Top 10 Summer Wedding Flowers
A Practical Guide
When choosing your Summer Wedding Flowers, you can have both the practical AND beautiful, though some flowers hold up better--even in the heat--than others. We have rated these 10 flowers on Availability, Price and their performance in the Summer Season. We deliver weddings in the hottest regions of the country, and have proven the following 10 popular wedding flowers hold up the best...
How to Care for Your Orchid Plant
Orchid plants are often considered to be difficult plants to keep for the average house plant enthusiast, due to their fragile nature. What most people do not realize is that the more popular varieties of Orchids are actually fairly easy to care for if you have...
The Succulent Plant: Uses, How to Grow and How to Propagate - By Flora
For one of the most commonly-seen plants in home decor magazines, due to its fast growth in popularity in recent years, the Succulent Plant is definitely NOT like your most common houseplant. These plants have been advertised as easy-to-grow, and ideal starter plants (even for kids). While they certainly can be easy-care plants, if you are going to have success, you MUST shift your thinking...
A Modern Day Man's Guide to Valentine's Day
Why do we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on February 14th, and where did the idea come from to give flowers, candy, and gifts to others on this day? How do you know what’s appropriate? We think it’s safe to say that most of us appreciate being thought of by someone else; whether it be a potential love interest, or a friend. This is especially true when the gift-giving...
The Miracle of Hanukkah!
The first night of Hanukkah begins on Sunday, December 22 after sundown. Across the world, there are nearly 14 million people of Jewish descent, and many of these people will recognize and celebrate the holiday in different ways. Some celebrate only the first night or 2....
Boss's Day
Boss’s Day is a relatively recent development. It originated in 1958 with Patricia Bays Haroski, a secretary for State Farm Insurance Company, where she worked for her father. She thought a day should be reserved for employees to thank their bosses for being kind and fair throughout the year. In Ms. Haroski’s case, her boss was also her father, so when she....
The Best Flowers for Fall Weddings in NC
October is the most popular wedding month for Florists. It’s true that some couples opt for other colors for their Fall weddings; however the majority of the weddings we are asked to design are in the Fall color scheme—all on the Warm side of the color wheel, or with a touch of....
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of the Jewish new year and marks the beginning of the High Holy Days. The 2019 observation of Rosh Hashanah begins on Sunday, September 29th at sundown and commences with Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of atonement on October 9th. Rosh Hashanah is held 163 days after....
Back to School
Open Houses and Meet the Teacher are just about done. Families are squeezing in the last of the back-to-school clothes shopping. What's left? Teachers! While parents have been working just as hard getting their classrooms ready for their students. For parents of older students,....
SUMMER WEDDINGS
Nothing says "Summer" better than bright, vibrant tropical colors. Whether you are having your wedding on a North Carolina Beach, a far-away Island or in a local church or venue, this bouquet style is versatile for all types of weddings. The orange, yellow, red, fuchsia and purple hues work with most all color schemes of wedding .....
Independence Day
Fireworks. Beach Day. Shag Contests. Flag-Raising Ceremonies. Bonfires. These are some of the traditions we have enjoyed in North Carolina for over 40 years at the 4th of July Festival in Southport. Some of these same celebrations....
A Tribute to Dad
This Sunday June 16th, our Nation celebrates Father’s Day. This day, first celebrated in 1908, has had its share of controversy since it began. “A West Virginia church sponsored the nation’s first event explicitly...
The History of Memorial Day
Originally, Memorial Day was known as Decoration Day, meant to honor the Union and Confederate soldiers who died during the American Civil War. By the 1900s it had become a day to celebrate all American soldiers who died while serving in the military. It wasn't until 1967...
Sending Mother's Day Flowers Out of State
Mother's Day as we know it in the United States, is a holiday observed on the second Sunday in May that celebrates women in the role of mother, their accomplishments, and their trials and tribulations. It's a day to thank them for all they do. Over the last few decades...
Spring is the Best Time to Repot Houseplants
Does it ever seem like you have only just watered your houseplants, and they are already dry a day or 2 after and need to be watered again? Does the water immediately run right through and pour out the bottom of the pot? Are the roots growing out....
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