European Flower Company Blog

2008-03-17T14:31:00.002-04:00

Order your Easter flowers and gifts online, at your convenience, at http://www.europeanflowercompany.com/

Tiptoe to the Tulips

2008-03-08T09:55:00.004-05:00

Rain instead of snow, daffodils peeking up through the ground and Easter is right around the corner. Spring is almost here, and I say "It's about time"!

Many flowers are called "spring flowers"but, to me, tulips are the ultimate spring flower. With their distinctive shape and bright colors, tulips work well for any occasion and in any home decor or design style.

Tulips originated in Persia and Turkey, although they are most often associated with Holland. In the language of flowers, tulips mean true love.

One of the only cut flowers that continue to grow after they are harvested, tulips will grow towards a light source. An easy to care for flower, tulips do not like flower food or additions to their water. Instead, these simple little charmers prefer clear, cold water and a cool spot in your home or office. To prolong their beauty, pop the tulip vase in your fridge overnight, tulips love cool temps and it will help to keep them perky. Recut the stems every other day and refill the vase with cool water.

Deceptive "Florist in Weymouth" Online Listing

2008-02-22T11:17:00.005-05:00

While doing an online search, I recently came across a listing for a "Florist in Weymouth". Since the address was listed as right down the street from European Flower Company on Washington Street, I knew that there was no florist shop located at that address. I called the phone number listed and they answered the phone as "Flowershop". When I told them that I'd like to come in and visit the shop, the operator hemmed and hawed and finally admitted that they were not even located in the state of Massachusetts, let alone Weymouth. Why would someone do that?

The answer is money. These online order gatherers list themselves online as a local florist and show a local phone number and street address to deceive customers into ordering from them. They charge a "service fee" ranging from $10 to as much as $30, for the pleasure of taking your floral order. They then contact a local florist in Weymouth, without identifying themselves as an order gatherer, to have the order filled. They keep the "service fee" and send only a portion of the monies collected to the real florist.

Channel 7's investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan investigated the "Phony Florist" situation, follow this link to view her story http:///articles/hank/BO34644/

Visit http://floristdetective.com/ to read more about phony florists and how to protect yourself when ordering flowers online.

Weymouth Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting

2007-11-28T12:20:00.000-05:00

The annual stroll and tree lighting will be held on Sunday December 2, 2007. At 3pm, "The Santa Clause" movie will be shown in the auditorium of the Marie Chapman Middle School. After the movie, at approximately 4:30 pm, the holiday stroll will begin outside the auditorium entrance for the stroll to the Christmas Tree at Town Hall.

For more information please visit the Town of Weymouth website at:
http://http://www.weymouth.ma.us/news/news.asp?id=8745

December 12 is Poinsettia Day

2007-11-28T11:34:00.000-05:00

Holiday decorations would not be complete without a least one pointsettia plant, the much beloved symbol of Christmas. Well known for their large, bright leaves, poinsettias are the best selling flowering plant in the U.S.,

Poinsettias were brought to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1820's by the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett. Although red is the most popular color, there are over 100 varieties of poinsettias available today. Colors range from bright red to pink, mauve, white and variagated.

Poinsettias are not poisonous, contrary to an old wives tale that has been circulating for decades. Numerous studies have been conducted and all have disproved this.

For more information, please visit http://http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/history.html

Congratulations Weymouth High Grads!

2007-06-07T15:24:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to the Class of 2007! On your way to the commencement on Saturday June 9, stop by our shop for this week's special, 1 dozen fresh and beautiful 50 cm Columbian roses for the great price of only $12.99. For something different, try our bunch of California sunflowers for $10.00. As always, we are happy to gift wrap your floral purchase free of charge, with our compliments!

2007-06-07T15:02:00.000-04:00

Signature Designs

2007-05-03T13:37:00.000-04:00

We're very excited about our new website catagory, "Signature designs"! This section features our own original floral designs that cannot be found at any other flower shop. Please take a moment to visit this new online catagory and take a peek at our style!

Our Wedding Photo Gallery

2007-04-08T11:40:00.000-04:00

Planning a wedding or special event? Take a peek at our brand new Wedding Gallery for photos of some of our favorite wedding flowers. We'll be adding more photos on a regular basis, so be sure to check back often.
http://www.freewebs.com/europeanflowercompany/index.htm

Flower Confidential by Amy Stewart

2007-03-28T16:56:00.000-04:00

For those of you who are "flower geeks" like me, you'll enjoy Amy Stewart's new book, Flower Confidential. Ms. Stewart follows the path flowers take from the growing fields of Columbia, Holland and California to your local flowershop. A truely interesting look at the world of flowers.

The Benefits of Supporting Your Local Businesses

2007-03-28T16:20:00.000-04:00

You may have noticed that we include the term "real local florist" on our website. We do this to insure that people know that European Flower Company is owned by and employs local residents, that we have a physical retail flower shop at 1284 Washington Street, that we are contributing to the local economy and tax base and that we will fill your order to full value. Through our business, we have made a major financial investment in Weymouth and will be here for many years to come. We guarantee our flowers for five days (although we frequently are told that they last much longer) and, if for any reason, you have an issue that needs to be resolved, we will resolve it promptly.

When ordering online, a florist listed as "local" may not be in the state, let alone the town you are searching for. These "order gatherers" frequently use bogus local addresses so that they will show up as a "local" on yahoo maps and other search engines. They will not be delivering your flowers themselves but will pass along or "wire" your order to a real local florist in your town but at nowhere near the price you paid for the order.

Most "order gathers" keep over 25% of the money you paid for the order, sending only 73% of the price paid to the local florist who is actually making and delivering your flowers. The local florist receives the order (at the discounted price) and will fill it to this value. Doesn't sound quite right, does it?

Most local florists have websites that allow for easy online ordering and all local florists are happy to take an order over the phone. When you order through a real local florist, your order will be filled to full value and your dollars will be kept in the community.

If you are not familiar with the name, always check to make sure that an online listing is a real local florist. Mapping the listing won't help as "order gatherers' use fraudulent local addresses to trick customers into thinking they are a local business. The easiest way to check on a florist's location is to call the listed phone number and verify the physical shop address by telling the person who answers the phone that you would like to "come in in person to pick something out".

Hank Phillippi Ryan did an investigative report of an "order gatherer" , a real local florist and a local dissatisfied customer. Please click on the link below to view her report.
http://www3.whdh.com/features/articles/hank/BO34644

European Flower Company In The Community

2007-03-28T15:46:00.000-04:00

Sacred Heart Church Fundraiser
Sacred Heart Church held a fundraiser at Lantana's on Saturday March 24. European Flower Company was happy to provide seven centerpieces for this important event. The church was totally gutted by a major fire in 2005 and work is progressing steadily on the new church. The new church which is scheduled to open in September.

Weymouth Schools Fundraiser
Friday March 30 was the Weymouth School's fundraiser, also at Lantana's. European Flower Company donated prizes and donated a floral arrangement for raffle.