Billings Montana Florist
The Origin of Mother’s Day
Have you ever wondered about the origin of Mother’s Day? The story begins with a daughter’s determination to fulfill her mother’s dream of honoring mothers on a specific day. In 1907 on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, Anna Jarvis held a small tribute to her mother. Within two years with the support of others, the memorial quickly spread from Philadelphia to include forty-five states, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother’s Day as a National Holiday...
read moreEaster Lilies
Easter sure is early this year, March 31st, about as early as it can be. After more than 40 years in the floral business, Easter has always been about delivering fresh spring flowers and Easter lilies. The traditional lily plant with the large white trumpet flower is the most common. But now there are some new hybrid lily plants grown for Easter. These are the Asiatic varieties more often available as a cut flower in a wide range of colors. Due to the variety of colors available these plants are becoming more popular each year. ...
read moreShamrock Plants
St. Patrick’s Day is near and shamrocks are the popular plant for March. They are an interesting plant with many varieties available and Magic City Floral stocks three of the varieties. They all have pin wheel shaped leaves and small white or lavender blooms. One of our varieties has large purple leaves and another has large dark green with silver tinge to the leaves. One of the more popular varieties we have is the small leafed variegated. The foliage on this plant is thicker and fuller and the leaves are more yellowish...
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So you just had flowers delivered to you, now what? Keep fresh flowers away from drafts and extreme temperatures, which can quickly dry out flowers and cause wilting. Avoid direct sunlight Flowers will last longer under cool conditions Place a moisture proof barrier under the container to protect your furniture Keep container filled to the top with fresh water I need to really stress how important it is to keep a vase filled to the top with water. If the vase is only half full of water some shorter stemmed flowers may no longer be submerged...
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