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Celebrate Friendship Day This August!

Posted on July 29, 2015 by liseannforeman

Sunday August 2nd, 2015, marks the official 90th Annual Friendship Day! This widely celebrated day is dedicated to honouring and encouraging the incredible friends in your life. The very first official Friendship Day was held in North America in 1935. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Calla Lily, Carnations, Flower Trends, Fun Stuff, Gerbera Daisy, Holidays, Inspiration, Lilies, Roses | Tagged Cut Flowers, flower, flower gift, flowers, fresh flowers, Friendship Day, grower direct, International Friendship Day, lilies, lily, North America, rose, roses, World Friendship Day | 1 Comment

Art in Bloom Took Over Edmonton! 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by liseannforeman

Edmonton hosted the first annual Art in Bloom Festival earlier this month. The four day festival featured five art galleries and five flower shops collaborating in a fun and unique event. Five talented flower shops teamed up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Art, Cool Places to See Flowers!, Flower Trends, Flowers in the News, Fun Stuff, Inspiration, Unusual Flowers | Tagged #yegartinbloom, art, floral, flower, flower festival, flowers, flowers in the news, fun flower facts, grower direct, unusual flowers | Leave a comment

Mother’s Day Tips on Ordering Flowers!

Posted on May 5, 2015 by flowergalore

Mother’s Day is one of THE busiest periods throughout the entire year for florists! They always understand just how important it is to all of their customers, and of course, Moms. After all, when you send flowers to mom, your sending more than … Continue reading →

Posted in "Just The Facts", Fun Stuff, Holidays | Tagged Cut Flowers, flower, fresh flowers, fun flower facts, grower direct, Mother's Day | 2 Comments

Inspirational Flower Quotes

Posted on April 30, 2015 by flowergalore

Fresh flowers, with their mesmerizing beauty and intoxicating fragrances, have captured the hearts of many people. More importantly, flowers have the ability to make things better, especially when life gets to be too much. It can cheer up the lonely, … Continue reading →

Posted in "Just The Facts", Fun Stuff | Tagged Chrysanthemum, flower, flowers, fresh flowers, fun flower facts, grower direct | 1 Comment

Administrative Professionals Day 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by flowergalore

Organizations across the globe heavily rely on their support staff to keep the ship sailing smoothly. Without dedicated, reliable, hardworking employees, many companies would quickly run aground in a massive shipwreck. The very first Administrative Professionals Day was held in … Continue reading →

Posted in "Just The Facts", Announcements, Uncategorized | Tagged admin, Administrative Professional Day, floral, floral gifting, flower, flowers, fun flower facts, gift, gift basket, gift guide, gift of flowers, grower direct, holiday gift guide, holidays, plants, Spring Flowers | Leave a comment

Grower Direct Fun & Freebies!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Connor Lowry

I wanted to do a quick post about our Sponsor: Grower Direct Fresh Cut Flowers. If you’re in Canada it’s a name you’re familiar with but did you know about the contests and freebies from Grower Direct? Yes, not only … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Flower Desktop Wallpaper, Freebie Friday, Fun Stuff | Tagged canada, contests, Facebook, Freebies, Giveaways, grower direct, prizes, Social media, Twitter | Leave a comment

Not just a Bucket Shop anymore!

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Although you can definitely stop in at your local Grower Direct Fresh Cut Flowers shop and pick up some fresh flowers, did you know that they are not just a bucket shop anymore? They may have started that way over … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Tagged bouquet, Cut Flowers, floral, flower, flowers, fresh flowers, grower direct, wedding bouquet, Wedding Flowers | Leave a comment

Grower Direct store owner represents Canada!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by gdguy

As the CEO of Grower Direct I am thrilled to be able to announce that one of our franchisee store owners will be representing Canada in the American Flora Art Cup being held this July in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil. … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Fun Stuff | Tagged American Floral Art Cup, Brazilian Academy of Floral Art (ABAF), Cut Flowers, Enflor, floral, floral competition, floral design, flower, flower design, flowers, fresh flowers, grower direct | 1 Comment

Big News, and Big Shoes To Fill

Posted on May 25, 2011 by gdguy

Recently at Grower Direct we were asked to take over the day to day management of FunFlowerFacts. This came as a bit of a surprise as we always felt it was in great hands. However as it was explained to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Tagged fresh flowers, grower direct | 2 Comments

The most popular flowers for Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Mother’s Day is almost upon us! Flowers are the most popular gift for mothers, but do you know which flowers are the most purchased for Mother’s Day? Here’s a list of the top ten: 1. Carnations – specifically white carnations … Continue reading →