Florist Blogs

Graduations have started, with one of the biggest in the area being held at Cal State Fullerton this weekend. Neighboring high school like Katella, Canyon, Anaheim High and many others are just around the corner. Fresh leis, a long-standing gift tradition for graduates in Orange County, have started arriving in our store and we're delighted with ...

Planning the flower menu for our 25th Mother’s Day caused me reflect on the changes in taste of Moms in the OC over the last 2 1/2 decades.  Popular flowers and floral design styles, like fashion, ebb and flow so keeping up on the trends is just as import as making sure our flowers are delivered fresh. Your Mom isn't wearing the same looks as ...

Next week marks the annual Administrative Professionals Week which honors office workers for their contributions to your companies' successes throughout the year. It's one of the largest workplace observances in the nation.No, it's not a 'Hallmark Holiday' devised by by gift merchants and it's roots go back to 1952 when the International ...

Orange County Register photographer Bruce Chambers shot a gorgeous series of California wildflowers for today's edition. Trekking to the formerly burned out hillsides of Chino State Park (scene of last fall's devastating Freeway Complex fire), Chambers captures images of native California flowers among the blacked remnants of trees and ...

To add a bit of fun to the holidays, we're offering a free bunch of Kiss Bait (aka mistletoe) with any Christmas flowers order placed online for local Anaheim, Fullerton and North and Central Orange County area delivery.  Just use coupon code ''XOXO'' and we'll tuck in a red ribbon trimmed cluster. The bunch comes with ...

As Orange County residents know, the Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills and Brea areas were struck by a raging wildfire which forced the evacuation of more than 20,000 of our neighbors. We first heard about the fire - not from the news - but from one of our drivers headed to Anaheim Hills with Saturday deliveries. She reported the 91 Freeway at a crawl ...

By now, most folks know that So Cal was hit with a 5.4 earthquake yesterday. The shaking started at about a quarter 'til noon, just as I happened to be standing in our walk-in flower cooler - surrounded by three walls of glass windows and a wall of mirrors. Not exactly the best spot in a flower shop, but I got off much more lightly than ...

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events for Orange County flower enthusiasts: Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 - Mission San Juan Capistrano Flower and Garden Show   I highly recommend attending Amy Stewart's discussion and book signing at 2 p.m. on Saturday.  She'll be talking about her New York Times Bestseller, Flower ...

A big congratulations to Orange County's own florist Rachel Rosales and her partner TK Irwin for bringing home the Million Dollar prize on CBS's The Amazing Race. Challenged with two floral oriented tasks during the season, making an Indian wedding garland and selecting a real bloom from a sea of faux flowers in a Tokyo flower shop, our ...

Orange County florist Rachel Rosales, a competitor with partner TK Irwin in CBS's Amazing Race, must have thought she was dreaming when given a choice between hanging a multi-piece Bollywood poster or creating a traditional Indian wedding flower garland in this week's episode. Rachel, co-owner of Costa Mesa ...