Celebrating the 4th this weekend? Whether you are hosting your own party or going to one, flowers are a must! Celebrate Independence Day with floral fireworks! Create your own fireworks display with sparkling bouquet from Gillespie Florists. You can even celebrate the Fourth of July with red roses or plants. However you decide to celebrate, Gillespie Florists can send your bouquet nationwide or locally here in Indianapolis. You don't have to spend a lot to add flowers to your party! Celebration of Independence is a vase filled with delphinium, daisies, carnations and an American Flag! Product Code: GF40 Price: $29.95 Want something a little different? Check out this 1948 Ford truck container filled with red carnations, daisies and red, white & blue ribbon! The truck makes a great keepsake item!
Product Code: 08F15
Price: $48.95
Check out all of our July 4th specials! There are not just flowers but plants too! Also check out the rest of our website for gift baskets, garden stones and figurines!
Father's Day is coming up on Sunday June 19th and most people don't know that flowers are not only a totally appropiate gift but that Dad will love it!
Every year we work hard to come up with unique designs for Dad that he will love! Like this Webber Gill Bouquet pictured to the right. It is a mini grill made by Webber filled with flowers! How cool is that?
Not Hooked?
Just because we work hard on making interesting designs for Dad doesn't mean you are hooked on the idea of flowers for Dad this year.
Men are actually stimulated by color and are visually oriented. Research shows that men prefer vivid colors such as yellow, orange and red. Men also enjoy plants and blooming plants! Pictured to the left is a perfect example of a planter filled with green plants that are easy to take care of!
Try having us incorporate a favorite hobby of Dad's into your Flowers for Dad. We have an assortment of sports, trucks, coffee mugs, grill, fishing containers and gifts!
Not Just Flowers.
Still don't want to send Dad flowers? That's OK! Send him what he craves! Junk Food! We have Junk Food baskets, Fruit baskets & Gourmet baskets!
Make your gift more personal by giving us something to add into your bouquet! Is Dad a golfer, barbecue king, fisherman, ect? Bring us a box of golf balls, grilling utensils, fishing lures or whatever is going to make your gift extra special!
Get Dad flowers this year and he will absolutely love it! He will love getting something totally different this year!
We at Gillespie Florists thought it would be fun to have a Prom King & Queen Contest! Prom customers only needed to post their picture on our Facebook Fan Page wearing our flowers! We then asked our Facebook fans to "Like" their favorite picture or make a positive comment about it to determine the winner. We had several people enter but there can be only one winner!
And the Winner is...
The Results are in! Our Prom King & Queen for 2011 is....
Leah Nurnberg & Steven Melton!
They are the couple on the right.
Leah & Steven each get a $25.00 gift card to Gillespie Florists and Leah will be crowned with a tiara!
They had a whopping 58 "Likes" and comments on their photo! Congratulations!!
Leah wore a three-alstroemeria corsage similar to the one pictured here. Leah's was white and silver and looked great with Steven's matching alstroemeria boutonniere!
As a Thank You to everyone who entered the contest, we want to offer you a free Sunshine Bouquet! Just stop in the store any time, give us your name and we will give you your Sunshine!
Those Contestants are:
Tyler Weir & Meredith Warbinton
Carly Lewis & Jacob Miller
Brenda Danielle & Tommy Dennis
Ryan Page & Cory Urick
Michael Brissey & Simi Bean
Thanks again to everyone who entered the contest! Until next year!
I have seen more than one article online about "What to get Mom this Mother's Day Other Than Flowers". I was shocked! Flowers are the singular product out there that is widely versatile and easily budgeted.
Buy Flowers!
In these economic times, not everyone can afford a spa treatment or an ebook reader. Everyone can afford flowers. Here at Gillespie Florists, like many local retail florists, we offer take out flowers starting at just a $1.00 a stem! Step into our 500 square foot cooler and hand pick mom a beautiful bouquet for her to put into her vase at home. If you are unsure of your flower skills, pick up one of our European wrapped bouquets starting at just $3.95! Our $3.95 bouquet, is aptly named The Sunshine Bouque which includes two carnations, one stem of daisy poms, babies breath and greenery! This versatile style of gathered flowers can be easily upgraded to any amount to suite your budget!
Make it Personal
Don't worry about getting Mom an expensive singing card; with every purchase at Gillespie Florists you get a free enclosure card! Be sure to sign it with "I love you" and it will be sure to please! Though if you are looking to say a little more, grab some stationary or notebook paper from home. Tell Mom about your favorite memories with her, times she's made you laugh and times she's been there when you really needed her. This will mean so much more than any gift you could get her.
