Valentines Day Flower Trends

The Society of American Florists (SAF) asked some of the country’s top floral design experts to describe what’s in style this Valentine’s Day from popular flowers and cool color combinations to trendy design styles and ordering advice. Here is a compilation of their Valentine's Day flower trends and ordering tips:

TRENDS: Creating a destination with the help of flowers

For those who, given the economy, may not be able to go away for the night or weekend, florists can play an important role in helping romantics be creative. If you can’t actually go to a desired destination, why not create it at home?

Flowers can take you places and help you relive fond, romantic memories - whether it be reminiscing about a Caribbean honeymoon, creating a relaxing spa retreat feel, or reliving a wine country getaway flowers can set the stage for a romantic evening in.

Caribbean honeymoon.

Tropical flowers, such as Birds of Paradise, anthurium, ginger, or orchids) with an accent of fresh fruit and foliages
A simple collection of orchids in a vase
Bells of Ireland and delphinium. The cool greens and blues will conjure up the memories of the beautiful Caribbean.
Ask your florist to add colored sand and seashells in bouquets or vases to really create the mood!

European vacation

Richly colored flowers in purples, reds and blues
Hand-tied bouquet of all accent flowers and a couple of roses
Textural hand-tied bouquets embellished with decorative beads and wires with colorful wraps
A loose arrangement of garden-style flowers such as tulips, hydrangeas, ranaunculus and roses in a clear glass vase or decorative container.
An arrangement that resembles the French countryside: Fresh herbs and wild flowers like heather, daisies, delphinium and miniature roses would be pretty and romantic.
A French Garden of bright-hued blooming plants arranged in a classic wicker basket
European dish garden mixture of flowering or green plants and fresh flowers.

Spa Weekend

Aromatic flowers like freesia, stock and sweet peas to sooth the senses.
An arrangement of relaxing blues, lavenders and greens with fresh e...

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posted: January 03rd, 2012

Gift Baskets

Flowers By Tarra offers a unique variety of gift baskets for delivery in the greater Victoria Area.

You can Order Gift Baskets directly on-line or call us at 250-479-7124.

We also make custom gift baskets, just give us a call or Email Here and we can work with you on your special creation.

** 48 hours noticed required for all Gift Basket deliveries**
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posted: October 06th, 2011

Wedding Flowers Victoria

Make your wedding extraordinary with custom flowers designed to work with your wedding colours and style.

Flowers By Tarra creates unique custom creations, traditional wedding bouquets and showcase centre pieces making sure every detail of your wedding flowers enhances the lasting memories of your special day.

You can view some examples of our wedding flowers in the Wedding Flower Gallery.

Every wedding is unique and out flowers customized to fit your exact needs. Tarra will sit down with you here in the store select the style, colours and budget. We can show you what the flowers look like and the quality of our flowers so there are no surprises. This personal hands on approach means you have the same designer at your consultation as you will have selecting your flowers, ordering your flowers and creating your finished product.

Together we can make your floral wedding dreams come true

Wedding dates are already starting to book for the spring and summer seasons so don't forget to arrange your complimentary consultation before the spots are gone. Call 479-7124 for more information....