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Why real men DO buy women flowers
By John DeVore

Men should buy women flowers. They are colorful. They smell nice. And without them, flora would never get laid. To many, purchasing flowers is cliché or corny or tacky. And to others, it’s an outdated ritual in our modern era of gender equality.

Flowers should not apologize; they should symbolize some wonderful thoughts about the woman.

I’d like to address the men reading this (all five of you): buy the broads flowers. Trust me. And now to all the women reading, who outnumber us dudes 100 to 1: allow the dorks in your life to buy you flowers. Trust me.

Flowers are not a romantic punchline, nor are they a symbol of patriarchal dominance. Buying daisies or lilies or chrysanthemums for the woman you love is one of those things a man just …

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Years ago, florist would promote the silk flower arrangements for the bridal bouquet as a keepsake. The silk flower arrangement was also more expensive than real flowers. To have your wedding done in all silk arrangements would have cost you a lot more than having it done in real flowers, but times have changed since then.

Today, silk flowers look more like real flowers than they did back then, and the price of the silk flowers for your wedding will typically be cheaper than with real flowers. More and more weddings are selecting silk flowers today, but this may be because of the allergy sufferers or maybe it’s a budget issue.

Silk flowers do have their advantages. They have a life-like appearance, and they will never wilt or die – regardless of how much you neglect them. Silk flowers are beautiful for ever and they can be kept as keepsakes and passed on to others in the family for their weddings. If you wish, you can even re-use some of the flowers in your home décor, with a few minor design adjustments.

Because time is not an issue with the silk flowers they can be made well in advance of the wedding for pre-wedding photos, or to check the whole order before the big day. There will be no surprises on the special day, which is probably every bride-to-be’s fear. There is a wide variety of flowers, so you don’t have to worry they one have the type of flower you want for your wedding.

Silk flower and plant arrangements can also be made for the home. For those who are not sporting a green thumb or have allergies, but still want the beauty of plants and flowers around their home, silk arrangements are perfect for these people.

No matter what the type of plant or flower you are looking for, you will be able to find it in a silk variety. They won’t need any maintenance or care and they will last you a lifetime.

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Ordering flowers online is not much different than ordering flowers directly from the local florist. Florists made arrangements with each other years ago. If you ordered a bouquet of flowers to be delivered to your grandmother on her birthday from your local florist, that local florist would call the florist in the area closest to your grandmother’s house to make the floral arrangement and the delivery. The same thing happens when you order flowers online. The online florist will make the floral arrangements through the florist in your area who will also deliver them to the location you have specified.

You don’t have to worry about them going through the postal system or UPS. FedEx doesn’t even deliver the floral arrangements for you. You will have the flowers you ordered brought fresh and to the door by the local florist who has been contacted by the online florist. When florist first started working with each other around the country and possibly even around the world, they started with the FTD florists. Times have changed, but the way florist work together to make fresh flower deliveries has not. They have had this practice in place for over 100 years and they do it well.

So now you don’t have to worry about where the florist is located when ordering flowers to be delivered. The florist can be in Burlington, Ontario, but you will still receive a fresh bouquet of the flowers you ordered at your door.

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Many times the wedding flowers are made up from the favorite blooms of the bride-to-be along with other flowers for the color of the bloom, which will fit in with the dress colors chosen by the bride-to-be. The flowers and the colors of the wedding theme will go hand in hand. It has been said that many look at the wedding flower arrangements online, but most never buy their wedding flower arrangement from the web.

Many brides-to-be don’t really have a clue as to the type of arrangement or how they want their bouquet arranged, so they must look at pictures. Because weddings take so much time to plan, and in almost all parts of the planning the bride-to-be must be present, so it stands to reason the bride-to-be does not have a lot of free time when the wedding is in the planning stages.

In order for them to have some ideas regarding the wedding arrangements, the bride needs to look at pictures. Her options there would be to visit the florist and look at the pictures they have in books, or they can look on the web. The web can be accessed at all hours of the day or night. Many smaller florists close by 5 or 6pm and don’t open again until 9 or 10am the following day. The bride-to-be will find it easier to find time to look on the web. She will be able to look at the pictures several times before making her final decision. She can then print out the pictures to take to the local florist or to give to her wedding planner.

It is unclear why more brides-to-be don’t order their wedding flowers online. Maybe they are not aware of how an FTD florist works. Maybe she believes the UPS or the FedEx driver will be the ones who will deliver her wedding arrangements to the chapel. However, if she lives in the Burlington, Ontario area of Canada, the florist on the web she is looking at could also be the local florist she chooses for her wedding arrangements. Brant Florist in Ontario has an extensive web site, which includes wedding arrangement as well as a location close by in Burlington.

