Sending Flowers Can really Brighten Someones Day

Posted on February 26, 2012 by flowers4nelson

Bright flowers in a box arrangement including roses It is amazing how often I hear the words ” These beautiful flowers have really brightened up my day”. I hear it when I deliver flowers someone has ordered, and when i go to a friends house and take a few flowers for them with me. People really get a kick out of someone giving them flowers. Flowers lift peoples spirits. No they won’t last forever; but the memories of receiving flowers from someone do last forever; and those memories are pleasant ones.

You can easily make lasting pleasant memories for you friends and relatives by sending them flowers. At Flowers 4 Nelson, we do that for you every day.

Beautiful gentians

Posted on February 1, 2012 by flowers4nelson

Summer is the time when we can use the beautiful dark blue gentian flowers in arrangements. For those who love blue flowers these are not to be missed.

These individual flowers were removed from the bottom of the long flower stems and so i decided to make this simple but interesting water bowl arrangement with blue gentian individual flowers, and short stems of Amaranthus flowers.

Richmond Playcentre Fair at Washbourn Gardens

Posted on February 1, 2012 by flowers4nelson

Nelson Anniversary Day traditionally is the timing for the Richmond Playcentre’s fair day at Washbourne Gardens. This year was no exception and a beautiful sunny Nelson day greeted visitors to the fair. The gardens where looking beautiful a real credit to the staff who look after them. Flowers 4 Nelson had a promotional stall at the fair, and we had a great day meeting the locals and visitors to the region and giving out our beautiful business cards, and selling a flower or two.

Lovely blue Gentains and our home grown Amaranthus are both in flower now and we had a stunning arrangement in a ceramic pot on display at the fair with both of these flowers in it. ( see photo).

Always popular at fair days our “pocket posies” sold well and the pretty pink tones of the arrangements delighted many. I only had one left which i was able to give to our elderly neighbour for her table. The flowers i used in them most had not seen before and I name them here for your interest. the rounded pink balls are Gomphrena and the pink spiky ones are Celsoia ‘Xantippe’, both of them are also good flowers for drying.

Flowering Potted Hippeastrum

Posted on December 30, 2011 by flowers4nelson

We have good stocks of flowering or in bud Hippeastrum (or better known as Amaryllis). These are fun to grow with the huge bulbs planted with only the bottom 1/3 of the bulb under the soil, the top part of the bulb is exposed and from it arrow shaped flower buds emerge before any foliage is evident. The flowers are large and trumpet shaped and in a wide range of colours. Native to South America, the bulbs can be grown outdoors in Nelson in areas that have no more than moderate frosts. Often grown in pots for indoor decoration over their summer flowering period. Hippeastrums like a well drained soil with plenty of compost. The strap shaped leaves appear after the bulbs have flowered. To order one for yourself or a friend go to the potted plant section of this web site.

A country occasion

Posted on November 28, 2011 by flowers4nelson

What a beautiful day it was out at Neudorf winery for the fair day ‘A country Occasion’ the sun was out the wind was absent and hundreds turned up to wonder around the stalls in the beautiful country gardens at the winery. Our site’s view across the vineyards and hops to the distant Nelson Ranges was superb.

The Flowers 4 Nelson stall looked beautiful and several of the visitors took photos of the arrangements on the tables and the stall in general. We gave out about 200 of our business cards, and the feed back from everyone was very complementary. It was fun to meet new people and to greet old friends as they passed the Flowers 4 Nelson stall.

Everyone we spoke to was having a really enjoyable day in the pleasant atmosphere and surroundings.
Around $20,000 was raised for the Nelson Child Cancer Foundation.
Thankyou Upper Moutere and Tim and Judy for hosting such a wonderful event. Carl

Paeony Roses

Posted on November 20, 2011 by flowers4nelson

The Paeony Rose season is in full swing now with lots of those lovely big blooms available for your bouquets; make the most of it now, as the season is short and will have finished by mid December.

Lovely Hostas to send as a live plant gift

Posted on October 17, 2011 by flowers4nelson

We have a new selection of lovely fresh Hosta plants with variegated leaves, that can be enjoyed indoors or planted straight into the garden in a shady spot. These plants will continue to grow and slowly spread to form stunning clumps of foliage for the garden. $20.00 plus delivery while stocks last.

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