The Flower Blog

 The stockings WERE hung by the chimney with care but where are they now?  Boxed up already? In the attic? Storage? Still hanging?! Our stockings were ransacked for their candy and then folded neatly in the box waiting for the rest of the Christmas decorations to follow.  I haven't taken down the tree yet. The lights are still on, the ambience of the holiday remains in my living room as I contemplate how to replace the excitement of the holidays with every day living. We've gone from the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" to "Ugh...I want to go back to bed and not wake up till spring."  It's amazing how quick this transformation in attitude happens and it is a very common occurrence. So what can we do to help beat the affliction of the Post Holiday Blues?  Here is a short list of ideas to get your creative juices flowing. 

Take Time for a Date

Sure Valentines day is coming up soon but there's never a bad time to make a date with your significant other.  The holidays are busy; you're with your family trying to squeeze in as much time as possible with the kids or other family members that there may not be much "couple time" to be had. So grab your calendar and plan for some much needed time together, even if you only have a few hours to spare.  It will give you something to look forward to!  

We as people are a social species. We love to go out and do things.  When is the last time you and your best friend had a night out on the town, took a class together, went to a wine tasting? Why not grab a few friends and try something new? Whether it be a painting class, card making, possibly stopping by your local florist to pick up some loose flowers and have an arrangement making party with some martinis thrown in.  The possibilities are endless and what better way to chase the blues away by spending it with friends and creating a new memory together!                                                                                        

See The Sights Of Your City

I always have these grand plans for my family as to what we can do while on break. For one reason or another they don't always happen. It could be the weather, a bad cold, a few forgotten errands which need attention; the list is endless.  We're lucky to pick out a tree together sometimes! Most of our break consists of preparation for Christmas, visiting family, and making sure we have quiet uninterrupted family time at home. Well, we've had our fill of relaxation and are now antsy to do something.  Something fun and inexpensive to do post holiday is go downtown and do some window shopping! (Key word: WINDOW)

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is also another great place to visit. If you have kids in tow they have plenty of kid friendly activities on the weekends, just check their website to see when these activities will be available and which ones may interest your kids!  There is also Family Free Thursdays at the Indianapolis Children's Museum the first Thursday of every month.  Yes, it is very busy on those nights, but do the kids care? From experience I can say without a doubt, they won't mind much if at all.  

Use Some Elbow Grease

Okay..I know what you're thinking. "Hey this is a blog about chasing the blues away, not making things more depressing by cleaning!". Trust me, I understand. Although it would be nice to have Mary Poppins singing behind me as I clean toilets; it's not going to happen. BUT thinking about how accomplished I feel after cleaning makes the effort worth it.  Don't feel like scrubbing? Throw something away instead.  Grab a grocery bag, pick out any drawer in the house, give yourself 15 minutes and find things to throw away in said drawer.  I bet you anything one hour later you will have a bag full of stuff, 3 or 4 drawers cleaned out and an overwhelming feeling of "Ahhhhhhh".  Purging junk you don't need is good for the soul.  If you don't have time for a grand purge just try one little drawer. I promise it will make you feel better.

Bring New Life to Your Space

A great way to start the New Year is to do a little redecorating. It could be in "Your" space at home, or maybe your workspace at the office!  Perhaps its time to replace the photos in your picture frame at work. Or find a DIY craft on pinterest you could do and bring into the office to use as decoration? One of my favorite ways to bring life to my workspace and in my home is having planters, and keeping them alive year round. You might be thinking "I'm one step ahead of you, I have 3 planters already..they are 5 years old". Well, that's great! But when was the last time you replanted those suckers? Switched out the containers? Added a few more to your collection? Maybe you don't have a planter at all and are absolutely clueless as to what kind of plant would be best for your work or home environment?  That's ok! Go to your local florist, they will be able to help you pick the perfect plant to brighten up your space. Better yet! Go to one of those "Paint your own pottery" places, decorate a container and bring it the florist when it's ready!  Not only will you have your own piece of art, but also something living in it. It's a win/win!

