As the Petal Turns
Love in Action
Every year on February 14th, people around the world exchange cards, candy, flowers, etc. with their special “valentine”. That can be a sweetheart, a friend or a family member you choose to show your affection for. There are varied legends about the orgins of Valentine’s Day. We do know that Pope Gelasius decla... Continue Reading
February 01, 2023
By: Flo Harvey
For the Love of Tulips
Tulips are one of the most popular and recognizable flowers in the world. They originated in Turkey, not in Holland as many assume. In Turkey, they grow wild and were brought to Holland via Great Britain in the late 1500’s. But currently Holland is the largest producer of both tulip bulbs and flowers in the world. The name... Continue Reading
January 19, 2023
By: Flo Harvey
New Beginnings in 2023
2022 is quickly coming to an end and the new year is pushing over the horizon. A new year arrives full of great expectation, anticipation, and hope. The newness, a chance of new beginnings and a clean slate call deeply to us. We look forward for the opportunity to do better and be better. We shut the door on the disappointments ... Continue Reading
December 29, 2022
By: Flo Harvey
Flowers - The Holiday Stress Buster
The Christmas holiday is by far my favorite time of the year! Mostly because it seems to me to be a time when people are kinder and more generous to one another than at any other time of the year and I long for that to permeate the entire year. But one of the downsides to this holiday is the overwhelming number of events and exp... Continue Reading
December 21, 2022
By: Flo Harvey
December Plant of the Month: Poinsettia
Poinsettias are the signature flower of Christmas. Everywhere you look during the holiday season you will find these beautiful plants adorning store windows, church altars, shopping malls, offices and the like. Whether in a single plant or in a grouping of a dozen or more: they signify the joy and glory of the holiday. Poi... Continue Reading
December 12, 2022
By: Flo Harvey
Consider the Lily
As we continue our quest to learn more about different cut flowers, we chose to do some education about lilies next. Lilies are some of the most popular flowers on earth. All species of lilies belong to the same genus Lilium, which contains more than 100 different species of flower. Because there are so many, li... Continue Reading
September 15, 2022
By: Flo Harvey
Fresh As A Daisy
Daisies are next up on our list of cut flowers to learn some new things about and discuss their care and handling. As a child, I remember plucking petals from a daisy and repeating, “He loves me, he loves me not,” trying to determine if a certain someone liked me or not. Daisies are a simple sweet flower. The type co... Continue Reading
August 19, 2022
By: Tillie's Flower Shop
Crowning Carnations
Today, we will continue our pursuit of learning about different cut flowers and their care and handling. The second most widely recognized and used flower is the carnation. It gets a bad rap for being somewhat ordinary and common at times. But that is truly not the case. Here are a few facts you may not know about carnations tha... Continue Reading
August 05, 2022
By: Flo Harvey
A Rose By Any Other Name
Summer in the flower shop is a time for slowing down a bit and taking a breather from the all-out sprint we have been on from the previous Fall until after Mother’s Day. During this time we begin to plan for the next round of holidays and reflect on ways to improve our products and service for our customers. One of the way... Continue Reading
July 22, 2022
By: Flo Harvey
What is May Day?
Knock, knock. Who's there? A May Day Basket filled with Flowers! May Day holds wonderful memories for me. I attended Allen Elementary in Wichita, KS and we would spend May Day square dancing and twirling around a maypole, interlacing colorful ribbons down the May Day pole. In fact, they still hold their Annual May Day cel... Continue Reading
April 30, 2022
By: Tillie's Flower Shop
