Flower delivery is the best job in the world. I am the messenger of love, appreciation, and congratulation. Never another job would let me witness so much happiness. Have you ever seen the reaction people have when they receive flowers? It is pure happiness. Happiness that just glow and radiate from the smile and out. You could feel the energy of the happiness. It is never close to the same happiness when a mother receives her newborn child, when a child who hits his first home run, when long lost friends find each other again. But you know what I’m talking about. So, next time when you receive flowers, don’t bother tipping me (unless you’re more than happy)  because I’m already blessed to be delivering you the flowers and I’m happy that it is not just some greasy food or lost luggage.  Enjoy the flowers and show me your smiles.

Here are 2009 first few prom bouquets we’ve created at Sweet Blossoms Hawaii. We wish you all an awesome time at the prom. Enjoy.  More bouquet photos.

More bouquet photos.

One thing we did not intent to see is flowers growing in the parking lot, in the crack where weed used to grow. We pull weed and we are not sure if we should pull the flowers too. Will it cause damage to the parking lot paving if we leave them?

Dream a little. Be creative. This started off as a request for a special wedding rings pillow. We wanted to dot the pillows with flowers that we have selected. And how do you attach the flowers onto the pillow?

Our solution, Let go of the notion of the “pillow” and make it a wedding rings carrier instead. Perfect combination use of anthurium, orchid and plumeria blossoms set in a wooden square bowl. Go ahead, challenge us with your special request. It’s your wedding. Make your dream come true.

Our hanging basket flowers are wilted and somehow its offspring made it in the crack of the asphalt pavement in our parking lot. That proved to me that good thing doesn’t always end up where you planned but it is still end up being a good thing.

It’s not easy to make a round orchid arrangement.  Each orchid blossom has to be wired and taped – creating an artificial stem, so to speak.

Lei Down, Rose Up.  Get it? Well, if you have any message ideas that would be fun to post on our sign post, please sent us an email or just leave it at the comment box below. If we decided to use your message, you will be rewarded with 50% off on your next purchase (see the fine print below 😉 You see, we didn’t want to do the generic kind messages like, “Happy Valentine,” “Merry Christmas,” or “Buy more flowers” of sort. We want to post something unique and fun.  Just like the one at Hawaiian Rent All down on Beretania Street.  It is clever, fun, and most importantly make people smile. Hope to hear from you soon.

*$25 on a $50 arrangement, $50 on a $100 arrangement, or $100 on a $200 maximum purchase limit for this promotion.

It’s time to dispose your Christmas tree and wreaths and it’s tempting to just throw them all in the trash. But it is worth while to separate them out for reuse and recycle first. In Kapahulu area, our next green waste (green bin) pick up is on January 8, Thursday.

Tabletop Christmas tree (topiary) – Pull off all ornaments, save them for next year to be reused. Pull all the greens and dispose them in the (green waste) green bin. Dispose the oasis in the (refuse) gray bin. The vase can be reuse or donate to Goodwill.

Wreath with metal base. – Pull off all ornaments, save them for next year to be reused. The remaining metal base and green is best just thrown in the gray bin. H-power will pick out the metal before burning the rest.

Wreath with natural twig basePull off all ornaments, save them for next year to be reused. Or call your local florist to see if they would take back the wreath. Some would certainly take the time to unwire the greens and save the twig base for future use.

Norfolk Christmas tree is rather easy to set up for treecycle.
1. Take off all the hung ornaments first and store them for future use.
2. Snap off the branches as you untangle the lights, wrapping the lights into a ball and store for next year use.
3. Snap off the remaining branches and bunch them in a pile.
4. Saw the main trunk in two or three pieces.
5. bundle everything and place them in the green bin.

There is still time to bring home and enjoy a locally grown Norfolk Christmas tree. We have just a ONE left at the shop. Christmas trees are best to be Christmas trees at your home. Thank you all for your support for buying local first – even for Christmas trees

6 ft –sold out
7 ft – sold out
9.5 ft –  sold out

Now is a good time to order your Christmas dinner centerpieces with island favorite protea, pin cushion with varies Christmas green.

You can now enjoy Christmas tree decoration and wreaths by Sweet Blossoms Hawaii at the following locations. Happy Holidays!

FilCom Center, Waipahu
Castle & Cooke Office, Millilani
Ohana West Hotel, Waikiki
Pharmacy One, Liliha

See Christmas tree decoration article about Ruth Edgar, owner of Shear Creation Waipahu.