June Update

Wow, the time has been flying by!  Its already Summer and we've left you high and dry without a blog update for two months!  Here's a taste of what we've been up to lately, a hint of what you'll see when you stop in to see us.  Above is a mock-up of a wedding bouquet Frank made for a client's upcoming August ceremony.  Beautiful blue cornflowers contrast with bright yellow craspedia (the round things), and beautiful lavender dahlias.  Just a bit of Queen Anne's lace and a few of our locally grown Len Busch roses (in white and the bi-color pink/orange variety aptly named Miss Piggy) thrown in and you're ready to toss!  (Or save in a nice vase with water.  Your call.)

A few arrangements that are currently adorning our cooler, ready to be picked up!  Above, that great yellow craspedia is glowing on a bed of blue Dutch hydrangea, ruddy maroon alstroemeria, a few Miss Piggies and that awesome deep magenta astilbe.  The cute cube vase size is perfect for a dining room table.  On the buffet table, below, are some stunning Asiatic lilies in beautiful orange and pink shades, yellow daisies, pretty pink larkspur in the center, a few Len Busch lavender roses all accented with bright yellow solidago and that luxuriously long-leafed eucalyptus.

Come get one or more of these adorable 4" orchid plants before they're gone.  I'm particularly fond of the one pictured on the right with the variegated leaves.  You won't mind keeping that around in anticipation of the next flower spike to come up!  Don't forget we love to give green thumb guidance, just ask us!

This really cool plant is actually a variety of the more commonly seen kalanchoe, called "desert surprise."  A very unique leaf pattern and flower structure reminds me of southwestern succulent varieties.

A shot of the planter in front of the shop; succulent garden in bloom!

We hope you're all having a wonderful summer so far!  See you soon!

New bags have arrived!

Best Wishes floral continues to go green. Our new merchandise and shopping bags are made from 100% recycled paper and locally printed! We're very proud of the new look. Stop by and let us fill one for you!

'Tis The (Spooky) Season

As the leaves start turning, the days shorten, giant bags of single-serving candy taunt us from store shelves, temporary costume boutiques spring up to fill vacant store fronts, and Best Wishes Floral becomes haunted with Halloween goodies for trick-or-treaters of all ages!

Floral-design-wizard Frank is seen here modeling our spine-chilling eyeball-explosion headband sure to spice up your next cauldron gathering or zombie pub crawl outfit.  Come down and check out the other headband styles: pumpkinhead-bat-swarm, purple-wicked-witch-hat, and gothic-glam-mini-mad-hatter.

These guys are ready to adorn your most macabre mantel or completely creepy coffee table!  Just add some halloween garland in orange or black, some spiderwebs and a bowl of candy and you'll be ready to "EEEEEEEK" your way into November!

Classy fused-glass plates in seasonal themes are haunting around, as well as sparkly spiders, very evil votives, funny or frightening greeting cards, and a whole horrible host of other goulish goodies are here in the shop, so come pick them up before we get scared to death!

Best Wishes 2.0

Today, Best Wishes Floral has established our Web 2.0 presence on many levels.  First, we are delighted to join the new CommonPlace Golden Valley Website, which is a really cool new networking/advertising/community site.  You can see local businesses, groups and events all in one place. Neighborhood posts, directories and listings are now conveniently accessible to residents of Golden Valley.

Twitter has become so ubiquitous that we decided to see what the fuss is about.  We aren't completely sure what we are going to tweet about yet, or how often we will remember to do so, but if you follow us you can expect to hear occasional updates about fresh products, sales, and special events you are invited to!  Follow us: @bwfloral

You may also have noticed this blog is entirely new as well!  Here we will be posting photos of our latest arrangements, our newest cards, gifts, plants and decor that will be available in-store so be sure to check this page often.

See you IRL soon!