Roses to Orchids, Flowers Say Valentine's Day
With Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, local florists are inundated with orders, and the most popular request at Pondview Florist is the traditional dozen roses. While red is the number one choice, the shop offers roses in colors from lavender to variegated orange.
Across the center, at Stems on Waterfield Rd., owner Jennifer Collins said she has plenty of orders for roses, and is happy to fill them, but many of her customers request something different.
“They come to the shop to get more unique floral arrangements,” Collins said. “We make everything custom. It’s all kind of depending on the quality of uniqueness of the flowers.”
On Saturday, her shop was full of flowers just in from the wholesaler. Through Tuesday, she and two other floral designers will work on cleaning the roses, carefully removing all the prickers, and arranging them in vases. Collins also has fresh stock imported from Holland, where she said “the flowers can be off the charts in terms of the tulips and the unusual flowers.”
