Mother’s day is the most celebrated holidays to recognize all the mothers in the world. It is now not only a day to show our love and respect to mothers, but to all the women who are important in our lives – an aunt, nanny, grandmother, mentor etc.

Mother’s day actually started 150 years ago, when Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it ” Mother’s Work Day.” Fifteen years later, Julia Ward Howe, a Boston poet, organized a day encouraging mothers to rally for peace. Then eventually, a day out of a year is being picked to commenmorate all mothers. In England, it is called the Mothering Sunday, and it is a different date then the Mother’s Day in Canada, United States and most part of the world.

The most popular gifts for mother’s day are of course, flowers, flowers… in this modern day. Mothers are receiving flowers and plants in all different countries. There is not a special flower for this day, but pink colors seems to be the representation, and carnations as well.

People show their appreciation in all different ways, but flowers are always on top of the list, making it one of the busiest day of the year for Terra Plants & Flowers. Our florist bring in more than 20 times the normal amount of flowers and plants that week. As most mothers work nowadays, Mother’s Day delivery is not limited to Sunday but throughout the week.

We have two websites, Terra Florist Vancouver and Terra Florist Richmond which are specially dedicated to this day with hundreds of choices on floral designs, giving customers a very good idea and suggestions on what to buy their mothers. And most of the time, all florists will be sold out of flowers that day. Therefore we strongly advise customers to place their orders early so they can have their first choice.

This is one day that means so much to your assistant at work…. everyone liked to be recognized and feel appreciated for the hard work they put into their work. And why not make this day memorable for your secretaries?

There is no other days in a year that a boss would send flowers or gifts to their assistants, maybe their birthdays. Taking them out for lunch and giving them a small bouquet of flowers is such a small gesture but so thoughtful and meaningful.

At Terra Plants & Flowers, we are prepared to have so many great ideas for customers to choose from, ranging from $10 gift items to $100. With the consideration of small desk top in mind, most gifts are compact, colorful and long-lasting. Lucky Bamboo plants have become a very popular gift as little maintenance is required and it will do well in areas without much bright lights. Planter baskets are also a good choice as your secretary can watch it grow slowly and we normally incorporate a few flowering plants to give it some colors. Last but not least, flowers of course is the all-time favorites – something not everyone would buy for themselves but always such a nice treat to receive.

We are celebrating the start of the spring season by offerering great deals on tulips, iris, daffodils, hydrangeas,daisies etc. Flowers which otherwise are more expensive in the winter months. Our website www.TerraFlorist.com is offering $5.00 instant rebate on all flower arrangements and bouquets.

Bookmark this date and make it a special day for your great assistants at work.

For cities in the warmer regions, Spring is starting to arrive and a lot of avid gardeners are just eager to get their gardens ready for planting and put aside the winter blues and snow, including our own Vancouver florists.

To begin, an area with rich, fertilized soil is very important. Daffodils are one of the flowers that will poke out of the flower bed and this will tell you that Spring is just around the corner. The list of spring flowers include – Iris, Tulips, Hyacinths, Crocus, Anemone, Star of Bethlehem, Ranunculus, Snowdrop and Scilla just to name a few that you will see and are available from your Vancouver florists.

If you are thinking of bringing a spring cheer to someone, Daffodils are the flower for the month of March, as there is a special flower for every month. Nothing says “Spring” better than sending someone a bouquet of spring flowers from a local Vancouver Florist with all the colors of spring – pink, yellow, purple etc. The websites of  Terra Plants & Flowers are always up to date with the most appropriate types of bouquets and arrangements, to make it an easy choice for customers. Occasions like new born, get well, birthdays, anniversaries are most appropriate to have spring flowers.

Roses are closely connected to this day, and over the years, Valentine flowers have becomes a billion dollar business worldwide. Almost every country in the world has greenhouses to grow Valentine roses and the supply is so huge in Canada and the United States that a huge number of roses are being imported from Mexico, Ecuador, and South America. February 14 is by far the busiest single day business for all Vancouver florists, therefore customers learned to order them well ahead of time before Valentine roses run out.

