Don’t miss out on this special opportunity! Happening this Saturday, December 11 & Sunday, December 12, 2010. Velda’s Grower Direct has a cooler FULL of bouquets, vases & baskets! Offer only valid on product taken on Saturday & Sunday.

Velda’s Calgary Flower Shop is located at 4606 17 AVE SE CALGARY, AB. Give them a call at 403 569 2023 if you have any questions.

Don’t forget, flowers make a wonderful table centrepiece. Let Velda’s design an amazing piece for your special holiday gatherings. Velda’s Grower Direct is a member of FTD. So, sending flowers to your family across the world is not a problem for them. Call for more information.

Why should this flower delay so long
To show its tremulous plumes?
Now is the time of plaintive robin-song,
When flowers are in their tombs.

These were the opening lines of Thomas Hardy’s famous poem ‘The Last Chrysanthemum’ about the flower which blooms in the fall and brings cheers to people in the colder region after all the others surrender to the cold. Chrysanthemum like roses bloom in a variety of colors wherein red symbolizes love, white stands for truth but these flowers in general symbolize cheerfulness and optimism.

Chrysanthemum which belongs to the Asteraceae family has many myths and mysticism around them. It is perennial flowering plants usually associated with the dead and finds its popularity at the funeral or other sorrowful events and was traditionally thought to be an invitation to a slow death.

These flowers originated in China they were worshiped as one of the four noble plants along with bamboo, the plum, and the orchid. There were myths that drinking water from a stream that flowed between Chrysanthemums help people live for 100 years. It has this popularized Chrysanthemum tea, wine and medicine among the Chinese.

Chrysanthemum has been widely cultivated throughout the Far East for more than 2000 years. In ancient Japan Chrysanthemum are also known as ‘flower of happiness’ could be grown by the noble man. The flower meant love and truthfulness to the Japanese. The throne of the Emperor of Japan has the flower carved in it.

Velda’s Grower Direct is your local Calgary Florist.  We specialize in providing top-notch flowers in Calgary and offer city-wide delivery.  Visit us online or call our SE Calgary Flower Shop at 403.569.2023

Calgary Roses for $5.00/Dozen – Minimum two dozen purchase

August 18, 2010, while supplies last.  Mark this in your calendar right now!

Every year around this time at your Calgary Flower Shop, we bring in thousands of roses for our customers at a REALLY great price!  Your Calgary Roses and Flower Shop will have assorted colors available. Each bundle of 25 roses only has one color. When ordering please have a first, second & third choice as we tend to sell out of our colored roses quickly. These roses will not be processed. They will be kept in their wholesale bundles. That is one of the reasons why we are able to sell them at such a low price. We will have instructions on how to clean and take care of them.

Greens & babies breath will be available in $10 packages.

This is a pick up special but delivery will be available for $15 per address.
Have all your co workers order with you, for one delivery fee.

Please call your Calgary Flower Shop (403.569.2023) early to guarantee roses will be available for you.

We are happy to have served you in the past, and we look forward to continuing to meet your floral needs.

Velda Paynter
Grower Direct Fresh Cut Flowers

4606 17 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB
403.569.2023
http://www.veldasgrowerdirect.com/
veldas@growerdirect.com

Velda’s Grower Direct has a great special going on this week during the Calgary Stampede.

The Calgary Stampede is a wonderful time to get some fresh cut flowers for your office or home.

Give Velda a call today and get your Calgary Flowers for Stampede. call 403.569.2023.

Come by Velda’s Grower Direct this Calgary Father’s Day for some wonderful ways to say “Thanks Dad”.  It doesn’t matter if your Dad is here in Calgary or somewhere else in Canada, Velda’s can take care of you and your needs during this Father’s Day weekend.  Come by our location on 17th Ave SW (International Ave) or give a shout on the phone 403.569.2023.  My staff and I would be honour to help you say thanks to your Father this weekend.

Mention you read about these gift ideas online on our Calgary florist blog and save 10% off all of your purchases this Father’s Day.  Expires June 20, 2010.

Father’s Day Golf Gift Bag

This wonderful Father’s Day gift bag includes: a golfer’s cooler bag, a utility belt bag (holds pop can, cell phone, etc.), a Max golf tool, 3 new state-of-the-art golf balls, a non-slip thermal tumbler, a pocket knife with a compass & light, a Flexi-Lite with laser pointer and a sunglass clip.

Ideal for the Calgary Father who likes to believe he is one of the best golfers in our city.  An excellent gift for your golfing Dad this Father’s Day.

