We will be closed on Sunday, the 4th of July. We will open 8am – 12pm on 5th of July. I can’t wait to celebrate our freedom day with family and friends, gather for a barbeque at Waikiki Beach. Watch the kids play with water and sand. And of course, the fire work. Enjoy and be safe.
Summer is here and guess what’s hanging. Mangos! I know you have them on your trees, so bring ‘em in. Bring in a mango and get 15% off of your flower and lei purchase.
No mangos, no problem. Come on by and pick some from what’s been turned in. Make a donation to our charity of the month and still get 15% off of your flower and lei purchase.
In store one time purchase only. Promotion ends June 21, 2010.
It’s true, when locals moved away and all of the sudden, visiting the graves of their love ones may no longer be possible. Flower deliveries can be the solution. Here is a few tip for a successful cemetary delivery order.
1. It may be difficult to describe where the grave is, even when you have gone to the grave site year after year. Cemetery usually gives name or letter for each area or zone. It is best to call the cemetary office to find out.
2. If a cemetery map is available, mark the map and email or fax to your florist. Google map is also a good alternative for marking.
Diamond Head Memorial Park (Cemetery) uses letter destination to each of the area. It is one of our frequent grave site delivery since we are only 10 minutes away (driving).
3. Let the florist know any significant marker such as flag post, gate, trees, hose bib, statues that are located near the grave.
4. Select durable flowers that will last in the hot Hawaiian sun. Flowers such as ginger, heliconia, daisy, carnation, alstroemeria are all good choices.
5. Ask the florist to email or text you a photo with the arrangment placed on grave. This way you can be sure the arrangment is nice and that it is delivered to the correct grave.
We made our grave site delivery to Diamond Head Cemetary on Memorial Day and boy, what a sight. Graves were doted with flowers and flags. I would say the graves are almost as decorated with flowers as much to during Easter or Chinese Ching Ming.
We had a special request to re-create this flower bouquet below. It is a bouquet of stephanotis, orange and pink rose with hypericum. It is not made of real flowers as you can see…..
And here is what we came up with. It is just as unreal as the not so real one.
Did you know the lei that you purchase from Sweet Blossoms Hawaii are delivered to the shop by bus, carpool or hybrid? Yes, that’s another way to reduce our reliance on fuel, reduce delivery cost and our price offered to you. Sure it is a triple win situation. We love it. Hope you like our low lei price too.
Triple crown flower lei shown above (not available in store, special order only)
Here is a beautiful wedding bouquet of calla liliy, tulips and white cymbidium orchid. It is out of this world simple and very elegant. I love it.
Well, sure we are in Hawaii and we should get lei. But sometimes it is kind of fun to get an arm bouquet. No, I don’t mean a dozen roses from the grocery store. I mean a really nicely arranged arm bouquet with nice wrapping and a big bow, the type you would get at a pageant or at the end of a recital. So, try it, but cooridnate with each other, because she is only got two arms.
Lei giving (piling) is a common a scene at graduations. Consider lei with big visual impact such as the single orchids, carnation, and plumeria that are big in size and bright in color. Of course price are very reasonable for the tuberose, heea, sea grapes and ti-leaves lei but with less visual impact. Then again, it is not about visual impact with lei giving. It’s about sharing the aloha and giving congratulation. Have fun at the graduation. Take plenty pictures, okay.
Christina Style Orchid Lei and Angle Style Orchid Lei (shown above)
By the way, we are on your way to Waikiki Shell. So you can simply drop in, pick up the lei, then head on down to the Shell. Here are some of the schoolss that are having their graduation at the Shell.
6/5/2010 Hawaii Baptist Academy
5/23/2010 Kaimuki High School
5/19/2010 Hawaii Pacific University (HPU)
6/6/2010 Hawaii Mission Academy
Here is list of school graduation and the school color. Very useful if you want to color match the lei or the ribbon etc.
