What to Do When Stuck at Home (part 1)
You're quarantined at home, and there are only so many movies you can watch. We've got some unique ideas for what to do when stuck at home, and of course they're all related to flowers! DIY Bouquets Price If you are local, Fantasy
Easter Flowers
Paragraph In Your Easter Bonnet In Your Easter Bonnet My great grandmother lived with us for the last half of my childhood. She was born in 1893 and saw transportation go from horse and buggy, to Model T, to airplanes, to launching into
The Impact Coronavirus has on Flower Shops
(Updated March 23, 2020) A customer called this morning asking if we were open and delivering flowers today. We are, and we are! We intend to stay open unless/until it is no longer safe for us or for our customers. I
Flowers–A Vacation for the Soul
Sun Last Saturday was our family's annual Vitamin D Party, where we chase away the post-holiday winter blues by bringing the islands to our home. For one night we don Aloha shirts, flipflops, and sunglasses and crank the heat and the
International Women’s Day
2018 I must admit that I did not know about International Women's Day until three years ago. It was my first winter at the flower shop, and a gentleman called us in early March looking for mimosa flowers. We were not
Valentine’s Day Reflections
Opening Day Valentine's Day at Fantasy Floral is like opening day on Broadway. It's months of planning. Perfecting methods of dispatching. Hiring extra people for the week. Advertising through phone calls and social media and sprucing up our well-known decorated trailer
Flowers, Weeds, Butterflies, and Bees
With the loss of our pollinators, including bees and monarch butterfly, wild flowers, what some consider weeds, serve a purpose. They're also beautiful!
Why We Love Flowers
We all love flowers, but now there are studies that show flowers have beneficial long-term effects on both women and men.
What Flower Colors Should I Choose?
Sometimes when people call our shop to order a flower arrangement, they have no idea what flower colors or flowers they would like. As the manager, I want to ensure that our arrangements are fresh and inspiring and new so