Exotic Orient Bouquet

Exotic Orient Bouquet

For one week only, this beautiful Exotic Orient Bouquet, worth £21.99 from Valueflora, will include a FREE colour co-ordinated Bow, Gysophilia and FREE Guaranteed Courier delivery if you enter our discount code!

This special offer runs from Monday 30th May until Monday 6th June 2011.

Click here to see more, or to place your order. Just use the code EXOTIC at the checkout to get your FREE BOW, GYP AND COURIER DELIVERY!

Hooray! I've just got a new special offer from the wonderfully poetic Serenata Flowers. These romantic descriptions really make my day. Here they go ...

"Summer’s a time to grace our homes, our hearts and most especially our hardboard desks with fresh, fabulous-quality flowers. Gerberas, peonies, sweet peas, hydrangeas, exotic flowers, sunflowers... there’s enough choice at Serenata Flowers to ensure something splendid graces every available space.

Try a hand-tied bouquet of pink peonies for the dining table, a vase of white lilies or tall tropical flowers for the entrance hall and some sweet peas in the bathroom. And don’t forget to send some summer flowers on those rainy days."

Enter the Voucher Code MAh11uLL to get 5% off until the end of May 2011.
Summer Flowers
Tequila Sunrise

Hola! Celebrate any auspicious occasion with a golden burst of sunflowers, roses and lemon-fresh buds. The intoxicating glow of this sumptuous hand-tie is sure to get you in the mood to party. Yeehah to yellow.
From £44.99

Summer Sorbet

Litchi whites, lemon yellows and deep minty greens provide a frame of fruity freshness around three magnificent sunflower heads in full bloom. Embodying the light of the European summer, this vibrant vased arrangement is sure to infuse even the dullest room with inspiration.
Our Price £39.99

White Mist

Phantom-tinted dianthus blossoms and ethereally pale white roses shimmering over moss-green foliage ensure that the path through long-houred evenings is always lit with smiles.
Our Price £32.99

Berry Beautiful

Content (standard):
3 - chrysanthumum - santini pink
5 - dianthus / carnation - burgundy
5 - hypericum - red baron
1 - dec/ greens - salal tips - per bunch
3 - rosa - gr aqua - 60cm
Wrapped in clear cellophane
Vase not included
Our Price £34.99

Golden Gem

100% unadulterated yellow pleasure. Pretty yellow roses play patty-cake with white gerbera daisies. This is the world through rose-tinted glasses.
From £34.99

Beautiful Smile

Is there a recipe for the perfect smile? We think our researchers have come pretty close: take a handful of precious pink gerbera daisies, stir in a dash of alstromeria blooms, add a sprinkling of daisy and finish with a swirl of roses. (Note: The real secret of this smile is that you'll be sure to get one in return.
Was £34.99
Now from £29.99

Peony Pleasure

Peek coyly between the dark waxy salal tips and sprigs of bupleurum and you'll catch a glimpse of a geisha-pink blush on the cheeks of these exotically exquisite peonies.
Was £44.99
Now from £39.99

Someday Dreamer

Roses, lilies and tiny buds of pink combine to create a mood usually reserved for soft lighting and those eyes-half-closed smiles shared at sunset. But this generous hand-tie of pastel blossoms and delicate foliage has been known to light up faces from early morning to way past the midnight hour.
From £49.99

Sunny Day

Nothing creates a hotter impression then some bright sunflowers, fun gerberas cooled down with the romance of cream roses.
Our Price £54.99

Land Of Dreams

You are entering a mysterious world of dreams, that we hope to interpretate with the aromas of lillies, roses and a hand of Blue Veronica.
Our Price £59.99

Voucher Code
Code - MAh11uLL
Promotion - 5% off
Expires - 31-05-2011

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Orchids at the Singapore Botanic Gardens

Once you have chosen and purchased your new orchid, it has to be safely transported to your home. However, there are a few things that you should remember to make sure that your orchid’s trip home is safe and secure, otherwise, you might end up with a severely shocked plant with fallen buds and leaves. Orchids are quite prone to suffering shock symptoms if moved suddenly and exposed to drastically different environments.

First things first - avoid buying orchids that are already in full bloom, with all of the pseudo bulbs already open and blossoming. The problem with such orchids is that generally, orchids that are in their blooming state are especially prone to shock and do not like being transported at all. So there is a big chance that the orchid will experience instant shock when it is removed from the green house or shop. This shock can be severe enough to kill the plant so take care.

After bringing home your new orchid, you should it in the safety of your home without repotting for just one week. Repotting orchids is best done after about a week.Do not keep your new orchid in its original packaging, usually wet moss in a plastic pot, longer than about a week as this could cause problems for your orchid. Also, do not place your orchid in a very dark or a very bright part of your home for any length of time as this could weaken the plant considerably.

If you see some buds falling off during the trip home or a few days after you have brought home a new orchid, don’t worry. This is normal and all orchids experience some degree of transport shock during the trip home.

Common sense should be applied as usual. Be aware that orchids are that little bit special and often require some more attention to detail in caring for orchids compared with other plants.

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Karunesh - Heart Chakra Meditation

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook today and I felt so much better for watching it. It's a beautiful video of flowers and you're guaranteed to feel calmer and more tranquil from the music. And who knows: from the name, maybe it's good for your heart too!