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The first month of the New Year has gone in the blink of an eye. Thoughts and plans turn of course to Valentine's Day! We are excited and positive in our approach to having a great holiday in spite of still being under renovations due to our move to our beloved downtown Dover location. Being in  a new location we are anticipating people who ...

Already?  Aye carumba!  For the last couple weeks, and continuing this week, is ''the pinch'', where rose plants are trimmed back to just the right length.  For the next five to six weeks, the stems will regrow, branch out and begin to bud.  The following weeks are where the blooms will develop until they're just right, timed ...

Roses.  Popularized in story, poem and song, immortalized in art, symbols in both war and peace.  Their visual beauty and delicate fragrance evoke even the deepest passions, so it's no wonder roses have been the symbol of love for centuries. Wild roses, closely related to apples, are simple flowers, featuring only four or five petals ...

There is no other gift like fresh flowers,they instantly make the recipient feel that you are thinking of them, and isn't that the whole idea behind giving a gift. Picture this: typical office setting, the door opens and in walks a delivery person carrying a vase of red roses... she thinks are they for me? If it was your girlfriend, wife or friend ...

This Valentine's Day, we're featuring some special arrangements in our shop.  Each designer came up with her own arrangement.  All three arrangements are posted on our website, and featured on signs in our store.  The designer whose arrangement sells the best receives a special bonus after the holiday!  All of these ...

Don't send the ordinary this year. Show that special someone they are one of a kind with this unique double vase filled with Red Roses, fragrant Stargazer Lilies, Hot Pink Mini Carnations, Waxflower, Seeded Eucalyptus and Bear Grass. Surrounded by over 100 Kisses! This is one of the three arrangements in our 2007 Valentine's Day designer ...

Your sweetheart will treasure this unique pave design. The keepsake chest box, created in gold mesh wire with a hinged lid, features an exotic cymbidium orchid, red roses, and pink mini-gerbera daisies. These blooms are accented with green hypericum berries and mums, carnations, and delicate waxflower. Special attention to detail adorns the ...

Love is in the air with this pink frosted garden vase filled with a half dozen red roses, surrounded by white hydrangea, pink carnations, waxflower and seeded eucalyptus. This is one of three arrangements in our 2007 Valentine's Day designer competition.

Here's a sweet offer for those who would like their sweetie to have a Valentine's Week instead of just a Valentine's Day --any Valentine's order for delivery on Feb 12 or 13, 2007 will receive a free package of Barkus Chocolates!  Delicious Barkus Chocolates have been a mainstay of Butler for generations.  Each package contains six ...

For Valentine's Day 2007, all orders for delivery on the 12th or 13th will receive a free package of heart-shaped Barkus Chocolates!