August 2018 - Rockcastle Flowers Blog

Flowers For Labor Day

Labor Day weekend is September 1-3rd. It's a time to squeeze in that last party and barbecue with friends, family, and neighbors before the weather starts changing. Here are some beautiful ways to enjoy the last of our summer flowers while adding a festive touch to your Labor Day celebrations: Seaside Oasis This sublime bouquet offers tranquil colors and a variety of blooms to enhance your special event. Shades Of Brilliance Bouquet This bouquet offers a rainbow of colors with flowers like lilies, roses, and alstroemeria displayed in a bamboo box. Summer Brights This compact flower arrangement offers an array of primary colors to create a striking look for your Labor Day party. Sunny Siesta This small floral display is perfect for patios, decks, and other small spaces to enhance the mood for your send-off of summer. Love Medley Bouquet with Red Roses You can still enjoy the beauty of roses for your special celebration with this mix of colorful premium roses. Beautiful in Blue This best-selling floral arrangement provides a mix of blue and white flowers for a nice touch. Chosen Spot Sunset Named after the Canandaigua Lake region this bouquet features coral gerbera daisies, orange spray roses, and hot pink ranunculus in a glass cube. Bohemian Blue Bouquet This is a white and green arrangement of fresh flowers in a blue mosaic vase that includes Asiatic lilies, ornamental grasses, white moonstone roses, and green cymbidium orchids. Bright Blooms Bouquet This is another bold design with orange gerbera daisies, magenta stock, and yellow button mums displayed in a fuschia glass vase. Americana Bouquet Labor Day celebrates the American work ethic so it makes sense to display some patriotic flower arrangements at your special barbeque. This one comes in a keepsake vintage American flag container. It's filled with roses, green hydrangea, white [...]

By Blog Team|2018-08-27T19:49:49+00:00August 27th, 2018|Labor Day|Comments Off

Gifts for Friendship Week

August is halfway over, but there is still plenty to celebrate. This week, and the third week of every August, is Friendship Week. It's time to honor those special people in our lives who support and listen whenever we need them. Take the time to hang out with them, call them, or send them a gift so they know how much their friendship means to you. Also, this week is Senior Citizen's Day on August 21st. This is the time to remember the older people in your life. Often, they are lonely so it's good to spend time with them or send them a gift to brighten their day. Finally, August 25th is Kiss and Make Up Day. Perhaps you haven't spoken to a friend or family member in a while because of a dispute. Today is the day to clear up that conflict and strengthen those bonds. No matter what the occasion, we have some special gift ideas that fit your recipient and your budget like these: Exquisite Beauty of Greece This beautiful bouquet contains a mix of premium flowers in a lavender vase. Glorious Day This bouquet offers pink, the color of affection, and yellow, the color of friendship, perfectly combined. Seasonal blooms are arranged together in a couture vase. Perfect Pairing Premium This bouquet offers a bright, tropical arrangement with bold colors in a vase along with a 20-piece Hedonist truffle package. It's a great gift for anyone! Brighten Her Day Luxury This stunning arrangement is sure to bring a smile to your special someone's face. It's a garden style floral design that brings together a mix of colors, flowers, and greenery in a large flower arrangement. Dish Garden Ceramic Planter - Premium This 14-inch ceramic planter is available in many colors and offers green and flowering [...]

By Blog Team|2018-08-20T13:23:22+00:00August 20th, 2018|Friendship|Comments Off

Flowers Make Us Happy: Send Some During National Smile Week

The second week of August is designated as National Smile Week. It's a positive way to encourage kindness and thoughtfulness about those around us whether we know them or not. It doesn't take much to smile or even make someone else smile. One way to bring the smiles is by giving flowers. These natural gifts all make us happy. They brighten our day with color and beauty. Here are some great floral gift ideas available from our Rochester flower shop and website: Summer Daydream Bouquet A cobalt blue vase holds a bright array of seasonal summer flowers and greenery in primary colors. Uptown Bouquet This stunning bouquet offers bold colors and premium flowers all designed to add cheer to your loved one's life. Sunshine in the South Wedge A green cube vase tied with a yellow polka-dot ribbon holds a mix of white daisies and yellow spray roses. Burlap Chic Bouquet This is one of our newest bouquets for summer. It has sunflowers and other seasonal blooms in a container that has been wrapped with burlap for a rustic feel. Grins and Giggles Bouquet This bright and colorful bouquet offers daisies, spray roses, and carnations in a keepsake smiley face mug. Be Happy Bouquet with Roses! This flower arrangement also features a keepsake smiley face mug. However, there are many more roses in this arrangement along with other cheerful seasonal stems. Your Sweet Smile by Teleflora A cylinder vase holds white and yellow seasonal blooms along with greenery designed to make someone smile. It's a bright and bold way to show you care. Order today through our Rochester flower shop. You can also create a custom flower arrangement that you know will make that special friend smile. Call us today to make an appointment with our floral design team.

By Blog Team|2018-08-12T17:08:16+00:00August 12th, 2018|Events|Comments Off

August is Romance Awareness Month

Celebrate Romance Awareness Month this August with a selection from our premium rose collection. We offer something beautiful that shows romance is still alive like these beauties from our Rochester flower shop and online florist service: A Dozen Mixed Roses This is a beautiful mix of roses with each color representing some part of your romance, which is part love, part affection, and part friendship. There are three yellow, three red, three white, and three light pink roses. These are accented with variegated pittosporum and arranged in a tapered glass vase. 24 Red Roses Win anyone over with the romance that comes with two0-dozen, long-stemmed red roses. These premium blooms are accented with greenery and presented in a clear glass rose vase. Days of Sunshine Bouquet Your love will enjoy this mix of flower that includes red roses and alstroemeria as well as orange gladioli arranged in a Ming urn-style vase. Highland Park Sunset This romantic, yet unique, bouquet offers hot pink roses, green cymbidium orchids, orange mini roses, and succulent cuts. These are arranged in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. My Perfect Love This rose arrangement offers two dozen blooms in a choice of rose colors. Sweetest Sunrise Bouquet A silver cube vase holds roses and other premium flowers in shades of white and yellow for a cheerful take on romance. Precious in Purple A lavender vase accented with a lavender ribbon holds a mix of purple and lavender flowers to express your love. Always Yours Bouquet This romantic rose bouquet has red roses for romance, white roses for loyalty, and coral roses for desire. These are displayed in a silver mercury glass hurricane vase. Together At Twilight Bouquet Lavender roses are highlighted in this beautiful floral display that also offers other purple and lavender stems along with greenery in a glass [...]