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Corporate Bouquets or how flowers help business.

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Are you planning a festive event or negotiating a big business deal? A floral gift is a stylish way to impress your colleagues and partners. Corporate bouquets are a staple of the modern business world: they may be charming and simple, or luxurious and exclusive.

It may be appropriate to present a floral composition to a colleague on their birthday or to thank a long-term business partner. You can also mark a company’s anniversary with floral arrangements. We have previously discussed how flowers affect a business; today, let’s talk about business etiquette regarding corporate bouquets.

An elegant corporate bouquet

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Desert flowers – the slumbering soul of parched lands

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The desert can come alive only for a few weeks or even days, but this does not happen every year. Desert flowers are a unique, fragile, and fleeting natural phenomenon, and they attract many tourists from different countries. In a previous article, we introduced you to cacti living in deserts. To delve into the most exciting, striking moments of desert spring, keep on reading!

Flowering desert

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The Lunar New Year: Customs, Traditions, and Beliefs To Improve Gifts

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Gunpowder, fireworks, silk way, and dragons entered our lives long ago. Despite their differences, all of these are infused with East Asian culture. The culture of East Asian countries is present in all of these, one way or another. The tradition to celebrate the New Year on the lunar calendar provides another opportunity for a fresh start and excitement for new adventures. Several East Asian countries such as South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and Tibet, including China, have their own customs and traditions of celebrating the Lunar New Year. And each country’s celebration dates vary.

Each pattern has many symbols and meanings. So, for instance, an ancient Celestial Empire culture left behind many fascinating things for the descendants to explore. China has a culture steeped in tradition that hasn’t changed in centuries. And we would like to talk about the floristic Lunar New Year customs, traditions, and beliefs connecting with this festival.

Lunar New Year: customs. A traditional golden amulet on red background

 

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The exquisite eustomas: mystery and charm incarnate

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Like all true classics, bouquets of roses are appropriate and relevant for any occasion. But when you want to go for something unconventional and bring a touch of mystique to the classic image, eustomas, also called lisianthuses, appear on the stage as a valid choice. They look like roses, but not so defiantly magnificent. In our previous articles, we have already talked about other plants native to the southern countries of North America. Today, let us explore a few interesting facts about the plant, which is among the top ten flowers grown in the Netherlands for the cut.

exquisite eustoma

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The Christmas wreath: a sacred symbol or just a home decoration?

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Christmas is just around the corner, and the brightest pinnacle of the winter holidays is, of course, a lush fir tree. In our previous article, we also talked about the origin of the flower of the Holy Night — another Christmas staple, the poinsettia. But among all the gorgeous winter decorations, the adorable Christmas wreath, also called the Advent wreath, deserves a truly special place! Is it really a meaningful attribute of any Christmas, or just a flashy piece of décor? Why do we adorn our homes with wreaths for the Christmas holidays? Today, let us explore how the custom to decorate the house with a holiday wreath appeared, and talk about the related traditions.

young woman in a rocking chair in front of a fireplace decorated for Christmas

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The flower of the Holy Night for the altar of the Holy Virgin

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One of our previous articles described ways to create a festive spirit using fresh flowers. Today, let’s talk about an adorable plant that happened to become a famous decoration for Christmas celebrations — the poinsettia. The priests named this unique plant “flor de Noche Bueno,” or Flower of the Holy Night, and they used it to decorate the altar of the Holy Virgin. This plant became strongly associated with Christmas and is a popular seasonal decoration. Every year in the US, approximately 70 million various cultivars of poinsettias are sold over six weeks.

Decorations of the altar of the Holy Virgin

 

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The spirit of Christmas. Is it worth to decorate an office on Christmas holidays with flowers?

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We spend a lot of time at an office, sometimes even during the holidays. And why not, work comes first after all! So why not put some effort into decorating the workplace too? Decorating the office for the Christmas holidays is a great way to spread festive cheer, lighten the mood, and bring the organization together.

Decorating an office: office-worker presents a bouquet to his colleague

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Corporate bouquets, or what flower arrangements can create

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Who said that beautiful plants have no place in the business world — austere and gray? Dilute its monotony with bright floral colors! A well-designed flower arrangement will liven up the working environment of partner companies, boost the status of your company, or express respect. The most important thing is to fulfill all the requirements for creating or choosing a corporate bouquet.

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Angelica, marigolds, rose, acacia, or What dreams may come

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The symbolism of flowers inspired many famous writers, artists, and composers. The world of flowers is stunning. Like music, they create an exciting state of beauty. They can dance in the wind, bring happiness, and highlight any occasion.

When we look at them, we get great pleasure and a sense of contact with something beautiful, which must be why flowers are one of the most popular themes in art.

Composers have often used the symbolism of flowers to convey the nuances of human feelings in their music. There’s hardly a flower in the world that no composer ever wrote about! Today, let us talk about their symbolic power.

The fantasy world of flowers

 

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Flowers and the occasion: your guide to their perfect marriage

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There is an art to giving gifts, and an arrangement of freshly cut flowers can enrich any festive occasion with a dash of bright colors and a wave of good vibes, in addition to imbuing any present with that elusive something. But would any kind of flowers befitting for any occasion, or is it important to tailor the species, the colors, and the presentation to a specific one? Professional florists agree that it is, and adhere to a whole set of rules about flower choices for every holiday or personal occasion under the sun. A bouquet of classic red roses is not a one-size-fits-all solution: for greater effect, always go with what fits best. Today, let us explore the best flower choices for the most popular occasions!

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