Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Flowers make the perfect gift

Flowers make the perfect gift
By Will Thornson


Flowers come in many shapes and sizes and going back in history evidence of the importance of flowers in the cultural aspects of life through the ages is all too evident. Whether blooms were used for personal decoration for important rituals or for decorating places that were of consequence or being placed as flower gifts to the deities, they have held a place of significance. Down the ages their value remained the same and they are still used in churches and for weddings. During the Victorian era the language of flowers was better known than it is today, especially by lovers when they were used to convey secret messages between courting couples in particular. To some extent the modern florist will still use this language in the flower gifts they produce today. This language is especially touching in a fathers day gifts.

Events such as golden wedding anniversaries and ruby wedding anniversaries lend themselves magnificently for the use of flowers in anniversary gifts. Large bunches of red flowers with scarlet or magenta Zinnia meaning constancy or lasting affection are utterly appropriate for ruby wedding anniversary gifts. While golden flowers such as the golden dahlia meaning forever yours or sunflowers for adoration could be used for golden wedding anniversary gifts. Speak to a florist for advice on the best choices for the occasion and the options that are available to you. Most online florists have a contact facility on the site.

Flower gifts are extremely useful particularly when there are great distances between people and postal services are not as reliable as they could be. Sending flowers as anniversary gifts to siblings or parents from abroad or to a country abroad could not be easier, with access to numbers of online florists on the Internet today. Very often there is the added option of including other items with the flower gifts such as champagne and chocolates, or delicious biscuits which are always welcome and add another dimension to the gift.

Birthday hampers are always useful for those birthdays that are difficult to by for, or those occasions when it is so busy that you forget until it is almost too late that a gift is needed for a friend or someone close. When you need to find something quickly, look at the selection of luxurious chocolates, champagne, wines, spirits, biscuits or fruit hampers available and send one of those with flowers and an offer of uninterrupted time to enjoy the gift. Sometimes simple things are more valuable than the most expensive gift and a gift of time is precious.

However, flower gifts are not restricted to anniversaries and birthdays, they are ideal for other events such as marking an engagement. Flowers or plants are often given to women in particular when they retire, as a Thank You, or they are given when someone has done something impressive in much the same way that Olympic medallists are given flowers after receiving their medals. People like to give a gift when friends or family move into a new home, very often the new house is bare and cold until all the furniture and things have been unpacked, plants or flowers help to make the house more welcoming.

People who work closely together like to acknowledge their colleagues special days, the difficulties arise when it has to be done in secret. Colleagues start acting suspiciously carrying around large envelopes and looking furtively around corners and that is only to collect the money, hiding the gift or gifts is even more problematic. Being able to order flower gifts or birthday hampers online and having them delivered on the day could solve a lot of problems. Another occasion that can cause difficulties is the birth of a new baby, especially as they are notoriously bad time keepers. Flower gifts accompanied by a little something in blue or pink will save the day.

Having flower gifts delivered to the door can be the answer to prayer. Imagine if you will a small office where one of the employees is due to retire in a few days. There are furtive glances, people disappearing at odd times and doors are mysteriously locked for no reason. Anyone would be well aware that something was going on. If the flowers and possibly one of the birthday hampers was purchased online for delivery on the day it would avoid all the subterfuge and be a complete surprise on the day. Finding gifts for a new baby can be equally difficult, as sometimes their arrival can be quite sudden, again flower gifts and one of the little gifts in pink or blue to accompany it and delivered the next day helps to solve the problem.

The Internet today, offers the solution to many a dilemma regarding birthday and anniversary gifts, but flowers are living things that cheer the soul. When deliveries can be made in almost every country in the world, it ensures that there are no longer disappointed loved ones. The movement to eco-friendly, green options means that there is very often no need for your chosen flower gifts to travel too far, as where possible local products are used.




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