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New Fall Collection Is Live!

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Our Designers have been hard at word curating a fall collection. Fall is all about texture and colors, this collection sources flowers from local farms to ensure the highest quality flowers for our arrangements. Shop online 24/7 or give us a call at 617.720.2266

Roses & Rose Is Back!

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Join us for Roses and Rose Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm at our Beacon Hill Boutique. This was a popular event pre COVID and we are happy to bring this back to the neighborhood! We will be having events like this up until Mid November!

Stop in today and enjoy beautiful bloom and sip on some Rose!

White Roses In Honor Of 9/11 Victims' Birthdays

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An idea from a volunteer in 2013 has become another way for visitors to learn about the victims, share their experience and connect. Before opening to the public, 9/11 Memorial Museum staff places a white rose at the name of each victim who has a birthday that day.

Inscribed on the 9/11 Memorial are the names of the 2,983 victims of the 1993 and 2001 attacks. Every morning a staff member checks a binder located in the 9/11 Memorial Museum that has each name and birthday listed chronologically. A white rose is cut two inches below the leaves and then placed at the name on the parapet.

Museum volunteer and 9/11 survivor, George Mironis requests this responsibility on the days he works. He even comes in on days he’s scheduled to be off to place the roses. For him, it’s a way to honor the friends and co-workers he lost 15 years ago.

There is at least one birthday for every day of the year and often more than one a day. Mikey “Flowers” Collarone of FloraTech, a downtown florist and former emergency medical technician that responded to 9/11, hand selects the roses from a local flower market and donates them to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Article can be found here

Our Garden Crew Is Planting Spring Bulbs!

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Our crews are currently planting spring-flowering bulbs such as allium, tulip, fritillary, hyacinth, crocus, snowdrop) the previous fall. This gives them time to adequately chill before rolling out their spectacular show months later. Plant spring-blooming bulbs too early and they won’t bloom; plant too late and they won’t take root and establish. Ideally, bulbs should be planted at least six weeks before the ground freezes, when temperatures are cool. In the upper Midwest, for instance, that could be from about late September through mid-November. Contact us today for your Spring Bulb Planting.

This Weeks Featured Flower Arrangement Spotlight

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A luxurious explosion of seasonal blossoms with all the drama of a summer afternoon storm. This arrangement features deep blue dutch hydrangea, delphinium, violet clematis with the soft contrast of light pink astilbe, lisianthus and Shy roses, highlighted by the textural accents of echinops and lime green celosia. Blooms are gathered into a tapered white ceramic container by our skilled designers.

Dahlia History

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The beautiful Dahlia flower is native to Mexico and is their national flower since 1963. It belongs to the Asteraceae family and is related to the Chrysanthemum, Zinnia, and Helianthus. Long before Dahlia was admired for its beauty, the flower was grown as food by the Aztecs. But when potatoes and corn were introduced as food sources centuries ago the Dahlia was forgotten until the Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl paid attention to the flower, and named the flower Dahlia. The flower got very popular around 1830 when Empress Josephine de Beauharnais of France grew her own Dahlias. The flower is called the Houdini of the garden, due to its big range of choices in colors, sizes, and shapes. The other common nickname is Queen of the autumn garden, the season when the flower natural bloom.

Dahlia Symbolism

Dahlia has a rich symbolism: the flower stands for wealth and elegance, and also for love and involvement. It’s a perfect flower to express your love! For the Aztecs, Dahlia was a religious symbol, besides food the flower was used in different types of ceremonies. Colors, Shapes, and Availability How many beautiful colors do you want to have? There is so much choice, from the gorgeous Black Fox to Café Au Lait (peach). Every year, there is more and more choice. Not only in color, but also in petal and flowerhead shape. There are now more than 1000 species, and we can divide those into single and double flowering. Beautiful pompon and ball dahlias, or the totally different (semi) cactus Dahlias. This flower always amazes you! Normally a fall flower, but luckily for us now available from March till September.


Design Combinations with Dahlia This versatile and powerful flower is easy to combine with its bright colors and beautiful shapes. Our all-time favorite design is different types of Dahlia together in one vase, then the flowers really get the attention they deserve! But have you ever thought about using Dahlia in a floral crown? Check the design tutorial we made over here to get inspired! Another great design idea with Dahlias is this impressive bouquet. The wide range of available colors and shapes of Dahlia is great, so go crazy with it! For more combinations with Dahlias and other flowers, read this blog post. Or visit our Pinterest mood board! Shop Care Tips Dahlias are delicate flowers and sensitive to bacteria. The flowers got hollow stems, be sure you handle them with care and don’t crush them. Check the stems and flowers when you receive them on brushes. Remove excess leaves, cut the stems, and put them in cold water. Make sure there are no leaves in the water and clean the bucket/vase before use. Change the water every other day and if necessary cut the stems again.