2012-08-06 13:27
This has become a very popular craft and it's popularity is growing as people grow moreand more aware of the things they dispose of and they want to recycle as muchas they can – and wh… Read More
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2012-08-06 13:27
The Chelsea Flower show – which we at ClareFlorist spoke about in this blog a few weeks back – may have come and gone (as has its better half, the Chelsea Fringe)… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
“Mothering Sunday” or “Mother’sDay” as it is now more often called, falls on the 4th Sunday in Lent – but as there are variances in thisyear on year &ndas&hell…Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Australia is a country that has many weird and wonderful things, poisonous beasties, giant creatures and many, many interesting and bizarre plants. With its warm climate and wide variety o… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Today I am working with our head florist and others on the groundwork for the flowers and bouquets we are planning to send and promote in March 2007. This involves pricing, creation of new w… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Photo source: Pereira et al
As you all well know by now, there's nothing we love more at Clare Florist than a plant which gives us the shivers (don't worry though, we won't be putting… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Interesting Facts about seeds
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some fact… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
I recently read an interesting article writtenby Maggie Fox Health & Science Editor Washington - (Reuters) who was citingan original article from within Science. This article was w… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Robert Burns, born on 25th January 1759. Rose from humble beginnings to become 'Scotlands favourite son'
His work is celebrated worldwide and today (25th January) get yo… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Hello,It turns out I was right in the earlier post - there is something hapening at Clare Florist with respect to Tulips.
We've gone mad - because Clare Florist are offering to send FI… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Flowers are one of the most interesting and beautiful things to take pictures off and at this time of year, with the longer nights, warmer temperatures and flowers beginning to bloom it&rsqu&hell…Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
This Monday is the 23rd of January, a Monday I imagine similar to many others, the weather will no doubt be cold and bleak and those bitter northerly winds will remind keep us longing for th… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Hello, We are currently in the run up to Valentine's Day and as such the popular highest quality bouquets are selling fast - so fast in fact - that some are already on limited availability… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
In all the bedlam that is the Christmas period we missed a pretty interesting piece of news. Researchers in the Netherlands have discovered the very first flower know to science that does so… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Clare Florist have recently introduced an additional new service for our online clients.
Once you have chosen your beautiful bouquet of flowers to be delivered.
You can then further personal… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Need your factoid and new information fix for today? we have got you covered. Here are some facts, figures, challenges and general fun to keep us all occupied for one more day.
1. A pineappl… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
We thought we would give you a treat today and let you see into the future, no, not the lottery numbers!!The Flower Council Of Holland have made the predictions of the flowers and trends for… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
A selection of some of the 42 parade floats at this years rose parade, some are incredibly cool!
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2012-08-06 13:27
It is with pleasure that we start this blog related to all things Clare Florist
Want to send flowers? Clare Florist are the No.1 online florist forflower delivery throughout the UK with the… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Over the bank holiday weekend something special was going on over on the other side of the world. Its very big, smells like decaying flesh, has a brother called Clive and lives in the Niagar… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With the introduction of the hosepipe ban across large parts of southern England (affecting nearly 1/3 of all UK households) we have scoured the Internet to bring you some of the top tips of… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
The tournament of Roses Parade occurs before the coveted Rose Bowl football game and is considered Americas New year Celebration. During the week of the parade which occurs on new years day… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
'This must be Thursday,’ said Arthur Dent in The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. ‘I never could get the hang of Thursdays.’ Given that we’re posting thi… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Did you know?
In Thailand the festival of Songkran sees people visit their families, parading of statues of the Buddha from the temples and also throwing water at passers by to wash away any… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Dracunulus Vulgaris
There’s an occasional tendency for our “Weird and Wonderful Wednesdays” posts to take a turn for the macabre…and even the murderous. In the past… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Our tips for Tuesday this week sees all things christmasy dominate with some video instruction to make your Christmas even more AWESOME!
Making Your Own Crackers
Wrapping Your Present… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
In the middle of the ClareFlorist morning research routine (sit around googling ‘flowers’ until something interesting comes up) today, we stumbled on news of a really remarkable… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
As we are under a week, yep its only 6 days now till the big day, we will take one last look at a Christmas tradition that is one of my personal favourites, it’s the awesome tug of war… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures, challenges and gen… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures; challenges and gen… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Each week we have looked at one of the many flowers, trees and other foliage that we associate with at Christmas. Below is a round up of all the ones we have covered just in case you missed… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Tips for Tuesday – Make your own Christmas Wreathe
With Christmas getting ever closer many of you will have already put up your Christmas decorations or will be planning to do t… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures; challenges and gen… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
As we get closer to Christmas (only 13 days now) we will be taking a look at all those different types of foliage we associate with Christmas, from poinsettia to Christmas trees, each one is… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
In case you missed any of our highly interesting and thought provoking posts this week, below is a short summary for each one to wet your appetite to want more. Have a great weekend from all… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Our weird and wonderful flowers blog each week takes a look at a species or two of flowers that the majority of people would not have any clue even existed. From rare and exotic species to o… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Dragons!
