Not your ordinary roses!

We know that certain flowers generally come in certain colors. Roses traditionally have come in a range of reds white, yellow, orange, and pinks for the most part.

Well, as you can see from these pictures these roses are anything but typical.

While some flowers have been engineered to grow in different colors through altering the pigment of flowers. These flowers have been produced through a unique dying process, which produces interesting effects changing the flowers natural hue.

Flower colors have certain meaning and different colors can express, or help define the mood or occasion. The blue roses here can symbolize calmness, security, passion and enthusiasms. The red, whit and blue flowers pictured on this page have been created to symbolize patriotism, while the rainbow roses can symbolize celebration and good times.

These multi colored roses are stunning to look at and are purely spectacular to see and are sure to spark lots of conversation. 

Flower modification has been around for a long time, as many researchers have tried to create not just color changes but also new genus of flowers. 

The technique used to produce these type of flowers isn’t that scientific or all that complex and doesn’t require a degree in biology.

In fact you can produce your own colorful arrangement with food coloring found in your kitchen cabinet.  White roses are the most widely used flowers to start with. Once you have the desired color dye the process begins by mixing the dye with a fair amount of water and soaking the stems in the dye solution until the petals start to absorb the colors. The best method for dying flowers also requires using a large plastic container. Techniques for deeper richer colors require leaving the stems in the color dye solution for longer periods of time to achieve the desired color effect.

The technique used to produce these colorful roses may take some practice so if you don’t have a lot of white roses to experiment with you may want to buy them from a florist who speciallize in creating these colorful arrangements. These particular bouquets are from FTD.com.

If you’re into buying flowers that will add a little pop to your home decor or think they might be a wonderful gift for a birthday or holiday event these flowers will certainly give you what you are looking.

If you adore little puppies and flowers you would probably love to have one of these poodle inspired bouqets. They are nothing short of floral masterpieces with life like pups complete with little button eyes and noses that appear to stare right at you.

We first wrote about these dog inspired bouquets  a few years ago as they were originally thought to have been introduce by a Japanese floral shop or floral design center in Japan. Since they’ve  first hit the scene several years ago there haven’t been many floral shops to have sucessfully add these bouquets to their line up of floral offerings until now. 

If you’ve ever spent time on the 1-800-Flowers.com you might have noticed their new a-DOG-able Collection of puppy inspired  flowers in a variety of settings. The bouquets are primarily designed using white carnations and other accenting flowers.

These little puppy shaped bouquets come in about 9 different settings now, and 1800flowers plans to roll out two more for the fall season.

These cute and cuddly looking bouquets are designed to fit a variety of gifting occasions and are hand crafted by expert florist. If these dog bouquets are out of your price range there a some 1800flowers coupons available to save a little.

1800Flowers also plans to role a contest August 18, 2011 where you can submit your favorite photo of your dog. The contest promises to give away a few prizes, so check them out and enter your beloved pet in the contest.

What do you think about these dog inspired bouquets?

Should you consider and online flower shop for Father’s Day gift giving. Absolutely! 

Many online florist have evolved into more than just a flower delivery service. They’ve come to the full realization that for Holiday’s such as Father’s Day, they need to be able to offer diverse products that appeal not just to women, but to men as well. Especially since there has always been a stigma attached to ordering flowers for men.  Around Father’s Day you will notice gifts and plants that are more nuetral and accepting to men. 

If you are short on ideas as to what to get your Dad for Fathers Day consider some of these options from some of these top online florist.

1-800-Baskets.com

Cheryl’s Golf Cookie Gift Basket

$34.99

Happy Father’s Day Handyman’s Snack Gift Set

$39.99

Happy Father’s Day Deluxe Balsam Gift Basket

$49.99

Proflowers.com

Snack Attack
$44.99 $29.99

Good Fortune Money Tree $29.99

Mrs. Fields Just for “DAD” Box
$24.99

1-800flowers.com

Starbucks® Gourmet Blends Coffee Gift Basket

$49.99

Taste of the Tour Tote Bag & Snacks

$49.99

Happy Father’s Day Classic BBQ Gift Set

$59.99

GiftTree.com

Father’s Day Ultimate BBQ Basket
$49.95

Handmade Golf Ball Wine Stopper
$34.95

Toast of California Wine Basket
$64.95

There are lots of options online so take your time to find the right gift. If you appreciate the Dad in your life he deserves nothing but the best. For Father’s Day consider an online florist – you never know what you will find to surprise Dad with.

Mother’s Day is May 8th and flowers are one of the most popular gifts we give Moms to show our appreciation. Many online florists have an array of unique Mother’s Day bouquets  that celebrate Moms. If you haven’t ordered your Mothers Day bouquet yet don’t worry, we have some exclusive discount deals and coupon offers to share with you from a select group of online florist so you can save you a little money on your order.