So there you go! A few ideas to take the post holiday blues away and start the new year with places to go, people to see, and things to create!  And if you decide to have a flower party, decorate a container and want to fill it with something beautiful year round, be sure to stop by Gillespie Florists.  Our friendly staff will be delighted to help you kick the blues to the curb!

Click here to see what we've created for the New Year.

Check our planter section to see some of our favorites or stop in to create something new! Whether it involves flowers, plants, people, or places, the main thing to remember is to get out there and DO something. Let's start today!

I've been working on a few topics to write about for this week. Every time I am close to finishing and publishing one, something happens which leads me to believe the timing isn't quite right for posting. Somehow nature is always involved in the timing of things. So today, let us acknowledge the massive white elephant looming outside the door this morning...and last night, and the day before as well.

I love snow! I do not spend enough time in the snow as an adult and parent of children, and in these sub zero temperatures; well I will continue to admire it from the safety and warmth of my home.

Right now looking outdoors, the snow is in the finest of its hours. Still white, still everywhere, decorating our sparse little trees, beckoning families to come out and play, and inviting motorists to venture out. I see you out there...and I'm still not coming out. Such a beautiful creation of nature we enjoy but also curse at the same time.

I am an optimistic "glass is half full" type gal but sometimes even I think unsavory thoughts about the innocent looking white stuff outside which makes it difficult to travel and do things. It's all roses and sunshine until you actually have to play hide and go seek to find your car under a seemingly large mountain of it!

What effect did the first winter storm of 2014 have on you? Did you lose power? Was your neighborhood buried? Did the plows come through and block you in? Did your car get stuck in the drift of the roads? Did the pipes burst at your house?  How has the weather impacted your life in the past few days? Not long ago I mentioned nature had a way of making us slow down.. Even at its most inconvenient timing, it still remains the case that nature WILL slow things down and may cause damage along the way. It's ineveitable through one disaster or another, we will be affected in some manner. 

Keep in mind nature also has the ability to bring out the best in people. After checking the newsfeeds on facebook, some interesting news stories online, and experiencing some of it myself, nature is bringing out the best in people as they open their homes to those without power; others are willing and able to snowblow and shovel others out of the house so they can leave if an emergency situation arises; our neighbors kindly shoveled a way for our family to get IN to our house while we were away. Good samaritans pull over on the highway to help a stalled vehicle...All these acts of kindness and much more always appear in the most bleary of situations caused by mother nature. 

So today, as you're recovering from whatever effect the weather has had on you or in your area, keep in mind the beauty of nature isn't just in the eye of the beholder. It is also in the actions of our neighbors, families, friends, and people we do not even know.  Today I say thank you to everyone who worked to better the situation by plowing nonstop, fixing power lines, working overtime, and leaving a positive impact during the "Snowpocalypse of 2014".  

Need to send a "Thank You" to someone special? We have a variety of ways to send "Thanks" through flowers! Click below to see how!

Have you ever wondered about where or how florists obtain the variety of fresh cut pine and greenery offered in seasonal/winter arrangements?

First, let’s explore some of our most popular varieties of fresh cut pine and seasonal greenery that we offer throughout the winter months in our shop. Our favorites include: Port Orford, boxwood, flat cedar, incense cedar, silver pine tips and boughs, white pine, mistletoe, noble, balsam and holly. Occasionally, we stock the following as well: Juniper, Douglas, Spruce, Scotch, Red Pine, Hemlock, Frazier and Pepperberry.

Why do we stock so many varieties of seasonal/winter greenery? Generally, we design our seasonal/winter arrangements with at least 2-3 types of greenery to add texture and interest to the design. Since the shape and/or density of each greenery can vary, certain types of greenery are appropriate for specific design styles. For example, we use cedar for a lacey, cascading effect. Each greenery also has a distinct fragrance which also adds another dimension to each arrangement.

