Who knew? In 1995, the state of Massachusetts declared today, February 28th, as Floral Design Day. Some of you may ask what that means (I asked myself the same question). Take a look at this website that even gives you ideas how to celebrate: www.floralschool.com. One suggestion, " Send flowers to someone you may not be close to. Perhaps the friendship may grow." (hint, hint)
Here is the declaration of the holiday- Let's celebrate!:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A Proclamation
By His Excellency
GOVERNOR WILLIAM F. WELD
1995
WHEREAS Flowers and their design have been appreciated and enjoyed throughout the world since prehistoric times and
WHEREAS Floral design is a unique art form, utilizing natural media and applying such variables as line, balance, color, structure & symbolism, and
WHEREAS Through floral design, individuals are able to express many emotions including love, sympathy, friendship and hope, and
WHEREAS Floral design provides visual pleasure and adds to the observance of personal events, including birth, marriages and deaths and
WHEREAS Floral design fosters creativity, enhances communication and develops perceptual awareness:
Now, therefore I William F. Weld, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby proclaim February 28th, 1995 as
FLORAL DESIGN DAY
And urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.
Most of you may think that we take advantage of this flower heavy holiday and mark up our pricing to match up with supply and demand. However, you may not realize that those mark ups are being made well before the roses enter our shop. Growers justify raising prices, because it costs them more money to grow the larger quantities of quality roses for Feb. 14th. They have to sacrifice multiple blooms on one rose bush just to get that one nice bloom that comes up the stem. We don't mark our roses up the full mark-up, if we did it wouldn't be fair to our clients.
So, while the elves at The Hidden Garden are busy shooting arrows to your loved ones, let us share some Valentine's Day fun facts:
* 53% of women said they would dump their boyfriend if they didn't get them anything on Valentine's Day.
* The value of cut flowers produced by operations with $100,000 or more in sales in the U.S. in 2010 was $375 million. Of this value $17 million, or just over 22%, was due to roses.
* Of fresh flower purchases only, Valentine's Day ranks No. 1, capturing 36% of holiday transactions and 40% of holiday dollar volume.
* Twenty-three percent of adults purchased flowers or plants as gifts for Valentine's Day 2011; of those, 61% were men and 39% were women.