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When it comes to special occasions, online florists have a floral arrangement for just about every occasion you can think of. If Father’s Day came to mind, yes, they have floral arrangements for Father’s Day and ‘For Him’ on Valentine’s Day too.

Not everyone wants flowers. There are people who would prefer a plant. Florists have plant arrangements also. In fact if you will check out their web sites you will see they have all sorts of gift baskets. There is the spa gift basket, the chocolate lover’s gift basket, the fruit baskets and of course the new baby baskets. Some of these baskets will include flowers and some will not. It is your choice as far as what you will be sending to that someone in need of a gift.

Some where over time the flower shop has transformed into a great gift shop, and if you haven’t checked it out lately you are missing out on a great place to get gifts when you are in a crunch and need something fast. Many florist offer same day delivery and that includes the florists who are online.

The next time you go to work and find out today is a co-worker’s last day, and you need to get something to be delivered (as if you had planned it for months,) check out the florists online and have them deliver something that day. You are sure to find the perfect parting gift at a moment’s notice.

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On Valentine’s Day, there are many wives whose husbands would be in BIG TROUBLE, if their wives do not see a bouquet of a dozen red roses coming through the door of their office with their name on them. If you work in an office with a lot of women, the door to that office needs to be a revolving door for all the flower deliveries on Valentines Day!

Sending flowers has become a good habit for us. Mother’s Day is a popular time to send flowers. By sending flowers, you have just bridged the gap of numerous miles. It doesn’t matter how far away you are; those flowers made those miles seem so shorter when you sent Mom those flowers. Remember when you send flowers you are really sending more than flowers – you are sending a little piece of you: a smile, a hug, an “I’m thinking of you.”

Sending flowers is usually one of the best ways to brighten someone’s day, and for some unknown reason having the flowers sent is so much better than delivering them to the door yourself. So the next time you need to send something that says you care. Send flowers. Maybe Grandma’s next birthday, or your wife who is having a rough day. Flowers remind them of how much you really do care.

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Friendship is the main meaning of the yellow rose but it also signifies familiar love and domestic happiness. Yellow roses also symbolize fun and freedom.

Today, the yellow rose is used to embrace a new beginning, apologize or express sympathy, and to say, “remember me” , “I am sorry’, or “I care.” Yellow roses are appropriate for marking the beginning of a new life together or for starting all over again.

– The Language of Flowers

The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian-era method of communication. Floriograpghy, in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowed individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken. The meaning of the color of flowers was most commonly communicated through Tussie-Mussies (floral arrangements), a creative art form which continues today.

Though most popular in the Victorian period, the symbolic use of flowers dates back to antiquity. In Medieval and Renaissance culture flowers were often given moral meanings. This is most apparent in art in which saints are often depicted with flowers, symbolic of their virtues. Liana DeGirolami Cheney notes that “some of the Christian symbols for Virginity or Chastity are the white rose, the myrtle, a vessel or vase, the lily, and the unicorn”

– The Color Meaning of Roses

Different color roses symbolize different things and the meaning of different color roses is show here:

1. Red: love, used to say “I love you,” but also stands for courage and respect.
2. Red & White Together or White Roses with Red Edges signify unity and togetherness.
3. Pink: symbolizes grace, sophistication and elegance. Also symbolizes gentle feelings of love and friendship.
4. Dark Pink: Gratefulness and appreciation.
5. Light Pink: Admiration, sympathy
6. White: Innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility.
7. Yellow: Often akin to joy and deep friendship or platonic love. In German speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity.
8. Yellow with red tips: Symbolizes a gesture of falling in love.
9. Orange or Coral symbolizes enthusiasm and desire
10. Burgundy: Beauty
11. Blue: Mystery
12. Green: Calm
13. Black: used to signify death (black being the color of death) often of old habits. In a positive light it signifies rebirth after death. Also, slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce).
14. Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love)

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Father’s Day occurs on the third Sunday in June and it’s a great time to celebrate your Father. Fathers Day has been officially recognized since 1972 and if you were wondering “When is Father’s day?” well it’s on Sunday June 15th in 2008, June 21st 2009 and June 20th in 2010.

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Unless buying your Dad another tie is a running family joke, consider something different this Father’s Day. Ideas for great gifts are plentiful, and this Father’s Day go ahead and get Dad flowers. Flowers are a wonderful gift of nature. Everyone likes receiving them – including your Father – because flowers represent love, happiness, joy and all the other positive emotions.

And contrary to popular myth flowers are not just for women – many men enjoy the gift of flowers too. Flowers – specially well structured and strong looking varieties – appeal to mens masculine nature. Bold, bright colourful flowers are also popular with men and tropical or exotic varieties are a good choice that fits this description.

