Share the joy of the season by decorating your home with Christmas theme flowers and plants.

Christmas is a fun time of the year and decorating the home with holiday theme flowers and plants is a great way to get into the holiday spirit.

There are lots of options to chose from when it comes to decorating with flowers and plants.  Online florist have some amazing holiday theme bouquets to add some extra flair to your home decor. Here a few options to consider:

The Dinner Table
Perhaps this year you are going to have your family and friends over for family dinner. You can explore a variety of Christmas table centerpieces that can complement your table settings. Your choice of centerpieces can make the difference between having a centerpeice that knowone notices or a centerpiece that  get everyones attention. The Santa’s Sleigh Centerpiece is one of ProFlowers.com many elegant centerpeices you will find in their christmas centerpiece collection. The  sleigh centerpiece is crafted with fresh evergreens, red ornaments, faux candy canes and includes a red taper candle. 

The Livivng Room
As you add your holiday decor throughout your home, certain rooms will likely get more attention than others. The family room or living  room where you entertain guest and spend time with your family are ideal places for displaying holiday theme plants or bouquets. Consider the 1-800-flowers.com Poinsettia Express
. It’s red metal train with candy cane design, starlight mint wheels and a wreath on the engine car which carries a pair of mini blooming red poinsettias. This unique holiday train can be stationed with your other holiday décor and used year after year.

The Hallway/Foyer
If other areas of your home haven’t been decorated enough or to little consider adding a little holiday decor to your hallway/foyer. It’s an area of your home that you pass through daily, so if you have a console table, shelf or stand in your hallway foyer maybe a nice bouquets of flowers will add the right touch to the space. The FTD.com Holiday Cheer™ Bouquet by Better Homes and Gardens exhibits cheer and delight. This bouquet includes red mini carnations and white chrysanthemums, arranged amongst holiday greens and accented with 2 candy canes and berry picks. Included is the designer ceramic vase embellished with a red and white ribbon and holly pick.

Here is a great video from AboutFlowers.com Jeanne Benedict: Christmas Floral Decorating Ideas

Create the perfect holiday atmosphere this year with your family and friends and make lasting memories with holiday flowers and plants.

Exclusive FTD College Rose collection

Football College Fans the game of the year is finally here. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country LSU and Alabama respectively will meet Saturday night in what promises to be an old fashion showdown.  These schools defenses are ranked amongst the best in the country, so fans can expect to see an exciting matchup.

If you are a fan of one of these teams showing school pride is of the upmost importance. On game day its easy to see which fans are supporting what teams by the colors and clothes they wear. Your school pride can now be extended to even a bouquet of flowers. 

It what can only be described as spectatcular, FTD has introduced the College Rose Collection that are uniquely colored to your favorite college teams colors.   

As the above photo shows the Louisiana State University® Tigers™ Rose Bouquet and the University of Alabama® Crimson Tide® Rose Bouquet are a remarkable  display of bold colors accented wtih lush greens. And what’s even more enticing is the memorable gift box displaying the colors and logo of the university. 

These bouquets are not only wonderful to express best wishes with tomorrows game but also to celebrate, homecomings, graduations, and any of the accomplishments that students and alumni achieve throughout their lives.

FTd has total seven teams now: Penn State Nittany Lions, University of Miami Hurricanes, University of Tennessee Vols, University of Oklahoma, and the University of Florida® Gators – with the promise of more to come. See all the FTD College Rose Collection.

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It’s almost Halloween and their is nothing cuter than seeing the kids in their Halloween costumes.  The kids can’t wait to put on their customes and start trick-or-treating and parents can’t wait to start taking pictures of the kids in their Halloween best.

Online florist 1-800-flowers wants you to submit your photos of the little ones for a chance to win some great prizes by entering into the Spook-Tacular Smiles Contest.  The photos with the most votes wins prizes.