Now that we have explored some specific types of seasonal/winter greenery, let’s look at where we can obtain the product. Most of our product comes from out West, in Oregon, Colorado and Washington State. We do obtain product from Florida, Michigan and right here in Indiana, too! One of our designers, Duane, harvests boxwood from his own Indiana garden for our seasonal/winter arrangements. Harvesting at the correct time, especially in Indiana, can be a tricky task! Duane watches the weather closely in October to determine when the first hard freeze will arrive. The harvesting must occur BEFORE the first hard freeze because of the effect that the cold weather has on the color and quality of the boxwood. The boxwood can be stored at cool temperatures, in water for several weeks. The greenery that we purchase from companies out of state are harvesting and packaging their products in 20-50 pound boxes throughout October and November for shipping in November and December. One company, located in Colorado, dedicates over 50% of their cold storage to seasonal/winter greenery every fall for the busy winter shipping season. Since the demand is high for a short period of time, these companies must harvest early and store their product until their customers are ready to receive shipment. 

The weather and wildfires can play a significant role in the price and availability of seasonal/winter greenery. Several years ago, Western wildfires blazed through thousands and thousands of acres of farmland where greenery was to be harvested. Since there was less farmland from which to harvest, and the demand was steady, availability was limited and the price increased significantly that year. Last year, Indiana experienced a summer drought which affected the availability of local product, thereby affecting availability and driving the price up.

 Our seasonal/winter greenery arrives to us via refrigerated truck just before Thanksgiving. Shipping methods vary from florist to florist, depending on the quantity and shipping costs. Because of the weight of seasonal/winter greenery, I would guess that most florists prefer a ground (truck) method of shipment versus air (plane).

Check out some of our bouquets that include fresh cut pine! Click below! 

"Beep beep beep, bomp bomp boop, beep bo bip BEEEP"

"Hello…Welcome to the automated customer service center. We will now give you 5 options to choose from to get to the next level of service, please select now…."

"BEEP"

"Thank you for choosing, now please state what service you need using 1 word clearly spoken"

"Representative"

"Sorry..I didn't get that. Please repeat"

"Service"

"That is not an option, Please try again"

"A live person"

"...Could you repeat please?"

"Operator"

"I'm sorry, if you would like to speak to a customer service representative, please press 0 now"

"THWOMP"….that was my head…on my desk.

There are usually 2 outcomes from a customer service experience such as this one. I rejoice in having the patience to survive the time-sucking gauntlet of robot-lady voices to the final goal of reaching a live person, OR, I'm mad as a hatter for having to explain my question once reaching a live person after selecting 20 options to get to the one who should KNOW why i am calling in the first place!    

Technology is a wonderful thing which can streamline daily processes; it is also the root all of evil for people who just want to talk to somebody! Consider this interaction after picking up the phone and dialing another 10 numbers...

"Beep beep" "beep beep"

"Gillespie Florists this is Sarah, how may I help you?"

(oh you had me at hello, you're human right off the bat)

Speaking to someone directly makes things better immediately. You are not waiting 10 minutes to reach an individual, you pick up the phone and tadah! There they are!  Granted you might have to listen to some interlude music but you're 1 person from your destination instead of playing 20 questions with the robot lady.  I don't know about you but given the choice, I choose a human. Now why would this be important?  To me, that's part of great customer service, which is one of many advantages of working with small businesses and shopping local.  

Customer service is important to the survival of small companies because lets face it, given the choice if you have a bad experience  with a company, do you want to return with your business? Give them your hard earned money to feel like another drop in the bucket, an expendable customer? Um...not me and hopefully not you either!   How does a business keep you coming back but through quality, price, and great customer service? I want to go where everyone knows my name (well...that's a long shot) but where I can walk in the door and am greeted with a friendly hello, perhaps see a friend, and start shopping, or getting seated for a meal. 

My little family doesn't do a great deal of shopping, however we do have 1 meal out a week on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. There are about 6 restaurants on our rotation and they are all local, small restaurants.  Sure we will hit up a food chain once in a blue moon but the majority of the time, I like the little places for a number of reasons.

