Flowers insolita Blog

The owner of this shop is a very interesting man. He takes great pride in his store and is very concerned about the ethics of our industry. I have been in the business for almost 30 years now as a designer. I can not begin to tell you how much I have learned by reading […]

ProFlowers claims that their flowers are “freshest” because they bypass the middlemen, such as wholesalers and florists. Their tag line in advertisement is “Fresh from the field.”
The claim implies that, when a customer places an order, a grower goes to the field, cut the flowers, and then shipped them right away. That, of […]

As we mentioned before, Internet and Yellowpages are infested with phony “florists” who pretend to be mom-pop local florists, but in reality are neither local nor florist. They are deceptive telemarketers who simply take your order and, after subtracting a commission and fees, send the order out to a real florist who then makes […]

Aggressive Pigeon
Talking Dogs!!

I’ve been doing most of deliveries in the last couple of weeks (that’s why I can’t update our blog as often as I wish).  Anyway, it has been a lot of fun.
Today, I just delivered a wrapped bouquet to an old lady in Huntington Station.  She opened the door and said, “Are you sure it’s […]

During October, our web site had 1,712 visitors (new record!!) from 95 countries!  Thank you!
1. United States (1,093 visitors)
2. India (124)
3. United Kingdom (67)
4. Canada (57)
5. Philippines (20)
6. Iran, Islamic Republic of (19)
7. Australia (17)
8. Romania (16)
9. Saudi Arabia (14)
10. France, Pakistan (13)
12. Germany, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates (11)
15. Egypt, Poland, Sri Lanka (9)
18. Portugal, […]

According to a New York Times article,
A Danish company, Aresa Biodetection, announced that it had produced an unusual new variant of thale-cress, a small flowering weed: a strain that turns red in the presence of land mines. Aresa scientists had genetically modified the weed so that it reacts to nitrogen dioxide, a gas commonly emitted […]

According to a Newsday article,
“…1-800-Flowers.com increased salaries to relatives of company chairman James McCann in addition to giving his sister a $200,000 bonus…. The moves came at a time when the stock has lost about two-thirds of its value since 2002.”
Here’s what the chairman’s relatives earned in 2006:

Julie Mulligan (sister): $335,930 (63% raise), including a […]

Production of Solidago looks good at this point.  As demand increases, however, we expect the price to go up.
Supply of Larkspur from California is very limited.  Supply of snapdragon is good.
White Alstromeria will be more expensive than usual, because a wire service included this in their specials.  Production stays the same, but demand increases as […]

We had many Halloween Princesses visiting our store on Oct 31st. Here’s some of their pictures! Aren’t they cute?!