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A Day Meant for Flowers! Happy Mother's Day!

by on ‎05-08-2015 05:20 PM

Happy Mother’s Day!


Growing up in the floral industry I know very well that Mother’s Day is hands-down the busiest time of year.


For as long as I can remember, the week of Mother’s Day I would leave school to go to my parent’s florist shop and help them until the early hours of the morning. Back then, the tradition was for Moms to proudly wear a corsage on Mother’s Day.  And my parents and I would make hundreds and hundreds of corsages. 



To this day, I hate making corsages and even though I am a traditionalist at heart, I am thrilled that now the trend is making something special for or with your Mom.


(Just like in these pictures of kids making gardens for their Mother!) 




As a mom and floral designer, watching young children interested in plants and gardening brings me a joy unlike any other. Although my fingers were numb and I was exhausted from the nights making corsages when I was their age that is where my love of flowers stemmed from (pardon the pun) and where my love and respect for Mothers grew.


Now, my sons are the ones getting their hands dirty on Mother’s Day.  Every year – as this is still the busiest time of my year as a floral design business – my sons give me a head-start in my gardens. They mulch and weed and get them ready for me to plant. Talk about thoughtful.


There is a reason that in the floral and gift industries, Mother’s Day beats out any other holiday of the year.  Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s and even Valentine’s Day don’t even come close – not by a mile! The reason is simple. There is nothing more special than Mothers and the gifts they bring to all of us. Happy Mother’s Day Everyone!