Mother's Day Flowers - Online Bloom Boom

Will you be buying flowers for your Mother this Mother's Day? It's on Sunday, May 14th this year.

The week leading up to Mother's Day is the busiest time of the year for online flower orders. It even beats the Valentine's rush. I guess this is because both sons and daughters are buying for their moms, and probably more mothers live in a different city than would be the case with your partner sweetheart.

The top three online flower sellers (1-800-Flowers, FTD.com and Proflowers.com) account for almost half of all Mother's Day online flower sales. If you want to save on shipping costs and also take advantage of Mother's Day flower specials, order your flowers at least a week early, and get them delivered on the Friday or Saturday rather than on the Sunday.

The gorgeous Mother's Day flower bouquet idea above is by Mark's Garden in Los Angeles. It's a joyful selection of 25 sorbet hued Dutch tulips. The cost is $85 with the vase or $60 without the vase. Delivery is extra.

Florists Start Charging More for Delivery

Flowers by Coley in Kearny Mesa is one floral delivery service considering raising their prices after Mother's Day.

Flowers by Coley oversees seven delivery vans. Gas prices have gone up by 18 percent over the past year in San Diego.

Their floral delivery fees are in the range of $8.95 to $13.95 per order. But the rising gas prices mean these prices are no longer covering costs.

See the full story at SignOnSanDiego.com

The fine art print above is 'Papaver' by Barbara Bordnick.

Flowers for Secretary's Day

If you've got a secretary and you know what's good for you, you won't forget that it's secretary's day on Wednesday April 26th. In fact, the whole of next week is Secretary Week.

And let's hope you have the lingo down right for your valued assistant. Today's more common and politically correct term is 'Administrative Professional' or 'Executive Admin'.

You can be sure the administrative professionals will be comparing the size and beauty of their flower bouquets with each other. Don't be cheap on this day of all days.

The flower gift idea shown here is an impressive bouquet as arranged by Flowers Heaven Scent. It's a large ceramic pot filled with lilies, roses, hydragea and tuberose. The cost is $300.00.

Flowers Heaven Scent are located at 15001 Venture Boulevard in Sherman Oaks Los Angeles. They deliver to the entire San Fernando Valley including Sherman Oaks, Encino, Studio City, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Universal City, Mission Hills, Burbank, Panorama City, Glendale, Reseda, Sylmar, Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, Northridge and Mission Hills, Porter Ranch, Pacoima and Panorama City.