1. Great food 

2. Good price for the great food

3. Longest wait time is usually 10 minutes ( in kid time, that's 2 hours)

4. Friendly staff   

5. Great service

We have been going to these restaurants for years.  I love the fact we can go in and see familiar faces. We can sit down and the guy who preps the table and pours the water automatically gives us an empty styrofoam cup for our youngest because he remembers our routine. Another favorite place, we don't need to say "booth seating with a high chair please". We walk in the door, they smile and wave us on back with a high chair in tow. It's the little things which make a big difference. Scratch that, it's the PEOPLE who make the difference, and they are the reason why we return to those places and spend the time and money that we do there.  

Something to think about as Small Business Saturday approaches towards the end of November every year. What stands out in your shopping experience?  Is the the percentage off price tag or the person making friendly small talk as your purchases are rang up.  The waiter who smiles and asks a follow up question to your 6 year old when he blurts out what he learned about pilgrims yesterday?

Or maybe you just happen to visit your local florist, perhaps Gillespie Florists, having no clue what you need but by golly, you have GOT to get something for your mothers holiday dinner tomorrow.  

Walk in the door and be greeted with a smile and friendly staff looking forward to helping you out, or pick up the phone and chat with someone who can help find the perfect bouquet. Little things make a big difference. And a little less time conversing with robot-lady doesn't hurt either.  

Click here or come on by our location off 10th & Raceway to see what we have to offer in celebration of Small Business Saturday! We are proud and ready to serve you!

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I love fonts! Lots and lots of fonts! Big fonts, little fonts, decorative font, distressed fonts, gothic ones, basic ones, script! name the category and I am betting I will love at least 100 sets of these fabulous characters in it!  Whew! That is a lot of excitement for something we see on daily basis isn't it?

What is the big fuss about fonts anyway? As a graphic designer, they serve an important role in my work. My job is to express information, ideas, and feelings through images, color, and font. Many times the information must be conveyed without using image at all. What do we have left but color and font? Sometimes not even full color but just black and white! Sounds a little boring, doesn't it? Not so long ago designers had a limited supply of fonts; we appreciated the subtle differences between Helvetica and Futura, Garamond and Goudy, but now? The world is our oyster! Thanks to font creation software and imaginative artists we have categories upon categories of fonts to meander through to find the perfect match for what we are thinking….

I know what you are thinking right now..."How does this relate to flowers?!"

Flowers aren't so different...there are millions of specimens; all having unique characteristics, some subtle, some obvious, all having the ability to express ideas, convey messages and feelings whether it be through a single stem of daisy poms or an entire spring bouquet.

One of my favorite examples of expression through flowers and fonts is how we bring them together for weddings through a theme.  You know when you have your theme; it may be colors, a favorite style or era, the newest trend, or maybe something of your own creation!

Again, endless possibilities!

Think about when you picked out or commissioned a designer to do your wedding invitations. Was there a certain font in the collection that stood out?

Where you thought "this is me! Oh this fits us! Just what I was looking for!"

It's so exciting when you find something which can express your ideas without having to say much, if anything at all. Again, flowers have the same capacity. A rose, for example. When I see a Vendela Rose, the word elegant comes to mind.

 

 

 

 

 

Take a rose of a different color, such as red, add a few orange stargazer lillies, a few stalks of purple status, and the once "elegant" rose is now part of a brilliant and bold bouquet!

 

 

 

 

 

Or consider yet another one, a few white roses mixed with some eucalyptus,  delphinium, cornflower, kale, thistle eryngium, tree fern and voila!. A soft whimsical bouquet to compliment a light and airy wedding dress for a summer wedding outdoors.

Isn't it amazing how a single rose can transform into an entire theme? Just like font lettering. One style of letter by itself can speak to you. Put together a meaningful word with these letters and there it is, your theme is created, your idea in motion. Now off to your local florist to find which flowers express the same message for the world to see what you're feeling on such a special day.

