News — Flower boxes

Notice the extraordinary.

I recently had the opportunity to visit the 28th Street Flower Market in New York City and it impressed me, as always. Peonies, poppies, roses, lilies and flowering branches are all in season. The street was filled with blooming bedding plants and vibrant green boxwoods.  The wholesale shops were filled with life. On your next trip to New York City, be sure to get up early and make your way to 28th Street and 6th Avenue. It is a treat.                                            ...

Cultivars flowers are packed and delivered in their original boxes.  The roses are packed at the farm in the high Ecuadorian Andes and the farm in Bogota, Colombia.  The Dutch lilies, tulips, amaryllis, peonies and ornithogalum are packed in Holland. Growers have worked for generations to fine tune the best way to pack their flowers for air travel. When you open the box, you will want them to pack everything that you ever need sent again. They are so secure! Multiple handling and repackaging of fresh cut flowers shortens their lifespan and is a wasteful use of resources.  We love...