Flowers

Perry Winkle · 06-11-2007, 11:55 PM

I'm buying flowers for someone with slightly peculiar taste. This particular person likes heather and buttercups. The flower shops around here don't really do arrangements of either. Also, I'd rather get living plants if that's not a no-no.

Any suggestions on where I could find what I'm looking for?

06-12-2007, 12:40 AM

Flowershop?
Call me crazy!

Ladies, don't tell men that flowers are too expensive if you want them... I know this sounds simple but it happens. Not just in the movies, happened to me recently.
In fact, never say one thing and want another, EVER!
We will actually think you mean what you say, every time & still care about you, nutty as it seems.
"Your friends? Sure, go out, it will be good for you, it has been ages!", when you get home, "why did you go out with your friends? You should have known I did not really want you to go out." *a bird flys out of her ear*
Only a truly INANE person says something like this... NEVER do it... seek help immediately if you have the impulse.

freshnesschronic · 06-12-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Flowershop?
Call me crazy!

Ladies, don't tell men that flowers are too expensive if you want them... I know this sounds simple but it happens. Not just in the movies, happened to me recently.
In fact, never say one thing and want another, EVER!
We will actually think you mean what you say, every time & still care about you, nutty as it seems.
"Your friends? Sure, go out, it will be good for you, it has been ages!", when you get home, "why did you go out with your friends? You should have known I did not really want you to go out." *a bird flys out of her ear*
Only a truly INANE person says something like this... NEVER do it... seek help immediately if you have the impulse.

Tell me about it. Girls are the most confusing part of this whole "life" thingy.

Anyway, I don't know anything about locating flower shops pertaining to the specific flowers you want, but I can suggest nice flowers, I guess; white roses. I dunno, I personally think they work well. White as in pure, rose as in love.

Awwwwwww

She'll get the metaphor, girly instincts ya know. Then you're in like flint, wink wink nudge nudge say no more say no more.

No reference to the dwellar flint, reference to the Bond movie.

Aliantha · 06-12-2007, 02:32 AM

Usually you find white roses on funeral caskets. Better be careful which message she gets.

06-12-2007, 02:34 AM

Sunflowers are fun.

DucksNuts · 06-12-2007, 04:18 AM

Did we decide its "In like flynn"?

Aliantha · 06-12-2007, 05:37 AM

I think it's flynn...but who am I to argue?

freshnesschronic · 06-12-2007, 07:04 AM

In like flynn....

Oooooooooooh. Maybe.

But the Bond movie is In Like Flint. Heh.

piercehawkeye45 · 06-12-2007, 07:15 AM

Pick some dandelions and act like a little kid giving them to his or her mom.

It's a hit or miss thing.....

monster · 06-12-2007, 07:41 AM

I think a living plant is and excellent idea if they have somewhere to put it. Try a garden center to get a heather, although I'm not sure it's the right "season" at the moment. Most centers sell small potted flowering perennials, many of which are reminiscent to buttercups. You could then buy a nice pot to match their tastes.

Some yellow poppies are reminiscent of buttercups, but they are big, so maybe back to the florist/flower shop for those. In my experience over here, the more unusual flowers from the florist don't seem to last as long once you get them home.

Otherwise, MASHfreak's suggestion of picking something yourself is cool -but then put them in a nice vase that reflects their taste.

Sorry, fresh, but I think white roses just don't fit the requirements outlined. None of the bog-standard formal stuff does. And mush can frighten off as many girls as it attracts. We're not all as dumb as you seem to think. And I didn't see grant mentioning it was a girl......

Dagney · 06-12-2007, 07:43 AM

Grant,

If she like particular flowers, is it possible that you could find a wholesaler and order some? There are some great places on line where you can order flowers of a particular type that you can't usually find at the run of the mill florists - especially if they're out of season. (And I"m not sure what season butter cups are). That way, you could get what she likes, and make your own arrangement. That would be a great statement to make.

Griff · 06-12-2007, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by grant

I'm buying flowers for someone with slightly peculiar taste. This particular person likes heather and buttercups. The flower shops around here don't really do arrangements of either. Also, I'd rather get living plants if that's not a no-no.

