17Jan
Valentines Day Planning – Not For the Faint of Heart!
Valentines day planning – hmmm, now that is probably a dirty word phrase at this time of the year for florists. This is one day of the year that florists learn to love even though they probably hate it, and it is just around the corner. February 14th will be here in just a few weeks.
Most florists are impacted in a major way each year by this one day. The reason there is a love-hate relationship with this day is because it is literally THE most profitable day of the year for florists, even though it is perhaps the most challenging day to deal with from a planning, operations, and customer service perspective. Valentines Day business typically represents about 1/3 of a florists annual revenues. This is the reason that Valentines day planning must begin much sooner than mid-January, and hopefully begins immediately after last years Valentines Day. The biggest task is to minimize expenses while maximizing revenues. Continue reading »
14Jan
Amaryllis Pollination – Hand Pollination Made Simple
Recently I posted a brief status update on the fabulous blooming amaryllis bulbs here in my home and that I would follow up with some training on amaryllis pollination. I first planted them back in mid- November and they began to bloom during Christmas week in December. These gorgeous blooms have brought much joy and pleasure to my home for almost a month now and believe it or not I still have one more bulb that is getting ready to bloom. I’m very curious to find out what color the blooms will be, because I neglected to note the color on each container when I planted them…oops! <smiles> I’m hoping for white this time as I’ve had bright red, pink, and pink/white.
In this segment, I will teach you how to hand pollinate the amaryllis blossoms so that you can get some great seeds to grow new amaryllis bulbs. Amaryllis pollination techniques is extremely simple and yields great results. Keep in mind that it takes anywhere from 3 to 5 years to grow a suitable amaryllis bulb from seed, however it will produce magnificent blooms for many years when taken care of properly. Continue reading »
07Jan
Amaryllis Bulb Growing – status update
Happy New Year 2010! I hope you had a most enjoyable Christmas season with family and friends. I had an opportunity to spend quality time with my kids, visited my mom and helped her with some things she needed help with, then caught up with some long lost friends from high school that I haven’t seen in close to 30 years. It was a great trip and I’m glad to be back home here where I can focus on helping all of you to develop your florist skills further in 2010!
To get the year started – take a look at the pictures below that provide you with an update on the status of how well my amaryllis bulbs have done this year. I hope yours grew just as well. When I arrived back from my holiday travels, I walked into my house full of some gorgeous blooming amaryllis bulbs. These flowers are so beautiful and are the perfect plant to grow during the shorter days of winter to bring some happiness and color into your home. Before you know it, spring will be arriving and in the meantime you get to enjoy the colorful blossoms of the amaryllis bulb. Click the "continue reading" link to see some amazing pictures of my bright red amaryllis blossoms. Continue reading »
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