It's been a little bit too long since our last post but not without good reason. Shortly after valentines day our son, Daniel, was born. As Gill has been off being a full time Mum and I've been skiving a lot being a part time dad, a lot of the little things we try to keep on top of have been gathering dust. This is terrible on our part but what can we do, he is super cute and very time consuming!
However, as we now have an heir to our throne we should really get back to the business at hand; selling more flowers!! Valentines was ok for us, not the busiest but still decent. From asking around it seems that most florists were in the same boat.
Mothers Day however was a lot better this year. I don't know if thats a sign the recession is receding or just that we all have more time for our Mums than we do our wives and girlfriends!! Maybe it's a little of both.
Our wedding season is now in full swing with6 bookings though April and only one free Saturday between now and mid October. Our online shop continues to go from strength to strength which is also a very positive sign. Our google rankings have improved greatly over the last year and our international business is soaring.
Talking of weddings there is one fairly major one coming up in less than a couple of weeks. We were asked about providing the flowers but we don't go south of the river round here. Apparently 3 florists are working together to transform the venues with a colour scheme of whites and greens using lots of scented blooms. So, in honour of the royal wedding we will offer a 10% discount on all online orders placed between now and the end of the month. All you have to do is enter 'Wills and Kate' in the discount box and you will save a few sovereigns! Please pass it on to anyone you feel may be able to use it.
