Valentine's Day
How do I take care of my flowers once they are delivered?
Now that you have your stunning flowers, you would like to preserve their beautiful state for as long as possible. Below we have provided some fresh flower care tips to help guide you.
First things first
If your flowers came in plastic, you will need to remove the plastic wrapping as soon as possible. This allows for your flowers to breathe. Then provide fresh water for your flowers as soon as possible.
Where you place your flowers can make a difference
Avoid placing your flower arrangements near areas of extreme temperatures. This could include windowsills, direct sunlight all day, or an overly hot room. These factors can cause your flowers to dry out quickly or wilt. Most flowers last longer under cooler and controlled conditions.
Avoid placing your flowers next to fruit or cigarette smoke. Ethylene gas can reduce the life of your flowers and be detrimental to their lifespan.
Maintaining a beautiful presentation
Keep your flowers looking fresh and displayed beautifully by tending to your flowers periodically.
- Keep vase arrangements filled with fresh water. This allows the plants to drink up the water they need for proper hydration.
- For basket arrangements, we suggest providing your flowers with daily fresh water.
- Remember to switch out any cloudy water. You will want to fully clean the inside of your vase with soap and water, thoroughly rinse, and then refill the vase with new water. This will help remove any bacteria that could possibly harm your flowers and cause them to deteriorate more quickly.
- As you notice leaves or stems wilting, remove the strongly wilted contents. This will help your flowers maintain a fresh and appealing appearance.
- To help your flowers to maintain proper hydration, use a sharp knife to cut your stems. Cut the stems at an angle one to two inches from the bottom. This will help the flowers to absorb water. It is discouraged to use scissors to cut the flower stems. Scissors can crush the stems, preventing proper water absorption.
Easter
Tulips, lilies, hyacinths and more! Easter flowers are all about the colors and flowers of springtime. Let us create a beautiful Easter basket filled with your favorite pastel blooms. Add interest and education elements to your kid's basket this year with a growing potted plant. No matter what you choose or where you need to send it, FLOWERS BY CATHE' can help!
Passover
Beautiful Passover Flowers
This Passover add a beautiful spring arrangement of blues and whites to your table.
Classic Passover Flowers
Classic Passover flowers of daisies, roses, violets, carnations, irises, tulips, and hyacinths make a beautiful Passover Seder centerpiece. Include spring flowers of daffodils and lilies to add a burst of happiness to your Passover meal. Blue and white are the most popular colors for the Jewish holidays. Include popular white flowers of calla lilies, roses, gardenias, and add touches of blue with delphinium, hydrangeas, and irises.
Perfect for Your Passover Host
If you are going to a family or friend's house for your Passover dinner, don't forget to bring your host a gift. A lovely flower arrangement makes the perfect addition to their seder table. Send flowers in advance to your Passover host so they can include them in their Passover decorations.
Order Early
Place your order early to ensure you get your favorite flowers, as spring is a busy season for the flower industry. We want to ensure your Passover florals are exactly what you want. Though we are located in Blue Island we offer flower delivery to wherever your destination may be. Whether that is right up the road or the next state over, we are here to add that special touch to your celebration.
Admin Professionals Day
Any good business professional knows you can't get ahead without a skilled team behind you. Administrative Professionals Day is all about showing your appreciation, as well as saying, "Thank You" to your staff. Send flowers designed beautifully in a unique coffee mug, or maybe a huge gift basket of snacks for the whole crew to enjoy. However you celebrate this Administrative Professionals Day, FLOWERS BY CATHE' can help!
Mother's Day
A mother's love knows no bounds. Show her just how much you care with a special Mother's Day flower delivery. FLOWERS BY CATHE' has the best selection of flowers and gifts for Mother's Day. Send a bouquet of her favorite flowers, or have your florist create something stylish to fit her personality! When it comes to flowers, the possibilities are endless. Come by the shop, give us a call, or click on any of the flower arrangements above to get started.
Father's Day
Flowers for dad? Yes! We love creating unique floral designs just for Dad on Father's Day. Why not send a little reminder of days at the lake? Send flowers to celebrate dad's green thumb and days best spent in the garden. If flowers aren't Dad's thing, why not a gift basket full of favorite snacks? You can always find something perfect for dad at FLOWERS BY CATHE'.
Grandparents Day
Show Grandma and Grandpa you care by sending the traditional gift of flowers this Grandparent's Day. From across the street to across the country, let us help you make their day as memorable and sweet as they are. Say "You are in our hearts & thoughts" with traditional flower favorites: lilies, roses, snapdragons & irises. Let us create something your grandparents will love and appreciate.
Rosh Hashanah
During these High Holy Days, say shanah tovah u’metuka, "Happy New Year," to those who mean the most to you. Celebrate the Jewish New Year with a Rosh Hashanah flower arrangement filled with red and white flowers, adding the perfect touch to your Rosh Hashanah table. Order ahead and have your arrangement delivered to you. We are here to help make someone’s New Year sweet as honey. Send a gift wherever it needs to go, whether that is in your city or miles away; we can help!
Thanksgiving (CAN)
Thanksgiving activities will soon be starting. Give the holiday recipe a dash of autumn color by sending flowers online or shop for Thanksgiving table decorations, creative centerpiece ideas, and more at your local Blue Island flower shop, FLOWERS BY CATHE'! Brighten your Thanksgiving turkey dinner with unique floral arrangements, like a table centerpiece for the host, cornucopia fruit baskets, contemporary floral vases or baskets of fall flowers. Let your holiday florist, FLOWERS BY CATHE' in IL bring warm smiles from across the miles at this year's Thanksgiving celebration!
