The Boston Flower and Garden Show

Every year  we look forward to the spring, not only for the warmer weather and beautiful spring flowers but because it means that the Boston Flower and Garden Show is coming to town! It is absolutely one of the highlights of our year. The show brings together garden and flower enthusiasts from all over the country to delight it the exhibits, competitions and vendors who gather there.  

Emily and I made it out Friday evening to the show and were. as always, completely blown away by the beautiful plants, succulents, flowers and trees we saw. Many of which we'd never seen before! 

The show dates way back to the 1800s where it originally began as an exhibition of mostly fruits with flowers only beginning to take over in the 1830's.  Now you'll be able to find a wide variety of arts and crafts for sale in addition to botanicals. Our favorites included an artist who persevered butterflies in small modest frames, the New England Society of Botanical Artists, and of course the vender who  had the cheddar bacon dip samples!  

It is absolutely worth a visit next spring! 

Photoshoot on the Hill

When photographing our daily arrangements we look for the best backdrops, that's where being located on Beacon Hill comes in handy! There are so many exterior textures to work with here, including elements of red brick, cement, and iron works. 

It's our great pleasure to be able to design and create fresh floral arrangements every day. With the best quality and most beautiful cut stems to work with coming in daily, we are forever coming up with our new favorite design. Often times, we have to send our arrangement's out the door as soon as they are made up and miss the opportunity to capture the piece on camera. This week I took the time to snap photos of some of my favorite pieces to share. Enjoy!  

Spring Planting in Zone 5b

Zone 5 has medium length growing season. Most plants and vegetable varieties will have no problem maturing before your first frost date. With a last frost date of May 15th and first frost date of October 15th. These dates will vary a week or two so it's important to watch the weather before planting. Annual minimum temperature for zone 5 is -15ºF.

The symbolic Easter Lilly

The wonderful white lily known as the Easter Lily has long stood as a symbol of purity, hope, innocence and peace. Other names associated with the plant are Bermuda lily, the Trumpet lily, and Jacob's Tears, the Easter lily is a biblical flower generally associated with the resurrection of Christ.

In Christian tradition, the Easter lily signifies rebirth and a new beginning. It is said that stunning white lilies sprang up in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus wept in the last hours before he was betrayed by Judas. Another legend claims that the white lilies grew from the repentant tears shed by Eve upon her leaving from Paradise.

The lily is mentioned frequently throughout the bible and serves today as a beautiful reminder of the significance of the Easter season. Easter lilies grace homes and churches each spring as a symbol of purity, joy, hope and life.

Hydrangea Season has Begun!

With Easter right around the corner our orders for locally grown hydrangeas are in. Starting this week we will be receiving shipments multiple times a week in a variety or color palates. All of our hydrangeas are grown locally by green house in western Massachusetts. With the weather getting warmer we can't wait to start planting these outside in window boxes and gardens. 

Spring has (almost) Sprung!

Hi all! Happy Wednesday! It's beginning to feel like spring is just around the corner. Hopefully.  We've started early, with tons of fragrant spring flower bunches in the shoppe (or out on our sidewalk!). It's a really nice time to come in for some color, just a little reminder that we don't have long to go until the spring will be in full bloom. Today, I've put together a mini collection of aerial shots with some of the most beautiful spring colors and textures we have in our Beacon Hill Shoppe. Enjoy!

Daffodils bring a bright ray of sunshine into the room. 

Pale plum and silver echeveria on their moss bed. 

Stunning deep purple Vanda orchids float in blue marble.  We've had these blossoms since  before Valentine's Day!! 

Heavenly scented paper-whites in creamy whites and golds. 

All this and more in the shoppe!

-Serena Fae 

Weekly Floral Deals!

Starting March 15th we will be offering a weekly floral deal each and every week. We have partnered with multiple farms and are passing the savings on to our customers. 

How it works: Each week our designers will make up an arrangement with the flowers we have selected from the various local farms, these arrangements will be marked in our store as weekly deal. 

Weekly Flower Arrangements

Weekly flower delivery in Boston to businesses has been recognized on having  a calming, comforting and stress reducing value ideal for the workplace. Here at Rouvalis our weekly flower delivery program is designed to meet the requirements of our corporate clients. The business atmosphere inclusive of fresh Boston weekly flowers arrangements delivered with seasonal flower varieties symbolizes attention to employee morale and client appreciation. Rouvalis  is here to design unique, fresh and appealing arrangements catered to a wide range of corporate clientele and budgets. Whether you are interested in a large, elaborate flower arrangement designed to make a statement or a simple bud vase, Rouvalis is honored to be your Boston florist! 

Valentine's Day Part 13

Our long stemmed roses beautifully gift wrapped in a box with Italian Ruscus, and hypericum berries tied with a bow. Available in Red, White and Pink

Proper Care for Handling Flowers in the Cold

Winter is here unfortunately, and its always important to remember proper care for the flowers being transported outside or arrangements and plants inside.  

TRANSPORTING

Fresh Cut Flowers: Fresh cut flowers bought at our shop are always gift wrapped, any temperature under 35 degrees we completely cover the flowers from the bottom of the stems to the top of the blossoms to make sure they do not get nipped by the cold. It's best that the flowers are transported to the destination with the least amount of time in the cold weather. Even though the flowers are completely covered it will still make a great presentation if given as a gift!  Make sure once they reach the destination they get a fresh cut with a serenaded knife and put into water.

Flower Arrangements: Most all of our flower arrangements are gift boxed for delivery, during the cold weather we typically cover the top of the arrangement with cellophane to create a pocket of warm air for the flowers during transportation. Its best that the flowers stay covered when exposed to the cold air outside. If you receive an arrangement and would like to transport it later that day or any other time just make sure the flowers are completely covered when being exposed to the cold weather.  

Plants: We typically wrap all plants when being transported in the cold. If the plants are small enough and a gift they will be packaged the same way as flower arrangement. If the plant is larger it will be completely covered in a plastic wrap to protect the plant from the cold weather. Again if being transported again outside we ask that it be re wrapped and taking to its destination asap.