One Talented Gal

We here at Academy Florist are incredibly lucky, because on our team we have some phenomenal designers. These are women who are talented designers, putting together amazing combinations with style like you’ve never seen. One of these wonderful talents is our lead designer, Heather. Her instagram feed has been garnering a lot of world-wide attention lately, and we are not at all surprised. Check out some of her most recent designs!

You know what would be perfect to send your mother for Mother’s Day this weekend? A beautiful fresh flower arrangement just like one of these. Give us a call at 204.488.4822 and ask for one of Heather’s specialties!

Mother’s Day is Right Around The Corner

Well, it’s just about time for our busiest day of the year! The orders for Mother’s Day have already been pouring in, and we cannot wait to help each of you celebrate your mothers and the women most special to you. Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12 and it’s coming right up!

Don’t forget to place your order as early as possible to guarantee the most beautiful blooms.

Need a little help choosing the perfect flowers for your mom? Check out our Mother’s Day section online here. Or, ask us to customize something for you! Spring is the perfect time to request peonies, tulips, and plenty of other fresh blooms that are guaranteed to make your mom smile.

Give us a call at 204.488.4822 to place your order today! We delivery city-wide on Mother’s Day!

It’s Time to Say Thank You!

That’s right! This week is Administrative Professionals Week – the perfect time to say thank you for all of the tasks that you don’t even notice getting done…and yet, without that person, your workplace would be completely lost! Whether it’s just a small token to say thanks, or a grand gesture to show just how much that person means to you, Administrative Professionals Week is just the right time to send a gift of flowers.

For your convenience, place your order online, in person, or over the phone today! We offer city-wide delivery and same-day orders as long as they are placed before 1 pm. We’d love to help you say THANK YOU this week!

Living Frame

We’re very excited to introduce a new product to our stores this week – Wallflowers!

These cool frames are perfect for someone with a small home or apartment, someone looking to spruce up their office, and even those with a black thumb. Basically, this decorative frames comes with plants secured and easy to maintain, thanks to a built-in water reservoir and plant rooting system. Check out this video!

Want a living frame for yourself or someone you know? Order it here! 

Canadian Cancer Society Fundraiser

We are very excited to be joining the Canadian Cancer Society (Manitoba) for the second year in their annual Daffodils fundraiser!

Throughout the months of March and April, for every daffodils order purchased from Academy, we will donate $2 to the Canadian Cancer Society (Manitoba). At the end of March we will also be introducing daffodil pins and donation boxes to each of our stores that you can donate to in person!

Want to know what you would be ordering? Here are our special Canadian Cancer Society arrangements. Click the photos to place your order!

“Smashing” Pumpkins

This blog title may mislead you – no pumpkins were harmed during the making of this post. In fact, they were beautified.

Back in the fall we were approached by Simply Rosie Photography to take part in a creative shoot she was doing with Sugar Blossom Design to show off some of her jewellery and have a little fun in the forest. They asked us to create two pieces for the shoot – a stunning painted pumpkin centrepiece as well as a very natural headpiece for a model.

We luckily received a shipment with samples of pink and peach garden roses the week of the shoot, so we had a LOT of fun using them in this amazing arrangement. They are lush, fragrant, and beautiful.

We’ve made quite a few floral crowns that would be suitable for weddings or just for fun, but this one is different because it’s much more natural than floral – curly willow, succulents, wheat, feathers, and a few spray roses are what makes it up.

We had SO much fun being a part of this shoot – thank you Rosie for asking us to be a part of it! This shoot has been blogged over at Simply Rosie, featured in Red Leaf Boutique Studios,  and featured on Love and Lavender.

Valentine’s Day is More Than Just Roses

More than Just Roses
There’s a reason why lovers around the world choose roses to send to the ones they cherish: widely grown for their beauty and fragrance, roses symbolize love and all that accompanies it. Poets have long idolized them with romantic fantasy, contributing to the meaning now associated with roses and Valentine’s Day: A red rose is said to symbolize passionate, true love while a blue rose remembers love at first sight. But when it comes to Valentine’s Day, there’s more than just roses to say you’re in love! Here are some of our favourite flowers and their romantic meanings…

Tulips: Choose red to make a declaration of love, pink to show you care, or yellow to show how hopelessly in love you are.
Orchids: Tell your love she’s a delicate beauty with a potted orchid or stunning bouquet.
Queen Anne’s Lace: Delicate femininity goes hand-in-hand with this ethereal bloom.
Yellow Chrysanthemum: Are you a secret admirer? This is the perfect choice for you!
Daisy: Innocence goes hand-in-hand with daisies.
Forget-me-not: Remember me forever.
Iris: Is she your muse? A spring flower, irises speak of inspiration.
Larkspur: With it’s tall shape and unique blooms, larkspur symbolizes a beautiful spirit.
Sunflower: Pure and simple, adoration!
Aster: Daintiness, love, and trust are all tied up with asters.
Pink carnations: Perfect for your mother or child, pink carnations reflect a mother’s love.
Gardenia: Gardenias tell people they are lovely, and whisper of secret, sweet love.

Valentine’s Day is more than just roses… but, we sure do love them!

DeLuca’s and Manitoba Opera Fundraiser

Each fall, we take part in a fundraiser for the Manitoba Opera put on by DeLuca’s. We had a lot of fun with these pretty, vintage-inspired centrepieces – simply white hydrangea, soft pink spray roses, and seeded eucalyptus. In our mercury glass bouquet vases the look comes together and is refreshingly pretty! The beautiful linens and lace overlays came from The Little Linen.

Thank you to Lisa Varga Photography for the photos and the Manitoba Opera for asking us to take part!

A Special Anniversary Party

Early in December, we were contacted by a woman planning a special anniversary party for her parents’ 50th anniversary. With couples getting married later in life these days, it’s such an accomplishment to celebrate 50 years of marriage, and we were so excited to be a part of the day. Even better, we found out that they were actually doing a vow renewal as well!

The party took place a few days before Christmas at the Fairmont Hotel, in both a private suite and the Velvet Glove Restaurant. We started in the suite, where the renewal was taking place and cocktails were being served. We designed two large arrangements in urns for either side of the fireplace where the couple stood, and then decked out the room with more flowers. Beautiful tiered arrangements were placed on the grand piano at the entrance, a long centrepiece in a gold vase was placed on the dining room, and smaller coordinating arrangements were placed around the room on coffee tables and the adjoining bedroom suite.

Our favourite part of the flowers was at the restaurant – there is a fireplace and the family requested a beautiful wintery garland, with hits of red and gold. DONE!

And finally, the dinner table. The table was long to seat many guests, and we went for long gold vases along with gold cube vases, all with coordinating arrangements, and spaced them down the table as we would a table runner.

All in all, it was a beautiful event to be a part of, and we are so thankful that we could help out with the flowers!

Christmas Gift-Giving Ideas

Christmas Gift Giving Ideas