National Boss Day
Say thank you to your mentor and leader this National Boss’s Day with a beautiful arrangement. Brighten up their office with class flowers of gerberas, lilies, daisies, and more. Your boss does a lot for you, and now you can show your appreciation for their leadership. Along with your arrangement, send a card that says “job well done”. Tell us if you want it delivered to their home or office and FLOWERS BY CATHE' will take care of it for you.
Sweetest Day
Who Can I Give Flowers On Sweetest Day?
Unlike Valentine’s Day, Sweetest Day is not a lover-exclusive holiday, nor is it as heavy weighing. Valentine’s Day has been known to include elaborate gifting, special date ideas, and trying to woo your romantic partner. However, Sweetest Day is much more laid back and focused on spreading cheer to anyone around you through a small gift like flowers accompanied by a little baggy of sweet treats. You have the ability to give a non-romantic gesture to anyone you please or offer an extra expression of affection to someone close to you.
Co-workers
We work alongside peers regularly and often forget to show care and appreciation for them. Whether you have a work bestie or feel a co-worker could use a good deed or piece of encouragement, a gift of flowers can be a wonderful small way to brighten their day. If you want to share words of encouragement or affirmation with them, you can provide a personalized card message in the online ordering process that will be delivered with their flowers.
Neighbors
If you’ve never had formal introductions, now is a perfect opportunity to break the ice and warm their heart. Sometimes we don’t know the ones who live right across or beside us. Don’t remain a stranger. Break the ice and offer the kind gesture of flowers with a heartwarming card message. Not sure how to start that conversation? No problem. Smile, kindly introduce yourself, explain that it’s Sweetest Day, what it is, and then offer them their gift. This could be a good way to encourage them or potentially be the beautiful beginning to a good friendship. It never hurts to spread the cheer.
Stranger
There are several people we pass every day without ever knowing personally. You pass faces at the grocery store, while out shopping, or while at an event. You see some people just in the passing, such as your mailman, the store clerk, a greeter, etc. Every person has a different path in life, job, personality, and things they may be going through. This is all the more reason why Sweetest Day could be the exact occasion needed to sprinkle some happiness into people’s everyday lives and routines. Who is someone you could share some kindness with a lovely bouquet of flowers? Imagine the sweet surprise upon their face. You will have blessed a stranger and brightened their day. This is what Sweetest Day is all about.
Friends / Family / Lovers
Surprise your besties, lovers, or family with a gorgeous bouquet and shower them with words of affirmation through a special card message. Let them know how much you appreciate them and the things about them that are so special to you. If you’re really close, you could select a bouquet that incorporates their favorite colors or favorite flowers. To make a truly perfect pair, you could easily add some of their favorite candies or treats along with their beautiful bouquet. If they have yet to hear of Sweetest Day before, here is your opportunity to introduce them to the sweet holiday.
Delivery
Interested in delivery for those you know? Maybe you would like to have flowers delivered to your home first before handing them out to someone new. @Shop_name offers easy and convenient delivery. Simply place your order online, type the desired address, delivery instructions, date, and we can take care of the rest. If you have any questions about your order or delivery, please feel free to contact us at (708) 388-5555.
Halloween
Halloween brings out the kid (and 'spook') in all of us with jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treating, and lots of Halloween activities to enjoy. Your local florist, FLOWERS BY CATHE' of Blue Island, is a great place to start for creative suggestions on Halloween flowers, party decorations, and haunted houses. Let us suggest some Halloween party flower ideas for kids, and maybe even a few tips grownup 'ghouls' will like too! Give your Halloween festivities a 'frightfully' fantastic look and feel with colorful flowers and fun Halloween floral decor from FLOWERS BY CATHE'.Thanksgiving (USA)
Fall is a favorite time for flowers. The colors of autumn abound during this beautiful season of Thanksgiving. Let FLOWERS BY CATHE' help you bring this color into your home with the help of autumn flowers. With the simple addition of flowers on your Thanksgiving table, your family dinner will transform into a glorious Thanksgiving feast! FLOWERS BY CATHE' in Blue Island can help you say "I am thankful for you," to any friends and family who are unable to make it to your house for the holiday. Just give us a call, we are thankful for you.
Hanukkah
Don’t get distracted by all the Festival of Lights activities and be caught off guard without your centerpiece. Order your Hanukkah flowers today! During the high-volume order periods that surround the holiday season, our supplies become limited. You don’t want to miss out on the perfect white and blue flower arrangement to adorn your home or deliver to your friend. You can order online, over the phone, or in-person, whatever you are comfortable with. We want to help you get that perfect floral arrangement.
Kwanzaa
This Kwanzaa, make it a great celebration with the help of FLOWERS BY CATHE'. Located in Blue Island, IL, we have a variety of gifts for you to give while you spend the week celebrating African heritage, culture, and unity. Our flower arrangements are designed with the traditional Kwanzaa colors of red, green, and black. Whether given as a gift or used as a design piece to decorate for your Kwanzaa celebration, flowers from FLOWERS BY CATHE' are sure to please, complete with local delivery to the Blue Island area as well as delivery across the U.S. and Canada.If you're not looking for floral arrangements, then perhaps you'd be interested in one of our Kwanzaa centerpieces to add a little bit of floral appeal to your Kwanzaa celebration. Maybe you're not looking for flowers at all, and that's okay- FLOWERS BY CATHE' can take care of you with one of our delicious fruit baskets! Fresh fruit is perfect for any Kwanzaa celebration! Our fruit baskets are sure to make a great gift for anybody and add some flavor to the party.
