Not good at choosing wine? No time to cook? Not patient standing in line?
Sometimes being a guest and picking the perfect hostess gift is easier said than done.
With hours to go before the holiday, flowers can come to your rescue. Both pretty and practical, a bouquet can brighten up any corner of a house. And with a zero calorie count, there's nothing for anyone to feel guilty about.
Etiquette rules say that of you're presenting to the host or hostess, you should have the flowers already in a vase. Why? With so many last-minute tasks to attend to, your host will probably not have to time to find a vase, recut stems and position the blooms.
That's where Teleflora comes in. All of our bouquets are hand-arranged and hand-delivered. So you look good and your host can actually meet and greet. Oh, and enjoy the flowers!
Flower Fact of the Day: Cabbage might not be the sexiest plant in town but it turned a few heads at the Auckland Flower Show where one of the most popular exhibits was a Cleopatra made completely of veggie materials. Check it out at: stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4773691a22695.html.
Also, did you know that ornamental kale, a form of cabbage and a hallmark of many upscale flower bouquets, is edible? Learn more at: nj.com/homegarden/garden/index.ssf/2008/11/ornamental_kale
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