Any suggestions on where I could find what I'm looking for?

Swing by my place for the buttercups and by limey's for the heather. Problem solved... sort of...

Clodfobble · 06-12-2007, 10:43 AM

Call me crazy, but in the last two years or so our Home Depot has really upped the quality of their garden department. They now have a wider and more interesting variety of potted plants than even the huge nursery in town that everyone recommends. They don't do arrangements, obviously, but I think a live plant is a better idea anyway.

DanaC · 06-12-2007, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Tell me about it. Girls are the most confusing part of this whole "life" thingy.

I think that's possibly the cutest thing I've heard fresh say :P

freshnesschronic · 06-12-2007, 11:09 AM

Monster I was only responding to like what rk had said before, assuming it was a girl.

I don't know what kind of flowers guys like.

06-11-2007, 11:55 PM	#1
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Flowers I'm buying flowers for someone with slightly peculiar taste. This particular person likes heather and buttercups. The flower shops around here don't really do arrangements of either. Also, I'd rather get living plants if that's not a no-no. Any suggestions on where I could find what I'm looking for?

06-12-2007, 02:32 AM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Usually you find white roses on funeral caskets. Better be careful which message she gets. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-12-2007, 05:37 AM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I think it's flynn...but who am I to argue? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-12-2007, 07:41 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think a living plant is and excellent idea if they have somewhere to put it. Try a garden center to get a heather, although I'm not sure it's the right "season" at the moment. Most centers sell small potted flowering perennials, many of which are reminiscent to buttercups. You could then buy a nice pot to match their tastes. Some yellow poppies are reminiscent of buttercups, but they are big, so maybe back to the florist/flower shop for those. In my experience over here, the more unusual flowers from the florist don't seem to last as long once you get them home. Otherwise, MASHfreak's suggestion of picking something yourself is cool -but then put them in a nice vase that reflects their taste. Sorry, fresh, but I think white roses just don't fit the requirements outlined. None of the bog-standard formal stuff does. And mush can frighten off as many girls as it attracts. We're not all as dumb as you seem to think. And I didn't see grant mentioning it was a girl...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-12-2007, 07:43 AM	#11
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Grant, If she like particular flowers, is it possible that you could find a wholesaler and order some? There are some great places on line where you can order flowers of a particular type that you can't usually find at the run of the mill florists - especially if they're out of season. (And I"m not sure what season butter cups are). That way, you could get what she likes, and make your own arrangement. That would be a great statement to make. __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

06-12-2007, 12:40 AM	#2
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Flowershop? Call me crazy! Ladies, don't tell men that flowers are too expensive if you want them... I know this sounds simple but it happens. Not just in the movies, happened to me recently. In fact, never say one thing and want another, EVER! We will actually think you mean what you say, every time & still care about you, nutty as it seems. "Your friends? Sure, go out, it will be good for you, it has been ages!", when you get home, "why did you go out with your friends? You should have known I did not really want you to go out." a bird flys out of her ear Only a truly INANE person says something like this... NEVER do it... seek help immediately if you have the impulse.

06-12-2007, 02:34 AM	#5
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Sunflowers are fun.

06-12-2007, 04:18 AM	#6
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Did we decide its "In like flynn"?

06-12-2007, 07:04 AM	#8
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	In like flynn.... Oooooooooooh. Maybe. But the Bond movie is In Like Flint. Heh.

06-12-2007, 07:15 AM	#9
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Pick some dandelions and act like a little kid giving them to his or her mom. It's a hit or miss thing.....

06-12-2007, 10:43 AM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Call me crazy, but in the last two years or so our Home Depot has really upped the quality of their garden department. They now have a wider and more interesting variety of potted plants than even the huge nursery in town that everyone recommends. They don't do arrangements, obviously, but I think a live plant is a better idea anyway.

06-12-2007, 11:09 AM	#15
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Monster I was only responding to like what rk had said before, assuming it was a girl. I don't know what kind of flowers guys like.

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