Green Friday Tip-Your Pets
Green Friday – Going Green is about positive actions that we can take for the health of our body and our environment.
Given that 63 percent of U.S. households have at least one pet, it’s worth seeing if we can make any positive changes in this area. The important item to avoid is a conventional flea collar, as it will likely contain toxic chemicals that are not only harmful to humans but even more so to the animal on whose neck it is wrapped around. Flea powders, lotions. and bombs should be avoided.
- Homeopathic herbal flea and tick collars can be purchased at Holistic Family and Pets (www.holisticfamilyandpets.com
Fun Stuff-
- Skooper Box (www.skooperbox.com) is a biodegradble container for scooping the poop.
- Poop Bags (www.poopbags.com) is the eco-version
- Make sure your little pooch for kitty plays with eco-friendly toys made out of hemp or recycled goods at Ecoanimal (www.ecoanimal.com)
- If you want to buy an eco-cat collar, you will find an adorable hemp and orgainic cotton one at Green Kitty (www.greenkitty.com)
- Puppies love cool polar fleece beds from Bone To Pick (www.bonetopick.com)
Enjoy!
Flower Guide
When selecting the flowers for your event, whether it is a wedding, a social event, or a corporate function it is the most cost-effective to choose blooms that are in-season. Now yes, when you’re flipping through pictures of a beautiful event or a gorgeous wedding bouquet and you can’t imagine anything else, it is possible to find most flowers in-season year-round. However, if you select flowers that are not in season locally they will likely have to be shipped in for the occasion – thus skyrocketing the cost.
A wonderful florist should be able to take pictures of your favorite arrangements and help you to understand how to achieve a similar look with in-season blooms. If you are hosting your event in the Fall, but adore the look of peonies – a Spring flower – consider dahlias or full-bloom roses as a possible alternative. If your budget allows for a wider selection of flowers use this guide for meanings and scent level, which is especially helpful for allergy sufferers and buffet table arrangements.
Season: Winter
Hyacinth
Meaning: Games and sports, consistency
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets
Price Range: Inexpensive
Ranunculus
Meaning: Dazzling
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Amaryllis
Meaning: Pride, Beauty
Scent: Lightly fragrant
Best For: Centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Season: Spring
Calla Lily
Meaning: Magnificent beauty
Scent: Lightly fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Expensive
Anemone
Meaning: Expectation
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Moderate
Daffodil
Meaning: Regard
Scent: None
Best For: Garden settings, in pots
Price Range: Inexpensive
Freesia
Meaning: Innocence
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets
Price Range: Inexpensive
Hydrangea
Meaning: Understanding
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Expensive
Iris
Meaning: A message of faith, wisdom
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: In arrangements or potted
Price Range: Moderate to expensive, depending on variety
Lilac
Meaning: Love’s first emotions
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Filler in arrangements or as part of bouquets, depending on variety
In Season: Spring
Price Range: Moderate to expensive
Lily of the Valley
Meaning: Happiness
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: Bouquets, in combination with other flowers
In Season: Spring and summer
Price Range: Expensive
Magnolia
Meaning: Love of nature
Scent: Depends on variety of flower
Best For: Arrangements
Price Range: Expensive
Peony
Meaning: Bashfulness, the American spirit of ambition and determination
Scent: Lightly fragrant
Best For: Arrangements
Price Range: Expensive
Sweet Pea
Meaning: Pleasure
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: Arrangements in vases
Price Range: Moderate
Tulip
Meaning: Love, passion
Scent: None
Best For: Arrangements and bouquets
Price Range: Expensive
Hyacinth
Meaning: Games and sports, consistency
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets
Price Range: Inexpensive
Ranunculus
Meaning: Dazzling
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Gardenias
Meaning: Joy
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Season: Summer
Calla Lily
Meaning: Magnificent beauty
Scent: Lightly fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Expensive
Delphinium
Meaning: Swiftness, lightness
Scent: Lightly fragrant
Best For: Arrangements
Price Range: Moderate
Freesia
Meaning: Innocence
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets
Price Range: Inexpensive
Lily
Meaning: Majesty, truth, honor
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Moderate to expensive
Lily of the Valley
Meaning: Happiness
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: Bouquets, in combination with other flowers
Price Range: Expensive
Magnolia
Meaning: Love of nature
Scent: Depends on the variety of flower
Best For: Arrangements
Price Range: Expensive
Sweet Pea
Meaning: Pleasure
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: Garden setting, in vases
Price Range: Moderate
Gardenias
Meaning: Joy
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Alliums
Meaning: Unity, Humility, Patience
Scent: Fragrant – smells faintly like onions
Best For: Centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Season: Fall
Anemone
Meaning: Expectation
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Moderate
Hydrangea
Meaning: Understanding
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Expensive
Sunflower
Meaning: Short-stemmed sunflowers mean adoration; long-stemmed sunflowers symbolize haughtiness
Scent: None
Best For: Carrying a single stem in your bouquet and potted arrangements
Price Range: Inexpensive to moderate
Dahlia
Meaning: Elegance
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets and centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Amaryllis
Meaning: Pride, Beauty
Scent: Lightly fragrant
Best For: Centerpieces
Price Range: Expensive
Season: Year-Round
Baby’s Breath
Meaning: Innocence
Scent: None
Best For: Traditionally a filler flower, but can also have creative uses
Price Range: Inexpensive
Carnation
Meaning: Pink represents boldness, red symbolizes love, and white indicates talent
Scent: Lightly fragrant to not fragrant, depending on variety
Best For: Bouquets, boutonnieres, and arrangements
Price Range: Inexpensive
Chrysanthemum
Meaning: Wealth, abundance, truth
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Inexpensive
Gardenia
Meaning: Purity, joy
Scent: Fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and boutonnieres
Price Range: Expensive
Orchid
Meaning: Love, beauty
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres
Price Range: Expensive
Rose
Meaning: Love, joy, beauty
Scent: Lightly to very fragrant, depending on variety of flower
Best For: Bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, and arrangements
Price Range: Moderate to expensive
Stephanotis
Meaning: Marital happiness
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets and arrangements
Price Range: Moderate
Stock
Meaning: Lasting beauty
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Filler in arrangements
Price Range: Inexpensive
Pansies
Meaning: You occupy my thoughts
Scent: None
Best For: Small bouquets
Price Range: Inexpensive
Spider Mum
Meaning: Elope with me
Scent: None
Best For: Centerpieces
Price Range: Moderately priced
White Tuberose
Meaning: Voluptuousness
Scent: Very fragrant
Best For: Bouquets
Price Range: Moderately priced
Daisy
Meaning: Share your feelings
Scent: None
Best For: Bouquets
Price Range: Inexpensive
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