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Giving Flowers as Gifts.

Now we all love to receive a gift and a gift of flowers delights and when you can match that gift to the person receiving it, then they will know how much effort you have gone to and how special they are.

There are times for many of us, when we just do not know what gift to give someone.
When we give fresh flowers or a living plant, the joy it brings the recipient is well worth the extra effort we take in selecting such a gift.  And that is all we have to do,  select the right flowers.

The florist will arrange the flowers to suit the recipient, wrap the flowers, ribbon the flowers, write your message on a card for you and then if you wish, will deliver them to the door for you.  It is that easy.

We have for you a list of various occasions when you may wish to send flowers and what is suitable for these occasions. These are not hard and fast rules but a guide for you to help you liaise with the florist.

Trends

As with fashion and decorating there are trends with flowers too.  At the time of writing there is a trend in decorating which is minimal, no fuss,sleek lines and no clutter.

So for this style of modern home the no fuss flowers are the go.  Things like one variety and that is it.  Beautiful clear glass vases, great shapes and flowers like oriental lilies, they need nothing else.  Irises, stand alone. vibrant gerberas, bird of paradise, tropicals.

These then become part of the decorating theme and because of the minimal colour scheme, they provide the accent of colour needed in the decor.

Flowers give an added touch to any decor and even though the trend today in the modern home is a above, not everyone lives in a modern home.  So the home can dictate the style to give.

Birthdays
Flowers can be an excellent choice for birthdays, either on their own or to accompany a gift. The sky is the limit with birthday flowers, a good guide is the Flowers and Personalities section in My Flower Book.

Get Well 
Very often flowers are the choice of gift for someone in the hospital or convalescing at home Unless you know the recipitent is able to look after a cut flower bouquet, it is best to send an arrangement in a container so there is no fussing for them.  These need to be bright happy flowers, the cheer up happy kind.

New babies
Pink for girls and blue for boys still applies when giving flowers after the new baby arrives.  Even though clothes wise not so many new babies are dressed in the traditional colours anymore, the traditional colours still apply to flowers.  Add a soft and cuddly toy, still the most popular toy is a teddy bear.

There are also some beautiful ceramic keepsakes for the flowers to be arranged in and an arrangement is best, not cut flowers as most new mothers do not have the time nor inclination to take care of cut flowers.
Sympathy
Most of us turn to flowers when we hear someone has passed away, we send flowers to the family left behind and a tribute to the actual funera.
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When you send flowers for a breveament it is best to have an arrangement made if they are going to the family, cut flowers often get left somewhere as to take care of them is just too much at the time.  So they may be found later and looking very sad.  Not what anyone wants at a time like this.

Some people prefer bright, others feel a more traditional middle of the road style is more suitable.  Wreaths and sheafs are for the funeral and not the home.

Often after the funeral the arrangements are given to the family and they may take them home or give them to a hospital or rest home or to friends who have helped them through the sad time.
When giving flowers as a gift, consider a few things first

What the person receiving them likes,.

For example
What colours do they like/dislike.
Do they have a favourite flower.
What kind of message do you want to send (if you are just friends then red roses may not be appropriate)
Where are the flowers being sent, to a home or workplace.
What the person like to do, like their hobbies etc.

If you tell your florist these things, she will be able to create just the right floral gift for you.