The subject of this post is rather similar to that of our floral Viagra post which we wrote a few months ago. However, while the floral Viagra post focused on the surprising ability of Viagra to rejuvenate fresh cut flowers so that they stay in bloom for an extended period of time, this post is […]
Filed under: Flowers, General on May 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
Yes, that really is a full size elephant made of flowers!
The Haarlem Annual Flower Parade or the Bloemen Corso as it is known locally is a spectacular display of floral wizardry. With a cavalcade of twenty elaborate floats and thirty attractively decorated luxury cars, the event is replete with the vibrant splendour of superskilled floristry. […]
Filed under: Floristry, Flowers, General on May 2nd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There have been three winners with Arena Flowers this month, in various ways. So, in ascending order of importance, we have:
1. £50 Bouquet Newsletter Winner
Every time we send our main newsletter (once a month), someone wins a free order of value up to £50. This month’s lucky winner was Mark S from Worcestershire. […]
Filed under: Customers, Ethics & Environment, General on April 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
They all begin with an R! Our red roses are typically sent to woo loved ones (sometimes in truly spectacular fashion). Occasionally, however, they get put to a different use. For instance, Rachel, friend of Arena and occasional adviser on matters ethical, had a leaving party not long ago. Everyone came as […]
Filed under: Customers, Flowers, General on April 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
When out for stroll last weekend, Georgi spotted this lovers’ embrace between two beautiful spring flowers - the eternal favourite the daffodil (aka the narcissus) and some purple tulips. A beautiful image of nature at work. Click to enlarge.
Have a great weekend!
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Filed under: Flowers, General on April 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
We invited Emma Cake from “The Big Bouquet Wedding Photographer” to write a guest post for us. Here is her very helpful post on how to hire a great wedding photographer. Thanks, Emma.
Type in ‘Wedding Photographer’ and your location into Google and take a look at how many results come up on your […]
Filed under: General, Guest Posts, Weddings on April 8th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Every year we celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, commemorate religious events, honour individuals, and other equally important occasions such as the Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas etc. However, April 1st stands out as a truly bizarre celebration of foolishness and stupidity. While some unsuspecting individuals go about their day in a regular manner and fall to tricks […]
Filed under: General, Matters Webby, Uncategorized on April 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
After a trip to the Alps for some skiing, the obvious choice of chocolate to bring back for the team was Toblerone. So I dutifully returned on Monday bearing a giant pack, boasting no less than 150 mini Toblerones. The only question - which poor unfortunate to force to pose for a picture […]
Filed under: General, Matters Webby, Operations on March 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s this Sunday! If you’ve forgotten, best dash off to our Mother’s Day flowers category and buy your beloved Mother some flowers and gifts while you still have time. We promise this post will still be here when you get back and you can then discover at your leisure the arcane way in which […]
Filed under: General, Mega Days, Mother's Day on February 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This year, we elected to make a donation to the British Heart Foundation’s Valentine’s Campaign for every one of our Tulips Bouquets and our Heart of Chocolates products sold for Valentine’s Day. We’re happy to report that in this way we raised several hundred pounds for the BHF (exact figure and cheque to the […]
Filed under: Ethics & Environment, Flowers, General, Mega Days, Valentine's Day on February 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Recently we were on the receiving end of an attempted hustle by some fake wheel clampers. They’d immobilised one of our vans and were refusing to take the clamp off unless we paid £300 cash there and then. No credit cards allowed because of “possible fraud”. That set our own fraud alarm […]
Filed under: Distribution, Ethics & Environment, Fraud, General on January 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We love flowers and we love weddings – combine the two and our florists are in heaven! Nothing is more exciting for them than to help make that very special day even more special by designing some really beautiful wedding arrangements. We can organise wedding bouquets, buttonholes, church decorations, table arrangements for the […]
Filed under: Flowers, General, Weddings on January 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
Hi. My name’s Rupert and I’ve been working as a customer service rep at Arena Flowers for a few months now to earn some cash to support my glamorous student lifestyle of baked beans on toast. Everything had gone as expected in the CS role, happily answering calls, updating orders etc until the 20th […]
Filed under: Christmas Flowers, Distribution, Flowers, General, Mega Days on December 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
It has to be said that our florists are some of the jolliest people I have ever met. It’s not difficult to imagine that spending every day with flowers puts a smile on your face so it’s always nice to come in to the office via the warehouse in the morning.
A typical path in […]
Filed under: Christmas Flowers, Distribution, Floristry, Flowers, General, Mega Days on December 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Our constant scouting for SEO related tips and articles on the Web has led us to experiment with many Widgets on our blog. People who follow our blog closely would have noticed the nonstop activity on the Widget Columns. Just like we bring flowers to customers instead of bringing customers to our flowers, we strive […]
Filed under: General, Marketing, Matters Webby on November 23rd, 2007 | 6 Comments »
The other day, we were visited by Donatella from Ethical Edibles who was carrying a rucksack full of wine! Oh Joy! But there was a serious side to the visit as I shall explain…
I had originally met Donatella at the ABN World Environment Day trade show and have been in discussions ever since. Ethical Edibles […]
Filed under: Ethics & Environment, General on November 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
When we set up Arena, we wanted to ensure that we had a great range of add on gifts to make the perfect complement(s) to the perfect flower arrangement (that’s my personal favourite). Because we buy direct from the flower auctions in Holland, our flowers are incredibly fresh and, because we cut out the […]
Filed under: Ethics & Environment, General, Marketing, Mega Days on November 7th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today was a fun day at Flowers HQ. One of those days when I reflect how happy I am that our team took the risk and ventured away from our easy(ish) jobs into the uncharted (and scarier) waters of Arena, flowers and building a business for flower lovers. Hooray!
I’ve been out of the office for […]
Filed under: Ethics & Environment, Flowers, General, Marketing, Matters Webby on October 25th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Roses are red. Yellow. Pink. White and even Orange. But have you ever heard of blue roses!? No. That’s because blue roses don’t just exist. Indeed, it would have made a great addition to the incredible beauty of the rose family. In fact, it will. Advancement in biotechnology research has made growing blue roses […]
Filed under: Flowers, General on October 18th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
We care for our flowers and we want our customers to enjoy them in full bloom for a while. That’s why with all the flowers that we send out, we include a sachet of specially formulated food and preservatives to extend longevity (free of charge, of course!). It helps the flowers in providing nourishment, preventing […]
Filed under: Flowers, General on October 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Last weekend was a great weekend for us flower lovers; a trip to the flowers HQ of the world - Holland! (actually, if we’re being precise, we went to The Netherlands - Holland is merely a region of The Netherlands but who’s counting?).
Anyway, here are lots of pictures of our adventures in the country that […]