There can’t be many of us who don’t get a joyous shiver just reading that word. From folk tales and fairy stories, through to great books like The Hobbit and mo… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures, challenges and g… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Despite all the doom and gloom of studies/surveys etc. Easter is a Happy Occasion which no doubt most of us throughout the UK will be celebrating. So, on a less serious note, here are… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
As we get closer to Christmas (only 26 days now) we will be taking a look at all those different types of foliage we associate with Christmas, from poinsettia to Christmas trees, each one is… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
It’s a wet and miserable Thursday morning out there, with the puddles on the road doing their best ‘look at me, I’m Loch Ness!’ impression. But here at CF we’re… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
If you love growing your own vegetables, or wish to begin doing so, winter may not seem like the best time to do so, its cold, its dry and its gloomy but there are a number of hardy vegetabl… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
This Thanksgiving holiday many families will sit down at their table ready to devour as much turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie as is feasibly possible. Another tradition that is kept alive by… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Flower meanings – Christmas Mistletoe
As we get closer to Christmas (only 33 days now) we will be taking a look at all those different types of foliage we associate with Christmas, f… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
No, not the annoying mobile phones with the fiddly keyboards. No. Stop it. Blackberries are a fruit. You know that. I know that you know that. You’re just playing dumb with me… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Our weird and wonderful flowers blog each week takes a look at a species or two of flowers that the majority of people would not have any clue even existed. From rare and exotic species to o… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With International mothers day coming up this weekend (13th May) theres all sorts of crazy facts and statistics floating about the web about the how much work our lovely mums have done for u… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Winter hasn’t really set in yet, those bitter cold temperatures of last year haven’t surfaced and the frosts have been rather non-existent, the central heating isn't up to 100 an… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
One of the reasons we love flowers is down to their colour, it’s the evocative reds in the rose, the calming blues of lavender and the bright yellows of the daffodil that reinforce the… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
As we get closer to Christmas (only 33 days now) we will be taking a look at all those different types of foliage we associate with Christmas, from poinsettia to Christmas trees, each one is… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures, challenges and gen… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
The Welsh national flower; the daffodil
The National Botanic Garden of Wales have notched up an extraordinary achievement: thanks to their efforts, Wales has just become the first cou… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Our weird and wonderful flowers blog each week takes a look at a species or two of flowers that the majority of people would not have any clue even existed. From rare and exotic species to o… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Now that Easter has been and gone you may be in the luxury position of just having received so many Easter eggs you don’t know what to do with them. Now if your like me and ate near to… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
As we get closer to Christmas (only 40 days now) we will be taking a look at all those different types of foliage we associate with Christmas, from poinsettia to Christmas trees each one is… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Well, I don’t know about you. But it’s a disgustingly drizzly ‘summer’ Thursday morning, I haven’t quite woken up yet, and I may have had a cheeky glass or two… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With the cold weather still being kept at bay by these mild November temperatures there is still some time to get ready for those bitter frosts and cold temperatures and all the fun and game… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Flowers can be used for expressing many emotions, whether it’s to say I love you, I’m sorry or congratulations, flowers add an extra dimension to the emotions we are trying to ex… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
The natural rhythms that are all instilled in us by the rising and setting of the sun plays an important role in our every day lives. From reinforcing our circadian rhythms and body clocks o… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
In the central Vietnamese highlands, in the province of Lam Dong, the city of Da Lat is known as the City of Flowers. The name sounds poetic, gentle and delicate; the truth is bigger and mor… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With the first real frost rolling in this week and the start of those ever familiar sub zero temperatures its time to batten down the garden shed and put away those outdoor tools but that&rs&hell…Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Good morning!
Over the past few Thursdays, we’ve been taking our regular readers (that’s right, both of you!) on a whirlwind tour of some of the wacky plant superstitions that s… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Our weird and wonderful blog series has looked at some pretty interesting flowers and plants from across the botanical world. From the carnivorous Venus fly trap to the exotic and unique bir… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Now were into November and there is just under seven weeks left till Christmas, I think its perfectly acceptable to start talking about Christmas flowers and what better way to begin than wi… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
No doubt plenty of you out there are getting caught up in the fun and excitement of this year’s London Olympics. Others of you may be considerably more cynical about the whole thing. M… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Rainclouds; bah!
Summer just can’t make its mind up, can it? After a few gorgeous days when you could stroll around in a t-shirt long into the evening, this morning its s… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
From just observing the world around we can see that men and women are not equal in physical size, a fact that was scientifically calculated by the evolutionary biologist Bernhard Rensch som… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Here is an interesting article from over the weekend, a rare plant being saved by walkers trampling through the muddy Anglesey countryside.
