Candles & Flowers: A Perfect Match

Now that fall and winter are approaching and daylight won’t last as long, it is time to start thinking about lighting for your events.  Matching candles and flowers can be the perfect addition.  Although our primary focus of work is floral décor, we have mentioned to you before that we are capable of producing events in their entirety: from linens to flatware and more, Big Apple Florist can do it all.  According to our designers, their 2^nd favorite aspect of events, besides flowers of course, is handling the lighting.  Lighting sets the tone and the mood for the event.  Dim, candle-lit lighting is the ultimate way to evoke feelings of love, romanticism, and a sense of warmth.

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A Winter Wonderland of Wedding Flowers

I can’t say I was one of those brides who had every detail planned out over years of idea-collecting and picture-saving.  I knew I wanted my wedding to be in the winter, I knew I wanted the venue to look like a winter wonderland of wedding flowers, and I knew I wanted to have trees involved.  Working at a floral company and overseeing tons of corporate events as well as weddings, you would think I would have had a better idea of what I liked and what I didn’t like.

When the time came and I started to plan my wedding, I really needed some guidance.  I sat down with Abu, our creative director, and we concluded that we wanted the flowers to be the prominent design component at my venue.  After a long period of trial and error, Abu came up with many unique concepts, and finally I settled on this one.  I wanted the flowers to be traditional in terms of color, but as for design we decided something creative, architectural, and modern.  I told him I wanted the floral décor to be striking but simple and elegant, and I think he hit the nail on the head.  I compiled some pictures of some of the primary floral concepts from my winter wonderland wedding so you can see some examples of the incredible work our professional floral designers can do!

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In Season Flowers: Beautiful, Fresh Designs

In Season Flowers:  Beautiful, Fresh Designs

Here at Big Apple Florist, we like to showcase the freshest, most in season flowers in our arrangements.  Each month we feature new arrangements on our website that exemplify what our designers feel are the best flowers as well as the most in demand conceptual styles.  For those of you who aren’t flower savvy or who need some visual inspiration when it comes to your floral needs, look no further than our featured arrangements.  Find out more about what flowers are in bloom for spring, summer, fall and winter with our list of seasonal flowers.

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Fall Flower Arrangements: The Colors of the Season

Are you looking for a way to bring the brilliant colors of fall into your home? Fall floral arrangements are a perfect way to incorporate elegant autumn warmth into your home décor.

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List of Seasonal Flowers

List of Seasonal Flowers

Whether you are looking for that extra seasonal touch for your home décor, want fabulous in season flowers for home entertaining,  or you need to come up with the perfect floral arrangements for a seasonal wedding, you’ll find quite the selection of seasonal flowers to choose from.  Here is a list of our favorite flowers by season.

Flowers in Season: Spring

For many, blooming flowers are the sign that Spring has finally arrived.  Characterized by their sweet fragrances and bright colors, these flowers of the season carry an element of demure romance.

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Modern Flower Arrangements

In today’s day and age there are many uses for modern flower arrangements. Maybe you’re a real estate agent showing off a new home and you want a floral table centerpiece for the dining room table to add more vibrancy to the room. Maybe you’re a wedding planner in search of the perfect decoration for your next wedding or maybe you just want something lovely for your home. Either way modern floral arrangements can perk up any environment and can be enjoyed by everyone. The question though is what kind of flower arrangement is right for you in these modern times?

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Flower Songs

For as long as mankind has existed, flowers have provided endless opportunities for referencing in literature, poetry, film, and song.  Most often used in lyrics as a metaphor, flowers songs range from popular love ballads to rock and pop tunes.  The influence of flowers on music is vast, from songs with flowers in the title, songs about flowers, to one line mentions of flowers in the song lyrics.

List of Songs about Flowers

Flowers appear in songs dating back to early recordings of mountain music and blues.  Among the most popular reference is of course, the most popular flower, the rose.  There are hundreds of songs referring to the rose either in title or in lyrics.  Other common flower references include orchids, daises, lilacs, lilies and marigolds.

Here is a list of some popular songs about flowers:

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