Exciting News!!!

Vancouver's best kept secret,
Lavender & Lilacs Florist, is hitting the street!

We are moving to
the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel
at #101-1180 W.Hastings Street,
just across from our current
location.
























We're planning for

our grand opening in late November
with lots of Holiday Floral ideas.

(Sneak peek inside shots...of course,

wall colour is "PURPLE" and here's

our hard working, trusty contractor & owner)

Stay tuned for updates!!

Administrative Professionals Day is next week!

We're all so looking forward to this long weekend and
hopefully it will be SUNNY!

But wait....did you remember
that Administrative Professionals Day is
right after "Easter" this year?

At Lavender & Lilacs Florist,
we have a whole buch of creative ideas for you
to show your appreciation to your assistants
& colleagues.

Here's a Promotional gift idea.

a Hanging Candle Holder
Arrangement

Starting from $15.00




















Assorted selection of fresh flowers
and foliage in Coloured vase with
a message card. The vase doubles
as a hanging candle holder,
it's perfect for your garden!!




















(The arrangement shown in
above pictures are $20.00
upgraded version)
















You can choose Vases from:
Hot Pink, Lavender, Lime Green or Yellow


We are looking forward to serving you :)

Weekly Special "Mini Cymbidium Orchid"

We are so excited to
feature this beautiful
Orchid as our Weekly
Special!!

Mini Cymbidium is
very poplular Orchid
for the weddings.


They are comfortably fragrant and under proper care,
they last 2-3 weeks for you!

Our Weekly Special
a stem of Mini Cymbidium Orchid (Assorted Colour)
only $9.95 (+HST)

"Mini Cym" looks good in a Clear
Glass Vase, if you would like to be
more "contemporary", here's the look.




















You probably have seen this style in the elite hotels
in Vancouver. It is actually very easy to create!

You will need;
1) A Glass Cylinder (Tall enough for entire orchid)
we carry a wide range of cylinders in our store.
2) 2-3 Ti Leaves to submerge at bottom
3) Weekly Special, Mini Cym

Use super clean washed cylinder and pour
water, just enough to cover the Ti leaves
(3-4"deep) then carefully place your
lovely Mini Cym in the cylinder...Ta Da....!!

Change water once in 2-3 days and enjoy!

When you find some Orchid blooms have that
"tired" look, you can pinch off some blooms and
submerge to shallow container for your
dinner table or desk. You will still enjoy
them for a few more days.

Any further questions about flowers etc...

please do not hesitate to call or email us at L&L

Spring is just around the corner, Happy Wednesday!!!

Weekly Special "Gerbera Daisies"

L&L's Weekly Special

is Back!!

Brighten your day with

Gerbera Daisies!

Our Gerbera Bouquet

(10stems) this week is

only

$15.00

(+ HST 12%)

Order via email/ or call now then pick-up

on the way home.

Tips for enjoying Gerbera longer;

* Use a "super clean" vase, sanitalized with bleach is the best.

* Use water only, no flower food needed.

* Re-cut stems with a sharp knife once in 2-3 days when

changing water

* avoid drafts, sunny or freezing cold places

Gerbera signify Purity, Innocence and Cheerfulness.

Isn't that a perfect gift for your loved one??

Happy Monday!!

Happy Valentine's day!!

There are varying opinions

as to the origin of

Valentine's Day.

What we know is that

over time February 14

has been set aside to honour St. Valentine and has

become the date for exchanging love messages and

a celebration of St. Valentine, the patron saint of lovers.

The date is marked by sending poems and simple gifts,

such as flowers, to loved ones and secret loves.

By far, Valentine's Day Flowers are the most popular

gift today.

For Valentine's day,

at Lavender & Lilacs,

we will be offering a beautiful,

selection of floral gifts.

Exquisite Ecuador Roses

in many rich colours and

of course the traditional

Red Roses will be available

in addition to a wide variety of

flowers including Orchids,

Tropicals and seasonal flowers.

