Happy 2017!

A look back on 2016

Just a few days into the New Year, and it is hard to believe that it has been over a year since the very first post here at Perennial Petals, when we opened the doors to Flower Design by Bridget here in Clearwater, FL!

So very much has happened in the last year, it is hard to imagine it all!  Over 1,800 amazing people have been following my shop on Twitter and Facebook, as the year has flown by!  

I met some wonderful people, and got to design some beautiful flowers for Baby Showers and got featured in Style Me Pretty for this beautiful Military Wedding I had the honor of designing the flowers for, along with all the special flowers I got to design all year long!  

My shop was featured as one of the cover stories for Creative Business Maven Magazine, and my daughter and I got to be cover girls! 

While every year has mountains and valleys, it is sometimes nice to look back and be happy about so many wonderful things that happened in just one year's time!

Here is to the future! Wishing you all a bright and happy New Year!

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Bridget is the proud Owner of Flower Designs by Bridget, bringing European Certification and 20 years experience to Pinellas County, Florida, where she lives with her husband (Air Force, Ret.) and two children.  When she is not in her shop, you will find her enjoying a cup of Roiboos tea with her family and several cats and dogs (including one named Daisy).  While the holiday greens and decorations of December are her favorite, she looks forward to bringing you sunshine and smiles through flowers all year round!

How To Choose Which Flowers To Send

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Flowers are a popular gift - for a birthday, for a congratulations, for sympathy, to cheer up someone who isn't feeling well, to tell someone we love them, to thank them or any other number of reasons!

There are tons of options and lots of flowers can even mean different things, here are some simple tips for choosing the best type flower arrangement!

For birthdays, "thank you"s, congratulations or to cheer someone up. these are typically more bold, bright colors, often times with bows, in fun vases.  You can often ask your florist to add in things like a small gift or a balloon.  Most florists keep lots of optional floral containers in stock for all sorts of celebrations!  You can ask them to use flowers like bright gerber daises or yellow and pink roses, snap dragons or birds of paradise to send to someone you care about as an arrangement.  And some can make a cake shaped out of flowers!

For sympathy, these are usually softer colors, white roses, a peace lily plant, or orchids.  There are specific flowers you can send for various meanings for a funeral.  And as well, most florists can make a shape such as a heart or a cross or a star our of flowers to send at a time of loss.

Just remember that you know the person receiving the flowers better than your florist does!  Some people loves red roses, others prefer something more simple, like daises, or more rustic like tea roses and amaranths. A cake shaped of white roses might make one person's day while a bouquet of bright yellow tulips might be exactly what someone sick in bed all week needs for a smile.  And your florist can always let you know what is popular, if you need some direction.

Some people prefer cut flowers in a vase, others like to receive wrapped flowers and place them in their own vase at home, and some people prefer potted plants they can enjoy all year.

You can always flip through a website for ideas or set a budget, give some basic notes and let the designer make you something wonderful, or call your local florist and ask where to start!

No matter what, more flowers shared among people will always create more happiness in the world! 

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Bridget is the proud Owner of Flower Designs by Bridget, bringing European Certification and 20 years experience to Pinellas County, Florida, where she lives with her husband (Air Force, Ret.) and two children.  When she is not in her shop, you will find her enjoying a cup of Roiboos tea with her family and several cats and dogs (including one named Daisy).  While the holiday greens and decorations of December are her favorite, she looks forward to bringing you sunshine and smiles through flowers all year round!