The tiny three-lobbed water-crowfoot has seen a d… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures, challenges and gen… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Why Does Easter Move?
Unlike most holidays, which occur on a specific date every year, Easter can fall on any date between the 22nd March and the 25th April. This is because the date of East… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
The bird of paradise flower or Strelitzia is a group of around five species of perennial plants that are native to South Africa. Known as the bird of paradise or the crane flower for the res… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
In the dry deserts of deepest Namibia, one plant lives which has survived more or less unchanged since the Jurassic period – a beautiful, giant wild beast of a plant with two huge curl… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Tillandsia are a strange looking plant, wiry and course in their appearance with the odd occurrence of small purple and pink flowers. Unlike our previous posts, their not carnivorous like th… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Roses are a traditional flower for sweethearts, lovers and romantics and are synonymous with the Red Roses of Valentine's Day! But why is it that Red Roses have become the colour of choice f… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Today’s bizarre flower is a bit of a dark horse … who said horse? Sorry, let’s make that … a dark bat.
Tacca Chantrieri is the name of this go… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Cooking with flowers is a culinary practice that can be dated back thousands of years. From the ancient Greeks using violet petals in their wine to the Romans cooking with roses, the additio… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Photo courtesy Franklin Zoo
Last Friday, we brought you some amazing, if ugly, news about a fascinating Asian ‘Corpse Flower’ that stinks of rotten meat and steals its hos… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures, challenges and gen… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Following on from last weeks Venus flytrap post, we shall stick with the theme of carnivorous plants as they are awesome. This week we shall look at bladderworts also known as Utricularia, a… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Rafflesia cantleyi. Photo: W. K. Fletcher & D. M. Baylis.
Do you remember Little Shop of Horrors? The musical where a huge cannibal plant named Audrey II, with cries of ‘Fee… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
It was a special day for us! 8th of July 1996, that was the day someone found our website and clicked through with our very first online order. We always seem to miss that special date… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Every so often we like to focus and spend more time studying an individual flower that we use on a regular basis within our constantly changing catalogue of bouquets. This week we would like… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
A few weeks back here on the CF blog, we talked about June being the ‘rose month’, and offered a few handy tips – and a couple of pretty poems – for beautiful roses t… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Throughout October 2007 Clare Florist are very happy tobe helping to raise money for the Breast Cancer Care Charity and have designeda lovely new bouquet to support “In the Pink”… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Autumn is a great time of year for walking in the UK. The landscape takes on a new and more dynamic appearance as the leaves change colour and fall gently from the trees. Get out and enjoy y… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Nice little topical blog entry for you all today! I know we'd normally fill this space with some almost-interesting facts that you never knew you wanted (and still aren't sure), but if you t… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Scientists in America, who’ve been working hard to figure out why a plant produces the amount of fatty acid that it does, think that they have made an important breakthro… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
If you’re a flower gardener, August can be the time of year that makes all of that hard work worth it. Although the rain-soaked summer we’ve had will certainly have put a… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Football and flowers aren't the most natural friends. Many a sweetly-struck shot in the back garden has taken the heads off mum's prized tulips, and many a spiky rosebush has e… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Well, I don't know how it was where you live yesterday (apparently some lucky sods were sunbathing!), but here at ClareFlorist HQ it was raining cats and dogs.
When I say 'cats and d… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Tuesday morning, and we’re coming to the end of the long weekend. Royalists up and down the country will be exhausted from partying, celebrating the days off and supporting the… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
April is a great month for getting back into the garden if you’ve been putting it of so far this year. With the challenges of the unpredictable weather (the last 7 days are a prime exa… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Long gone are the days of associating Chrysanthemums with funerals and crummy old rooms. Vibrant with exhilarating colours and varieties, and durable beyond most cut flowers, they are the cu… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
With us being close to the end of the week, our brains are tired, were looking forward to the weekend and in need of some mental stimulation. Here are some facts, figures, challenges… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been bringing you some ‘weird and wonderful’ flowers which might…well, might leave you feeling a little bit unsettled. Fir… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
(lens) size matters
Our Clare Florist blog last Thursday was a little bit ...electrifying. It seems like you all loved the photographic work of photographer Robert Buelteman. His amaz… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
O my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June: O my Luve's like the melodie, That's sweetly play'd in tune.
So said Rabbie Burns, Scotland's esteemed national p… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
The Clare Florist prize draw winner for August was Miss Blair of Birmingham. Miss Blair wins a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers worth £50 which will be delivered free to her with our… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
It sounds like a delicious piece of cake and smells of vanilla but the Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus), which is native to Mexico, is completely extinct in the wild and has been for… Read More
2012-08-06 13:27
Found only in the tropical rainforests of the Philippines, the Jade Vine (Strongylodon Macrobotrys) is a species of perennial woody vine that can reach up to 18m’s in length. The flowe… Read More
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