Win a gift card to 1-800-Flowers!
Posted by: LizzieI have to say that our family isn’t the flower-giving type. Every now and then, Jamie will buy me an orchid, but I honestly can’t remember the last time he bought me cut flowers. And that’s all fine because I personally don’t like getting cut flowers. I prefer getting a live plant that I know will last.
When it comes to special occasions like, say, Mother’s Day, we like to give our moms plants instead of flowers. For my mom, this is easy. She’s great at keeping plants alive (though not as adept as I AM at reblooming orchids!). Jamie’s mom has admitted that she has a hard time with some plants.
I asked Julie Mulligan who blogs for 1-800-FLOWERS what I should get for someone like Jamie’s mom whose thumb isn’t quite so green. Here was her response:
“Ferns are great. If you give a fern, place it inside of an apothecary jar. It has a great modern look and keeping the top on will create a terrarium that will help it last longer.”
Isn’t that beautiful?
1-800-FLOWERS has offered to give one of my readers a $30 Gift Card! Head on over to their website and leave a comment here telling me who in your life deserves a special gift and what you would get for them.
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This giveaway ends on Saturday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m. Good Luck!
Tags: giveaways, Home, Home and Garden, homemaking
May 13th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
I would definitely get a plant for my mom. Like me, she doesn’t care for cut flowers, but I know she would love either the fern or juniper plant.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
I would get the Popcorn Factory Smiley Cookies for my best friend. She has a new baby and just had to go back to work so she’s a little down and this would cheer her right up!
May 13th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
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May 14th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
i would Heather In a White Wash Tin for my mom!
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May 14th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
my mom definately deserves a wonderful gift I would get her the 80 bloom of spray roses.she is so wonderful:)
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May 15th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I would get Gardenia in a Peach Planter for my MIL. She deserves a something special because she & FIL are going through the process of becoming foster parents for my BIL's kids.
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May 15th, 2009 at 8:47 am
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May 15th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Love the Martha Stewart Fragrant Lavender plant. My aunt could use a lon lasting pick-me-up, my uncle is dying of cancer. She’d love this!
May 15th, 2009 at 11:36 am
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May 15th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I would love to send something for my mom who i miss..a lot! I havnt seen her in over 2 years but am planning to visit this summer!the Award Winning Gerbera Plant is simple yet beautiful!
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May 15th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
I would get the Spring Daisy Basket for a friend who is battling breast cancer.
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May 16th, 2009 at 7:13 am
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July 15th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
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