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Different Types of Bridal Bouquets

March 24th, 2015

There are different types of bridal bouquets. One of the most important decisions to take about your wedding flowers is the style and shape of your bridal bouquet.

The most common types of bridal bouquets are three in number: cascade, round and hand tied. But part form these basic styles, today there are many variations. Here are a few styles of bridal bouquets:

  • Round Bouquet: They come in different choices from bold, beautiful ones to small delicate ones. The one thing in common is that flowers are shaped into round tops. These bouquets are either wired or hand tied
  • Posy Bouquet: It is easy for the bride to carry as it is a small round arrangement. They come in two types- wired or hand tied. Hand tied posy is a loose arrangement tied by a simple ribbon or string. The wired posy is more structured and has stems of flowers discarded and replaced by florist wire. This bouquet usually does not feature much greenery.
  • Nosegay Bouquet:  It is round and small containing both greenery and flowers. According to tradition, this bouquet was kept in a Tussy Mussy: a container made of glass or metal in the shape of a cone. They can be placed on the tables at the reception to make optimum use of bridal and bridesmaids bouquets.
  • Cascade Bouquets: These are large, formal arrangements with a round of flowers that trail into a big V-shape in the front. Also named as ‘shower bouquet,’ this bouquet may suffice to cover the hands of the bride while some others trail down to the floor. Another name for a small version of this bouquet is a ‘tear drop bouquet’
  • Clutch Bouquet: It is a hand tied loose bouquet in which stems are left long. Such bouquets are best suited to garden or outdoor weddings.
  • Presentation Bouquet: They are also called as Arm bouquet or Pageant bouquet and consist of long stemmed flowers cradled in the crook of the arm of the bride or bridesmaids. These are not very well liked as they are inconvenient to handle, but they look formal and elegant
  • Beidermeier Bouquet:  It is a round and large bouquet. It is notable as it consists of many types of flowers arranged in a circular fashion. Every ring of the bouquet is made of a particular type of flower.
  • Crescent bouquet: It is an arched flower and leaves bouquet, which trails down on either side. These dramatic, large bouquets may be symmetrical on both left and right sides or for a more modern look, it might be asymmetrical.
  • Wristlet Bouquet: This bouquet is a corsage for the wrist. This small arrangement is well liked by bridesmaids and brides as it is easy to carry. The foliage and flowers are attached to a wrist bracelet that is elastic.
  • Pomander Bouquet: It is a ball of flowers, suspended using a ribbon. It is also called as the Kissing Ball and is popular with bridesmaids.
  • Cone Bouquet: It is naturally cone shaped. It works best for flower girls and bridesmaids
  • Scepter Bouquet: It is in the form of a wand and gives a dramatic backdrop of your wedding. Hands are very long, entwined with ornaments and ribbons.
  • Basket Bouquet: It is made of flowers arranged beautifully in a shallow basket usually used in a garden theme wedding.

These are some of the best types of wedding flower arrangements. If flowers are not available locally, you can send for flowers by post.  Wedding flowers will be remembered for a long time.

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CHRISTMAS FLOWERS BY POST: ADD EASE TO YOUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

March 18th, 2015

Deck the halls by sending beautiful Christmas flowers by post UK this year. Try something different other than sending a pair of stockings or scented soaps or perfumes to your loved ones.  To spread the cheers of Christmas with some beautiful floral arrangement or with a bouquet of Christmas flowers by post UK is a great idea indeed, as it is giving you a chance to be a part of the Christmas festivities at least in spirit if you are unable to be its part in person.

No matter where ever you are in the world, Christmas holidays gave you a chance to be with your loved ones once again. It brings you near to your family and friends once again so it is the most loved holiday for all of us. Long before the day of Christmas the preparations of the Christmas day started. The markets, shops and every place around you is decorated with the beautiful and stunning decorative items for the Christmas day. The glittering lights, the shining bells and the color full candy canes are all seen hanging around the different corners of the markets, streets and homes. In all these preparations the most important ritual is of giving and remembering everybody you in the celebrations of the Christmas. It is an event of giving indeed and the best way is to present gifts to your loved ones.

It is always difficult for anyone among us to select a beautiful and pleasant gift on the day of Christmas for our loved ones. By selecting flowers as the gift items for your friends or family you can resolve a big problem you are going to face on the day of Christmas. Sending a beautiful bouquet or floral arrangement to any one of your loved ones can bring beautiful colors and fragrance to their place. You can send traditional white or red color roses to your loved ones or you can also send some contemporary flower arrangements to their place to add a touch of innovations. You can also send some long lasting plants to your loved ones which can stay with them for some longer period of time. Sending flowers to your loved ones is such a thing that assures you that they will not be disappointed with you and you are sending something that is actually not for one person of the family but a source to please everyone in the family.

