Administrative Professionls Day 2016

Hi, I'm Julie Klingaman with Grohe Florists, your local Sonoma County flower shop. We all tend to get a little bit busy in our lives and forget some important dates. I'm here to remind you that April 25th through the 29th is Administrative Professionals week. Who do you know that makes your everyday tasks just a little bit more easy? Well they deserve to be recognized. And what better way to send flowers to the office, where you can show them thanks for a job well done in front of their co-workers and everyone in the office, to let them know how much they are appreciated.

An extra bonus is that research has shown that flowers increase workplace productivity. So, you're also encouraging that hard work to continue.

Remember, Administrative Professionals week is April 25th through the 29th. Let your support staff know how much you care and how much they're appreciated. I hope this video helps, and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below.

Magnetic Boutonniere For Senior Prom In Sonoma County

Hi, I'm Julie Klingaman with Grohe Florists in Rohnert Park, CA. Today I'm going to show you how to make a boutonniere with a magnet. The reason I like magnets so much is because it saves a lot of time, and possibly embarrassment and frustration from trying to pin on a boutonniere. The magnet is really strong and holds a boutonniere up very easily.

What you'll need is the magnet, they're also called boutonniere pin magnets. I still like to use the wire to make the flower secure on there, so you need a 22 or 24-gauge wire. You'll need floral tape, clippers, and then whichever flower you choose to use today. I'm going to use a calla lily and I'm going to use a foliage called Dusty Miller. I'm going to use, as my filler, I'm going to use a hypericum berry.

The first thing that you need to do is to take your magnet and measure your flower. And I like to put the magnet about at the base of the flower. Then I cut my flower stem right at the base of the boutonniere stem too, so they match up. Not everybody still uses a wire, but I like to, just for that extra security.

I put the wire through, and fold it in half, and then I stem tape it. And the stem tape, it's not sticky when it's just like this. So, to make it sticky you have to kind of pull, while you wrap it. So, you're going to pull and spin, all the way, you don't have to go all the way down. I go at least to the bottom of where I cut the flower. So about right there, and just pull it right off. I am going to attach my foliage, my dusty miller, and I'm going to put it on the back of the flower. With calla lilies, it's really easy because you know where the back of the flower is, it's pretty simple to tell. With some flowers it's a little bit harder, so you kind of have to turn it around to find where you think the front of the flower and the back of the flower is. And put your greenery on the back, and maybe off to the side, or whichever greenery you choose, how it looks best. So, I chose to put the dusty miller on the back and then just a little side fringe kind of coming off.

Then I trim that, and I'm going to trim a couple of the berries here. Then I will choose to put a couple berries at the base of my calla lily, like so. You can determine, just as you're doing it. It's a piece of art so you get to choose how much filler, greenery, flowers you want to put on your boutonniere. Then I'm just going to again, pull and wrap all the way down, again. Once you are done with that, you're pretty much done. Now with the magnet, I'm going to attach that, and again, it's just the same as I've been doing with the greenery and the filler. You just make sure that you put the back of the magnet on the back of the flower. Take it and stem wrap it right to the magnet. Now, it's securely attached and I'm going to use my clippers to clip off this excess wire, that I had on the bottom. Kind of push the green tape up along the bottom so it's got a nice, smooth finish.

Okay, so now it is very securely set onto the magnet and it will fit on any type of jacket or lapel. I'm putting this on my vest and see how it sits on here very securely.

I hope this video helps you the next time you're making boutonnieres or corsages for a special event.

How To Order The Right Flowers For Prom 2016

Hi, I'm Julie Klingaman from Grohe Florists, your local florist in Sonoma County. We're reaching the end of the school year, and that means for most high schools it's prom season. I'm going to give you three tips to make it simple for ordering your prom flowers.

Number one is, know what color your date is going to wear. This makes choosing flowers and ribbon a lot easier; or better yet, come in with your date to make sure that they match.

Number two is have a budget in mind when coming in. Most corsages cost between $25 to $40. More elaborate corsages can range from $45 to $60, and most boutonnieres cost between $12 to $20.

Third, come in early for a better selection. The earlier you come in, the more choices you will have. If you leave it to last minute, you'll be left with what we have in stock, and you put a little more pressure on yourself, and your florist.

I hope that these three tips make ordering your flowers for prom a little bit easier. If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them below.

What Else Can I Send With Flowers or Plants?

