Planting is Underway!

The greenhouse is starting to fill with the beautiful flowers, grasses and decorative foliage plants that will fill our gardens this summer. Tom and his contingent of greenhouse gals have been planting for a few weeks and there are hundreds of pots of geraniums, petunias, coleus, begonias, portulaca.... and a lot more! We also have some nice decorative iron hanging baskets this year. Stop in any time and view the seedlings.

Interfaith Senior Program Festival of Flowers

Thank you to the over 200 people who attended the Festival of Flowers on Wednesday to benefit Interfaith Senior Programs. There was a delightful lunch and fun/informative bulb planting demonstration by Marty. We hope you had a great time with your friends and learned some new flower tips at Waukesha Floral.

Waukesha Floral salutes all the great senior volunteers who help in ways big and small throughout our community. We are grateful for your service!

For more information on this great organization, see http://www.interfaithwaukesha.org

Brides Against Breast Cancer Nationwide Tour of Gowns

Waukesha Floral is a member of the Milwaukee chapter of The National Association of Wedding Professionals (NAWP). They will be sponsoring a charity wedding gown sale on Friday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to noon ($20/person) and noon to 8 p.m. (general sale - free admission), as well as Saturday, April from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m (general sale - free admission). Gowns are donated by top designers, retailers and manufacturers, and proceeds benefit Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation.

The location is the War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee. Their phone number is 414/273-5533 and the website is www.warmemorialcenter.org.

Waukesha Floral's Denise Gehrke, AIFD will be helping at the gown sale on Friday, April 9th!

Primrose

Primrose are pretty as potted plants and are one of the harbingers of Spring in the greenhouse. They sport delicate pastel colored petals on slim stems and like to be watered quite often. These plants are some of the first to bloom outside in this area, even before the bulb plants.

Speaking of the greenhouse, we have just begun to plant the tiny seedlings of summer beauty in our back greenhouse this week. Begonia, geraniums, coleus, petunias... they will all be ready before we know it!

Sunny Day in the greenhouse

It was only 10 degrees when I came to Waukesha Floral this morning, but the sun is getting stronger every day! I noticed some beautiful lilac-colored iris sunning themselves on a bench, along with yellow gladiola blooms. Both will be used for a party this weekend. And I couldn't resist these red tulips. It reminds me that Spring is not far off now!

I like bulb plants like the tulips because they are so cheery and can actually be replanted into the garden in Fall, coming back for a second showing the following Spring.

Enjoy the sun today!

Festival of Flowers

Announcing.... Festival of Flowers!

On Wednesday, March 24th, the Interfaith Senior Program of Waukesha will be hosting a luncheon in our greenhouse. Escape the winter doldrums with a delicious lunch, floral arranging demonstration and great company! Tickets are $20.00 and includes a box lunch and entry in a door prize drawing. 10% of any purchases will be donated to Interfaith Senior Programs.

Two seatings are available: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Space is limited! Reserve your seat before Friday, March 12th by calling Interfaith Senior Programs at 262-549-3348.

Or e-mail Interfaith Senior Programs.

Getting ready for Valentine's Day

I am very glad that the groundhog did not see his shadow this past Tuesday. Hopefully, Spring will be early! In the meantime, Valentine's Day is on Sunday, Feb. 14th. We'll be open from 8-5 that day, in case you want to stop by for a few flowers for your Sweetheart. We are also delivering locally. Or stop by and look at our great new Spring merchandise.