Not sure if Mom has a vase at home? No worries! We sell arrangement in vases and keepsake containers!
Make it More than Just Flowers
Home Tea for Two is one of our New 2011 specials for Mother's Day!
This keepsake teacup and saucer is filled with delicate white daisies, green buttons, alstroemeria lilies, and lovely limonium! This is a great gift because your flowers will last at least a week and a half with proper care and Mom has a teacup to enjoy tea in time and time again!
HomePatina comes in a keepsake vase with painted flowers on it! We take soft pink alstroemeria lilies, solidago, seeded eucalyptus and bears grass and artfully design it into this spectacular keepsake vase!
This is a great vase to bring back to us to fill for you in years to come!
Vintage Kitchen is filled with yellow and white daisies, alstroemeria lilies, carnations, babies breath and greenery! Our designers create these pastel flowers into a real ceramic colander that has pretty white daisies painted on it! After Mom enjoys the beauty of your gift for well over a week, she will then use the colander again and again!
If you want something more to go with your flowers, check out our Woodwick Candles, South Bend Chocolates, Balloons, Figurines, Teddy Bears, Blooming plants, Hanging Baskets and Green Plants and More! From $1.00 to $100.00, We've got the perfect gift for Mom!
Looking for more? Click below for our entire Mother's Day Selections!
With our Prom season halfway over, we've got a pretty good idea what's hot and what's not for 2011! I wanted to share this with those of you that still have a Prom coming up this year!
Top 5 Prom Corsages
1. Three Sweet Heart Rose Wrist Corsage
With three delicate sweet hear roses, sheer hot pink ribbon, silver beads, iridescent leaves and silver glitter tulle this corsage is sure to get the party started! This corsage comes on our free wristlet but you can pick out one of our many keepsake wristlets to go with it instead to remember your perfect Prom Night!
2. Stardust Wrist Corsage
This dendrobium orchid wrist corsage includes green dendrobium orchids, white wax flower, with a simulated diamond pin centering a pin wheel design of black and silver ribbon and zebra ribbon adorned on to a black rhinestone wristlet!
3. Bauble On Wrist Corsage
This wrist corsage includes three mini carnations, fuschia lazer leaves, iridescent beads, sheer fuschia ribbon on a keepsake large iridescent beaded bracelet!
3. Boho Wrist Corsage
This corsage has three lovely sweet heart roses in a circle design, silver and black sheer ribbon, matching red rhinestone sprays, black lazer leaves and a beaded gunmetal keepsake wristlet!
5. Three Alstroemeria Wrist Corsage
A great way to have flowers that are a little different with spending a lot of money! This wrist corsage has three alstroemeria lilies with lavender beads, purples leaves, delicate sheer purple ribbon on a white beaded wristlet!
The great thing about our prom corsages is that there are thousand of combinations! We have over 100 ribbon choices, dozens of leaf, bead and tulle choices! We of dozens of keepsake bracelets to put your corsage on and most importantly we have hundreds of flower combinations! Best of all, don't see what you need? Just ask! We would love to help you get the perfect corsage for the perfect night!
See the perfect corsage on our site and want to share it with your friends or your date? There's an easy Facebook and Twitter button on each product!
Check out our Top 5 Corsages and more! Click below!
Seems like everywhere you look there is a Easter celebration or Easter Egg hunt to celebrate Easter! So, How can you separate this year's Easter bash from previous years? Flowers!
It's not just flowers.
Gillespie Florists carries a wide variety of products for the Easter Holiday, from plants, to gift baskets, to flowers! Here are a few examples!
We carry green house plants year round but at spring time we carry beautiful bulb plants! Pictured here is a basket with hyacinths and tulips that will come back year after year!
Easter Baskets are a great idea if you can not get home for Easter! Just order on our website or give us a call and we will do the rest! We fill up a basket with some of your favorite Easter treats: Peeps, Chocolate bunny, M&M's and Easter Eggs filled with Candies!
Don't forget the flowers! We have all sorts of bouquets to fit any gathering! We have fun and festive centerpieces like this adorable basket pictured to the left. We also have stunning tributes to the rebirth of Jesus Christ.
Prom season is upon us and we have been making new designs for prom this year. With recent books and movies focusing on Vampires, I couldn't help but wonder: What flowers would a Vampire wear to Prom?
