As a kid I always appreciated balloons no matter what color, shape, or size. Besides feverishly swatting them in the air as most kids generally do – providing hours of endless fun, or making water ballons there wasn’t much to do with them after that. You had to be careful not to play to rough [...]

Did anyone notice that December 12 was National Poinsettia Day? The day was declared in honor of the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett on December 12, 1851 by an Act of Congress.  How can we overlook the man who introduced us to what is now the most popular flower during Christmas. Joel Roberts Poinsett was born on [...]

Whose buying the flowers? Women. Why? Because women see flowers and admire the arrangments, colors and frangrances. Women aren’t waiting for men to send them a romantic bouquet to admire. They are buying flowers to accentuate their living spaces. Recent studies have revealed buying flowers to decorate the home can also improve emotional wellbeing.  Here are some numbers that demonstrate [...]