Welcome the New School Year with Gifts for Teachers and Administrative Staff

Another school year is just around the corner. Schools in Lakewood start August 16th while Denver schools kick off the new school year on August 20th. Between shopping for supplies and clothes, it's also a good idea to plan a special gift for the new teachers your kids will have this year. They work so hard and provide such great lessons for your kids that it's important to show them how much they are appreciated. Here are some ideas for special teacher gifts: GOLDEN VISIONS BOUQUET The Golden Visions Bouquet features sunflowers along with yellow roses, carnations, and daisy pompons. These blooms are accented with solidago and bupleurum. Everything is displayed in an oval shaped clear glass vase that has been wrapped with an aspidistra leaf. YELLOW ROSE & ORCHID BOUQUET This compact flower arrangement features premium flowers in shades of white and yellow. VIBRANT BEAUTY™ BOUQUET The Vibrant Beauty™ Bouquet offers hot pink roses and carnations, orange Asiatic

August 5th, 2018|Categories: Teachers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Welcome the New School Year with Gifts for Teachers and Administrative Staff

International Day of Friendship: Flowers For Friends

International Day of Friendship is July 30th. It's a perfect day to let those special people in your life know that you are thinking of them. This is especially good if you haven't seen some friends in a while. Whether they are here in Denver or farther away, this is a good time to send some flowers that express your love for them. Here are some beautiful ways to express how much you appreciate their friendship: GARDEN OF HOPE BOUQUET Garden of Hope is a Veldkamp's Flowers exclusive design. It includes white Ecuadorian roses along with accent flowers and greenery in a ceramic vase. STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT BOUQUET A glass blown vase contains pink stargazer lilies, snapdragons, and stock as well as hot pink roses, green miniature hydrangea, and pink miniature carnations.  ALWAYS TRUE BOUQUET The Always True™ Bouquet is a brilliant floral display that offers orange roses, spray roses, and tulips (when in season) with hot

July 27th, 2018|Categories: Friendship|Tags: , , |Comments Off on International Day of Friendship: Flowers For Friends

Visit Our Outdoor Garden Center on National Garden Exercise Day

June 6th is National Garden Exercise Day, which is a way to celebrate the many health benefits of gardening. You are outside in the fresh air, topping up that Vitamin D. Plus, you are bending, stretching, and moving around all of which helps with circulation. Plus, it even burns calories to garden! Our Denver flower shop also features an expansive outdoor garden center where you can get plants, blooming plants, garden supplies and gifts, and important gardening supplies. There are also hanging baskets and potted plants. Our garden center is located at 9501 W. Colfax Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80215. We buy plants and flowers direct from the growers in the United States and abroad. This means we can offer better pricing and higher quality products to you. Here are some examples of what you'll find when you visit our garden center: 12" MIXED COLOR PETUNIA & ALYSSUM HANDING BASKET This is a 12" hanging basket that features

June 3rd, 2018|Categories: Denver Florist|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Visit Our Outdoor Garden Center on National Garden Exercise Day

Make a Difference Day in Denver

Every year, service and volunteerism get a day to draw awareness to the need to help others. It is always the fourth Saturday of October, which means it is nearly here as it lands on October 28th this year. Numerous events and projects are planned for Make a Difference Day. Be sure to go to this website and put in your zip code to see how you can get involved. There are even projects for the kids to participate in so they can get their service heart beating at an early age. Our Denver flower shop can help you recognize those individuals and organizations that are truly making a difference in their communities by sending them some special flowers. Or, you can make a difference yourself by sending out flowers to someone you know is struggling to help change their outlook. Here are some great ideas for Make a Difference Day from our fall flower collection:

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Fall Special Days and Events in October

Here in Denver we are enjoying the fall weather and getting ready for Halloween. In the meantime, however, there are many other special days during the month of October that you may not realize. For example, next week is Bosses Day on October 16th and Bosses Week. This is followed by the Sweetest Day on October 21st, Mother-in-Law Day on October 22nd, and Halloween on October 31st. We've got a number of gift collections that are convenient and affordable ways to make sure everyone in your life that fits these special October days knows you are thinking of them this month whether they are here in Denver or across the country.  For Bosses Week, we have a wide range of colorful and bright flower arrangements to choose from that fit many preferences for flowers and colors. The collection also features orchid plants and green plants. Of course, we also have gift baskets that might be ideal

