Helping Your Business to Bloom

When you are looking to grow your business, it helps to nurture your existing customer base by regularly thanking them for their business. You know they most likely have other choices out there for a product or service provider, so it is important to make them feel special enough to stay with you. One of the ways we can help you is with high-quality, unique business gifts that are designed to make your recipients know you appreciate and value their business. Here are a few of the special gifts we offer that make great corporate or customer gifts.  Premium Gift Baskets Our premium gift basket collections are divided into a number of categories to help you find exactly what you are looking for to gift your clients or customers: Gift Baskets: This collection includes themed gift baskets that are great for those customers you know like certain things, such as gardening or technology. These are usually

Creating Special Ambiance with Flowers

Flowers have been used for centuries by all cultures for various occasions because everyone sees the special connection that we have with our natural surroundings. We subscribe meaning to flowers in terms of what colors and varieties mean certain things because their natural beauty offers a way to symbolize the emotions we feel and help to change those feelings, when necessary. Here is what flowers can do for us in terms of creating a special ambiance or mood and throughout each occasion, the mood is always lifted or enhanced with the aesthetic value of flowers. For Special Occasions and Celebrations Part of life is celebrating many things or accomplishments. This could be a birthday, anniversary, new baby, promotion or graduation. With each, there is joy and happiness at a job well done and the effort that was put into it. These celebrations are also a way for other people to share their joy in your accomplishments.

August 6th, 2014|Categories: Denver Florist|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Creating Special Ambiance with Flowers

Add a Lush Look to Your Patio, Porch, or Balcony with Hanging Plants and Flowers

Flowers are beautiful no matter how they are presented. However, a unique way to showcase them outside on your patio, porch, or balcony is to use hanging baskets full of flowers, blooming plants, and greenery. This is especially nice if you do not have a garden or backyard to enjoy nature to its fullest. This blog post offers some care tips for hanging baskets as well as showcases some of the designs we have available for local delivery in the Denver area. Choosing a Spot Too much sun is not a good thing for hanging flower baskets because the sun’s rays can damage the flowers. Each hanging basket of different flower varieties has different requirements in terms of the amount of light it needs to thrive. Check the directions that come with the hanging basket or check with a florist. You should keep watering until the water comes out the drip holes in the bottom of

July 25th, 2014|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Add a Lush Look to Your Patio, Porch, or Balcony with Hanging Plants and Flowers

Celebrating Special Summer Days

Summertime is special for many reasons. It often means more time together as a family because the kids are out of school and there are vacations and fun to be had. There are also special celebrations like birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and more. However, there are also some special days in the month of July that offer a way to show your love for all members of your family. July Special Days These special days in July include some very special people in your life that you may not realize have an official day of recognition. These special days include: Cousin’s Day on July 24th Aunt and Uncle Day on July 26th Father-in-Law Day on July 30th Each of these days are a great way to take time out to let these people know just how much they are loved and appreciated as special members of your family. Whether they are mentors or just a lot of

July 17th, 2014|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating Special Summer Days

Add Some Pop to Your Home or Office with Summer Flowers and Blooming Plants

With summer in full swing, it is getting hot outside here in Denver. If you are spending more time indoors but still want to enjoy the brilliance of the summer season, why not add some summer flowers to your home or office? Better yet, you can also send these beautiful flowers or a blooming plant to a friend, family member, or colleague so they can also enjoy the colors of summer. Our summer collection has arrived and it is brimming over with bursts of color and summer-themed flower arrangements. We are forecasting smiles everywhere when a loved one receives one of these fresh and fabulous flower arrangements. Here are some of the sunny highlights. Tipsy Flower Arrangements We have a number of fun and festive flower arrangements themed after some of summer’s favorite adult drinks: The Apple Martini Bouquet features green carnations and poms along with alstromeria and fresh greenery in a keepsake acrylic martini glass.

