The Flower Blog

GleeK for 'Glee' Prom 2012

Posted by Thu, May 10, 2012 @ 12:12 PM

Della Gillespie MendenhallGlee Prom Flowers 2012 Rachel FinnLast year, I blogged about the 2011 ‘Glee’ Prom and had positive feedback so, here’s the scoop on what flowers our favorite characters wore to ‘Glee’ Prom 2012!  First and foremost, I noticed that there more characters on ‘Glee’ wearing Prom flowers this season compared to season. As a florist, that makes me very happy!

No Dino Flowers!

The theme for the 2012 ‘Glee’ Prom was Prom-asaurus.  Although there weren’t any flowers
from the Jurassic era, there was plenty of variety in the types of flowers worn to the prom. Like last year, the characters wore carnations, roses and orchids. However, this year, daisies made an appearance and so did keepsake bracelets!

Most Memorable Corsage

Rachels Glee prom corsageThe most memorable corsage in my opinion, was Rachel's because of the story behind it. Rachel, Blaine and Kurt decide to have an Anti-Prom party. Because Finn was nominated for Prom King, he felt obligated to attend prom. After a surprise from Quinn, Finn decided to ditch Prom to be with his girl! He gallantly showed up to Anti-Prom and talked everyone into going with him! Before leaving for Prom he gives Rachel a corsage. She wore orchids again this year but with a twist- light pink dendrobium (which was a great accent color for her dress). Her corsage looked similar to the one pictured here, including the keepsake bracelet.

Favorite CorsageQuinns Glee Prom Corsage

I absolutely loved Quinn’s corsage! In my opinion, her corsage way way too big last year (it engulfed her hand)! This
year, her corsage was the perfect size and beautiful! Her corsage was placed on a keepsake bracelet that sparkled and shined.  The corsage had perfectly matching lavender ribbon, white accents and white roses(I think). It’s hard to tell what the exact flowers are when these girls are dancing all over the screen! Quinn’s corsage was similar to the one pictured here.

Blaines Glee Prom flowerBoutonnieres

I did not care for Kurt’s Boutonniere. It was too simple for my taste-just a Glee Prom Flowers 2012 Kurt Blainetiny pin-on mini-carnation. It’s not that Kurt has to have some humongous boutonniere but I certainly expected more style for him! Though I liked Blaine’s boutonniere, I was surprised by it, too. He had on a large white carnation with a metal boutonniere holder, which is very cool and the style you would expect to see this season.  However, if you look at episode from last year, he wore almost the exact same boutonniere. The only difference was that the carnation in the holder was pink instead of white. I was expecting a little more pizazz from them both! Blaine’s Boutonniere was similar to the one on the right.

Principal Figgins’ Glee Boutonniere Principal Figgins’ Boutonniere was a pleasant surprise! He wore a daisy boutonniere similar to the one pictured here. Daisies are becoming a more popular Prom flower choice. We design with daisies frequently in corsages and boutonnieres here at Gillespie’s. Principal Figgins pulled off his look with style and looked very comfortable in it!

In Indianapolis, our Prom season is coming to a close with only two weekends left.

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5 Creative Things To Do For Mom!

Posted by Tue, May 08, 2012 @ 04:00 PM

Della Gillespie MendenhallMother’s Day is as much about the children as it is about Mom. Letting your kids be a part of the gift giving process will provide them a way to express their individual love for Mom. It really is the thought that counts! Here are 5 easy to make gifts that you and your family can do together for Mom.puzzel photo frame

1. Recycled Puzzle Piece Photo Frame
Don't throw out your puzzles with missing pieces. There are plenty of crafting opportunities waiting. This is an easy to do project and Mom will love the end result! A personalized photo frame! Let your children pick out their favorite picture of themselves and build a puzzle frame around it. Follow the link for a supply list and super easy instructions!

http://www.makingfriends.com/recycle/puzzle_piece_photo_frame.htm

photo bouquet2. Bouquet of Photo Flowers

Looking for a bouquet of flowers with a little personal touch? Make this precious keepsake for Mom or Grandma this Mother’s Day and they will cherish it always. You can bring these photo flowers to your local florist and have them add it to a fresh arrangement for you! Mom will love the smell of fresh flowers and always cherish the photos! Follow the link for a supply list and instructions.

http://crafts.kaboose.com/bouquet-of-photo-flowers.html

3. Create a home video for Mom.

My siblings and I made a Michael Jackson Music video for Mother’s Day one year and she still has that tape to this day! As you can imagine, it was pretty comical with 5 kids and 2 dogs running around the living room all dancing terribly to “Bad”. She says it is a gift she will never forget! She mentioned it the other day and it is what inspired me to write this blog! So, get out your camcorder and create mom a music video she will never forget!

