by tomboesen on May 2, 2012
Billy Balls
Billy Balls aka Billy Buttons or Craspedia are fun trendy new addition to add to your Wedding day floral arrangements. These unexpected blooms add pop and flair with their brilliant yellow color, round shape and texture. They can be incorporated into a rustic or mod theme. Recently, it has become very popular to use Billy Ball flowers in the groom and groomsmen boutonnieres especially when paired with a softer colored vest or flower.
These flowers are a great addition to your wedding day, especially for all those brides planning a grey and yellow color scheme or something different with the sunshiny hue.
Arrangement Additions 
Don’t be surprised to see some bouquets made up of more than flowers. Brides will continue to add bling to their blooms by incorporating brooches into their bouquets. You’ll also see a lot of pearls and lace as well as feathers, natural earthy greens, fruit, grasses, ferns and herbs.
Very Vintage
The vintage look and feel is continuing to inspire everything wedding from rings to dresses, photos, centerpieces, and flowers. Brides are pairing rustic and feminine by choosing soft colors like ivory, cream, white, and light pink in big, full blooms such as hydrangeas, anemones, gardenias, and peonies. Many are incorporating the trend through use of burlap and mason jars.
Royally Inspired
Brides across the globe are still in awe of Kate and Will’s big day. No doubt their royal celebration will be a huge influence for many brides for years to come. The royal couple’s neutral/natural wedding color scheming is also be emulated. Some brides are giving a special nod to Kate and her royal style by choosing dresses for their big day with long sleeves and lace detailing. The latest edition of the Twilight film has also inspired many brides to choose long sleeves for their big day. Who would of thought brides would be getting inspired by a vampire movie?
Color Combos and Popular Patterns
- Black and White
- Gray and Yellow
- Aqua and Orange
- Tangerine
- Grapefruit
- Neutrals (including rustic detailing such as burlap)
- Bright Color Combinations
- Ombre
- Chevron
by tomboesen on April 25, 2012
Mother’s Day is traditionally a beautiful Spring Sunday when we take the time to focus on Mom, taking her out for a nice brunch or dinner, giving her gifts and flowers, and letting her “take it easy” for the day. But in the over 40 foreign countries who also observe some sort of “Mother’s Day”, the traditions can be very different!
- Argentina – While “Dia de la Madre” is observed in most of South America in May, it’s celebrated the second Sunday of October in this southern-hemisphere country, most likely so it coincides with the traditional springtime ‘motherhood’ festivities. Argentinian mothers are lavished with dinners, cards poems written in school by the children, and a day of their husbands cleaning, cooking and looking after the family.
- Japan – “Haha no hi” was very popular by the 1930′s in Japan, but was banned during World War II, along with most every western custom. In about 1949 that the celebration started again, mostly to comfort those who had lost their sons in the War. Children entered drawings of their mothers into a contest. Today, Mother’s Day is held the second Sunday of May, with children giving their moms red carnations, scarves, handbags and handkerchiefs, and making traditional dishes their mothers taught them to cook.
- Yugoslavia – Mother’s Day here is tied to a three-day series of holidays for the whole family. Children’s Day (Dechiyi Dan) is the first, three days before Christmas. The Sunday after this holiday is Mother’s Day (Materitse) and the Sunday following that is Father’s Day (Ochichi). While these sound like sweet holidays, on each day the “honoree” is bound until they provide something; the children must promise to be good, the mother must give the family treats and candy, and the father much promise more lavish gifts and clothing that are usually the family’s Christmas gifts.
- France – With the birthrate at an alarmingly low rate in the late 1800s and early 1900s, France implemented La Fete de Meres on December 19, 1920. Medals were awarded to mothers of large families, with the coveted gold medal going to those with 8 or more children! Inspired by American soldiers in World War II and their immense outpouring of love – and letters! – for their Mother’s Day, the government established the National Day of Mothers on May 25, 1945. Today, traditional gifts include flower-shaped cakes, candies, perfumes, cards and flowers.
However you choose to honor your mother, let Boesen the Florist be part of your Mother’s Day celebrations!
Color Combos and Popular Patterns
