful floral arrangement. Whether you are throwing a “Great Gatsby” New Year’s Eve party or wanting to surprise a loved one, now is the time to celebrate with flowers!

Glam Decor
This year, you want to ring in the new year with an all out party and a beautiful arrangement can add the finishing touch to your glamorous party. Have your florist add elements of golds and even feathers to give your shindig a little chic style.

A New Year Gift
Want to be the first to make someone smile this new year? Surprise a loved one or a party host with a lovely bouquet for their home. This simple gesture will make this new year feel extra special!

Simple Card Messages
Writer’s block? No worries! Here are some message ideas to pair with your arrangement!

May this new year be filled with more laughter and great memories!

Wave 2015 goodbye, because 2016 is going to be awesome!

Wishing you a most happy new year!

Head to your local florist for a beautiful floral design today! New Year’s Day is Friday, January 1, 2016.

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5 Best Reasons To Send Flowers In January ’15

January 1, 2015 by Ed Belly Leave a Comment

January is all about moving beyond the previous year and striding forward with a clean slate. It’s appropriate that snow blankets the world at this time of year. As if Mother Nature is reflecting our sentiments with a visual display. But even in snow you can find flowers, and is there any better way to start a new year than with a bouquet of natural beauty?

Let’s find out all the reasons to send flowers this January!

#1 – New Year’s Day – Jan. 1st

It’s the first day of a new year! Is there any better time to give someone the gift of flowers? Beautiful blooms will convey the love you feel as well as help put a smile on your loved one’s face. And since this day is supposed to be a reflection of what you’ll do all year, who wouldn’t want to always have a handful of fresh flowers?

#2 – Houseplant Appreciation Day – Jan. 10th

A day to appreciate your houseplants? It sounds crazy, but it’s true! If there was ever a better day to give someone a living plant, I certainly don’t know what it would be. Give someone the joy of a lovely plant to keep them company in their office, garage or anywhere else they may be. Plants clean the air and just look fantastic. Everybody deserves one!

#3 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Jan. 19th

A great day to celebrate a great man who struggled to bring peace and equality into a harsh world. Give your friends and loved ones the gift of flowers and a reminder of the honor this day is owed.

#4 – January Birthdays

Birthdays are a great time to receive flowers and plants. Flowers are gorgeous and help make any day brighter while plants will be cherished and cared about for years. Talk about the gift that keeps on giving!

#5 – Beat the Winter Blues

Snow is beautiful, but sometimes all that endless white can start to grate on the nerves. That’s the perfect time to contact your local florist and order up some tropical blooms or other colorful arrangement to break the monotony of winter with a splash of spring!

You never need a reason to buy flowers. They’re great anytime! But it never hurts to have a reminder of all the great things flowers are good for.

Why are you buying flowers this month? Let us know in the comments below!

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Warm New Year’s Card Messages

December 25, 2014 by Ed Belly Leave a Comment

It’s important to start the new year the right way, and that means flowers. But with every arrangement there’s a blank card just waiting to be filled in. What do you say? If you have trouble finding the right words or just like to read card suggestions, here are some New Year’s card messages sure to help you get things off on the right foot!

Card Messages

May the rest of your year be filled with flowers. Happy New Year!
Let every day see you as happy as you are in this moment. Happy New Year!
A burst of color to start off the year. Happy New Year!
Here are some floral fireworks to start the year off with a bang! Happy New Year!
A little natural beauty to fill your year with happiness. Happy New Year!

Have some card message ideas of your own? Give them to us in the comments below or hit us up on Facebook!

Happy New Year!

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Flowers for the Jewish New Year

September 22, 2014 by Ed Belly 1 Comment

Rosh Hashana begins on the evening of Wednesday September 24th and ends on the evening of Friday September 26th. And whether you’re hosting or attending a get together in honor of the Jewish New Year, don’t forget the flowers!

The Perfect Host Gift

Flowers make the perfect host gift. And when you use a local florist, you can be sure that your gift matches the theme of the occasion. Want flowers arranged using a shofar? If you provide the horn, your local florist can put together a wonderful design for you. And if you ask far enough in advance, they may be able to find a shofar so you don’t have to! Don’t show up empty-handed. Bring flowers!

The Perfect Decoration

Is there a better way to decorate your home for Rosh Hashana than with a floral accent? And when you use your local florist, you are sure to get flowers that contain all the traditional elements. Whether you’re looking for centerpieces for the table, a thematic arrangement for flavor or anything else that you might need, your corner flower shop is the place to go. They have the creativity to help you with ideas and the ability to meet and exceed your expectations.

Celebrate this Jewish New Year with flowers!

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Happy New Year … with Flowers!

December 25, 2013 by Ed Belly 1 Comment

It’s almost time to ring in the new year!

Flowers and the New Year

With New Year’s Day fast approaching, you’re probably thinking about how you can structure things to start the year off in the best possible way. You’re picking out your resolution, deciding on the traditional menu items you want to prepare and getting everything ready for the party you’re throwing for loved ones. Make sure that in all the preparations you don’t forget a very important component to starting the new year off right. I’m talking about flowers of course!

