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New Years Flowers and Well Wishes

December 30th, 2009 1 comment

New Years Flowers and Plants for the New Year

New Year’s day is an occasion for looking forward and wishing family and freinds the best in the new year to come.  People around the world will be celebrating and cheering as the clock strikes 12:00 am.  It’s also a time of reflection in looking back on goals accomplished and some never started.

In comes our new years resolutions. Resolutions are our own personal way of declaring new goals and finally addressing old ones.  Don’t just make a mental note of the things you would like to do and see, write them down and read them everyday – out loud even – and soon you will see yourself accomplishing those goals and more.

Make giving to others apart of your resolution as well. There is a saying “No man is an island, entire of itself…”, so as you give and help others you can expect others will do the same for you. It’s a guiding principle that has propelled many to reach their goals and accomplish great things.

Gift giving is not an essential piece to bringing in the New Year but a great way to mark it’s beginning. New Years Flowers and Plants are an excellent way to say Happy New Years. New Years Flowers will not only last for several days commemorating the day but also remind you how you started the year.

 

Here are some New Years flower ideas.

Bonsai Plants - Offer someone a great bonsai plant like the Juniper Bonsaiicon for New Years. The Juniper is one of the most popular bonsais in the US since it is great for bonsai beginners or experts alike. The Juniper Bonsai features rapid growth and long, trailing branches that add beauty to any décor. Get a great looking bonsai plant to for the New Year for yourself or as a gift to someone else.

 

New Year Floral Bouqets – Just adding a celebratory bouquet of New Years flowers to your home decor to celebrate the occasion or sending them as a gift to someone far away is also a great way to bring in the New Year.  The Toast of the Town  bouquet is a mix of fresh white flowers such as roses, miniature gerberas and cushion spray chrysanthemums – accented with greenery, plus a silvery mask and stars, delivered in a silver-toned urn.

 

If one single plant or bouquet will not due then New Years Gift baskets provide plenty of opportunity to share and revel in the celebration. The Taittinger® Champagne & Truffles Gift Set looks to be an elegant way to bring in the New Year. If you know someone who would enjoy a little bubbly then  this gift set that comes with a sophisticated, keepsake box that’s perfect for preserving New Year’s souvenirs.

Happy New Years!

 

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FloraFlora.com Free Flower Delivery Sets New Standard

December 18th, 2009 No comments

FloraFlora.comFloraFlora.com a newly launched floral and gifts site offers customers free flower delivery and no hidden fees

Started by Shoebuy.com one of the largest retailers of bags, footwear and related apparel, floraflora.com aimes to redefine how the business of online floral shopping is done.

The online floral sector is a crowded space, and it’s a space dominated by a handful of well recognized brands in the industry. You can’t make an instrance in this crowded market and be heard without offering consumers something new and different.

While floraflora.com may not provide much difference when comes to well designed floral arrangments they will get the consumers attention where it matters most – the wallet!

Many startup businesses find great success and longevity when they are able to address consumer demand and provide a service not offered anywhere else. You’d be hard pressesd to find a online florist offering free flower delivery as a standard offering.

There are hundreds of flower and gifts sites online today and there is one thing that you can be certain of is delvery fees. Online florist may have the occasional offer here and there, but as whole free flower delivery is really not common among online florists.

A large number of online flower shops operate as wire services, where they take bouquet orders online charge a number of fees and have a local florist complete the delivery. The fees are usually in addition to the flower price – so a bouquet that’s $29.99 can easily cost $59.99 when the additional fees are added in, such as delivery fees and handling fees.

Now with the lauch of FloraFlora.com many online floral shops will have to re-evaluate their order and fullfillment process if the FloraFlora.com business model proves popular with consumers. Free flower delivery from FloraFlora.com may be the biggest development in the online floral market.