Flower Care

A common question received at Fastflowers.com.au is "How do we keep your lovely flowers alive for as long as possible?”. With a little TLC you can extend the life of your flowers by a number of days.

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Flower Meanings

As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Even the experts at Fastflowers disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers. So, while sending any type of flowers sends your fond thoughts, here are some of the more traditional meanings.

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Spring

Spring is almost here! Get ready for some of the beautiful seasonal flowers coming soon to Fastflowers.com.au!

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Summer is Almost Here

Peony – (means) Happy Life + Joyful Marriage, can also mean embarrassment, disgrace. » Peonies generally have large ostentatious flowers; and are well-known for their fragrance; some were used in making perfumes at the turn of the twentieth century although not so popular today. Peonies (and their relatives) have been cultivated for their decorative and medicinal value for the last 2 thousand years – thus making them a very ancient plant indeed. China’s national flower symbol is the Peony!

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Summer Specials

Over the coming months as the weather gets warmer fastflowers will be offering fresh summer flowers in wonderful flower arrangements. Our Australian florists are ready to use fresh summer flowers including peony roses, alstroemeria, sunflowers and snap dragons. Watch out for our web special on our homepage or sign up to our newsletter to receive special offers and extra discounts.... continues

Weddings- How to choose your flowers?

When it comes time to choose your wedding flowers, you need to have a few ideas decided before you come in to see your florist.

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What is in style?

We often receive emails from clients asking what flowers are in fashion at the moment. We thought it would be appropriate to share some of our ideas so that our customers understand which blooms we are using along with which foliages. in the winter months many species of flowers don't bloom. As such florists rely on flower imports or begin to use locally grown winter flowers. At present we are using a lot of winter tulips, glass house large headed roses and fresh hyacinth. We mix there blooms with fresh foliages such as magnolia leaves, viburnum and textured tropical leaves that are available all year round.

We often advise clients that simple is sometimes best. A gorgeous bunch of hand-tied tulips or a simple grouped bouquet will always stand out.

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Winter Tulips

Yes you've guessed it. It's that time of the year again!

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Testimonials

Find out what our customers think of our fresh flowers

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Why are my buds green?

Many people have written to ask us why we deliver flowers that are not yet in full bloom. The simple answer is that the tighter the flower's head the fresher the bud. Sometimes our roses and tulips even have a green tinge when delivered. As they continue to bloom their full colour will begin to show. At the end of a flower's life you can pull off the outer petals to allow the inside petals to be displayed.

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Flowers, Flowers and more Flowers

One of our most popular requests is for a bouquet of a dozen long red roses. However we often get asked (mainly by men!) what are good alternative flowers to send instead of roses. At this time of year we often suggest, tulips, lilies and some of the more fragrant winter varieties such as freesias and sweet pea.

It can be very daunting to send flowers in the early stages of a relationship. We would suggest browsing our website and trying to match an arrangement to the recipient's personality. For a more bubbly, energetic person we would recommend a bright bouquet or our Cherry Ripe box. For a more conservative recipient you can't go wrong with a bouquet of lilies or tulips.

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Country Flower Emblems

• Australia – Golden Wattle
• China - Peony
• England – Red Tudor Rose
• Egypt – Egyptian Lotus
• France – Lily
• Japan – Cherry Blossom
• Israel – Sharon Lily
• Malaysia – Chinese Hibiscus
• Mexico – Orchid
• Monaco – Carnation
• Netherlands – Orange Tulip
• New Zealand – Kowhai / Silver Fern
• Portugal – Lavender
• Russia – Daisy
• South Africa – King Protea
• USA – Rose

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