Symbolizing Love and Happiness

Everything you do on New Year’s Day has meaning and often stands as a symbol for something larger than itself. Do you eat black-eyed peas and collard greens to ensure wealth and prosperity throughout the year? Maybe you eat pork and cabbage? Each of these traditional foods is consumed to symbolize blessing for the coming year. Shouldn’t flowers be part of your traditional celebration?

Flowers symbolize happiness and love, joy and friendship, embodying everything you want for your loved ones in the upcoming year. This New Year’s Day, make sure you make flowers part of your celebration!

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Let Flowers Symbolize Your New Year Resolutions

December 31, 2012 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

With a brand new year on the horizon, we’ve all started thinking about what we can do to make it better than the previous. We all have good intentions when creating New Years’ resolutions, however, most of us never follow through. Why? We tend to make a lot of promises to ourselves we can’t keep — Loose 20 lbs; stop smoking; read a book every month. While these are great goals to have, it can be extremely overwhelming to start these all at once on January 1st.

How To Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions

Choose New Year’s resolutions that aren’t as hard to keep. Instead, make goals to yourself that are broad, fit into your routine and are also fun to do! Instead of focusing on drastically changing your habits, choose resolutions to enhance those aspects of your lifestyle.

Let Flowers Symbolize Your New Year

Each flower has a meaning that dates back as far as Victorian times. These meanings symbolize anything from ‘love’ to ‘wealth & prosperity.’ This New Years, let flowers symbolize what you want 2013 to mean to you. Symbolic flowers with specific meanings will help you visualize and empower your goals. Order flowers for yourself or to decorate your home for the new year, make it a new tradition. Use the flower meanings tool to find symbols of exactly what you want your new year to be for you and your family.

Best New Year’s Resolutions To Keep

Spend more time with family. (Aster, Lily, Statice)
Go to lunch with friends more often. (Aster, Peony)
Enjoy life more. (Gerbera Daisy, Peony, Statice)
Find time to read more. (Iris, Protea, Heather)
Learn something new. (Iris, Protea)
Join a gym class you’ll actually enjoy. (yoga, dancing?) (Gerbera Daisy, Protea)
Save money. (Iris, Heather, Bells of Ireland)
Find ways to recycle more. (Iris, Aster, Protea)
Cut back on smoking. Find ways to commit to the quit. (Protea, Gerbera Daisy, Aster, Lily)
Devote more time to hobbies and fun. Especially with the family. (Aster, Peony, Statice)
Visit somewhere new. (Protea, Heather, Gerbera Daisy)
Give or volunteer to help those in need. (Aster, Protea, Heather)

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Recharge After The Holidays! Time To Treat Yourself!

December 27, 2011 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

Well, it’s over! After months and months of shopping, decorating, planning and preparing, the hardest part of the holidays is finally over. Now it’s time to settle down, relax and welcome the new year. Whether you’re still amped up on sweets or fighting to stay awake, you need to make a little time for yourself! You worked HARD this weekend, why not treat yourself with a little reward?

The easiest way to reward yourself this week is by ordering winter flowers for yourself, and here’s why:

Flowers are scientifically proven to improve moods.
You can’t help but smile when looking at big, beautiful blooms.
The heavenly smell is an instant pick-me-up!
When you order flowers for yourself, YOU get to pick out the style and colors.
YOU can choose your favorite flowers to really put you on Cloud 9.
Flowers are a treat with no calories. (Something we all could use this time of year!)

But what is the best part of treating yourself with flowers?

They come to you! [Read more…]

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Ring In The New Year With Flowers

December 29, 2010 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

Your New Years Eve party is not complete with out a gorgeous bouquet of flowers. Flowers remind us of bright and happier times ahead, and will set your New Year off on the right foot! Choose a New Years flower arrangement to match your party theme, or go with the traditional New Years colors of silver and gold.

Circles are also a traditional New Years symbol, signifying the year has come full circle. Use this theme while planning your party decor and food. Hang up wreaths with fresh flowers, silver and gold ribbon. Stars are also a great symbol to use at New Years. For one, it’s a midnight celebration and what better represents night than stars? But also stars have traditionally symbolized guidance, and more recently hopes and wishes.

If you are attending a New Years Eve party, stop by your local florists and pick up a beautiful New Years themed centerpiece for your hostess. She will be tickled pink, and you will all reap the benefits of having fresh flowers at your New Years party.

So here at FSN we WISH you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! May the next year bring you happiness and fortune!

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Beat The Winter Blues With New Years Flowers

December 25, 2010 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

Can you believe 2011 is just a few weeks away?! It feels like only yesterday I was planting and picking flowers in my garden, enjoying the sounds of backyard song birds, and basking in the warm breeze of summer. All of this cold weather has really got me feeling the winter blues. What’s the best way to beat the winter blues? With a party of course!

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Start planning your New Years party now! There’s no better way to brighten up the winter darkness than with fresh flowers. Flowers in the winter remind us that spring is just around the corner. Use beautiful white flowers for your New Year’s centerpiece. Accent with gold or silver to complete your New Year’s look! Favorite New Year’s colors include: white, silver, gold, blue, black, but of course it’s all up to you. Favorite flowers for New Year’s are: white lilys, white calla lilys, white roses, white fuji mums.

Here’s just a little inspiration to get you started:

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Take the New Year’s Challenge

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New Year Flowers 2015/2016