Monday, October 26, 2009

Wisconsin Fall Product Pic's

Good morning and Happy Monday!  Here are some pics of ilex, crabapple etc.  Hope you like!  Any questions, please email me at jonathan_saar@att.net




Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Christmas Greens and Garland


Thanks everyone so much for the business you gave me for this week.  :)  My little girl made the honor roll yesterday!   I am so proud of her.  They are growing up too fast.

Items of interest to keep in mind.  I now have a farm that makes garland by the foot for us!! Yay!!!


I have used them before so you can expect some good quality.  This same farm will be brining in Christmas greens such as boxwood, frasier fir and white pine.  They have the ability to make some specialty wreaths.  I am waiting on some pictures from them soon that I will post for you.

Peonies are in full swing from New Zealand and Chile.


Thanks again for everything!

Monday, October 19, 2009

Social Media Revolution

I really thought this video is super important to pay attention to.  These past few months I have been completely engrossed in Social Media education.  I was contracted a few months ago by The Training Factor to take their small business and provide for it national brand recognition.  They are now a nationally recognized company as a result of tools such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and many other tools.  How much did this cost?  Only my time and the hard work is about to pay off in more ways than I could have ever imagined.

My point to all of my flower folks is a simple one.  Start investigating these tools for your business.  Analyze your brand name and make sure it is well spoken of.  Look to see how well your marketing dollars are truly working for you! Thanks for taking the time to read this.  Any questions at all, please feel free to comment below.   


Monday Chilian Flowers


Interesting Cuts for next week out of Chile!

Viburnum Bunch Grade (30 heads/bunch)      1x20     $13.00/ bunch

White French Tulip                                        1x15     $15.95/bunch

Pink French Tulip                                          1x15     $15.95/bunch

Musgo                                                          1x40     $3.85/bunch


Coral Peony                                                 1x100   $5.25/stem


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social networking site now has 200 million users. If Facebook were a country, it would be the world's fifth-largest, after China, India, the U.S., and Indonesia."


Are you using newer methods to engage your audience? 

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tropical Flower Specials


Ti Leaf                                        $2.70  1x20

Rainforest Foliage Mix                 $0.90  1x100

Song of India                               $1x50  1x20

Heliconia Psitt                              $1.15  1x75

Maracca                                      $2.10  1x30

Mexican Birds SS                        $1.95  1x40

Did you know that Costa Rica is home to more species of orchid than in any other place in the world!  This fact and other cool flower facts can be found at http://www.lillybadilly.com/costarica.htm

Dutch Specials-Prebook by Thursday 3 pm for Monday arrival



Gloriosa Orange Short                     $2.95/stem

Gloriosa Red Short                          $1.55/stem

Cymbidium Charly Brown 8+          $21.00/ stem   1x10

Amaryllis Naranga                           $5.25/stem      1x18

Amaryllis Rilona                              $5.95/stem       1x18

Ilex Foliage Blue Prince                   $1.65/stem       1x150

Kale Asst 60 cm                             $2.25/stem        1x80     

Have you ever investigated some of the earlier origins of flower arrangements?  Its interesting how far back floral design goes.      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_flower_arrangement