Price: $59.99

The FTD® Florist Designed Gourmet Gift Basket

Still can’t decide which gourmet gift to send? Let your Calgary florist design something special using their best gourmet gift ideas. This item will be arranged in a basket, and reflect the amount you have spent.

Price: $41.99 & up

A unique or a one of a kind celebration leaves us asking for more.  It is something not seen, heard or experienced before.  Celebrating Mother’s Day in a unique way is easy to do.

A Memorable Mother’s Day Outing

A fun outing is just the key to a unique Mother’s Day festivity.  Think of some exotic yet approachable place that can be the venue for your excursion.  A trip to the zoo, picnic in a park, nature hike, visit to a museum, botanical gardens or amusement park are all possibilities that can create lasting memories.

Journey to a Mother’s Heart

Giving Mother’s Day gifts is a common trend.  Make it a journey!  Turn the process into a treasure hunt for mom.  Lead her towards her gift with clues that take her from one location to the next.  She’ll cherish the memories and the gift.

Throw a Mother’s Day Party

Bring in Mother’s Day in a grand way.  Organize a surprise celebration that includes all the people who are special to your mother.  The food, fun music and games should be centred around her.  Remember to take lots of pictures!

Reunion of Mothers’ on Mother’s Day

Bring together all the mothers in your family including grandmothers, mothers-in-law, aunts, sisters, cousins and women who have been like mothers to you.  Showcase the talents of each and compile them in a scrapbook for lasting memories.

Don’t forget about your flowers!

Mother’s Day for Calgary mothers is May 9.  Have you picked out your Mother’s Day Flowers yet?   Now is the perfect time to get your on order from your local Calgary Flower Shop.  Velda’s offers Calgary Flower delivery with all orders.  Book now, call Velda’s Grower Direct at 403.569.2023.

Flowers are the most popular Mother’s Day gift.  The most popular flowers are:

1. Mixed bouquets
2. Carnations
3. Daffodils
4. Roses
5. Tulips
6. Freesia
7. Potted chrysanthemums
8. Irises
9. Lillies
10. Green Plants

Mother’s Day for Calgary mothers is May 9.  Have you picked out your Mother’s Day Flowers yet?   Now is the perfect time to get your on order from your local Calgary Flower Shop.  Velda’s offers Calgary Flower delivery with all orders.  Book now, call Velda’s Grower Direct at 403.569.2023.

The idea of Mother’s Day caught on very quickly with the public.  On May 8, 1914, United States President Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.  Mother’s Day in Canada is also always celebrated on the second Sunday in May.  This year it is May 9th, are you ready?

Mother’s Day for Calgary mothers is May 9.  Have you picked out your Mother’s Day Flowers yet?   Now is the perfect time to get your on order from your local Calgary Flower Shop.  Velda’s offers Calgary Flower delivery with all orders.  Book now, call Velda’sGrower Direct at 403.569.2023.

In North America, the first Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1908 in Grafton, West Virginia.  A school teacher named Anna Jarvis felt she had done enough for her mother while she was alive.  Two years after her mother died, Jarvis asked the Andrews Methodist Sunday School, where her mother taught for 20 years, to hold a special service on the anniversary of her death.  The service was to be in honour of all mothers.  At the end of the service, Jarvis handed a carnation to each of the children in attendance – a white carnation if the child’s mother had passed away, or red if she was still living.

Mother’s Day for Calgary mothers is May 9.  Have you picked out your Mother’s Day Flowers yet?   Now is the perfect time to get your on order from your local Calgary Flower Shop.  Velda’s offers Calgary Flower delivery with all orders.  Book now, call Velda’sGrower Direct at 403.569.2023.

Mother’s Day was commemorated for the first time in Rome in the fifth century.  Many countries have religious, historical or legendary celebrations honouring motherhood.  Napoleon issued a special ordinance that Mother’s Day would be celebrated in 1806, though it was not recognized as an official holiday in France until 1929.  The English began celebrating in 1914 and the Germans in 1931.

In most countries, Mother’s Day is now derived from the holiday as it has evolved in North America and Europe and includes giving flowers and gifts to mothers.  Mother’s Day is celebrated throughout the year beginning in February in Norway through to December in Indonesia.

Mother’s Day for Calgary mothers is May 9.  Have you picked out your Mother’s Day Flowers yet?   Now is the perfect time to get your on order from your local Calgary Flower Shop.  Velda’s offers Calgary Flower delivery with all orders.  Book now, call Velda’s Grower Direct at 403.569.2023.