Sympathy Flowers this month

Here's some good news. According to the Center for Disease Control's website, of all the months, you have the least probability of dying in September (7.7%). All the Summer months are good but September is the best.

Now for the bad news. January is the month when most people die (9.4%), followed by December and March. Maybe it's the cold weather?

Anyway folks, go ahead and enjoy the month. You probably won't be ordering sympathy flowers from Visser's Florist in September.

Flowers for Hillary Clinton

This is a big week for the Democrats. The democratic national convention starts today. It sure looks like Senator Obama has it locked up. However, there are still millions of Americans that voted for Hillary and aren't quite ready to give it up. Well, good news. There's still time. The vote hasn't happened yet. Why not send a delegate this patriotic flower arrangement from Visser's Florist, with a message that you still support Hillary, and you want them to vote accordingly.

This is for the presidency of the United States of America. You know you'll feel better if you give it one last try.

Indian Independence Day

What an interesting day it was yesterday. I begrudgingly tore myself away from watching the olympics to attend a celebration of Indian Indepence Day.

Since Visser's Florist supplied the green, white and orange centerpieces, it seemed like the right thing to do. The party was put on by Anaheim City Councilman Harry Sidhu and his wife Gin, who are both good friends of Visser's. It was attended by hundreds of people, from politicians like Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby to neophites like me just wanting to see what was going on.

The party was great. There was a lot of Indian singing and dancing and the Indian food was fantastic. Now I'm really looking forward to next year's celebration.

Orange County Plant Maintenance

Did you know that Visser's Florist and Greenhouses has a world class Plant Maintenance service? In case you aren't familiar with plant maintenance, it's where we come to your office or house and take care of your plants. We do all the watering, fertilizing, trimming etc., and, if for some reason one of the plants dies we replace it free (with just a couple of exceptions).

The service is guaranteed, and unbelievably inexpensive. Almost all of our accounts stay with us year after year. How's that for a recommendation? Give us a call today at (714) 772-9900 and we will come by and give you a free quote. You won't be sorry.

California Balloon Law

Yippee! As unbelievable as it is, the California legislature has acted in a logical and sane manner and gutted the proposed draconian Mylar Balloon Law. Read about the changes here.

The proposal's sponsor, Sen. Jack Scott (D-Altadena) has changed his proposed outright ban on Mylar balloons in favor of tougher enforcement of the existing law and increased penalties for violating that law. If the bill passes, which it probably will, a florist (like Visser's Florist--world's best florist) would be fined $250 for selling a mylar balloon without a weight to keep it from causing a power outage.

Let me say this. At Visser's, we are concerned about the impact of what we sell on the environment. That's why we include a free balloon weight with every Mylar sold. We congratulate the California state legislature for making the changes that will protect the environment without penalizing the small businesses in California.

Sunflowers

Summer is here and it's Sunflower time. These beauties can really brighten up someone's day. Come on in to Visser's Florist and pick some up today. You won't be sorry.

And by the way, the vase arrangement pictured above just happens to be our secret email special of the week. By calling our store at (714) 772-9900 you have get this happy bouquet for only $22.95 (Good only today and tomorrow). If you like, we can deliver it for our normal delivery charge, but unfortunately we cannot send this order out of our normal Orange County delivery area. Our partner florists just cannot match our unbelievable price for this one. Don't delay, because when they're gone--they're gone.

Independence Day Flowers

It occurs to me that despite all of the fun on the 4th of July with the BBQs, parades and fireworks, the real meaning tends to get lost (like a lot of other holidays). We really need to honor and celebrate the true concept of independence day.

Let's face it. The freedoms that we often take for granted didn't just happen by accident. The reason that we are able to live in an independent and free nation is because of the sacrifice of so many people in the military over the years.

Here's my idea. Friday morning, before the day's festivities begin, take a few flowers, go to a local cemetary and find the grave of a soldier. It doesn't matter if you don't know him or her, just find one that doesn't have any flowers on it and leave yours. Maybe say a quiet word of thanks.

Now, before you say this is a commercial for our flower shop, let me say that Visser's Florist, and most other flower shops will be closed the 4th. That's not the point. Go out in the back yard, pick a few flowers from your garden, tie them together with some ribbon and use those. It's the thought that counts. And, I absolutely guarantee that if you do this you will feel better on this 4th of July than you have in a long time.

Happy Holiday.