Flowers as a gift are best for every purpose, as a way of sending seasonal best wishes, or as a way of bringing stunning colors to their home, or as a mean of saying thanks to spend their beautiful time on the day of Christmas with you. This is a way of sending the magical spirit to their place on the mystic eve of Christmas.  These bring a sparkling pleasure to behold on the day of Christmas.

Christmas flowers, call on a promising shine and freshness on the faces of your loved ones when they are received by them as the gift. Different types of flowers and bouquets can be presented as the gift items on the day of Christmas. You can present the beautiful red roses to your girlfriend or wife as the deep red color and the romantic fragrance of rose is best suited to them. You can give a pinkish bouquet of oriental orchids to your friend as the pink color suits in sweet relation of friendship. You can present the white colored, charming lilies to your mother or grandparents as it is suited to their soft and loving nature.

Make the day of your loved ones by sending Christmas flowers to their doors. This could get the most welcoming response from them and thus can also bring pleasure of heart and mind for you on the beautiful event of Christmas.

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Flowers: an important component of Christmas celebrations

March 18th, 2015

Flowers are the greatest blessing of nature. From the start of the field of poetry, poets have used them to describe the beauty of their lover. Different songs of the modern ages also contain the comparison of the lover with the elegance and beauty of a flower. Moreover, people give the names of flowers to their most beautiful children; they are the symbol of beauty and elegance both.

Flowers are used on many occasions both for decoration purposes and as a gift to your loved one. People have associated different colors of flowers with different gestures or feelings. For example, some say the red colored flowers are for the lovers, some consider the yellow color flowers as the sign of friendship and some consider pink flowers as the indication of liking for someone. There is much other type of associations with flowers.

Flowers are presented on different occasions to your loved ones. On birthdays, anniversaries, as a gesture of thanks or when you visit someone place for the first time they are also gifted when somebody is ill as a mean of saying get well soon to them. They are the key element of the Valentines Day as well when the lovers all around the world are presenting flowers to each other.

 Flowers are also the important component of the Christmas day.  As the Christmas begins the whole atmosphere is filled with the glowing and glittering lights on one hand and with the beautiful and magical fragrance of flowers on the other hand. Flowers are the core of the event of Christmas. They are the heart of the day and no Christmas is complete without them as no living thing is complete without a heart. Flowers are used for both of their main purposes on the day of Christmas. They are used for the decoration purposes and as the gift items.

Flowers can add a touch of elegance to your special day of Christmas. When you select flowers or the bouquet of flowers as a gift for anyone in your family and friends you are actually doing two things at a time. One, you are resolving your problem of selecting a gift for your loved one which could be a hectic task. As going to the shopping mall and then select the best gift item among thousands of products is a brainstorming activity. Second, there is nobody in the world that doesn’t like flowers. So you are getting out of the problem that your friend will like your gift or not.

Flowers can also be used as a decorative item on the beautiful day of Christmas to make the day even more beautiful. The beautiful fragrance of flowers will make your home scent like a garden on the Christmas Eve and their eye catching colors can give a stunning impact on anyone entering the house. It’s not compulsory to decorate them on the walls or doors you can just place the beautiful fresh Christmas flowers in the forms of bouquets on different corners of your home. This beautiful idea will surely make you sweet home even more sweet.

Selecting flowers as a gift item or as a decorative item on the Christmas also have the advantage that they are easily available. Usually the flower shops are located in the nearby places to our home. Secondly, they are also available in the online web stores. These web stores carry the advantage of home delivery and you can ask them to deliver the Christmas flowers directly to your friend’s place. This adds an element of surprise for them and they will be astonished by the unexpected bouquet of flowers at their doorstep.

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Express your feelings by sending flowers

March 12th, 2015

Sending flowers is a great gesture to share sentiments towards each other. Since the times of Greek and Roman civilization, flowers have been used to express emotions. Over time, people have found different flowers to suit different emotions based on the colour and aroma of flowers. Red roses are used to express love and passion, white flowers are used to symbolize peace and condolence, and yellow flowers are used to propose friendship and happiness.

When to send flower gifts

The special thing about flowers is that it can be sent to people of all ages. You can send flowers to your dear ones regardless of their status, profession or occasion. It is always acceptable when you send the right type of flowers to a person. Flowers are a wonderful gift for someone who has his/her birthday. You can send a combination of flowers to your loved one and create excitement in the person. Even, if you want to express your love and gratitude towards mother, then flowers are a perfect gift for the occasion like Mother’s day. Other occasions such as Valentine’s Day, Wedding, Women’s day, Get well soon and Funeral can also very well welcome flower gifts.

