As one of our busiest days of the year, Valentine’s Day holds a special place in our hearts. Once the new year hit, we started making samples and designing new arrangements inspired by the holiday. Many of these samples feature the flower synonymous with St. Valentine’s: Roses. While we keep a variety of roses throughout the year, we make a point of searching for and stocking up on our premium roses especially for Valentine’s Day.
There are plenty of stories that detail the origin of romantic gift giving associated with Valentine’s day, but flowers are a relatively young tradition. Gifting flowers, especially roses, became popular in the late nineteenth century when “floriography” was at its height. Floriography is the practice of conveying messages through specific flower types and colors. Red roses quickly came to represent deep love thanks to their close association with Aphrodite. Floriography is still used today and adds another layer of meaning when applied to a floral arrangement for a loved one. In roses, pink often stands for appreciation and grace, yellow for friendship and long lived happiness, and white for innocence or pure hearted love. Take a look at some of our arrangements below, all featuring a different type of rose.
Our most popular arrangements feature classic roses, derived from an Ecuadorian strain. They offer a larger head than other strains with vibrant color varieties in red, pink, lavender, and white. Some of our favorites are often multicolored hybrids in pinks, yellows, orange, and peach. When possible, we like to keep the stems long and employ large glass vases and a bed of soft stones to highlight the beauty of the roses.
One of my favorite roses is the garden rose. Its flower is larger than a classic rose, with densely packed petals that are often wavy at the edge. This gives the rose a beautiful textured and fluffy appearance that offers a lot of depth to the arrangement. Garden roses often come in a variety of colors and unique color combinations. I especially love the peach and honey yellow strains.
Spray roses, or “baby roses” grow in clusters rather than one bloom per stem and are perfect for giving any arrangement a more organic look. We typically pair spray roses with hydrangeas, seasonal florals, and orchids. But to be honest, spray roses go well with just about anything.
We’re already accepting orders for Valentine’s day, so please feel free to give us a call or visit our website to place an order. It’ll be busy, so we recommend placing orders in advance and allowing time for a large delivery window (between 9am-6pm). As always, we welcome walk-ins, but enter at your own risk the on Valentine’s Day (afternoon is safest).
104 W. Colorado Street, Glendale CA
818-244-0200
