Buddas for Sale
We have a range of buddas for sale. There are many different decor types. If you would like to make an offer for a box of them, please ring for a special price. Here are some pictures of them.
July 2, 2007
40th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
The new Summer of Love in San Francisco is beginning to heat up, with some new press retrospectives, and a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine devoted to a retrospective on the music. We will be at many of the events remembering the influential social movement that coined the phrase “Flower Power”, by handing out flowers, as we have been for some months, in exchange for email addresses, to build up our mailing address. The continuing support of list members is greatly appreciated.
May 18, 2007
Secret Flower Garden Shopfront
Here is a picture of our new shop front, with our new employee Kate among the flowers and plants! Kate comes with experience at the flower markets of Russia and is ready to help you with all your carry away needs.
Everyone is very relieved the roadwork is finally finished. Union street is now a nice smooth road, and parking is available on the street again, just in time for summer strolls after a nice meal at the restaurants.
Wedding Arrangements with Feathers
Peacock feathers are replacing flowers in lively and exuberant arrangements, and give weddings a festive atmosphere. Here is an example of a table arrangement using pheasant feathers, cobra lily, asian lily, and hypericum berries.
May 10, 2007
Secret Garden Example
Here is an example of our work, with peacock and pheasant feathers and flowers for Miracles on the Bay, on behalf of the children and families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
May 9, 2007
Mother’s Day Tablescapes
Here is a particularly nice use of flowers in Mother’s Day tablescapes. This is a Teleflora creation, and comes with a very high quality lavender cut glass vase that can be kept and used for any occasion.
Every delivery on Mothers day week ordered through this web site above include a 50% off discount coupon on the next flower purchase. Give mom the joy of receiving and of giving!
May 8, 2007
Gerber Flower Arrangement
Gerbera dasies (or gerber’s), the staple of happy spring arrangements, have a tendency to arrive wilted, as they are often stored in ‘flats’ with their stems out of water. A way to rehydrate them and perk them up is to put the stems in water containing a shot of vodka. Below are two gerberas, the one on the left is as the flower arrived, and the one on the right is after sitting overnight in vodka water. Big difference eh! Happy Mothers Day.
April 8, 2007
Red and Black Tablescapes
Unusual color combinations are possible for matching table setting, such as red and black, with simple arrangements and colored vases. For example, the gerber daisy comes in a wide range of colors from white through orange to yellow and red. Combination with a simple vase containing colored plant material produces the red and black arrangement below (Order Here).
Any other combination is possible on request, allowing matching of colors to specific setting needs. The pictured arrangement is also very a simple, and long lasting, arrangement that could be done easily.
March 6, 2007
South African Floral Traditions
Having looked into the floral traditions of some regions such as Costa Rica and Carribean before so I thought I would look at another area. South Africa has a huge flora used in arrangements, and I have written before about the beautiful Disa Orchid. One outstanding flower is the Gerbra Daisy.
Here, Floral Artist, Mary Taylor gives you step by step instructions for designing a horizontal table design from South Africa, using readily available flowers reflecting the flora and traditions of the area.
January 14, 2007
What is a Premium Rose Variety?
Most orders for premium roses are filled with varieties such as Freedom or Classy, grown in Mexico, which are not really premiums. Premium roses from The Secret Flower Garden are long-stemmed roses from Ecuador, in stunning varieties such as Royal Maasai, and Intuition.
Premium roses are at least twice as large and twice as long lasting as regular roses. Ecuador happens to have ideal conditions for growing the largest, longest stem roses, at 9,000 feet, and 12 hours of sunlight each day,and cold at night.
Here is a nice simulation of an opening rose from http://www.flowersunlimitedworldwide.com/roses.html.
