How to Keep Flowers Fresh Longer in a Vase

We all wish flowers would last forever, but unfortunately once we cut them and remove them from their natural environment, they begin to die. Even in nature, flowers eventually die and then are replaced with new blooms. However, if you have flowers in a vase, there are some ways that you can keep them fresh longer so you can enjoy them for the longest time possible. These ideas may seem weird but they have been proven to work alongside regularly re-trimming the stems and adding fresh water: Add ¼ cup of soda to flower water. There is sugar in the soda that helps the blooms last longer. Typically, it is best to use a clear soda. It’s just more attractive than pouring dark soda in the water as the water will then look dirty. Spray your flower arrangement with hairspray on the underside of the petals and leaves. Just like hair, it keeps everything lifted and

Spring Flowers are Here! Let’s Celebrate!

While we are not quite there yet on the spring weather, it is coming and in the meantime we can enjoy the warmth and bold colors of the spring flowers now available in our garden showroom here in our Denver flower shop. Whether you are celebrating a birthday or having a spring wedding or maybe you are decorating for St. Patrick’s Day, Palm Sunday, and Easter Sunday, we have the flowers, flower ideas, and gifts to make this a special spring season. We’re excited because all of our favorite spring flowers are here and you can check out some of the incredible new spring flower arrangements waiting for you in our Denver flower shop or our online florist shop. Check these beauties out: COLORBURST OF SPRING™ This unique spring flower arrangement features petite bundles of pastel roses, tulips, lilies and a mini hydrangea hand arranged in a modern glass cylinder vase MODERN TULIPS This modern flower

March 16th, 2015|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Spring Flowers are Here! Let’s Celebrate!

Celebrate Plant A Flower Day at Veldkamp’s Garden Center and Flower Shop

As a sustainable business that is focused on ensuring that Mother Nature keeps on giving for generations to come, we understand and respect that our natural resources have to be renewed and nurtured. That’s why we partner with flower farms that only use sustainable farming practices and continually replant what they harvest. We want everyone to enjoy the beauty of flowers now and in the future. Ways to Participate in Plant a Flower Day To help bring awareness to the idea that we should always give back to nature, we want to remind you that Thursday, March 12th is Plant a Flower Day. This is when you can do your part by adding flowers to your garden or creating a dish or basket garden to enjoy in and around your home as well as your office. Better yet, you can work within the local Denver area and find a community garden to help add flowers to

March 9th, 2015|Categories: Denver Florist|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Celebrate Plant A Flower Day at Veldkamp’s Garden Center and Flower Shop

Gift Time! It’s Employee Appreciation Day and International Working Women’s Day!

During the first week of March, there are two special days that are all about celebrating the professional who works hard and strives to be the best in their field. As your employer, colleague, or even friend, you may want to know that this week is Employee Appreciation Day is on Friday, March 6th and International Working Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8th. Gifting someone you know on one or both of these days is a way to inspire and show you value them not to mention the motivation they may feel when feeling so appreciated. We’ve got a great selection of flowers and gifts to give on both of these days that offers the freshest flowers, unique arrangements, and great value with even some special spring flower promotions. The Orange Escape Bouquet is a tangerine dream of color with a bright array that includes orange roses, spray roses, carnations, gerbera daisies, and alstromeria as well

March 2nd, 2015|Categories: Denver Florist|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Gift Time! It’s Employee Appreciation Day and International Working Women’s Day!

Share the Experience, Share the Reward Program

One of the best ways we can grow as a local Denver business is to have our customers pass our name on to their friends, family members, colleagues and social media acquaintances. Word-of-mouth has always produced such incredible results for us and with the power of social media, we have seen viral growth thanks to the feedback and comments you share online. How it Works We want to thank each and every person who shares their experience with our Denver flower shop. That’s why we started a program that rewards our customers every time they share their experience with others.  All you need to go is go onto our website at www.veldkampsflowers.com and click on our Share the Experience, Share the Reward button. You will be redirected to a page where you can enter your name and email address and then your friend or family member’s name and email address. We will then send them a

February 25th, 2015|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Share the Experience, Share the Reward Program

