Month: July 2022

If you have attended several funerals or even arranged one for a loved one, you would probably know by now that chrysanthemums are among the most popular funeral flowers. Chrysanthemums, or mums for short, are perennial flowering plants that come from the Asteraceae family. They usually bloom from October to December when planted and grown in the garden.

Chrysanthemums come in a variety of colours and shades, including white, purple, lavender, yellow, orange, and red. They may look like they have numerous petals, but every single petal is a tiny floret. Due to their exquisite appearance, chrysanthemums are a common choice for different occasions, including funerals. Read on to find out the history and meaning behind chrysanthemums, and understand why they are a common flower for funerals.

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When it comes to flowers, nothing beats fresh bouquet flowers meticulously arranged to make anyone who receives them feel loved and appreciated. However, if you are looking to give a memento that will last for a long time, your best option would be dried and preserved flowers.

Though fresh and dried flowers are essentially just flowers at the end of the day, dried flowers have a reputation for being durable – they can last for a couple of years without withering or losing their integrity over time. They are the perfect decoration for any event as they are not required to be prepared on the same day, reducing the risk of wilting. That said, preserved flowers also do not need to be watered or maintained because they are, well, dried and preserved.

There are lots of options to choose from if you are interested in purchasing dried flower bouquets. They come in many shapes, sizes, and colours to suit your preference. Moreover, you can easily find blooms for all seasons – florists in Singapore preserve different flowers all year round, allowing customers to order flowers even when they are not in season.

Those are just some reasons why dried and preserved flowers are incredibly trendy nowadays. But have you ever wondered how they came to be?

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Losing a loved one is undoubtedly one of life’s most painful moments. However, it is important that you commemorate the life that they lived and pay your last respect before they are brought to their final resting place.

Different countries and religions have different funeral rituals and traditions, but one of the most common things you will find at most wakes is flowers for funerals. No funeral ceremony would be complete without flowers that help make the occasion more solemn and heartfelt. Aside from that, flowers at funerals have also been one of the best ways to express one’s deepest sentiments and show a person in mourning that you are with them in this time of grief.

That said, let us take a look at the history of flowers for condolences to understand why they are present in funerals today.

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While graduation season for Polytechnic students has quite recently ended, it has just begun for our university students in Singapore! With graduation ceremonies fast approaching, this means that physical and online flower shops will once again be filled with parents and friends looking to find the best graduation flowers for their loved ones. Indeed, giving a bouquet of flowers to someone who has just graduated has since become a traditional way of saying congratulations on their life-changing accomplishment.

On graduation day, you can see graduates begin tossing their caps, signalling the end of their academic life. Thus, giving them a gift that expresses your admiration and pride in them in the form of a flower bouquet is undoubtedly a delight – it only enhances the already triumphant ambience of graduation day.

There are endless possibilities for graduation flower bouquets, but before you experience decision paralysis, consider using these tips to choose the ideal blooms;

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