Valentine's Day Showcase Day Fourteen

Today we are showcasing "One Stunning Stem".  When can one rose convey everything you have to say?  When it is presented in this stunning way.  One beautiful Forever Young rose accented by stems of bear grass, red accents, and just a hint of seeded eucalyptus at the base.

Price ~ $41.99

You can order it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Thirteen

Today we are featuring our "Roses on the Rocks" Arrangement.  We fill a glass cube with black beads or rocks, and finish it off with 5 Forever Young roses.  

Simple, Elegant, and guaranteed to make her smile this Valentine's Day.

Price ~ $49.99

You can order it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Twelve

For day twelve we thought we would feature twelve of our favorite things, ROSES of course!

We take a dozen long stem roses and add touches of babies breath to create our Valentine's Day Dozen.  We use our designer red vase for Valentine's Day, and we tie on a red heart charm to make it even more special.  This custom design is available from February 6th - February 15th.

Price ~ $89.99

You can purchase it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Eleven

Today we are featuring our "Heart & Soul".  Send her your heart this Valentine's Day.  We fill a red ceramic cylinder vase with carnations in the shape of a heart.  Red Carnations and Miniature Carnations make an impressive display.  Baby's Breath and whisps of fern finish the design.  

Price ~ $59.99

Order it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Ten

Today we are featuring our Candy Bar Vase.  This vase is one of our tastiest treats!  The vase is made up of 4 Hershey's 1.55oz candy bars.  Then foil wrapping makes for an eye catching display around the mini bite size bars that shoot up from the top.  Top that off with a 9" mylar balloon suited for your occasion and you have the perfect gift.  

Price ~ $19.99

Order it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Nine

Today we are featuring our "Ultimate Dozen".  Our Ultimate Dozen will make her heart flutter on Valentine's Day.  Our signature red heart vase is filled with 12 long stem Forever Young roses, spiral eucalyptus, salal leaves, and fern.  It also comes with a punch card for a free rose for a month for 1 year!  So this dozen roses will keep on giving all year long.

Price ~ $112.99

You can purchase it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Eight

Today we are featuring our last designers choice arrangement.  This one is called, "Lover's Gaze".  It was named by our Facebook Friends.  

If you are looking for something high style, you have found it with our Lover's Gaze.  Dendrobium Orchids, Stargazer Lilies, and Red Roses fill a low silver tray.   We added pieces of Silver Ting Ting in the back to add a little height and bling.

Price ~ $68.99

You can purchase it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Seven

Today we are featuring another of our designer choice arrangements.  This arrangement is called "You 'RED' My Heart".  It was named by our Facebook Friends.

She is going to love this!  Gerbera Daisies, Miniature Carnations, Alstroemeria, and touches of wax flower fill this ceramic container.  On the outside are little red hearts and a larger heart that is a chalk board.  We can personalize it for you if you would like.  Just include a short message in the "special instructions" section of your order form.  We suggest keeping it very short, the board is small and we want to make sure she can read it easily.  

Price ~ $51.99

You can purchase this arrangement HERE, or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Six

Today we are featuring another one of our designers choice arrangements.  This design is named "Blissful Blossom".  It was named by our Facebook Friends.

This Valentine's Day we are filling a beautiful red ceramic container with White Asiatic Lilies, Red Spray Roses, and Alstroemeria.  On the container you will see a heart shaped charm that makes a great lasting keepsake. 

Price ~ $44.99

Order it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Five

Today we are featuring one of our own designs.  This design is called "Truly Sweethearts".  It was named by our facebook friends.

We filled this red heart basket with Daisies, Carnations, Miniature Carnations, Statice, and wisps of Caspia.  This basket is perfect for the one you love, a friend, or just about anyone!

Price ~ $36.99

Order it HERE or give us a call at 217-875-9038

Valentine's Day Showcase Day Two

Today's Featured item is called "Hugs & Kisses"

Send her your hugs and kisses!  Red Roses, Pink Carnations, Red Miniature Carnations, and White Daisies fill this red glass vase.  An adorable way to shower her with your affection.  

Priced at just ~ $42.99

You can order it HERE or give us a call at 875-9038.

Be sure to stop in and see our full line of gifts to go with this great arrangement.  We have Balloons, Bears, & Leanin' Tree Gift Cards!

1215 E. Pershing Rd.

Valentine's Day Showcase Day One

Everyday, leading up to Valentine's Day, we will feature one of our Valentine's Day items.  

Today we are showcasing our Sweet Surprise!

Our "Sweet Surprise" features daisies & miniature carnations in a creative way.  We take one of our small rose bowls and add some Hershey's Kisses and top it off with fresh flowers.  The little balloon at the top makes it the prefect gift.  

We recommend that you grab one early, at this price they will not last long.

Just $29.99

You can order yours HERE.  Or give us a call at 217-875-9038.  

Why are Roses so Expensive at Valentine's Day?

This is a question we will answer over and over again this Valentine's Day:
"Why are roses so expensive??"
The simple answer we give to most is, "supply and demand, we pay more at Valentine's Day so the customer has to pay more."  In truth the answer goes far beyond that.  It starts at the grower way back in November and December and it rolls forward to Valentine's Day and even a few weeks beyond.  

True long stem roses, like we sell at The Secret Garden, take 6 to 8 weeks to grow.  This means that production of Valentine's roses starts in late November and early December down in Equador. 
Because of this they trim the November and December crops early, creating a shortage that starts in those months and prices start to rise.


Now florists start to plan how many roses they want to have on hand and start sending orders into their suppliers.  The suppliers tell their suppliers, and those suppliers tell the growers.  The growers look at the crop growing and set a price based on the demand for the product.  Because roses are perishable and cannot be kept on hand for long periods of time it makes the supply harder to maintain.  

You also have to factor in the growing conditions for the roses, the days are shorter and the temperatures are cooler.  This puts more energy into caring for the roses and making sure they are ready for the final cut before the big day arrives.





Now we get into the fun world of transportation.  The large supply of roses has to be moved into the parts of the world that demand the roses.  This requires more trucks, more drivers, and of course more gas.  Then when they arrive at the wholesalers it requires more people to process the flowers, sort the roses for delivery to the florists, and transport them to the locations.  As a florist we need to have more people on staff to handle the demand as well.  More people to answer the phone, design the arrangements, and of course deliver them to you.


You add all of this together and it's the perfect storm for increased prices.


But do not fret.  You can send your love beautiful flowers on Valentine's Day without breaking the bank.  Ask your florist for a mixed bouquet, add just a few roses to it if you like.  Maybe look for designs that feature spray roses, then you can have a larger amount of "roses" without the higher cost.  You may also want to go with her favorite color or flower and have your florist create a beautiful bouquet that is one of a kind.  


If you do decide to go with roses, get the most for your money by providing the proper care after the roses arrive.  This will insure that you are enjoying the roses for days to come after the holiday. 


We hope that this little article will help explain those higher prices you are bound to pay this Valentine's Day.  Remember to order your roses early, we recommend at least a week in advance.  This will guarantee fresh roses delivered to the one you love on that special day!