Flowers

[xoxoxoBruce]

Grant, you're making yourself nuts to do something that won't earn you many more brownie points than other flowers, you know.

[monster]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Grant, you're making yourself nuts to do something that won't earn you many more brownie points than other flowers, you know.

not true. In these days of Hallmark et al doing the thinking for you, a little personal touch is worth so much more than any bog-standard bunch or bouquet. Especially when the recipient has a little oomph about them. Giving a pre-pack of flowers says "I know I'm supposed to do this so here you are, will you fuck me now?"

[xoxoxoBruce]

You don't have to pick an arrangement out of a catalog, I go to my florist and let him be creative. But insisting of flora that's not available doesn't get the job done. If the job doesn't get done, no points.

[Perry Winkle]

Bruce, monster, you're both right.

I don't have the time and resources to track down the ideal this time around.

She's got 3 hours of work this afternoon. While she's doing this I'm supposedly going to be killing time in Barnes and Noble or the Harbor mall. Instead I'm going to walk to a flower store, tell them what I'd like and then tell them to go nuts.

I'm sure she'll be thrilled whatever I get her. Especially since I don't think she's really expecting anything.

[smurfalicious]

The best "flowers" I've received are orchids. I have a passion for them. They are unusual, beautiful, have an extremely wide variety of shapes and colors, and the blooms last for weeks, even months, at a time. While you can find cut orchids at a florist, the blooms will not last as long. The orchids at the box stores are alright, but usually not the healthiest. A nursery, especially one that specializes in orchids, is the best place to find them.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by smurfalicious

The best "flowers" I've received are orchids. I have a passion for them. They are unusual, beautiful, have an extremely wide variety of shapes and colors, and the blooms last for weeks, even months, at a time. While you can find cut orchids at a florist, the blooms will not last as long. The orchids at the box stores are alright, but usually not the healthiest. A nursery, especially one that specializes in orchids, is the best place to find them.

Here's an orchid for you. It's in my Dad's kitchen. It smells beautiful.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Grant, you're making yourself nuts to do something that won't earn you many more brownie points than other flowers, you know.

Originally Posted by monster

not true. In these days of Hallmark et al doing the thinking for you, a little personal touch is worth so much more than any bog-standard bunch or bouquet.

I'm with Monster here - the most beautiful bouquet I ever received was from a manager I helped in a business sense. Huge dark red antique tea roses. With the smell of every romantic night in June. I got them on Valentines Day, but of course they meant nothing (apart from the flowers themselves) but I got envious glances on the Tube from women whose genuinely caring men had simply ordered bog-standard closed scentless buds.

The best flowers I ever got? A bog standard bouquet of closed scentless buds from a man who disagreed with sending flowers on principle but needed a big gesture. He chose badly, but hey - he had no practice. In fact he was a shit, but it was a symbol and that meant everything.

Originally Posted by monster

Nuts would be an excellent addition to the bouquet, by the way.

Death with leaves?!

Originally Posted by smurfalicious

The best "flowers" I've received are orchids.

Orchids look so dirty. I love them.

Originally Posted by Aliantha

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I rest my case.

[monster]

Originally Posted by grant

I'm going to walk to a flower store, tell them what I'd like and then tell them to go nuts.

Excellent decision. I can see my post last night was a tad forthright, sorry about that.

Nuts would be an excellent addition to the bouquet, by the way. Different, amusing, yummy. It should patent it -the "I'm nuts about you" bouquet. D'you think the production-line-bouquet-makers would go for it?

btw, mostly I'm just glad to see you so happy, and I bet she's the biz