4. Potpourri Sachetspotpourri sachet

Almost every woman loves air fresheners! This is an easy project for you and the kids that Mom will really use!  Potpourri Sachets is a versatile air freshener because you can put them anywhere! From your rearview mirror, your dresser drawer,  Fill pretty little organza bags with potpourri to give Mom! Follow the link for a supply list and instructions.

http://www.makingfriends.com/winter/valentine_potpourri.htm

hand picked flowers for mom5. Create A Fresh Bouquet for Mom

We have Dads come in with their kids to pick out flowers for Mom and it is the sweetest thing to see! They come back to our cooler and Dad helps them pick out flowers that they think Mom will like. A salesperson is always nearby to assist! Then Dad lets us know if he would like one of our designers to create a bouquet for Mom and have it delivered or if he would like us to wrap up the flowers to take home. If you decide to take the flowers home, it makes a fun project for the kids and it won’t hurt the wallet either! You can save 20% - 60% by taking the flowers home and vasing them yourself! Make it even more memorable by video taping you and the kids making this special bouquet! 

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How Deep is Your Love? - Say it with Flowers

Posted by Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 12:31 PM

Della Gillespie MendenhallWe are getting ready for Valentine’s Day here at Gillespie Florists and we look forward to it year after year! We communicate your feelings with flowers every day but we specialize in love! Let us help express your love to your Valentine! So the question is, How deep is your love?Nuts for You! flowers avon, in

New Love


Is this a new love? Not even sure it’s love yet but know it’s someone special? Nuts for you! is the perfect bouquet! This bud vase comes with two red roses, babies’ breath and a cute little plush squirrel. Every time she looks at that cute little squirrel she will smile and think of you!


This is Love

Love is flowers Avon, INThis is love. You know are in love but you do not want to over do it. There will be many years to come and many years of out doing yourself from the previous year. The Love is... bouquet is the perfect arrangement for you! This bouquet includes tea roses, daisies, mini carnations, alstroemeria lilies, babies’ breath and a keepsake infinity heart ornament with the words inscribed, “Love is patient, Love is kind, Love never ends”. This heart is something she can cherish and remind her of your commitment to her!

Old Love


Vin Rouge Dozen roses

Is this an old love? The ultimate symbol of love for Valentine’s Day is a dozen roses! You have been together for years but your love for her grows with every passing day. Show her she always has been and always will be your true love with the Vin Rouge bouquet! This bouquet includes one dozen long stem red roses with babies’ breath, greenery, a bow and a clear glass vase! She will remember this stunning arrangement for years to come! 

No matter how deep your love is, we have a way to express it with flowers! Let this Valentine’s Day be the most spectacular by letting express your feelings in ways words cannot express!

 

 

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Last Minute Gifts, Christmas Flowers!

Posted by Mon, Dec 19, 2011 @ 12:00 PM

Della Gillespie MendenhallChristmas Flurries IndianapolisChristmas is almost here! Have you checked everyone off of your list? If your answer is “No” then avoid the lines and crowd! Order flowers for the rest of your list and be done! We will specially design a beautiful Christmas bouquet for your loved one.

With bouquets starting at just $29.95, you can have convenience and value! Melt their hearts with the Christmas Flurries bouquet! This bouquet is filled with evergreens, red carnations, babies breath, and pine cones. This bouquet will be perfect for the Christmas party dining room table!

Prancer bouquet Avon, INWant to send something that will be cherished year after year? The magic of Christmas is reflected in this beautiful keepsake resin reindeer detailed in a lovely ivory with green and gold motiff. Prancer is surrounded by sparkling gold pine cones, carnations and mixed seasonal green to create a memorable setting for your table this year.

Heaven on Earth flowers Avon, INNeed a gift that will really “Wow” them? Bring a little heaven to your holiday celebration this year with this stunning, one of a kind design. It features a stately resin reindeer, dusted in gold, standing atop a sculptured snowy cliff. Dazzling white Asiatic Lilies are set amid unique Lotus pods, fragrant white roses, carnations, pine cones, yoko ono poms and mixed winter greens. The finishing touch is created with stylish curly willow.

Don’t fret about the little stuff this Christmas! Let us help you with your last minute gifts by delivering flowers for you through Christmas Eve! Want to pick up flowers? Stop in the store where we have ready made bouquets just for you!

Our hours Christmas week:

Monday - Friday 7am - 7pm

Saturday 9am - 4pm

Christmas Day Closed

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Trick or Treat at Gillespie Florists!

Posted by Tue, Oct 25, 2011 @ 01:58 PM

Della Gillespie Mendenhall Trick or treat and flowers

Treat or Flower!

