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The hot colors for 2008 are..........Chocolate brown (the new black) and of course, black!! (now paired with ivory) How do your pick flowers? The choices are many. Brown, on all it's many shades, from "light latte" to dark "espresso" can handle ornage,
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We begin our Happy Hour flower party on April 1st. and this will continue until approximately November 1. Do the flowers get to drink? No, they have already drunk....... but we get to offer you some really great deals......every Friday ....from 4 pm to
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Well, here we are....the eve of St. Patrick's Day........The first day of Spring is in just 4 days......and the temperature today was a whole 38 degrees! Can you even believe that Easter is in just one week?? (Yes, the Easter Bunny will be hopping in
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Oh My! As I got the 5:30 am call from my snow plow guy, I looked out the kitchen window and was greeted by MORE WHITE STUFF!!! Ok, we are not done with the boots and winter scarves yet, but a girl can dream, can't she? Later this morning, as we opened
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We all know what it's like to deal with one birthday party or anniversary party or one bride and groom. Well, how about 750 brides and grooms....all in the same place at the same time? As the City of Pittsburgh celebrates its 250th anniversary, many events
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Just sitting here at the computer, trying to get some email responses sent, and happened to look out the windows of our 2 story building. It's snowing!!! Big, fluffy "Charlie Brown" snowflakes!!! It's hard for me to think it's Christmas if it's raining
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This Sunday, December 2, marks the beginning of the Advent season in the Christian church calendar. There are four Sundays in Advent. Each Week is marked on sunday with the lighting of another candle -- until on Christmas eve, all four candles are burning.
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Here it is, November 19th.....Where has the year gone? As we call get caught up in the hustle & bustle of the "Black Friday", "Day after Thanksgiving that begin at midnight on Thanksgiving day sales", I hope we can all pause for just a moment &
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In case you have missed it (with the Steeler game on Sunday), this Friday, November 16, 2007, is the Official Start of the Holiday Season in Pittsburgh, with LIGHT UP NIGHT! Yes, the Traffic will be awful....but the sights and sounds and stuff....will
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On November 28, and again on December 1, 2007, Parkway Florist will be instructing and helping the residents of the Greentree area get ready for the holidays with a wreath decorating class, using fresh mixed pine wreaths. The classes will be held in the
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OK....the strawberries are here.....and guess what else?? Hydrangeas, Peonies, Gerber Daisies, and beautiful wonderful roses in every color under the rainbow (well, almost -- no blue or black!!) Stop in and check out our wide selection of wonderful seasonal
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Just recently, a phone call from a bride for 2008 prompted me to think about all the really really interesting places we have in Western pennsylvania to host a wedding and a reception. We have worked, in the last months, at: 17 different hotels; the PPG
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During the wedding planning process, one of the questions we are often asked is what kind of flowers whould my Mom wear for my wedding. There are many choices today! (That's the good news...) Pin-on corsages, wrist corsages, designs for the purses and
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Years ago, in the dark ages of the 1960's and 1970's, folks who worked in offices doing all the "behind the scenes" work were called "Clerks" or (gasp) SECRETARIES!! The National Association of Professional Secretaries pushed to create a special recognition
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Yes, in spite of the fact that Easter has now passed, and we are getting closer and closer to Mother's Day, we still have cut tulips readily available and in Many glorious colors!! Nothing says Bright Spring Day (even when it's just 35 degrees, like today!)
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