Mothers Day 50% Discount Coupon
Why is there no other better gift you can give to your mama on mother’s day than flowers? Reflecting all that is truly beautiful and elegant only flowers can express our gratitude for the role mothers play in shaping up our personalities and life.
What’s more, with a gift of flowers, you never need to worry about whether she likes them or not, whether she is hiding them only to bring them our when you come to visit. Flowers are perfect for the mum who has everything. A fresh arrangement and sentiment is always welcome.
Mother’s day is here on the 13th of May, so I’ve worked out an offer of 50% off for the moms of dutiful sons and daughters. Every delivery on Mothers day week ordered through the Teleflora or FTD web sites above will include a 50% off discount coupon on the next flower purchase. Give mom the joy of receiving and of giving!
Add to that the 10% discount you receive by registering for the email list, and you have the best place to order flowers for Mother’s day in San Francisco.
April 17, 2007
Secretary’s Week is April 22-28th
It’s springtime… and it’s the time of year where business owners, managers and key personnel take a little time out to recognize those who make the workplace better. Administrative Professionals Week is April 22 - 28, and we at The Secret Flower Garden are here to help! Fresh spring blooms are arriving every day, including tulips in a variety of bright hues, blooming bulb plants and much more. Since you may be sending a gift of thanks to those who would usually help you choose a gift, both our floral staff and website are readily available to make your shopping quick and effortless.
Whatever you call it, we like to think of it as “Thank You” Day. We have something for everyone and every budget. To help out, we have a discount of 10% for any purchases at our online Teleflora and FTD stores. Just register above, and we will email you the secret discount coupon word.
December 17, 2006
Orchids of the Disa Genus
Spotted a new orchid flower at Brannon’s flower market the other day. From the Disa genus this is a very beautiful and unusual flower to add to your bouquets or arrangements.
Disa flowers are built differently to many orchid flowers, as three most conspicuous parts of the flower are actually sepals, not petals. The dorsal sepal is often a different color and pattern than the two lateral sepals. The small petals are partly hidden behind the pollinia, and the lip, usually the most conspicuous part of an orchid flower, is a very small “tab” directly below the stigma.
Disa are also unusual in habitat. Most of the orchids we are familiar with are naturally epiphytes, or growing in shady conditions in trees. Disa grow along cold mountain streams of among roots on rocks, and on cliff faces, near waterfalls and along seeps, always with their “feet” wet. Their distribution is restricted to the Fynbos, a unique, arid, scrub forest in South Africa. While they experience warm sunny days, their roots stay very cool, never above 70F. All of the species require bright light in order to grow and flower well.
November 28, 2006
Madonna Floral Arrangement
Flowers have figured highly in paintings. One particularly nice example from the painters of the low countries is the “Madonna in Floral Wreath”.
Rubens’s Madonna in Floral Wreath (with the collaboration of Jan Brueghel the Elder) represents a picture within a picture of Madonna encircled by a floral arrangement and cherubs. This is good of example of the physical realism of low country painters, breaking with the tradition of ethereal treatment of spiritual figures. It uses the talents of Rubens (1577-1640) and Jan Brueghel the Elder, Rubens painting the figures and Brueghel the floral decoration.