July 10th, 2014|Categories: Denver Florist|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Add Some Pop to Your Home or Office with Summer Flowers and Blooming Plants

International Nurse’s Day and Week

Monday is International Nurse’s Day, which is the end of Nurse’s Week, running from May 6th to May 12th. This is a way to celebrate and recognize what nurses do all over the world to offer care and concern as well as expertise, skill, and knowledge of medicine and health care. The day was created by by the International Council of Nurses in recognition of Florence Nightingale’s birthday and became an official holiday in 1974.  This year’s theme for 2014 International Nurse’s Day is “Nurses: A Force for Change. If you know a nurse who is a friend, family member, colleague, or someone who treated you, then now is the time to send them a gift that says “thank you” and “I appreciate what you do.” To help you find the perfect gift, we offer a wide range of flower arrangements, floral gifts, plants, blooming plants, gift baskets and special gifts as well as greeting cards

May 11th, 2014|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on International Nurse’s Day and Week

Spring is Here with Special Flowers for All Occasions

We’re so excited that the weather is warming up here in Denver and we are getting daily shipments from our flower farm partners that include stunning spring flowers like tulips, roses, sunflowers, daisies, hydrangea and more. Our customers have a lot of upcoming special occasions, including weddings, events, birthdays, anniversaries, parties, graduation and prom not to mention Mother’s Day on May 11th, so the timing couldn’t be better to have all these fresh, beautiful flowers for our amazing floral design team to create something spectacular whether its new floral designs or custom flower arrangements that our customers dream up. First, there is our new spring flower collection is brightly hued with cheery colors, pretty vases and ceramic containers, sweet baskets and beautiful accents like butterflies. Then, we have created a separate collection for Mother’s Day, which contains over 75 different floral and gift ideas for that most important person in your life known affectionately as Mom.

April 30th, 2014|Categories: Colorado Florist|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Spring is Here with Special Flowers for All Occasions

March 20th Welcomes Spring and Proposals

Not only is the first day of spring coming up on March 20th, but it is also Proposal Day. Both celebrations can be enhanced through flowers, whether it is enjoying them at home or at the office, gifting them to loved ones, or using them to decorate a special event, such as a party, event, or spring wedding. Proposal Day Proposal Day is one of those often not heard of special days each year. It is intended as a day to commit to making some kind of proposal, which is usually associated with a marriage proposal. However, other proposals may be used as well so it could be proposal to be boyfriend and girlfriend or proposal to do something fun. It’s up to you! To add to the special aspects of your proposal or make it more convincing, think about adding a spring flower bouquet, spring flower arrangement, or rose petals to accompany that incredible engagement

March 18th, 2014|Categories: Denver Florist, Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on March 20th Welcomes Spring and Proposals

Today is Plant a Flower Day

Today is Plant a Flower Day. Each year, March 12th is designated for this special celebration of nature and has become increasingly important as part of the greater attention toward environmental responsibility and the need to conserve our natural resources around the world As a flower shop that believes in the beauty and value of flowers, this special day also gives us a chance to remind everyone where flowers come from and how important it is to give back to Mother Earth. Just like other days like Plant a Tree Day, it’s a reminder that we always have to replenish what we take or it may not be there for future generations. While we are not sure how this special day got started, it is here and should be celebrated by all of us, including in your backyard, in that community garden, and across the country and world throughout any other spots where flowers will add

March 12th, 2014|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Today is Plant a Flower Day

Employee Appreciation Day is March 7th

With March 7th fast approaching, it’s time to decide what to get your employees for Employee Appreciation Day. Each year, Employee Appreciation Day is celebrated around the world on the first Friday in March. There is no one way to celebrate it or show your employees how much you value them. This means you can give out gift cards, take them to lunch, or treat them to a party and a gift. It’s up to you, your budget, and your reward and recognition strategy. To help you out, we have put together a few ideas for this Employee Appreciation Day. Gift Baskets and Gift Ideas Everyone loves gift baskets and this kind of gift allows you to get something for everyone in one basket, maximizing the value for a reasonable price. We offer an extraordinary selection of different gift baskets. There are fresh fruit baskets, baskets with fruit and cheese, baskets with fruit and flowers, gourmet

March 3rd, 2014|Categories: Veldkamps, Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Employee Appreciation Day is March 7th