There is some heavy competition, so submit your best photos and share it with your family and friends on facebook and get them to vote up your photo.

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Halloween Gift Basket Deals from 1800Baskets.com

Make this Halloween season full of treats for family and friends. When it comes to celebrating the season, Halloween gift baskets are a perfect way to share what the spirit of the season is all about. These Halloween gift baskets from 1-800-baskets.com are ideal for office parties, family gatherings, or as a treat for the kids.

We gathered 5 exclusive time sensitive deals from 1-800-Baskets.com you can take advantage of starting now until the end of the month.

1. Shop Halloween & Get Secret Surprise Savings up to 20% at 1800baskets.com! (Oct.17, 2011) Promo Code: TRICKORTREAT20

 

2. Save 25% off Halloween One Day only at 1800baskets.com (Oct.18, 2011 only) Promo Code: HALLOWEEN25

 

3. Exclusive Halloween Weekend Sale! SAVE 20% at 1800baskets.com (Oct. 20 to Oct. 23, 2011) Use Promo Code: HALLOWEEN20

 

4. Free Shipping upgraded to 2-Day Shipping at 1800baskets (Oct. 24 to Oct 26, 2011 only) Shipping Deal

 

5. Last chance for Halloween! Save 20% at 1800baskets.com (Oct. 27 to Oct 28, 2011 only) Use Promo Code: HALLOWEEN20 

Spreading Halloween fun with Halloween gift baskets makes giving gifts so much easier with these theme baskets and money saving deals. Use them now and share them with family and friends.

You will find more than 20 different Halloween themed gift baskets from 1-800-baskets as well as see what others are buying buy checking out their top sellers. Enjoy the Halloween season and all it has to offer. 

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Statistics show that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American for women.

Pink ribbon campaigns to raise awareness are everywhere. Companies large and small have taken their normal brand identitiy colors and turned them pink to highlight their commitment to raising awareness.

One of the most notable and aparent showing of this is with the NFL  and its teams with pro-football players donning gear like athletic cleats and gloves with flashes of pink.  

Nascar  driver Bobby Labonte drove in the NASCAR Banking 500, to raise breast cancer awareness with his pink car sponsored by Ask.com.

There are now over 2 million breast cancer survivors alive in America today because of the efforts to help raise awareness and support families that have been impacted.

In honor of those who battle breast cancer, online florist as well are doing there part to shine a light on Breast Cancer.

Proflowers.com – Pink Ribbon Collection
If you purchase any of the pink flowers or gifts from the Pink Ribbbon Collection 10% of the sales price will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure (www.komen.org) in support of its efforts in fighting breast cancer.

Proflowers and its parent company Provide Commerce, have a made a commitment to supporting the fight against breast cancer and has guaranteed a minimum donation of $50,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the fight against breast cancer.

1-800-Flowers.com – Pink Collection
Popular online florist 1-800-Flowers.com has teamed up with The Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Foundation to help raise money to find a cure.

For every sale of The Pink Ribbon Bouquet® from 1-800-Flowers.com, 10% of the net proceeds goes to The Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.findacure.org) to supporting the fight against breast cancer. Check out this bouquet and many others from the pink collection. 

Teleflora.com – Hope And Courage Bouquet
Teleflora too is apart of this major effort to raise awareness and has partnered with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.bcrfcure.org). 

When customers send the Hope And Courage Bouquet,  Teleflora will donate 15% of the purchase price to support the vital work of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

If you have someone in your life you would like to celebrate with a bouquet of flowers in honor National Breast Cancer Awareness Month know that there are online florist who support the cause. 

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Top florist from around the country will compete in an “Iron Chef” Style competition for the Sylvia Cup.

The stage will be set as top floral designers are given two hours, flowers and supplies, and given a task to create something special.

The competition which largely goes unnoticed outside of the floral industry will be celebrating its 44th anniversary.  Yet the Sylvia Cup is the floral industry’s longest running, live national annual floral design competition. 