Right now you can Save 20% sitewide at Teleflora for Mother’s Day. Take advantage  of this deal becuase you may not see this discount anywhere else. Click now to Save 20% at  Teleflora.com for Mother’s Day. Don’t forget to check out The Teleflora “deal of the day”, where one of their expert florist will create a one-of-a-kind bouquet with the freshest and most beautiful flowers available.

As a leader in the floral industry, 1800Flowers.com offers it’s customers Same-Day delivery, access to best-selling brands, and over 30 years of gifting expertise. As Mother’s Day approaches you can save big on a hand crafted arrangement.  If your a fan of 1-800-flowers.com Take advantage of the Deal of the Day: and SAVE up to 33% on Mother’s Day Specials!

After 100 years in business, FTD.com knows a thing or two about flowers! In fact, they invented the world’s first floral network and are one of America’s most recognizable brands.  Today you can Save up to 25% on Spring and Mother’s Day bestselling flowers. FTD’s success is built on industry leading standards for floral quality, artistry, and reliability.

Bloom Avenue is the fun, whimsical new flower website that’s fast becoming a leader in service and quality. Just in time for Mother’s Day SAVE 20% Sitewide at BloomAvenue! (Expires 5/8). Hailed as the social flower company for its unique customer service and social media communications.

The clock is ticking, so if your looking to save a little money on flowers for Mother’s Day take advantage of these great deals. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms!

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The Spring season is here and Easter is Sunday, April 24th. What better time to celebrate the spring season than with exciting spring flowers. 

Florist are everywhere but not all bouquets are created equal.  If you are looking for some of the most unique arrangements for your Easter gathering or to just decorate your home with fresh spring blooms then you should look no further then Teleflora.

Quality flowers are just the beginning as Teleflora wants to also give you a Free movie tickets to see the movie Hop in theaters now.  There is a minimum purchase required which does not include taxes and service fees. For more details check out the Teleflora Easter Collection page. 

Many of the Teleflora bouquets come in a unique keepsake vase that symbolizes the season like the Teleflora’s Easter Bunny Bouquet pictured on the right, or the My Little Chickadee on the left by Teleflora.

These bouquets are rated highly from those who have purchase them. For more ratings and reviews visit the respective page for each bouquet listed on the Easter Collection page. 

Any of these bouquets would make a great gift or serves as great decor piece for the Easter/Spring season.  If the free movie tickets isn’t enough to entice you perhaps the free movie ticket will persuade you.

See our home page for more offers and deals on easter flowers.

Have you seen the movie HOP?

If you fancy Tulips then check out the ‘The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival’ from April1 – April 30. Perhaps you have never heard of it but every spring hundreds of thousands of people travel to this Pacific Northwest town to enjoy the celebration of spring as millions of tulips burst into bloom.

The Tulip festival in Skagit, WA is a showcase of Skagit Valley agriculture. The festival was officially inaugurated in 1984 by the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce. Members of the Chamber took note that this event drew thousands of people yearly to view the tulips in bloom and later decided to add events and festivities to enhance the visitors’ trip to the Skagit Valley. Tulip Festival is now its own entity and no longer under the Chamber of Commerce.

After 28 years the festival has welcomed people from across the United States and from around the world to admire the beauty of the flowers and to marvel at nature’s creation.

SlideShow of the Tulip festival

If watching these put you in the mood to send someone Tulips or add some Tulips to your living space see our floral partners tulip bouquets.

Believe it or not we are quickly approaching another American tradition that we celebrate in earnest - Valentine’s Day.

Yes, Valentine’s Day 2011 will be here before you know it and to prove it Proflowers and other online florist are already promoting Valentine’s Day Flowers and gifts. We are still several weeks away from Valentine’s Day but online retailers are making sure they are ready for the early shoppers.

If you venture online you’ll start to see the tell-tale signs of Valentine’s Day with deep colors of red and fancy shape hearts symbolizing love.

Why the need to get consumers thinking about Valentines Day already? Well just like their are last minute shoppers their are early shoppers kind of like the Black Friday shoppers or Cyber Monday shoppers. The early bird gets the early worm! 

So if you are planning on making someone your Valentine this year here are 5 Good Reasons to Buy your Valentine’s Day gift early:

1. Limited Supply - You can pre-order your Valentine’s Day gift or flowers before they sell-out. Often popular Valentine’s day gift are in limited supply so order early.
2. Change of Heart - If you order early and change your mind you still have time get a refund and buy something else you see thats better.
3. Price Hikes – Lock in your purchase price before florist start to hike their prices on roses plus get pre valentines flower delivery discounts and coupon codes.
4. Budgeting  - Early shopping gives you an idea of what’s out there and how much you will need to spend. For instance you can plan for those whopping Six Foot Rose Bouquets. They retail for about $239.99.
5. Peace of Mind - Have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve pre ordered and have everything arranged for your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day.  

Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday this year so flower and gift delivery shouldn’t be a problem since most florist and gift stores will be open. But getting a jump start on what usually is a fun and exciting event can save you a lot of time and money.