22Jun
Same Day Floral Delivery – Tips to Place Order
Most florists offer customers the ability to place an order for same day floral delivery. The usual cut off time for order acceptance of same day floral delivery is 1pm. There are some florists that have earlier cut off times, and some that may have later cut off times too. In the busiest flower shops, the 1pm cut off (or whatever their specific cut off time is) time is typically absolute meaning if you don’t place the order by that time, then they can not guarantee delivery in the same day. Smaller, less busy, shops can usually be more accomodating with the cut off time window. Continue reading »
16Jun
Elegant Wedding Flowers – What are the best choices?
Choosing elegant wedding flowers can be a bit of a challenge given that there are so many possibilities of flowers available. Working with a florist is always recommended in selecting the perfect elegant wedding flowers. However there are times when working with a florist may not be an option, or you prefer to have already narrowed the list down before engaging a florist. Continue reading »
04Jun
3 Key Factors that Influence Wedding Flower Prices
When planning a wedding it is important to consider and budget for the event flowers early on in the planning process. In terms of estimating the cost of the wedding event flowers, it is best to allocate approximately 10% of the overall wedding costs to wedding flower prices. So, as an example if the wedding is going to cost $10,000 then allocate $1,000 toward the flowers.
With a budget established for the flowers, then a bridal party can make decisions that will influence the ultimate final wedding flower pricing. To make the decisions on wedding flower choices, there are 3 key factors which influence the prices: Continue reading »
03Jun
Hydrangea Flower Arrangements – BEST tip for longevity
One of the prettiest flowers is the hydrangea. They are so delicate and soft looking, yet appear at the top of a very hardy stem. It is quite possible that you’ll find hydrangea flower arrangements at a wedding. They look gorgeous as a bouquet of just hydrangea blossoms, and they look beautiful and make statements in mixed arrangements as well. Continue reading »
01Jun
Wedding Floral Centerpieces – Selection Criteria for Perfect Choices
Many brides and grooms look for guidance and direction in choosing wedding floral centerpieces for the reception tables. Some come with ideas in mind, some come with examples they’ve tried to create, and others come completely confused and rely solely upon the knowledge and expertise of a florist to help them choose the best wedding floral centerpieces. Continue reading »
27May
Calla Lily flower
When it comes to a perfect bridal bouquet flower the white calla lily flower comes to mind. This flower is absolutely beautiful, elegant, and stately. It comes in handy to know the following information about calla lily flowers when choosing them for wedding flowers:
Calla lily flowers come in several different colors, sizes, and bloom styles. The most common color selected for the wedding flowers is white, however there are several other choices that make for a beautiful bouquet including mango (which is my favorite), pink, purple, peach and yellow. There are even green colored calla lily blossoms and spotted or multi-colored varieties as well. Continue reading »
25May
Wedding Church Flowers – Make The Perfect Selection
Now that wedding season is upon us, many brides-to-be and their future husbands have difficulty in choosing the right flowers for the church. In some cases they neglect including their wedding church flowers all together which will be realized as a mistake later. Because a big part of the special day is spent at the church (for those having church weddings), a big portion of the wedding photos will be taken there too. The photo’s are the pictorial lasting memories of the special event and having the proper flowers in the church will support a proper wedding environment that will be reflected ultimately in photo’s later. Therefore it is important to pay as much attention to the details of the wedding church flowers as the rest of the wedding planning. Continue reading »
21Feb
Floral Design Skills – Do They Really Matter?
I’m now back on US soil…feels good after floating and sailing for the past 10 days. In a recent post, I wrote about cruise ship flowers and expressed my disappointment with the lack of professional expertise and design skills of the hired floral personnel on the ship. It really does a disservice to the floral profession and customers when non-trained individuals are employed as designers when it is quite apparent they lack the necessary skills to deliver quality products and creative designs. Floral design skills do matter! Continue reading »
16Feb
Cruise Ship Flowers – Disappointment yet so much Opportunity
Wow, I’m currently on an 8 day cruise in the Western Caribbean. My 12 year old daughter and I left on Saturday February 13th. We started in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and arrived yesterday in Cozumel, Mexico. The weather actually wasn’t so cooperative for the first two days (Sunday and Monday). However, today the weather has been gorgeous with a lot of sunshine and warmth. Just what the doctor ordered to chase away those winter blues. I was also expecting some amazing looking cruise ship flowers. Continue reading »
12Feb
Purchasing Perfect Flowers for your Valentine – Advice from a Florist
The one day of the year where you anxiously await that call from your sweetheart that they received the most gorgeous flower bouquet or arrangement is rapidly approaching. This year Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday. This poses some unique challenges for florists since it is not a typical delivery day, and it is going to likely be the busiest day of the year for the florist. Follow the 10 tips below to help make the day go smoothly for everyone involved. Remember you can order special Valentines Day flowers from the links on this page (in left margin, just above this post, or at the top menu option). Continue reading »
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 »
24Dec
Merry Christmas – Happy Holidays and BIG changes coming in 2010!
Merry Christmas to all of my students, their family and friends! I’m taking some good quality time to spend with my children and will be visiting upstate New York to see mom and the rest of my family. I will also reconnect with some long lost high school friends.
With the upcoming new year quickly approaching, I also wanted to let you know that there will be many good changes coming to the Royal Bouquet Florist website. Most importantly there will be many new courses offered – both to the casual "at-home" floral enthusiast who wants to learn how to create gorgeous floral arrangements simply along with specific courses for the "work-at-home" flower lover who can learn how to parlay their creative skills into a money making venture by offering their floral design services to others.
There will be special emphasis on video courses that are filmed in a casual manner in my home! This is so that I can show everyone out there how to "do what the florists do" but doing it at home! Everyone can learn how to design amazing looking floral arrangements right in the comfort of their own home. I especially enjoy showing people how to transform a pretty looking wrapped bouquet from the local store into a FANTABULOUS looking flower arrangement.
Definitely look for some very exciting new courses and videos in 2010. My focus will be on video demonstrations showing exact step-by-step "how to’s".
Peace & much love to all.
01Dec
Holiday Plants and Flowers – EZ To Grow Amaryllis Plant
It is a common site around the holidays to see the gorgeous blooms from Amaryllis plants. They make a beautiful addition to your home or office and look especially nice when grouped together. At holiday time, amaryllis plants are available from multiple sources. The best places to get high quality amaryllis plants is from a local florist or garden center. Larger chain stores will typically carry the amaryllis plants too, however quality can be sacrificed for lower prices.
In addition to stores having already planted amaryllis bulbs, many will also carry amaryllis planting kits. These kits are boxes that contain everything needed to plant the bulb yourself at home. Learn how to plant and grow an amaryllis bulb in the short video created by Royal Bouquet Florist. Just click the picture or choose Video Training above. Continue reading »
16Nov
Order Flowers – Buy Flowers Online To Send Anywhere
There are multiple options available for consumers or businesses to order flowers including ordering them through this website at the link at the top of this page titled "Order Flowers Online". You can also order flowers directly or indirectly from the applicable flower sources. Depending upon whether you are ordering floral arrangements or ordering flowers in bulk will determine which suppliers to choose from. In either case, there are numerous choices for ordering flowers from suppliers. Continue reading »
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