What You Need to Prepare for Your Wedding Consultation

~Wedding Consultation~

During your complimentary consultation you will sit down with a wedding designer, go over all arrangements needed, all flowers to match your color scheme and choice, and ideas for your desired arrangements. We are flexible with every one's ideas, budgets, and opinions. There is no budget too large or too small. We will work with you to make your wedding day special. You'll be able to show your guests your own individual style through the flowers that you choose!

Before coming to your Wedding Consultation, please come prepared with this list of information to ensure you get the most out of your appointment:

*Pictures of Preferred Flowers

-Any magazine Clippings

-Photos from another wedding

*Pictures or Ideas of Bouquet Styles

-Hand Tied

-Cascading

-Nosegay

*Any Colors or Fabrics in the Wedding

-Samples of colors for the dresses

-Other accents used in the wedding

*Total Number of Wedding Attendants

-If possible bring the names of all attendants

*Ceremony Address

*Reception Address

*Estimated Floral Budget

-The amount you have budgeted for the wedding flowers

~Call for your Appointment Today!~

~10th Annual Taste of Greenwood Village~

Come See Our Flowers at

Greenwood Village's Annual Premier Food and Wine Event!

Thursday September 30, 2010

5:30pm - 10:00 pm

Palazzo Verdi

6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle

(21 and older)

Arapahoe Floral, again this year, has the honor of doing flower arrangements for this event. It offers 3 different levels of ticket pricing which include fine dining, wine tasting, jazz entertainment, an art show, & a silent auction.

Get your tickets for:

A Taste Under the Stars

A Taste Above at Mangia Bevi

or The Madden Museum Masterpiece

(Where our beautiful arrangements will be located)

For more information visit: www.TasteofGreenwoodVillage.com

Come see us at the 2010 Bridal Show!!!!!!

Come see us on Sunday, September 19th, 2010 from noon to 4pm at the first major Bridal Show in South Denver this fall!

Visit our booth in order to set up a free consultation to talk about your wedding flowers and enter to win a $50 credit towards your wedding!!!

The show is at the Sheraton Hotel in DTC:
7007 S. Clinton St.
Greenwood Village, CO 80112

For more information visit: http://planning.theknot.com/calender//bridal%20shows/4199/colorado-bridal-show-first-major-fall-2010-show-in-south-denver

See you there!!!

Flower Arrangement Care

So you just answered the door and you have received a beautiful arrangement from Arapahoe Floral. Now has you place the arrangement in the house, you start wondering how to do I care for the flowers so I get it maximum enjoyment?



Here are a few tips that will help your arrangement last longer!!



First check the water level and add water with a preservation solution if needed. Make sure to keep the water high in the vase. If your arrangement is make in arranging foam, make sure to keep the foam saturated in water.



Flowers will last longer if not displayed in direct sunlight and in excessive hot or cold areas.



When you change the water, recut the stems and add water with a floral preservative to keep the flowers "drinking."



Following these tips will increase the vase life of your flowers!

Be Smarter..... Buy Flowers!!

According to Dr. Alan Hursch, a neurologist and director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, if you're learning a new skill, you'll pick it up 17 percent faster when exposed to the smell of flowers-any flowers, so long as you like the scent. We recommend hydrangeas, because they're pretty!!

Benefits of Interior Plants

Benefits of Interior Plants

Plants are an amazing addition to any home or office!

*Interior plants naturally purify the air that we breathe.

*Plants reduce the noise level in your house by providing decorative insulation.

*They even reduce stress and anxiety by increasing positive feelings. This is because they are pleasant to look at and provide any house with a warm "homie" feeling.

*Beyond making your home more warm and inviting, plants also make any office look more professional and any living space more clean and well put together.

*Plants also provide your home with the optimum amount of humidity

which is better for your health and naturally cools your home.

*They purify the air by absorbing the carbon dioxide and emitting oxygen; continuously refreshing it.

****Ultimately households and offices with plants****

have much more pleasant environments for

people to work and live.

5 Best Plants To Purify the Air

*Dracaena "Janet Craig"

*Azalea

*Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily)

*Golden Pothos

*Boston Fern

**Come in and see us at Arapahoe Floral!**

**We carry all of these plants and we can help you find the best one to fit you**

Orchids - A Great Houseplant!!!!

Did you know that exotic orchids make the ultimate house plant? Orchids offer a huge variety of exotic blooms that last much longer than most flowering plants. Plus these unique plants are easy to care for and require no more attention than your other houseplants!!



For Colorado orchids are a great plant, they are easy to grow with our sunny climate that averages more than 300 days of sun. The orchid growing zone is within two feet of the window. Direct light from an east facing window is fine but could be to harsh in a south or west window. The ideal tempature zone is 65 to 85 degrees.



Never let your orchid sit in water - let the plant dry out between watering and then soak the it and let it drain. With every watering, use our fertilizer to develop maximum plant strength, flowering and root growth!!



At Arapahoe Floral we have a wide selection of unique orchids plants - stop in and check out our unique orchids!!!