Go That Extra Mile for Birthday Gifts with Unique Flower Arrangements

Whether you come into our Denver flower shop or you shop our online flower shop, consider us the go-to partner for special birthday gifts, including unique flower arrangements and many other gift ideas. Birthday Flower Arrangements Check out these fun and festive birthday flower arrangements that show off our floral design team’s creativity and style: The Sunlit Meadows Bouquet by Better Homes and Gardens features sunflowers, spray roses, mini carnations and daisies within an aqua blue glass vase. The Happy Birthday Bouquet offers bold colors with pink roses, purple double lisianthus, yellow Asiatic lilies, green button poms and greenery along with floral wrap sheets, curling ribbon, and a Happy Birthday sign all within a ceramic vase. The Wonderful Wishes Floral Cake looks good enough to eat but it’s actually made from white chrysanthemums, green button poms, pale yellow carnations and magenta mini carnations and then presented on a white cake plate. This masculine All Wrapped Blue

February 17th, 2015|Categories: Denver Florist|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Go That Extra Mile for Birthday Gifts with Unique Flower Arrangements

Say Thank You with a Flower Arrangement or Garden Plant

You may have received a few surprise gifts over the holidays so you can send a thank you card or you can elevate your thanks with a beautiful flower arrangement or garden plant. A wide range of stunning choices is available to suit your preferences and budget. Check out these ideas as thank you gifts: Thanks to You Bouquet As a great way to show your appreciation, this flower arrangement offers an array of flowers, including pink alstromeria, white daisies, and purple asters in a color-swirled glass vase. Basket Full of Wishes This wicker basket showcases a range of fresh yellow flowers in an array of varieties with a pretty butterfly that seemingly floats above the basket. Gifts from the Garden Bouquet This stunning arrangement features gerbera daisies, roses, mini carnations and snapdragons all within a ribbed aqua blue vase.  Blue Caribbean Bouquet Brighten the winter with this vibrant, sun-touched floral arrangement of flowers within a

January 6th, 2015|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Say Thank You with a Flower Arrangement or Garden Plant

Show Your Support for Veteran’s Day

Veteran’s Day is Tuesday, November 11th, but the city of Denver is hosting many special events this weekend where you can show your support for veterans. The activities kick off on Saturday, November 8th with a number of fun events for the whole family: 5K & 10K Run The special events kick off with a 5K and 10K run sponsored by Toyota. At 7am, the 5K and 10K runs begin, starting on the Auraria Campus and ending at Civic Center Park. Remembrance Ceremony Later, there will be a roll call reading of local fallen heroes followed by a brief moment of silence to ignite the passion and patriotism we all hold inside. This is a great way to show your respect for all of our fallen heroes. The event is presented by the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial. Veterans Day Parade Presented by the United Launch Alliance, the Veterans Day Parade starts at Colfax and Bannock and ends

November 3rd, 2014|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Show Your Support for Veteran’s Day

Make a Difference on October 25th

Make a Difference Day is a special day that lets others like friends, families, colleagues, organizations, events and basically anyone know that they do make a difference to you and to others. While there are many ways to celebrate the day and recognize those in your life that make a difference, including telling them, we have some great gift ideas that you can show them just how much they mean to you. Special Flower Arrangements The Congrats Bouquet is a great way to say congratulations on making a difference. It features orange roses, yellow gerbera daisies, purple statice and green button poms along with lush greenery in a blue glass vase that has a silver metallic tag with the word, “Congrats,” on it. The Always on My Mind floral arrangement is an elegant arrangement of premium long stem roses displayed in a clear glass garden vase. The Admiration Luxury Rose & Lily Bouquet is a graceful

A Festival of Fall Flower Colors has Arrived!

Autumn officially arrived last week and we are in full swing here in our Denver flower shop with our new fall flower collection for gifts, special occasions, events and fall weddings. Each year, our amazing floral designers dream up new seasonal arrangements that showcase the beauty that fall flowers bring in terms of dramatic colors, bold hues, and interesting greenery and accent pieces. To get you in the mood for colder mornings and all the seasonal changes that come with fall, including those great fall holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving that are coming soon, we thought we would highlight some of our personal and custom favorites among the fall flower arrangements. Autumn Roads Bouquet This stunning fall flower arrangement includes orange roses, peach Asiatic lilies, red gerbera daisies, burgundy mini carnations and lush greenery along with fall oak leaves in a clear glass vase. Bountiful Bouquet Like the fall harvest, this flower arrangement is overflowing with

September 29th, 2014|Categories: Veldkamps Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on A Festival of Fall Flower Colors has Arrived!