Actually, Treat and Flower! This will be our third year having Trick or Treat hours at Gillespie Florists! We are excited to see what everyone will dress up as! I'm going to share some of my favorite pictures from the last  couple of years!

wizard of oz dorothy at gillespie florists  As always we will be offering candy and free flowers to anyone coming in dressed up during our Treat or Treat hours!

We have some really cool displays that are perfect for taking pictures! We'll take pictures for you and will be happy to email you a copy of the picture!

  My English Bulldog Pearl will be joining Trick or Treat hours on Saturday! She loves to meet new people so, if you would like to visit with Pearl, be sure to be here Saturday!getting free flowers

English Bulldog Pearl at Gillespie FloristsTrick or Treat Hours

Saturday Oct. 29th 4p-6p

Sunday Oct. 30th 11a-3p

Monday Oct. 31st 5p-7p

 

Trick or Treat Sale!

Since you'll be in for Trick or Treating, why not pick up a few things? Especially since they will be on sale! We are having a store wide sale Oct. 29th, 30th & 31st! Everything in stock is on sale! Take out only!

Candles, Webkinz, Silks, Comfort Throws, Plants, Flowers, Angels, gift ware...Everything!

40% OFF!

This is for Take Out Only and on items already in stock. This sale does not include Serviced Product. Call us at 317.273.1100 for more details!

For Halloween, Pearl and I made a video that was supposed to be scary but ended up being very funny! Click below to watch the video!

Topics: Holidays, Videos, Sales

Change the Scene!

Posted by Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 01:05 PM

Susan Gillespie

Changing of the SeasonFall wagon display with plants avon, in

Here at Gillespie Florists we are always under going dramatic changes with in the display room floors.  Every season, we have the most complete changes with specialty displays for the individual holidays.  We always start in the entrance foyer and move forward into the main room pulling seasonal fixtures to go into storage at our residential Gillespie garage or barn. Currently, we are fully engaged into bringing Christmas to life.  Half of the store has gone through a transformation of Summer to Fall and of course, Halloween!Fall Christmas tree indianapolis

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A Touch of Christmas

A touch of Christmas has already been put out for our customers to preview. As soon as we get new Christmas products in, we are excited to show off the festive items!

We are proud to have one of the largest and most complete lines of plush available in Indianapolis.  Featuring elite lines not easily found at other retailers such as London based "Jelly Cats" and New York style, Manhattan Toy. You'll see them in the video below along with some of our current displays!

Indian baby doll indianapolisOur designers are busily designing outstanding set pieces to complete our eye-catching displays. It is our hope that every time you stop by you will see something new and interesting.

 

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How To Create A Sunflower Wedding

Posted by Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 01:29 PM

Sarah Gillespie
For all of you "do-it-yourselfers" out there, here is a video of an experienced designer assembling a cascade style bouquet for a recent wedding.  Duane has over 25 years of design experience and assembled this bouquet in about an hour.  The video is show in "fast forward" for your viewing enjoyment and is captured from the side perspective. 
 
The video does not show the inital greening and set up of the bridal holder.  He is using a specialized stand to elevate and stabilize the holder during the design process.  The holder must be soaked in water and preservative for about 3 hours before he can begin designing.  The initial insertions of the bouquet are simple ming fern greenery which covers the holder itself and prevent "holes" in the design.
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Here is another video that "do-it-yourselfers" might find helpful.  It shows our experienced designer, Duane, assembling hand-tied, clutch style bouquets for a recent wedding.  This style is technically less demanding than that of a cascade style bouquet, but don't let hand-tied bouquets fool you.  The finished product requires trial and error of placement of the flowers to get the balanced and round look that the bride requested.  Each bouquet required about 15-20 minutes to complete.  The video is shown in "fast forward" for your viewing enjoyment and is captured from the side perspective.
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Top 5 Purple Flowers at Gillespie Florists

Posted by Mon, Sep 26, 2011 @ 12:53 PM

Della Gillespie Mendenhall

We sell tons of purple flowers! Purple in general is a very popular color in everyday life so it's not that surprising it is also popular in flowers!  Purple comes in a large range of shades and can be found on the color wheel between red and blue. People like to match purple up in bouquets as a complementary color most commonly but will also use it for monochromatic color schemes.  Typically when a florist creates a monochromatic bouquet, they use several different shades of the same color.

Top 5 Purple Flowers

1.  Purple Rose Lavender rose gillespie florists

It is technically a lavender rose called Cool Water.  This rose is more on the pink side of lavender and sometimes customers request we get a shade that has more blue in it like Ocean Song. We use lavender roses in weddings all the time but also in everyday bouquets because customers love them so much! Customers stop in and hand pick them in our cooler as a wrapped dozen special that is just $19.95 at the moment. We get lavender roses multiple times a week!

