Celebrating International Women’s Day at Brown Floral

What International Women’s Day looks like at Brown Floral

On March 8th, women are being celebrated across the world for their accomplishments and contributions. They are smart, capable, strong, wise and brave women who are making a difference for their countries, their communities and their families.  Women are deeply committed to their causes. They know they can and do make a difference, some large and some seemingly small.

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2018 Trends in Floral Design

Move over 2017, a new year is coming and it is bringing with it a whole new take on wedding floral design. While some changes may seem like a subtle shift from what we have been seeing on the cover of wedding magazines and all over our favorite floral Instagram feeds, other new trends are going to add a whole new fresh take on the flowers that will adorn your big day.

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Why Flowers are the Perfect Christmas Gift at the Office

We all have our long lists of people to buy for this holiday season and it is inevitable that there are going to be one or two… or ten people on that list who have you stumped and laying awake at night wondering what on earth you should give them. Coworkers always seem to make it onto that “hard to buy for” list, so we thought we would provide you with the perfect solution so you can get on with enjoying your holidays. Plants and flowers might not be the first thing that comes to mind when brainstorming, but here are a few reasons why they make for the perfect gift at the office!

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Tradition of Royal Weddings

With the recent (almost) Royal Wedding between Pippa Middleton and James Matthews, there is not a better time to assess flower trends in royal weddings. At Brown Floral, we look at wedding trends, but more importantly work with exactly what our brides want for flowers on their special day. From Victoria and Albert in 1840 to Kate and William in 2011, and even to Pippa and James earlier this month, there is one trend that transcends the actual type of flowers used in British royal weddings: a pure white bouquet with hints of green foliage.

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Why You Should Definitely Send Flowers To Your Friend Who Just Had A Baby

We’re about to enter Fall, and pregnant women everywhere are praising the heavens that they survived the hot Summer months of pregnancy and are about to meet their new babies. As your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers prepare for their new bundles of joy to enter the world, it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll get them for the birth day. While it is customary at baby showers to give new parents more practical gifts – like diapers, strollers, onesies, and wipes – often times the only gift a new mother receives after hours and hours of pushing is the new baby itself – which of course is the most amazing gift of all. But also, when you’ve gone through such a strenuous life event and are trying to take care of a screaming, poopy, wiggly new human, sometimes you could use a bit of a pick-me-up to just remind you that someone is thinking about you. (more…)

Bee-Friendly Flowers

 

Flowers and bees go hand in hand. No, this doesn’t mean that your delivery from Brown Floral will contain a handful of bees – we promise! But bees and flowers share a symbiotic relationship that help each other thrive. Here’s how it all goes down: Bees fly from flower to flower to gather nectar to make honey. When they land on a flower, pollen gets stuck to the tiny hairs on their bodies. This pollen then gets deposited onto the next flower they visit, pollinating the flower and allowing it to reproduce, which means for flowers for bees, and so forth.

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