Floral Etiquette, Part 5

Since flowers make people happy, try to find out their favorite flower, or favorite color to enhance their happiness at seeing the wonderful gesture. Make sure the flowers you’re sending are appropriate for the situation and the person you’re buying for. Don’t ever be afraid to send flowers unless it’s considered inappropriate and your florist may be a good source of additional floral etiquette.

Sometimes people don’t think that there’s such a thing as floral etiquette. While this week hasn’t covered all situations, it has covered some practical etiquette. There is plenty of information online about when to send and what to send.

Make sure that your name is written on the card so that the recipient can properly thank you. If a large group sends the flowers and you can’t get all names on the card, use a group or family name to make sure the recipient knows who has been thinking of them.

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Floral Etiquette, Part 4

Floral etiquette is something that most people sending get well flowers won’t think about. But don’t worry; flowers are a great way to cheer someone up who’s in the hospital. Before you call the florist make sure you have the name of the hospital, room number, the patient’s name and a delivery time prepared.

The person in the hospital will be greatly appreciative of the gesture. Don’t go overboard here, though. Most hospital rooms aren’t very big, so keep the arrangement simple and gender appropriate (see previous day’s post for floral etiquette for men).

Once the person has been discharged and they’re at home, it’s still ok to send get well flowers. Even though they’re happy to be home, it may be lonely during recovery. If the person lives in a small place remember not to over do the floral arrangement, but if they’re not very limited in space and you’re close to the person, they might really appreciate a sizable bouquet sent to their home.

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Floral Etiquette, Part 3

Sending flowers to a man is becoming more popular. Make sure the man you’re sending flowers to won’t be offended by the thought. There aren’t any rules for sending to a man, but here’s some floral etiquette for that situations.

Since men are visually stimulated bright colors are good; try orange, yellow, and red. They’re less likely to enjoy a “fluffy” bouquet of flowers try something linear or nature like. Your florist can help you with any questions you have and they might have some good suggestions.

If you are still uncomfortable sending flowers to a man, consider a gift basket. There are gift baskets certain to please any man; golfing, handyman, gourmet, coffee-lover, BBQ champion and other themes. When in doubt about flowers, send a great gift basket guaranteed to get you remembered.

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Floral Etiquette, Part 2

In most funeral services you’ll see different types of floral displays. One type of funeral where floral etiquette is different is a Jewish funeral. Flowers and music are considered inappropriate; making a donation to charity in the name of the deceased is an acceptable thing to do.

After a death, traditionally family and close friends will mourn for a week in the home of a family member. Bringing food to them and showing your respect is customary. Often instead of sending flowers, a fruit basket or other food basket may be sent that would be totally appropriate and very appreciated.

In non-Jewish funerals there is certain floral etiquette to respect. The major thing you want to stay away from is a tribute for the casket. That is typically done by the family or a very close friend. Most other things are acceptable. Make sure to call a local florist to see if the family or funeral home has any specific requests or restrictions.

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Floral Etiquette, Part 1

Someone passes away or you want to give a loved one a boost, both of these reasons sound good for sending flowers, right?

Maybe not; in certain situations, sending flowers or certain types of flowers should only be done by certain people, or not at all. You want to know when it’s ok to send flowers and what’s ok to send.

Those are very good questions, ones that will be answered this week for a few different situations. This won’t cover all flower-giving situations, but should be a good starting point for you to work with. We’ll also offer some options other than flowers for the occasions when floral arrangement wouldn’t be as appropriate

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