In our hectic life, we don’t often get to know our neighbors as much as we should. Having good relationships with our neighbors is a great way to bring the community closer together, helping to preserve the quality and safety of the areas where we live. National Good Neighbor Day, celebrated on September 28th, was created for that sole purpose. It’s an excellent opportunity to bring a neighborhood closer together by doing something special like a block party or neighborhood barbecue. This gives everyone the opportunity to get to know each other and create great relationships for life. Another idea for National Good Neighbor Day is to give those around you a special gift like a gift of flowers, a plant, or a gift basket. We have some gift ideas that can help you show your appreciation for your neighbors that don’t have to bust the budget: • The Grand Garden Bouquet is a charming gift

There always is a good reason to send flowers, especially during a month like August that has so many special days and weeks. Remember that it is also National Romance Month plus August 25-31st is Be Kind to Humankind Week. Additionally, Kiss and Make Up Day is August 25th and Just Because Day is August 27th. That’s a lot of reasons to send someone special flowers this month! Here are some of our flower ideas for these special days during the month of August: • Purple Pop Bouquet offers lavender roses, and carnations with daisies, fuchsia mini carnations, green button poms, and white alstromeria all arranged in a violet purple square gathering vase. • The Beyond Brilliant Luxury Bouquet features an ombre design with bring pink mokara orchids feeding into red gerbera daisies and then folding into bright orange roses and yellow calla lilies. • The Pink Exuberance Bouquet has a deep berry glass vase set

The third week in August is traditionally Friendship Week. This year it is August 21st through August 27th so this is an opportunity to remind your friends just how much they mean to you and thank them for being there, listening, and having fun together. Friendships are often hard to find and make so when those special people come along that really make a difference in your life, it’s nice to let them know you value them. One of the most beautiful collections we have is the Better Homes and Gardens collection of floral designs. These sweet floral designs are a great example of the type of flower arrangements you might select for Friendship Week. Here are a few of the floral designs from that collection: • The Sunlit Meadows Bouquet has sunflowers, spray roses, mini carnations and daisies arranged in a ribbed aqua blue glass vase. • The Community Garden Bouquet features purple stock, golden