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Denver

Here in Denver, we are making the most of October and the national commitment to breast cancer awareness during this month. For example, national organizations with local chapters like the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Making Strides have events planned as well as local Denver groups. There are many opportunities to become involved with these or even to just plan your own celebration or remembrance ceremony. We've been busy creating custom pink flower arrangements for some of the local breast cancer events as well as putting together bouquets for sale that make great gifts for loved ones who are fighting or winning their own personal battles with this horrible disease. To give you some ideas of the pink flower arrangements available, check out these floral designs: A LITTLE PINK ME UP This inspirational flower arrangement contains pink roses and Asiatic lilies along with hot pink gerberas and miniature carnations, pink full-sized carnations, and greenery all arranged

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Celebrating Good Neighbor Day in Denver

National Good Neighbor Day became a national holiday in 1978 thanks to President Jimmy Carter. Its objective was to raise awareness of the value of community and neighborhoods in creating a safe and enjoyable environment where people help each other and look out for one another. This special celebration happens every year on September 28th. It's that time again to think about how you can show your neighbors you appreciate them. Whether they've been there for a while or they are new to the area, it is a positive thing to show or tell them how much you value they live next door to you. To help you out, here are some great gifts for Good Neighbor Day: HARVEST MEMORIES BASKET This flower arrangement arrives in a rustic wooden basket that has been filled with red and orange roses, orange gerbera daisies and spray roses, orange lilies, and red hypericum berries. MANY THANKS BOUQUET BY HALLMARK

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Fall Flowers Blooming Again in Denver

We can officially start the fall flower season now that the calendar has announced the close of summer and start of fall on September 22nd. Our fall collection is here and features many new floral designs that will make great gifts, look spectacular at a fall wedding or holiday party, or bring fall into your home or office. The fall collection also includes great ideas for the upcoming fall holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. Here are some of our favorites, including traditional fall flower arrangements and new floral designs: AUTUMN HARVEST BOUQUET This Vera Wang floral design comes in a handblown deep purple honeycomb glass vase that has been lined in purple metallic. The flowers include red roses, orange lilies, burgundy snapdragons, and purple button poms. GRATEFUL GOLDEN BOUQUET This is a two-gifts-in-one package. First, you get a mix of orange roses, yellow mums, and orange daisies. The second gift is an opalescent mercury glass cube

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Celebrating Labor Day in Denver

Labor Day is the first Monday of every September. It celebrates the American worker by giving them a three-day weekend in which to enjoy themselves. While not everyone gets this time, those that do often use it to the fullest. This might mean a quick weekend getaway or some type of staycation. For those that don't like braving the roads over the holiday weekend, there are many pool parties and barbecues. Whatever you do, make sure you do something with Labor Day. After all, it is the unofficial end to summer and signals the start of school for many kids. With the end of summer and start of fall, it's a good time to take advantage of the last of the summer flowers. These beauties are an excellent addition to a Labor Day celebration. Plus, they make a nice present for a host of a Labor Day party should you get invited somewhere. Check out these

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Flowers are the Best Gift for National Smile Week and Romance Awareness Month

August is Romance Awareness Month plus the second week in the month is known as National Smile Week. Both celebrations call for a special gift for those special people in your life so that they know you are thinking about them and want them to be happy. We have all types of special flower gifts that make ideal presents for such occasions. That's because their color and beauty symbolize love, warmth, generosity, and joy in each petal and across each fragrance. Here are some special gift ideas that you can use for either occasion that offers a range of prices and styles designed to match your special recipient: FLORAL EMBRACE Floral Embrace provides lilies, sunflowers, roses, stock and alstroemeria in a cylinder vase.   PICK ME UP BOUQUET The Pick-Me-Up® Bouquet brings a smile with its mix of colors and flowers that showcase lavender roses, magenta mini carnations, green button poms, yellow daisies, and yellow solidago.

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