With the right floral combination, color, and creativity you can have your wedding theme pulled together as boldly, elegantly, whimsically, beautifully as you have always imagined! Not sure where to begin? Have an idea or certain theme in mind but not sure what direction to go next? Check out our wedding link to get your creative ideas flowing. The fine staff of Gillespie Florists will be delighted to help you out with your wedding plans. Good luck and happy matching!

Over the last several years, I have seen a steady increase in customers who want to design their own arrangements.  The DIY revolution is not limited to one occasion as I have assisted customers with flower selections for weddings, receptions, large events/celebrations (recently a pastor at a church celebrated his 25th anniversary of service), birthdays, anniversaries, get well and even sympathy expressions.

DIY is not a new concept to Gillespie Florists.  As a matter of fact, Gillespie Florists has been offering our staple DIY bouquet (The Sunshine Bouquet) since 1975.  This simple, loose stem bouquet includes two stems of carnations, one stem of pomps (spray daisies or cushions), ½ stem of accent flower (babies breath, solidego, statice, limonium) and one stem of leatherfern for the unbelievable price of $3.95 each.  We sell dozens of Sunshine Bouquets each week to customers for every occasion.  We even have customers that purchase one or two Sunshine bouquets every week to have a few flowers at home to enjoy for themselves.

Did you know that you can bring your own vase into our store and fill it with flowers yourself at one of our design stations?  We provide the tools, water and flower preservative and you become the artist!  If you don’t have your own vase, no problem!  We have plenty of vases to choose from at the discounted, DIY rate!

Our second most popular DIY bouquet is the Take/Carry Out Dozen Rose Bouquet.  We offer two versions:  Dozen roses with Leatherfern for $19.95 or dozen roses with Leatherfern and a stem of babies breath for $22.95 (prices will vary with seasonal availability).  Our most popular color of rose is red, of course, but did you know that we offer a variety of colors of roses?  Depending on our inventory, we stock white, yellow, pink and other novelty rose colors, all for the low DIY prices mentioned above!

DIY weddings have steadily increased since 2009.  Brides on a budget are taking the world by storm, researching options online, arming themselves with the knowledge and skills to have gorgeous weddings, while staying within their budget.  The most common DIY aspect of a wedding is the reception centerpieces.  However, I have worked with brides who have designed their own bouquets for themselves and their bridesmaids, designed their own corsages and boutonnieres and designed their own ceremony and reception décor.  A tip for DIY brides:  Design practice bouquets a few months ahead of time.  This will help you know how many flowers you will need, how much time you need to plan for on your busy wedding week and discover any problems/issues/design changes BEFORE the week of your wedding!  

Interested in DIY flowers?  Stop by and speak with one of our friendly sales representatives to walk you through our 500 square foot cooler to start designing your own bouquet!

Mission impossible:  Plan a wedding from nearly 4,000 miles away from the site of the ceremony.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to plan every detail of your wedding, which is to take place in Indiana, while living and working in Alaska!  This was a REAL scenario for us a few months ago.  I have worked with out of town brides before, but this was certainly the greatest distance I had experienced!  

With the technology available to us today, working with brides from out of town is not an impossible mission.  As a matter of fact, it can be a very positive and rewarding experience! Of course, I prefer to meet brides face to face.  However, in the case of 4K miles, a bride just can’t hop a flight to Indy at a moment’s notice!  Therefore, the bride and I worked together to create an open line of communication and plan her flower selection down to the finest details.

Our bride, who lives and works in Alaska, contacted me about the possibility of designing the flowers for her wedding.  She inquired as to whether or not we could work with her from such a distance. Fortunately, this bride was able to meet with me in person during a visit to Indianapolis a several months prior to her wedding.  At that time, I was able to show her samples and begin planning her order with her in person.  After our meeting, we corresponded via email, sharing photos and samples of flowers digitally.  Over the course of several months, the bride and I kept in close contact via email.  

Finally, the weekend of the wedding arrived!  The bride came to our store to preview the completed/designed wedding flower order the day before her wedding.  The arrangements turned out wonderfully and she was pleased with the result of our coordinated efforts.  I really must give the bride most of the credit, she was fantastic to work with and corresponded with me frequently so we could have all the details worked out in advance.

