This year TCU Florist hosted its first ever Posh Prom Party. An invitation went out to South Hills High School junior/senior students during their prom fashion show. We made a lot of preparations for the big day. We made sure we had every corsage bracelet and boutonniere holder our wholesalers could get their hands on. We also ordered lots of diamonds, rhinestones, pearls, feathers and beads. The students began showing up right at 2:00 and most hung around until the party ended at 4:00. They had no idea there were so many choices and cool things you could do with corsages.  Our three models enjoyed getting their hair all fixed up at Goldwaves Hair Salon,  dressing in their prom dresses and modeling the newest floral accessory trends. A few girls were really excited about the Peacock feathers and arm bands. Others loved the diamond bracelets and the idea of wearing them long after prom. The guys seemed to be very interested in the food and refreshment buffet!!! Everyone here really enjoyed putting this event on and the students seemed very appreciative. We hope that we can do many more of these parties for our high school community. If you would like to book a private prom party, please contact us. It's FREE! We provide the food and can even schedule a consultant to help with hair and make up selections. We looking forward to hearing from you!

Administrative Professional Humor + $10 Off

Have you prepared for Administrative Professionals Day?  It’s coming up on April 25th, and all administrative professionals know about it.  This is the time to appreciate and honor those who keep the office running smoothly, make sure you’re always on time, keep your clients happy, answer the phones, do a lot of the office organization, and generally make your business run smoothly and without too many problems.

Today, administrative professionals do much more than just take memos and answer the phones.  While they do these tasks, they also must handle scheduling, coordinate meetings, know the most recent computer programs, be able to work increasing-complex office machinery, handle some accounting, and much more.  “Secretary” no longer defines these hard-working professionals.  If you found yourself without your administrative professional, your office could easily fall into disorganization.

Think about it.  Without these people, you would have to take the time to schedule meetings.  That involves setting a time and date when everyone can attend, which can be very difficult if you don’t have everyone’s schedules handy.  You’d also have to answer the phone and handle all of the clients yourself.  When would you ever get work done?  Even if you see clients all day long, you’d constantly have to interrupt to handle other clients on the phone or who just dropped in.

Without your administrative professional’s wisdom, grace, expertise, organizational skills, and humor, you would have much more to handle.  On April 25th, take the time to show these administrative professionals just how much you appreciate them.  Take them to lunch, get them flowers, or have an office party.  Just don’t forget to do something—they DO know about Administrative Professionals Day, and they won’t forget if you forget!

Want to order your administrative professionals flowers?  We’ll help!  Take $10 off if you order flowers for your administrative professional between now and April 20.  Just use code BL2 at check-out. 

How to Have a Fun Spring

There are a number of different fun events you can do in the spring, but before you can really have a fun time, you’ve got to make the transition from winter to spring.  What all does this entail?  Mostly it means it’s time for some spring cleaning!  Here are a few different chores you might want to do so you can get the work out of the way and have a fun spring.

While it’s not everyone’s favorite activity, spring cleaning needs to be done.  The first step in the process is to put away all of your winter decorations, blankets and clothes to make room for your spring items.  There’s no need to have a heavy blanket on your bed, for example.  You also want to make your home look more spring-like: put up your bright, cheery decorations in place of the snowmen and other winter items.

For those who love clothes, it’s time to get out those great spring outfits that look so good on you!  You can box up the scarves and heavy sweaters for another year.  Did you find some spring clothing you didn’t wear last year or the year before?  Donate these gently used items to a local charity.  Do the same with any winter clothes that don’t fit quite right anymore.  Plus, you can use this as an excuse to go buy a new outfit or two.

If you’ve got the time, give your whole house this treatment.  If you haven’t used an item in over a year and can’t truly see yourself using it within a year, get rid of it.  Get rid of anything that seems like it’s just taking up space.  You’ll feel better after purging all these unnecessary items from your life.  Of course, some things get a pass, such as family heirlooms and one-of-a-kind items.

Once you’ve done the inside, it’s time to do the outside.  Following the winter months, homes usually need a few minor repairs.  The gutters may be full of gunk, you might need to do a little painting, and your flowerbeds will need to be cleaned out. 

Finally, to make your winter to summer transition complete, you need a bright bouquet of spring flowers!  We can take care of that!  Order your spring flowers in Houston, Texas, today!

Are Poinsettia Plants Really Poisonous To Children & Pets???