For gift ideas, visit our website or view our Valentine's Day

flyer. We have designed what we believe to be some

perfect gift ideas.

2011 Valentine's Day

Promotion Floral Arrangements

Contemporary Elegance

Two Roses with Fragrance Leaf

"Together" in sleek glass cylinder

$34.95

Colour Palette

Two Roses "Together" in glass cube

accompanied with Orchids and more....

$34.95

More design photos available in our Photo Gallery

or click here

http://lavenderandlilacsflorist.blogspot.com/p/l-2011-valentines-day-promotional.html

To order your Valentine's Day

Bouquets & Floral arrangements......

by phone at 604 688-5936

by web at www.lavenderandlilacsflorist.com

or stop by our shop to order your Floral Gift

To avoid disappointment.....

Place your order early.

We will have many items ready for last minute shoppers, but on

Valentine's Day we always recommend ordering in advance,

especially if you are wishing to have your gift delivered.

We will be available to take phone orders on

Saturday and Sunday, Feb 12th, 13th as well as on Feb 14th

as long as product remains available.

We deliver in most Lower Mainland locations

and, as well, we can arrange delivery internationally

through our floral wire affiliation.

We look forward to serving you this Valentine's Day

and to help continue the tradition of giving flowers

to show your love and affection!

"Flowers to Wear"
Cool Stuff = Flowers to wear

Congratulations to all 2010 graduates!!

We would like to show you a selection of

fabulous "Flowers to wear" ideas for you

and your dates.

Lavender & Lilacs Florist is conveniently

located in downtown Vancouver,

right next to The Renaissance Vancouver

Hotel Harbourside and Marriott Vancouver

Hotel as well as The Coast Harbourside Hotel.

Please click on "Flowers to wear" on the right,

you will see some cool looking corsages,

boutonnieres on our special page in this blog.

We certainly customize your floral Jewelry

with your favorite flowers and style.

Please feel free to call and let us help to

make your grads very special.

We are looking forward to serving you soon!!

Administrative Professional Week

Administrative Professional Day

is on Wednesday April 21st.

On this week of April 19th, here is your opportunity to say a big "Thank You" to your amazing support teams by presenting them with little gifts of appreciation like FLOWERS, chocolates, cards, fruits baskets, candies and so on.

Desktop Favourite Gifts

#1 Gerbera Vase arrangement....Starting from $15.00

Simple & Happy Gerbera vase arrangement is

always number one choice! Dressed up with L&L flair.

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#2 L&L Posie Bouquet + Coffee Gift Card...Starting from $20.00

The perfect combination! Posie bouquet for the desk & Coffee Gift card

Please note: Order in advance (24hrs)

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#3 L&L Mini Planter

Choice of flowering plants or tropical foliage plants in selected pots

Starting from $10.00

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#4 L&L Designer's choice of Mixed Bouquet

We create one of the kind floral arragnements for your important assistants

Starting from $30.00.....Hand-tied bouquet

$35.00.....Vase arrangement

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#5 Fruits/ Chocolates/ Gourmet Baskets

We custom made goodie baskets for your special assistant!

Starting from $50.00

Please note: Order in advance (24hrs)

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Are you curious about how this holiday started??(well, it is "non-official" holiday but......)Here's the history for you.....Harry F Klemfuss, a New York publicist along with the National Secretary association in the year 1952 created the National Secretary's week so as to appreciate the work of secretaries and encourage more people into the profession. The National secretary week was held on the first week of June from June1 to 7 and June 4th was celebrated as the secretary day. Three years later in 1955, the observance of the week was moved to the last full week of April and the Wednesday in the week was decided as the secretary day. The name of the week has been changed twice; in 1981 it came to be called the Professional Secretary Week and in the year 2000 it got named the Administrative Professional Week as it is called up to the day. The change in name was to encompass the expanding responsibility and titles associated with the role of professional support staff.

Happy Administrative Professional Week, everyone!!