If you are planning a wedding from across town or out of town, never fear! We are able to accommodate any distance (even 4K miles!) with a little help from technology.  

Ready to start planning your wedding or just have some questions? Contact Sarah, our wedding specialist, by clicking below!

I wear “a lot of hats” in the flower business, but one of the most important aspects of my job is to maintain a high standard of quality in the fresh cut flower products that we offer.  To that end, I test fresh cut flowers from different vendors, under different conditions, throughout the year to make sure that Gillespie Florists offers the best products year round.

How do I test fresh cut flowers?  Several ways, actually!  It seems like a pretty cut and dry (no pun intended) subject, but there can be complex situations in which our flowers are placed.  

The most common placement of fresh cut flowers are in a clear glass vase with water and flower food (FloraLife or Aqua Plus are our two favorites).  Several times throughout the year, I test the vase life of our most popular varieties of flowers (roses, carnations, gerbera, pom pons and lilies) with different brands of flower food and even common household items that can be used to prolong vase life (i.e. sugar, sprite, aspirin, alum, etc.).  It is interesting to experiment with the flower food in various conditions (heat, sunlight, cold, dim lighting, indoors, outdoors, etc.) to see if the vase life is effected. I have even changed up the type of water I have used to test the cut flowers (tap water versus bottled water; clean water versus water with sediment in it).

Another way that I test flowers is to design sample arrangements for events ahead of time to see how the flowers will behave in a particular environment.  For example, we recently had a wedding featuring composite style rose bouquets.  Several weeks before the wedding, we designed samples and tested them over a course of a week.  I specifically was interested in the longevity of the bouquets since they would be completely out of water (and designed using petals, so there was no stem either)!  It was really interesting to see how well the bouquets held up, both in and out of refrigeration.  And surprisingly, the samples held up for a much longer period of time than I would have guessed!  

I have a wedding coming up soon that features hydrangeas, lilies and calla lilies for centerpieces.  Because of the particular design, we have created some unique ways to provide a water source for these flowers in a small amount of space.  As you can see from this photo, one of our test designs did not work out very well!

The good news is that the other did work out, so we are armed with the knowledge of how to prepare the centerpieces and NOT experience failure at the most critical time:  the day of the event!!!

Additional experiments that I have conducted compare varieties and grades of flowers against one another.  For example, the vase life of a Freedom rose versus a Forever Young rose. Both roses are a rich red color, but it can be surprising that they open (bloom) differently and have different vase lives.  I test fancy grade versus select grade carnations or alstroemeria frequently.  I also test identical products from different vendors to see if a particular flower has a better vase life.  For example, I have studied gerbera from Rosa Flora versus Maximum.

Fresh flowers are much more predictable in their longevity as compared to 25 years ago.  Advancements in science have contributed greatly to the quality of the fresh cut flower products available today.  I believe it is important, however, to test our flowers year round to have peace of mind, knowing that our product is the freshest and most beautiful in the Indianapolis area.

Check out our selection of well tested bouquets by clicking below!

I wrote a blog recently that we had starting carrying a new line of Windchimes! I also said at that time we would soon be offering these new windchimes on our website. Well the wait is over! We have a great selection of windchimes on our website that I would love to introduce to you!

Some of the windchimes we offer are from local vendors and some are from QMT Windchimes. 

QMT Windchimes has been manufacturing hand-tuned wind chimes right here in the USA for over 30 years. They manufacture their chimes in Manassas Park, Virginia and use raw materials from American lumber and aluminum suppliers! They manufacture over 600 varieties of wind chimes!

Below is what we offer online from QMT:

Arias & Arias Elite

For more than twenty years, the Arias have been built to last the test of time.  The wood components are redwood with a penetrating oil-resin finish. The aluminum is anodized or powder-coated to stand up to the elements, and everything is held together with a strong cord.  Durable and weather-resistant, they will provide you years of enjoyment. They have an earthy, natural look that will easily become part of the scenery in your landscape. Whether in gentle breezes or strong winds, the Arias chimes will generate beautiful music to surround your home.