Traditional Father’s Day Flowers

Traditionalists might select a bold rose arrangement for their Father because the red rose is the official Fathers Day Flower. A white rose is worn or given to commemorate Fathers who are deceased. Other Father’s Day ideas may include humorous arrangements like the ever popular bright yellow “Be Happy Mug” flower arrangement and of course the cactus collection (draw your own conclusions from this gift!)

All joking aside, men do have a softer side – admitted or not. Gardening or getting fresh flowers for the home are common male past-times. The next time you are at the local garden centre, pay attention to what men want and you’ll see that they’re not always shopping for their wives!

If you must continue the Father’s Day gift idea of a tie (or some other item like a baseball cap, or socks) at least speak with your local florist about incorporating these Father’s Day ideas into a Father Day flower arrangement he will likely never forget.

Father’s Day History

Father’s Day is a celebration introduced in the early twentieth century to complement Mothers’ Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.

The history of Father’s Day dates back to the turn of the century, however President Calvin Coolidge recommended Father’s Day as a national holiday in 1924. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made Father’s Day a holiday to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June however the holiday was not officially recognized until 1972, during the presidency of Richard Nixon

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Because of how important praise has become as a tool for nurturing growth and achieving beneficial results, it is becoming highly important that all institutions begin accommodating the concept while designing plans and procedures relating to the treatment of younger people.

The Popularity of Praise

It was around the 1960s when social scientists and psychologists began to question traditional methods of upbringing. In those days, it was not uncommon for violent and angry punishments to be used as a method of nurturing and molding children into “proper” adults. These sociologists and psychologists started to wonder if such methods were truly effective, and if there were better ways.

Their studies caught on over time and became very popular, with the 1990s in particular illustrating a great boom in the use of praise in nurturing. An abandonment of harsh punishment and adoption of more supportive methods like praise for good behavior has resulted in legal changes in our societies, with child protection services intervening whenever an unfortunate situation has been discovered.

Although some people swear by a belief that an interview with the strap or yard stick shaped them into a good person, the simple fact is that these methods are no longer used today. Although some might not approve of what are often viewed as “soft” or weak tactics for raising young people, the results of well-used praise are hard to mistake.

Praise is a star player on the field of raising children, with such great efforts being taken to prevent hurt feelings, injuries and upset tempers that even things like sports and playgrounds are being altered to make them friendlier. Because young people are constantly fed praise as a means of growth, it has become crucial to integrate it into policy and strategy dealing with them.

Praise in Education

Teachers often find themselves unable to control students today because they are no longer able to use disciplinary methods to correct behavior. What in the past might have resulted in a ruler across the hand now ends up as a discussion with a guidance counselor to discover the root of the problems. Although these strategies are still rough around the edges, they are growing in strength yearly.

The rights of children are paramount in how educational facilities now operate. With litigation being a growing threat for many institutions, they have no choice but to change how they operate to protect their charges. Fortunately, the easiest way to do so is also the best: being liberal with well-deserved praise to improve the morale of students.

Praise in Business

Although it is slow to catch on in the business world, many companies and managers are now realizing that the younger generations can’t be treated the same as their parents were. New human resource policies are being developed to cater to the mentality that praise has generated. By rewarding good performance with praise, a business is now able to work well with younger employees.

Praise is so important, in fact, that without it your young employees might not function at all. Repeated criticism or being ignored can damage their egos and make them wonder if they are being useful. By using praise to remind them of how much they are helping the business, you can increase their productivity and morale. All at the cost of a “thanks, you’re really helping out.”

Creative Ideas for Praise

If you’re interested in some alternative methods of showing praise for your young students or workers, you may wish to consider flowers. The key is not to worship your young people, but rather to make them feel wanted and welcome. Flowers can be integral in making this work. If you listen to a young person and discover they are nervous or depressed, such a gift can be perfect praise to cheer them up.

A simple bouquet or small arrangement can be suitable for an employee. Attach a small gift card and a thank you note to it for exceptional performance and you have yourself an inexpensive and valuable tool of dispensing praise amongst your younger staff. This is great for showing them that you love the results they’ve brought about, and will do wonders for their morale.

For students, consider creating a system where you use a single flower as a reward for good behavior and results. Students can construct a small arrangement in a vase, competing with each other to be on their best behavior to have the largest vase.

You can take advantage of your florist’s website by ordering flowers directly online. This allows your vessels of praise to be shipped directly to your school or office, and prevents a need to physically come down to a store if you are stressed for time.

Copyright (c) 2008 Brant Florist

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