How often have you heard Poinsettias are deadly poisonous and claim the lives of children and pets every year? I hear this often when my customers are interested in purchasing a plant as a Christmas gift. Usually they say - What do you have besides poinsettias? My friend has pets (or children). This is a myth that has been so wide spread for decades that even some florists believe it to be true. Luckily for us and our pets, it's not true.
The origin of the myth dates back to 1919 when a 2 year old child of a US Army officer stationed in Hawaii passed away suddenly. It was believed that the child ingested poinsettia leaves. The American Society of Florists has looked into the matter extensively and says there was never any proof that poinsettia leaves were responsible for the child's death and has been determined hearsay. Since that non poinsettia death in 1919, there haven't been any real ones either. And no wonder, it would take a 50 lb child to ingest over 1.25 lbs of poinsettia bracts (500-600 leave) to exceed the experimental dose according to POISINDEX information services. (POISINDEX is the primary resource used by most poison control centers.) If a child or pet were to try to ingest the leaves they may end up with a tummy ache, mainly because they are ingesting something foreign into their digestive system. Though this is highly unlikely, as the taste is described as horrible.

Now that you know the truth, don't be afraid to fill your home with these beautiful Christmas plants!

Fall Festivals

For the last three years, our long time designer Marianne has donated her time and flowers for South Hills Elementary School and South Hills Christian Church's Fall Festival. The yearly festival raises money for the school's PTA as well as for the church. Children and families enjoy the food, bounce house, games and the book walk. Each year Marianne brings buckets and buckets of fresh flowers to the event and creates hand-tied bouquets. Each bouquet is unique with roses, poms, lilies, orchids and more. Everyone loves watching how they are made! Many people like to take them home, but a few enjoy giving them away. One young boy bought five bouquets and said he was giving them to each of his girlfriends! Marianne always has a great time at the festival and looks forward to it each year.

Scenic Fall Drives in Fort Worth, Texas

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is alive with the beautiful colors of the fall!  Everywhere you look, you’ll see gorgeous reds, browns, oranges, and yellows.  If you love looking at these fall colors and want to take a relaxing scenic drive in the DFW area, here are some of the best routes to take.

The Palo Pinto Mountains are a short drive from the Metro area, but they are absolutely stunning in the fall.  The acres of trees provide plenty of opportunities for pictures and for hiking.  Mineral Well State Park, located in the mountains, is a great place to camp out and relax.  Another park, Possum Kingdom State Park, is also near the area.  If you’re the adventuring type, bring a canoe and take a ride down the Brazos River!  Take a drive on Farm Road 4 or Highway 16 to see the fall foliage on the go.

Another nearby area to see fall foliage is around Tyler, Texas.  Tyler Sate Park is a quite nice this time of year.  You can also drive through Tyler’s tree-lined streets and visit the Tyler Rose Garden, although there may not be many roses in bloom this time of year. 

Take a drive up to the Cedar Ridge Preserve to get both a great view of fall foliage and a nice view of the Metro area.  It’s only about 20 minutes from Dallas.  With more than 600 acres and 10 miles of hiking trails, you’ll find a lot to see.  The preserve is at 755 feet above sea level, so you can look out and see pretty far.  A native plant nursery and butterfly garden are also options.

Finally, you can enjoy the fall foliage without ever leaving the city if you visit the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.  While it’s not a drive, definitely take the time to walk through the 66 acres of trees, gardens, and flowerbeds during this time of the year.


Fall Flowers Delivered in Fort Worth Texas

Go Horned Frogs! TCU Memorabilia from TCUFlorist

Here at TCUFlorist, we have a wide variety of different flowers, gift baskets, and other great items.  They’re perfect for sending to just about everyone for any occasion.  However, we’re more than just another florist—we’re a TCU florist, and we have many different products for students and fans of Texas Christian University.  We’ve got all your Horned Frogs merchandise, items for your sorority sisters, and great gift baskets for students.

Our cute little TCU frogs are great little gifts for fans of our sports teams. We also have larger concrete horned frogs for your gardens.  They’re the perfect garden gnome companions!

Another great garden accessory is our TCU stepping stone.  It’s shaped like the state of Texas with “TCU” done in purple in the middle. 

We have purses, clutches, and small handbags in TCU purple and in a variety of different styles.

If you’re thinking about adding balloons to a flower arrangement, we have some great TCU-themed ones, including a football shape.

Need something for your sorority sister?  We offer sorority crosses with the greet letters of your choice and jeweled trim done in the colors you request.  We’ve also got a Sorority Foursome flower arrangement that features four roses of any color in a rectangular glass vase.  A ribbon with your sorority letters completes this neat gift.  Our sorority ceramic mug is another great gift choice.

Of course, we have several TCU-themed flower arrangements, too.  We have a sorority tumbler featuring a great topiary design of fresh flowers.  We also have a purple and white arrangement and a student arrangement that comes in a dark purple vase.  We have a number of other arrangements featuring purple flowers that are also great for TCU family members.

What if you have a son attending TCU?  He might not care for flowers.  How about junk food?  You know he would love some chips and candy!  Send him one of our junk food baskets.  It’s full of great snacks for those all-night study sessions.

These are just a few of our great TCU merchandise.  Stop by the store or look online to see all our great TCU products for the Fort Worth Texas area.