Sentimental Reflection Wind Chime

This wind chime is a part of the Arias collection by QMT windchimes. This wind chime is a part of the Arias collection by QMT. It is 24 inches long and has four bronze tubes. These wind chimes are hand tuned for optimum sound quality. This product is delivered on a handcrafted black metal stand made locally in Indiana! We also include in the presentation a beautiful red bow with streaming ribbons!

Peaceful Blessings Wind Chime

Also part of the Arias collection. It is 33 inches long and has six silver tubes. These wind chimes are hand tuned for optimum sound quality. This product is delivered on a handcrafted black metal stand made locally in Indiana! We also include in the presentation a beautiful lime green bow  with streaming ribbons!

Happy Remembrance Wind Chime

This wind chime is a part of the Arias Elite collection by QMT. This windchime is 24 inches long and has eight green tubes. These wind chimes are hand tuned for optimum sound quality. This product is delivered on a handcrafted black metal stand made locally in Indiana! We also include in the presentation a beautiful lavender bow with streaming ribbons!

Heartfelt Wind Chime

Also a part of the Arias Elite collection. It is 24 inches long and has eight black tubes. These wind chimes are hand tuned for optimum sound quality. This product is delivered on a handcrafted black metal stand made locally in Indiana! We also include in the presentation a beautiful rust colored bow with streaming ribbons!

We have more windchimes we want to add to the website and hope to add Weatherland and Shenandoah Melodies soon!

Wind chimes are a wonderful gift to send to someone for many reasons! You can have us box it in one of our white gift boxes wrapped with tissue and a bow, have us deliver it on one of our hand crafted wind chime easel stands with a bow and trailing ribbons or have us incorporate it into a large plant or bouquet! With wind chimes ranging in size from 12” - 67”, we will have the right size for you! Call us at 317.273.1100 for more details!

We have even more options on our website! Click below to check them out!

Now that Prom season is officially over here at Gillespie Florists, I like to print product analysis reports to see what we sold more or less of to help me order supplies for next year’s Proms! Then I like to share our Top Five Bestsellers on our blog for all of those inquiring minds!

5. Vamped - This corsage is very popular because we use different types of ribbon that dangles down to one side of the corsage. The Vamped wrist corsage includes: red sweetheart roses, red rhinestones, silver micro-wire, black glitter ribbon, black glitter leaves, two different types of red ribbon and a keepsake silver bracelet! Item # 11PN07

4. Platinum - This corsage includes: white dendrobium orchids, black feathers, green and black leaves, rhinestones, silver and green ribbon and keepsake a bracelet! Dendrobium orchids have delicate look to them but hold up really well for prom! Other types of orchids are more sensitive than others and be torn very easily so when ordering your prom flowers make sure ask how the orchid will hold up if you use a different variety!  #12PN03

3. Sugar Sugar - The Sugar Sugar fresh flower ring is created with a pink sweetheart rose, wax flower, beads and a few rhinestones! We make this with an elastic band so this ring is a “one size fits all” item! Some girls get a flower ring as well as a corsage and some wear just the ring to make a more clean look.  #13PN07

2. Mardi Gras - Be the life of the party with the Mardi Gras wrist corsage! This corsage is done in Ben Davis High School Purple and White colors and includes purple orchids, white sweetheart roses, purple ribbon, purple wire, silver beads,  black glitter leaves and a keepsake bracelet! Customers really love the mixture of roses and orchids!

1. Pandora - The Pandora corsage has been a best selling corsage for two years!. This corsage is designed with three orange sweetheart roses, purple & lime green glitter ribbon, blue & sea foam green feathers, blue, turquoise & green silk leaves, blue & green wire on a keepsake Bracelet. I think this corsage is liked so well because we use many elements to give if depth and interest!

When looking at the types of flowers being used rather than the specific design chosen by the customer; we sell more sweetheart rose corsages than anything else!

Check out our entire selection of Prom Flowers by clicking below!

Check out our latest Prom Video!