Chocolate is another big seller and so are teddy bears. The color red is the cupid’s color and making red roses the primary color. Over 95% of the roses sold are in red. At Terra, we decorate them with fancy wrappings, baby’s breath compliment roses best and cellophane with heart designs just completes it.

Because of the high demand of red roses, we suggest customers order them well ahead of time to avoid disappointment. Our Vancouver florist websites have a lot of great designs for this special day.

As many of us know, Vancouver is called ‘North Hollywood’ as a lot of films are being produced here locally. Art Directors have worked with us for Vancouver plant rentals for numerous movie productions. We have turned  film sets into greenhouses, orchid conservatory,  restaurants with waterfall backdrop, interior and exterior landscaped gardens. We have made it so very handy for out-of-town companies to just order a bunch of plants, flowers and display to fill a room, office for an event, instead of having to spend huge sums of money in acquiring these items, and need to dispose of them afterwards.

For the same reason, international companies come to Vancouver for trade-shows, like auto-shows, boat shows, gift exhibitions etc. They all want to have a nice display to attract potential customers, what is better than an instant display of tropical plants, floral arrangements and not having to worry about what to do with them afterwards.

We worked with companies to make the national golf tournament held at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club a lovely setting of flowers and plants throughout the venues. At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver, Terra Plants & Flowers completed a lot of nice plant rental displays for many countries, and help made our city one of the most memorable Olympic Games for a lot of people internationally.

Terra Plants & Flowers is the ‘go-to’ place for huge selection of flower and plant rentals and purchases.

Terra Plants & Flowers has been serving our community for over thirty years now and know how much the decorations and festive atmosphere adds to the house to make a Christmas gathering complete.

We are experts in the Vancouver Christmas flower business, with experienced designers who will set up an office, restaurant or home with wreaths, swags, pine bows and poinsettias. We also decorate Christmas trees with bows, gift items and other novelties. When customers want to send Vancouver flower gifts to someone special, we have a huge selection of add-ons, like Godiva Chocolates, Starbuck’s coffee products, Steuben and Vera Wang endorsed products.

There are endless ideas for gifts as our Vancouver florists have best selling items like the traditional table centerpiece with add-ons like: candles, hurricane lamps, and gourmet baskets as popular gifts. Gourmet products like caviar, smoked-salmon, oyster, cheese and chocolate are also great ideas. All the Vancouver Christmas flower bouquets and arrangements come with care instructions for watering, and tips for how to help flowers last longer. Christmas greenery like pine, cedar, noble fir, silver pine and cones really add a nice touch and scent to the centerpieces.

Check out our websites and you will see lots of new floral designs and gift items for delivery. Thomas Kincade has been working along with Teleflora for many years now, and this year he hits the market with his nicest container ever. Not only does it comes with a battery to light up the cottage, now IT SINGS! Thomas Kincade tradition goes to the next level with MUSIC! Enhance existing collections, with this holiday showpiece. It sings the carol ” Deck the Halls” and has separate on/off switches for music and lights.

Nothing dresses up a home better than the different colors of poinsettia, which growers come up with more and more different colors other than the traditional red.  Our florist have some tips in keeping poinsettia last longer by avoid cold drafts from windows and doorways. Even though it comes out in the winter months, they are actually suitable for warmer indoors, between 18- 20 degress C. They will wilted when temperatures dip to below 3 degrees. Make sure it is well wrapped from the florist to your home. Lighting is simple- some indirect sunlight per day will be good and strong sunrays should be avoided.

Water only when the soils feels dry, and the plant should never be sitting in water. Fertilizing is not neccessary when it is in bloom, a well balanced fertilizer with 20-20-20 would be ideal.

Terra Plants & Flowers have been providing people with lovely home and office decorations for over 30 years. You can depend on our experience staff to pick out georgeous colors like, red, pink, burgundy, white and a combination of different colors potted in a large pot.

Floral arrangements made inside a pumpkin is a favorite to deliver to families with little children. Our experts can nicely carve a pumpkin with scary faces, flowers and candles on top. Visit our website www.TerraFloristVancouver.com to see our creative designs.