Royal Wedding Trees

Reporters are "all abuzz" about the royal wedding taking place on Friday. They tell us that live trees have been brought into Westminster Abbey for the ceremony decorations.

Did you know that you can also rent live trees for your ceremony? Waukesha Floral has fig trees (shown here) that can be used for special events, as well as large palms and other tropical plants.

If you would like to be "royal", give us a call or come in for more details on our tree rentals!

Don't Throw Out that Easter Lily!

We hope you are enjoying the fragrant Easter Lily you received. Indoors, keep your lily away from drafts and drying heat sources such as fans or heating ducts and place them in bright, indirect light. Water the plant only when the soil feels dry to the touch, but do not overwater. To prolong the life of the blossoms, remove the yellow pollen-bearing anthers found in the middle of each flower.

You can save the bulb and plant it outdoors after the flowers are gone. Plant the lily outdoors as soon as the ground can be worked (around Memorial Day here). Select a sunny site with well-drained soil and set the top of the bulb 6" below the soil survace. Leave the stem and leaves, but cut off the old flowers. Do not cut back the stem until it dies down in the fall - it needs to gain its energy all summer to produce a new white lily next year. Lilies in Wisconsin usually blooming in mid summer.

Administrative Professional's Week is Coming!

Wednesday, April 27th is Administrative Professional's Day. Don't forget to thank those special people who keep your business life organized and running smoothly. You'll always find a nice selection of tropical plants, dish gardens and of course fresh flowers perfect for their desk top. Call us or go to our website to order flowers and have them delivered to your work place.

Hippity, Hoppity, Easter's on It's Way!

Those April showers are really going to bring some gorgeous May flowers this year. Even the snowshowers!

This week marks preparation for Easter Sunday. Don't forget to send a reminder of Spring with any of our fresh flower arrangements, including the Easter Bunny bouquet shown here. We also have a gorgeous assortment of lilies, blooming plants like hydrangea and flowering bulb plants. Give us a call to order your Easter corsage today.

As always, you're invited to stop by Monday - Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and see what else is growing. Our hanging baskets and annuals are really looking wonderful. Spring really is on its way!

107th Birthday Sale April 8-15

Celebrate 107 years of beautiful flowers and plants with Waukesha Floral & Greenhouse. All merchandise, cooler arrangements, blooming and green plants are 15% off April 8-15th. Some come on in and sing us "the birthday song" and enjoy some nice savings too!

Art in Bloom

I hope you had a chance to get to The Milwaukee Art Museum this past weekend, for Art in Bloom. If you didn't make it, here are some pictures of two floral pieces designed by our own Denise Gehrke, AIFD.

Stacked boxes were featured in the group entrance, and Denise embellished them with tropical leaves, braided palm fronds, monstera leaves and rolled ti leaves. She designed this on behalf of the American Institute of Floral Designers, of which she is a member.

The tropical piece was Denise's entry into the art show. The painting behind the floral design shows a vertical multi-colored stripe picture, and Denise interpreted this with the fresh bamboo in vertical columns (cleverly attached to the pillar without nails), topped with tropical flowers and foliages. It is a simple design that effectively mimics the simplicity of the picture she designed for. Congratulations go to Denise for winning the Honorable Mention ribbon!

Festival of Flowers 2011

On Wednesday, Waukesha Floral hosted the second Festival of Flowers, with the wonderful hospitality of the Interfaith Senior Programs and their volunteers. More than 200 joined us for lunch, flowers and fun times in the greenhouse. If you look at this picture, you will see the featured color "honeysuckle" pink was used on the tables and worn by many attendees. We hope that everyone has the warm feeling of Spring after visiting us and helping to fill the mission of the Interfaith Senior group!