This week’s bridal bouquet is a traditional all white clutch bouquet of roses, tulips, calla lilies, dendrobium orchids and goditia. The bride loved baby’s breath, so there is lots of it throughout her bouquet.
Showing posts with label Baby's Breath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby's Breath. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Traditional Whites
Hope your week is off to a good start… It’s Wedding Wednesday
again already!
This week’s bridal bouquet is a traditional all white clutch bouquet of roses, tulips, calla lilies, dendrobium orchids and goditia. The bride loved baby’s breath, so there is lots of it throughout her bouquet.
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call us at 800-887-4013.
This week’s bridal bouquet is a traditional all white clutch bouquet of roses, tulips, calla lilies, dendrobium orchids and goditia. The bride loved baby’s breath, so there is lots of it throughout her bouquet.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
365 Days of Floral Education - Days 146 - 150
As part of our 125th Anniversary celebration
at Stein Your Florist Co. we are sharing a year of floral education, November
1, 2012 thru October 31, 2013. Each day we will post something new on our Facebook page to share
our knowledge of our favorite things, flowers and plants and we'll be updating
our blog every 5 days or so. No need for pencils and notebooks, just sharing
some simple lessons in floristry.
Day 146 -
Muscari is a genus of perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia that produce
spikes of dense, most commonly blue, urn-shaped flowers resembling bunches of
grapes in the spring. The common name for the genus is Grape Hyacinth. Their
scent is said to resemble musk or honey.
Day 147 - The
flower symbolism associated with baby's breath is purity of heart, innocence,
and the breath of the Holy Spirit. Baby's breath is white with dense, delicate
clusters of flowers. They are native to Europe, but have been naturalized
throughout the eastern United States. Baby's breath is often used as ornamental
garden plants and as filler in bouquets.
Day 148 - The
distinctive dried seed heads of the lotus, which resemble the spouts of
watering cans, are widely sold throughout the world for decorative purposes and
for dried flower arranging. The lotus flowers, seeds, young leaves, and
"roots" (rhizomes) are all edible. Dried lotus seeds, from pods or
lotus fruit such as these, are sold in packages or in bulk at many Asian
markets for consumption, but they must first be soaked in water overnight prior
to use due to their hardness and toughness. They can then be added directly to
soups and congee, or used in other dishes. Fresh lotus seeds are sold in the
seed heads of the plant and eaten by breaking the individual seeds out of cone
shaped head. The soft rubbery shell that surrounds each seed should be removed
before consuming.
Day 149 -
When selecting hyacinths, choose flowers that have some of the bottom florets
beginning to open, while the upper blooms are still closed. This will ensure
that the entire stalk will bloom properly and that you don't have a bad bulb.
The exception to this rule is when you want the maximum effect of the flower
right away, say for instance a spring party, then go for full bloom. Also look
for stems with dark green foliage that stand firmly upright.
Day 150 - The
tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, of
which up to 109 species have been described and which belongs to the family
Liliaceae. Originally from Persia and Turkey, tulips were brought to Europe in
the 16th century, where they got their common name from the Turkish word for
gauze (with which turbans were wrapped) - reflecting the turban-like appearance
of a tulip in full bloom.Tuesday, November 6, 2012
365 Days of Floral Education - Days 1-5
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| Parts of a Flower |
Day 1 - For our first day of floral education we thought we’d start with the basics, the parts of a flower. While we are primarily concerned with floral aesthetics here at the flower shops, the petals, sepal and stem, it is nice to review and remember the important role flowers play in nature. The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, they give rise to fruit and seeds, and many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen.
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| Cut Flowers on an Angle |
Day 2 - You may have noticed that we cut our flower stems on an angle, but have you ever wondered why? Cut flowers are still living, which means that they are still drinking the water in which you put them. By cutting flowers perpendicular to the stem, it allows the stems to set directly on the bottom of the vase, impeding the ability for water absorption. An angled cut not only allows better access to the life-giving water, but also gives more surface area to the stems, allowing them to take in more water than a straight cut.
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| Sansevieria |
Day 3 - Sansevieria, also called snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue, is remarkable in its ability to convert large amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen (which we need to breathe), as well as in its effectiveness at removing certain indoor pollutants from the air. Studied extensively by NASA scientist B.C. Wolverton and environmental scientist Kamal Meattle, sansevieria is shown to filter out benzene, a chemical linked to Sick Building Syndrome. Sansevieria is most effective at producing oxygen at night, making it a perfect plant to keep in the bedroom.
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| Gypsophila |
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| Flowers for Allergy Sufferers |
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