I hope everyone had a great mothers day! I sold soap all day at the farmers market and had about a million and one customers ask when my cut flower bouquets would be back in the stand. I am counting the days until things start blooming and there is life on the farm again.
Speaking of flowers I came home to this blue beauty the other night. I knew right away it was a Blue Diamond Orchid. When I was in college getting my Floriculture degree our class went on a trip to the Plainview Growers Facility in New Jersey where these amazing orchids are produced. They have a team of Taiwan Orchid experts that grow them. All I remember is being blown away when I walked into a greenhouse that was probably acres long and seeing a sea of these sexy blue guys.
I know posting this I might run the risk of having fellow florists and cut flower growers shun me for thinking these are cool but oh well. They need to understand that times are a changing and the fact is a lot of younger people are attracted to bright colors. If the floral industry wants to continue to get Gen Y business then brightly colored flowers such as Gerber Daisies, Neon Daisies and Blue Orchids will need to be available.
Of course I adore traditional flowers obviously because I grow over five acres of them a year! All I'm saying is that there is a place for brightly produced flowers in the market.
When my girlfriends were over last night, as soon as they spotted this blue diamond orchid on my dinning room table they freaked out and started taking cell phone pics and saying they wanted one also. Sooo there you go. Proof that Gen Y loves flowers. I also felt like the luckiest girl being able to say the electrician dude randomly surprised me with one. When I asked him why he got me this instead of the usual stems he gets for me on his way home from work he said "I don't know this just caught my eye. Something different." ♥
Unfortunately the next time this blooms the flowers will be white not blue but I also happen to love white orchids so it's all good! : D
It's supposed to be a rainy day so I will be a busy little bee in the soap studio all day.
Have a lovely day!!
Lav. A
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