Archive for February, 2008
Flower-buying tips: Lilies
There are three kinds of lilies available as cut flowers. They are (1) Asiatic lilies, (2) LA-Hybrid lilies, and (3) Oriental lilies. All of them are hybrids of many different species.
(1) Asiatic lilies are colorful, but the smallest (therefore least expensive) among the three. The bloom size rarely exceeds 4″ and the […]
Posted: February 21st, 2008 under Flower info.
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Proflowers vs 1-800-flowers vs Flowers insolita
This is our Premium-grade Rose offering this year. Click on the picture to enlarge.
Price: $89.99 + $7.50 delivery = $97.49 (+tax)
It comes with a red Victorian vase, high-end greens, and high-end fillers. The roses are expertly arranged, 7-day freshness guaranteed.
This is ProFlower’s Premium-grade Rose offering this year (50 cm roses, 4″ shorter than […]
Posted: February 10th, 2008 under News and Announcement, Flower arrangement.
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Kenya’s violence on flower prices
NAIROBI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Violence in Kenya’s main flower growing area has hit production as workers have fled or stayed at home ahead of the peak sales period of St Valentines Day on February 14, producers said on Tuesday.
Kenya is the leading exporter of cut flowers to Europe, providing over 25 percent of stems […]
Posted: February 2nd, 2008 under News and Announcement.
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Gas prices
Good morning. Well, it was till I filled up my vehicle today. $63.00 later. OUCH!!! But it should last the week…. not. I get into work and the first thing I hear is that Exxon- Mobile posted the highest profits for 2007. 39.5 BILLION!!!! How nice. Today was the first day in 3 weeks that […]
Posted: February 1st, 2008 under Lori's blog.
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