The Countess might wear a corsage like this, elegant with a twist of mystery. Blood red roses, Contrasting ethereal black and red ribbons entwined with glitter hanging off the side, ruby red rhinestones and a timeless silver and rhinestone wristlet is sure to draw out her fangs!
Of course let's not forget about the man of the night, his sophisticated boutinniere complements the vampress's look without overshadowing it. This boutonniere has passionate blood red roses, black leaves a few red rhinestones and a jet black magnetic boutonniere holder ensures the wearer will not have to worry about pin pricks or being attacked by their date before their prom night even begins.
Vampire or not, Gillespie Florists is here to help your special evening look not be eclipsed by anyone else!
St. Patrick's Day is here again! This Thursday, March 17th to be exact. I love St. Patrick's Day because of all the green flowers we get to use! Did you know we have green carnations, roses, berries, Bells of Ireland, fuji mums, button pomps, cushion mums and more? Who new you could get so much in green?
Wear Green
This Thursday don't forget to wear green or you may be pinched! Of course we can help you with that! Why not wear a St. Patrick's Day corsage or boutonnière, like the one pictured to the left?
This is a great way to wear your St. Patrick's Day Green and be sure to be noticed!
Embrace Your Inner Irish
Did you know that the potato is the symbolic food of Ireland? To celebrate that, we created a bouquet filled with daisies, green carnations and potatoes!
This would make a great centerpiece at your St. Patrick's Day party or for someone you know loves the holiday!
Embrace your inner Irish and get a St. Patrick's Day bouquet today!
When deciding how we are going to present Valentines Day to our customers, we like to come up with a theme that you see with-in ten feet of the main entrance. We focus on creating an elaborate display designed to amerce the customer in the feeling of the holiday and then pull that theme through to the main show room floor inviting them to investigate further.
This year we are celebrating one of our favorite Valentines Day legends pertaining to Spring that originated in England and France.
Around 1400, during the dark ages, it was commonly believed that February the 14th, was when all the birds returned from Winter. Signifying the beginning of their nesting season, it added to the idea that the middle of February -Valentines Day- should be a day of romance.
In keeping with the beginning of nesting season, we have featured 2 white doves building their nest under the careful watch of cupid. The display is brought to life with an authentic woods scene depicting the last winter's snow holding on even as the Spring approaches. Brightly glittered red hearts give a dynamic color infusion against the stark white background also featuring little red birds spritely perched among the branches. To finish the effect, several different silk arrangements are set in at any given time to enhance the overall effect.
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Watch us put this amazing display together! Watch the video below!
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Every year, all of us at Gillespie's enjoy seeing what Mr. G will come up with for his wife on Valentines Day. No matter how busy we get, he takes time out of his schedule to make her the perfect bouquet. Knowing that she has been surrounded by flowers for the past 36 years, we were wondering if she ever tires of receiving flowers for special occasions. So, we asked her!
"The answer is an emphatic NO. I always love getting flowers because they are an instant pick me up. It brings unparalleled beauty and fragrance to where ever I place them. It's like a little luxury just for me especially when he designs them himself. On several occaisions, he has even brought home a loose assortment of flowers wrapped in tissue and then arranged them in one of my vases that I keep at home. So, I absolutely love receiving flowers, every time!"
What will Mrs. Gillespie's bouquet look like this year? I asked Mr. G if he would mind doing it up early for us. This is what he came up with!
He designed a beautiful arrangement just for her! He started by filling a large clear glass vase with several different varieties of spring flowers that he knows she loves. Featuring an elegant pink Star Gazer Lily, snapdragons, tea roses, larkspur, heather and alstromeria, he always adds a few pastel roses that are her particular favorite. This stunning bouquet stands over three feet tall and will fill the entire room with fragrance!
Celebrating the 4th this weekend? Whether you are hosting your own party or going to one, flowers are a 
must! Celebrate Independence Day with floral fireworks! Create your own fireworks display with sparkling bouquet from Gillespie Florists. You can even celebrate the Fourth of July with red roses or plants. However you decide to celebrate, Gillespie Florists can send your bouquet nationwide or locally here in Indianapolis. 
Want something a little different? Check out this 1948 Ford truck container filled with red carnations, daisies and red, white & blue ribbon! The truck makes a great keepsake item!
What Flowers would a Vampire wear to Prom?
Did you know that the potato is the symbolic food of Ireland? To celebrate that, we created a bouquet filled with daisies, green carnations and potatoes! 
This year we are celebrating one of our favorite Valentines Day legends pertaining to Spring that originated in England and France.