 

For sending flowers to your dearly ones or to someone you care for, you have to pick flowers based on the type of relationship and occasion on which you want to express your feelings. Flowers can be sent at any time by mail or in person. In the traditional sense, sending flower gifts refer to collecting flowers from the garden handing them to the other person. But today the trend has changed. You can easily buy a bouquet and send them as flower gift. When people live remotely from each other whether it is two friends, daughter and father or lovers, flowers can bring them together by connecting their feelings. Flowers create a dramatic feeling of expression between the loved ones.

 

Since many of us live a busy lifestyle, we tend to forget the importance of expressing emotions. In the fast paced world, we look for fast ways to share our emotions. Flowers, in this case, can be used to send emotions quickly and get a positive response from the partner. If you find yourself busy, then selecting and sending flowers in UK to your dear ones can express your hidden feelings.

 

Flowers to send for expressing romance

  • Red Rose – Passionate love and romance
  • Daisy – Innocence and sweetness
  • Carnations- Fascination and longevity
  • Iris – Trust, Hope and Faith
  • Orchids -Beautiful seduction and magic
  • Lilacs -Delicacy and touch
  • Lily – Truest sense of love and charm
  • Wildflowers – Rare and special
  • Sunflowers – Vibrant, colourful, ambient and cheerful
  • Tulips – True Love and perfect love, tulips come in pink, yellow, and red colours.

Based on the expression of different flowers, you can select and include them inside the flower bouquet and send to your loved ones.

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Gorgeous Types of Roses

March 11th, 2015

Flowers are some of the most beautiful creations of God and roses are simply the best! Roses are prized for their beautiful colours and pleasant fragrance. They are both ornamental s well as edible plants.

Roses are woody perennials of Rosa genus and Rosaceae family. They are present in thousands of cultivars and hundreds of species. They are plants with erect shrubs, trailing or climbing having stems that feature prickles (thorns).

Flowers differ in shape and size and are typically showy and large, with colours ranging from pure whites through reds and yellows. Hybrids, cultivars and species are grown for their natural beauty and ornamental values as well as for their fragrance. Plants differ in size from small miniature roses to climbing ones that can reach a height of 7 m. They can be easily hybridized which results in the creation of wide varieties of roses.

The different beautiful varieties of roses are:

  • Climbing Roses: They are unique because they grow very pliable, long canes. Some bloom only seasonally while others bloom all the time. Some are large and some, small. Some have a few petals and others lots. What is common among them is the ability to cover fences and walls, which add vertical beauty to a garden. During winters, they can be trimmed back.
  • Antique Roses: Crossbreeding and hybridization ahs always occurred naturally. But the first hybrids accepted and named by modern science (grown before 1867) are called as Old Garden Roses. Other names are Antique and Heirloom Roses. This family also contains wild roses, the mother of rose cultivars. Antique roses do not need heavy pruning.
  • Floribundas: As the name suggests, these are flowers growing in abundance. These are hybrid bushes of roses that bloom in form of clusters continuously in the flowering season. They suit wet climates, but some types cannot withstand winter. To enhance blooms, trim away dead flower heads occasionally. Fertilize well throughout flowering season and avoid hard pruning. If you live in very cold winter conditions, refer to zoning advice for your floribundas.
  • Hybrid Teas: Also called as the Modern Rose, these are the first crossbreed of roses. These were found occurring naturally in Europe, but got acclaim only when an English farmer, Henry Bennet, purposely bred them via artificial cross pollination. The tea rose has an abundance of petals, bunch blooming buds and a rich blooming period. Hybrid Tea features flower head in a high centre and a spray of blooms. Most types can withstand winter, are low growing and have a very nice fragrance.
  • Polyanthas: They are small rose bushes with bunches of tiny flowers. Most are red and pink but orange, yellow and white have also been bred.  There are over 500 varieties. They are winter hardy and require less pruning.
  • Miniature Roses: Featuring smaller flowers, they grow only 12 to 36 inches tall. They are ideal for garden edge and climbing varieties for covering fence and walls. They do not need pruning but trimming dead flower heads will enhance the blooming season. They are winter hardy making them ideal for cold climates.

These are the main types of the gorgeous flower-the rose. It symbolizes love, peace, friendship and harmony. One can send roses to your loved one through online flower delivery. Roses can cheer up the day for any recipient and look grand as a decorative arrangement.

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