Hi, I'm Julie Klingaman with Grohe Florists in Rohnert Park, and I wanted to talk to you today about things that you can send with your flowers or plants.

The first thing is teddy bears. Teddy bears are very popular to add on. They're good for anniversaries, birthdays, and if there's new babies, most florists will also have baby stuffed animals that you can add on in pinks and blues to go well for the baby while you give the mother and father flowers or plants.

Another great option is chocolates, and chocolates are good for any occasion. Most florists will have boxed chocolates and they come in several different sizes. Again, like I said, they are good for any occasion and everybody, usually everybody, loves chocolate.

Another option is balloons. The mylar balloons, they come with several occasions written on them. So they can be specific to an occasion: Birthdays, anniversaries, any celebratory events or get-well. So balloons are another option.

And lastly are greeting cards. Greeting cards can really personalize what you're sending, so instead of the typed copies that most arrangements or plants come with, you can opt for a greeting card where the florist can hand-write a personalized note for you.

So I hope this answers questions of what some of the great options are to include with your flower or plant deliveries. Thank you.

The Power of Flowers As A Business Gift

Hi, I am Julie Klingaman with Grohe Florists in Rohnert Park. As business owners, we don't often know how to show appreciation to our clients or employees, and as a florist, this is where we can help you. Have you ever seen somebody receive flowers? It brings true joy to people.

Your florist can make it convenient and easy helping you find the appropriate gift for each occasion. Also, your florist can work within a budget that you are looking for and find the appropriate gifts such as flowers or a plant, or chocolates or even gourmet baskets, whatever works for the person that you are going to be sending to.

Once you make a relationship with your local florist, we can make the ordering process go very fast, all we would need to do is have a phone call or an email because we will know your style and what you want to send on card messages. So all you have to do is send a quick email letting us know who you wanted to send to and we can get it done for you, as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

I hope that you found this information helpful and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below.

Ordering Tips When Buying Flowers Online

Hi, I'm Julie Klingaman from Grohe Florists in Rohnert Park, and today I want to give you some tips for ordering flowers online.

Number one is if the price seems too good to be true, it probably is. Oftentimes when you place your order, right at the end, hidden fees appear on there and so you're paying more for what you thought was a low priced item. You're paying just as much as you would if you went to a florist in your town.

Two is to make sure you are ordering from your local florist. Oftentimes, there's deceptive order gatherers who pretend that you're in your city but are really not. So, if you are wanting to order from somebody local, really check the contact section of the website and see if there is a street address in your city. Oftentimes, they're not in your city and will be either shipping your flowers or they may not follow through with the date that you're wanting your delivery to be made.

Number three is make sure the flowers are actually going to be designed in a vase. Florists that are not in your city or that are not real florists with the location ship flowers in boxes with the vase separate. People do not want to have to design their own flowers. If you call your local florist, you will get a beautifully designed arrangement delivered to your door.

I hope that this helps you with ordering flowers online. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thank you.

Buying Long-Stem Rose Tips: Difference in Length

I'm Julie Klingaman with Grohe Florist. And June is National Rose Month, so I thought what better day than today to tell you about the difference of rose lengths. The typical length of a long-stem rose is 50 centimeter, which is this white rose right here. The next step up is a 60 centimeter rose which is called an "extra-fancy rose." Then there's the 70 centimeter rose which is called an "elite-rose length," Most florists will use a 60 or 70 for the dozen roses that they send out, which is a reason why you pay more when you go to a florist to get your dozen roses.

When you see the 50 centimeter and 40 centimeters tend to be less expensive. The rose heads also tend to be a little bit smaller. Now, this is not necessarily always true, because domestically grown roses don't always have as big of a rose head as some of the imported roses. But you should really think about how you're helping your local economy when you buy a domestic rose over a imported rose.

Another factor to consider when you're purchasing roses is that, just because a rose looks open, doesn't mean that it's necessarily old. Sometimes, the way that they grow roses is for them to give that open show, but they'll hold and last for a long time. So the best thing to do when you're shopping for roses, and if you're really there to be hands on, is to feel the bud and to feel how firm it feels. Make sure that it doesn't squish when you do it. So like you can see on this rose, I don't know if you can see on camera, how when I squeeze it, my thumb kinda imprints in it, this rose is not going to last as long as these three up here, and these three were all a lot more firm.

I hope that this information will help you when you're selecting roses the next time you're shopping at your local florist. Thank you, and have a great day.