Iris Indianapolis2. Iris

We always have purple Iris in stock! It is a wonderful and versatile flower! Customers love Iris because of it deep shade of purple and love how the iris opens over the course of a day or two.  We get multiple shipments a week of Iris to be sure we can keep up with demand.  Iris has a touch of yellow on its petals that show off a great contrast and many times customers will match iris up with yellow roses or gerbera daisies.  Iris comes in the following colors: purple, blue, white and yellow.

3. Daisylavender daisy avon

There are gerbera daises and daisy mums. I would say that gerberas are more popular in how much customers like them but we actually sell more stems of daisy mums. The reason for this is: gerbera daisies are $2.50 a stem and daisy mum are a $1.00 at stem.  That is our wrapped Take Out Only price.  Because of the value of the daisy mum, customers like to use our lavender daisy as a complimenting accent flower when creating their bouquet. Customers like to use the Gerbera daisy as feature or focal point flower.

Purple alstro gillespie florists4. Lily

The altroemeria lily is a smaller lily we keep in stock at all times and comes in a large variety of shades of purple. One of my favorites is a white alstroemeria with purple stripes! Customers love this value flower at just a $1.00 a stem (Take out only). It works as a great accent flower in any bouquet! A lot of our DIY brides love to use this flower in their wedding because of the variety of colors and versatility.  Customers can special order large hybrid purple lilies, just call 317.273.1100 for details! A hybrid lily is typically the size of a Star Gazer lily.

5. LarkspurPurple Larkspur avon

Larkspur comes in a large range of colors but we order more purple and lavender larkspur than any other shade.  Our designers like to pair up purple larkspur with blue delphinium.  They are very similar flowers in looks with just a slight difference in shade! Customers love this flower because you get a lot of bang for your buck! It is a very tall and skinny flower that will tower above the rest so it will give you great height to your bouquet.

I have customers ask me all the time if we even have any purple flowers. I tell them not only do have purple flowers but we have tons of them! All of the flowers mentioned above are on order every week!

You can also find the following in our cooler in a shade of purple in our cooler:

Carnations, mini-carnations, liatris, statice, limonium, gladiolas, dendrobium orchids, wax flower, stock, tulips,  monte casino aster,  spray rose, heather and so much more!

You never know what you will find in our cooler! Stop by sometime and tour our 500 square foot cooler. If you cannot make it in the store that’s OK! I made a video of all the purple flowers we had in stock.

Click below to view our purple flower video!

 

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Buy One, Get One Free Sale on Candles and Mums!

Posted by Tue, Sep 13, 2011 @ 05:10 PM

Della Gillespie Mendenhall Buy One, Get One Free!

This is the sale you've been waiting for! BOGO!Fall Mums Indianapolis

Buy one candle or mum and get one of equal or lesser value FREE! But you must come in the store to get this great deal! It's worth it though, with mums at $6.95. You can't find high quality large mums like we have at two for the price for one!

Where else can you find Woodwicks, Northern Lights, Colonial, Village, Time & Again Candles at Buy One, Get One? No where!

Woodwick Candles at Gillespie Florists, Avon

Some things to remember:

This is a Limited Time Only

 

Take Out Only - Not for delivery.

If you want to make sure the sale is still going on, give us a call!

317.273.1100

Check out this great video of the inside of our store where we not only show off our mums and candles but also some other great gift items!

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Fall Mums 2011

Posted by Wed, Aug 24, 2011 @ 03:21 PM

Della Gillespie-Mendenhall  FAll Mums in Wagon avon, IN




 

Fall Mums are in at Gillespie Florists!

I love Fall Mums! They come in many colors and are very easy to take care of!  Gillespie Florists only carries the best of products. We buy from a local grower so we can go and handpick each mum!
We have Fall Hardy mums so, you can plant them before the first frost and they will come back year after year! There are many people that buy them every year and put the mum in outdoor pots to dress up their front porch. Typically the mums will not winter over in outdoor pots so if you want it to come back next year make sure to get it planted in the ground!
Our Fall Mums come in an eight-inch pot. Customers can purchase them in the pot for Take Out for just $6.95! It’s a great value! If you would like us to decorate and deliver it for you, we can do that starting at $24.95!
Plum Fall Mum Avon, IN 
Pictured here is a mum wrapped in decorative foil with wheat, a butterfly and all tied together with a beautiful bow! You can upgrade this with a lovely wicker basket! 
Large Double Mum Basket Avon, IN  
If you are looking for a “Wow” factor, you may want to get Plum Harvest. Plum Harvest has two mums planted into a large basket and accented with a lush bow!  This mum basket is huge and is perfect for someone who loves fall!
Watch this short video showing off some of our Fall Mums. It shows the great variety we can have on hand on any given day!

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