It’s to bad the show isn’t televised, which could prove to boost an industry that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention like so many other industries.

The current crop of constestants will come from winners of state and regional floral industry design contests, designers of the year and members of the prestigious American Institute of Floral Designers. Check them out on the Society of American Florists facebook photo album.

The top florist or master florist will win the $2,500 grand prize, the Sylvia Cup, plus industry and local publicity. It takes place at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa.  Learn more about this event by going visiting Society of American Florist .

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Proflowers.com, one of the premier online florist destinations once to give its new customers a nice discount for doing business with them the first time around. 

If you are a first timer, and you place and order with Proflowers they will discount your purchase 20% if you spend a minimum of $39.99.  That’s about an $8 dollar savings on the minimum purchase. You can get some pretty nice bouquets for that price. 

If you have never visited the Proflowers.com site you might agree that they have a pretty good array of floral products to choose from so finding and arrangement in that price range will not be hard. And many of their bouquets come with a free premium vase with a flower order. Some of these vases may have a $9 value that you are getting for free.  This offer isn’t ongoing and expires by Sept 11, 2011.

Perhaps Proflowers has to compete a little more for each new customer it gets in such a competitive online market with FTD, Teleflora, 1800Flowers and others encroaching on their market share.  But it all boads well for the consumer looking to save a little on their purchases in a tough economy.

Proflowers still showcases some of the best looking floral bouquets compared to its competitors and continue provide consumers with a brevy of special offers and deals on purchasing flowers.

First impression are everything! Do you think this is good offer?

When it comes to buying flowers for celebrating an anniversay, saying I love you, or just becuase you want the best bouquet possible at the right price. 

Coupon sites are all the rave and everyone want a good deal on buying things that they need. Here are 5 hot deals you don’t want to miss if you are looking to surprise someone with flowers or spend a little less to improve your home decor.

5 Best Deals on Flowers

1) 1-800-flowers.com  – We know roses can be expensive but they are the most popluar expression of love. Right now you can Buy 12 Summer Roses, Get 12 Free + Free Vase. This bouquet is on sale now for just $29.99. Normally $54.99 but for a limited time you can save $25 at 1-800Flowers.  This bouquet of roses are perfect for celebrating an anniversary, or just saying I love You. Offer expires on Sept 2.  See Offer.

2) ProFlowers.com – This is an abundant bouquet of alstroemeria, also known as Peruvian lilies, that will add color to any room in your home. The bouquet is orginally $39.99 but now you can save – Save 50% off the orgianl price. The 100 Blooms of Peruvian Lilies also comes with a FREE Elegant Glass Vase for only $19.99.  Peruvian Lillies have been know to represent friendship and devotion and will aslo make a perfect thank you gift. See Offer.

3) 1-800-Baskets.com - Celebrate your youngster heading off to school with these back to school themed gift baskets. Right now you can Save 15% on Bask To School Care Packages from 1800baskets.com! This offer expires Sept 10 so get it while you can. Use Promo Code: BSKTSAVE15 at a checkout. See Offer.

 4) FTD.com - Take a look at the red hot roses sales from FTD.com and find the right bouquet for you. Celebrate that special occasion or decorate your home with a fresh bouquet and save up to 33% at the FTD Rose sale! Many of Rose bouquets start at just $19.99. This offer from FTD will expire Sept 2. See Offer and more bouqets!

5) OrganicBouquet.com - If you appreciate eco friendly flowers then check out the Rose sale from Organic Bouquet. Right now get 20% Off ALL Roses at OrganicBouquet.com. There collection of certified eco-elegant roses are picked fresh from the field to guarantee freshness on delivery. No coupon is required as the discount will be applied at checkout. Although this deal will only last until August 31 so check them out now. See offer and more!

If you need to see more deals on flowers and gifts check out our home page will you will see additional deals on flowers and gifts from some of the top online florist.