Women's Day Homecoming

"Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my steps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!"
                                                                                                           -Barbara Bush

Women's Day 2014, celebrated on March 8th, is fast approaching. What does this mean for you?

Women's Day's is finally coming back home to America, you may not realize this but Women's Day internationally is nearly as big as Valentine's Day. What? No...you must be joking?

It's no joke, worldwide an enormous amount of flowers are given and received for Women's Day. What color? What varieties? The great part about Women's Day is that the flower color or variety isn't as important as the quality and the size of the blooms or bouquet.

Check out our Women's Day themed bouquets.

How does one celebrate Women's Day? First, it doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman to join in the party. The theme of the day is to "Love, Honor and Respect" women, so it is perfectly acceptable for a man to give flowers to the women in his life, as well as, women to share flowers with all their friends, family, co-workers and colleagues.

This holiday doesn't have the pretense of Valentine's Day or even Mother's Day. The flowers you give can be much more creative, local and unique as well. No need for long stem blood red roses. How about tulips? Or iris? Or how about a big bunch of gerberas?

One of the most popular tulip varieties for this holiday in Europe is Strong Gold which, true to it's name, is a very big, vibrant yellow tulip.

Women's Day was started in America in 1909, and was called "National Women's Day". The international community helped spread this day across the globe, and it was soon recognized as International Women's Day.

Now over a 100 years later, we seeing a resurgence of this historic day in the United States where it was first celebrated. Ironically, it is coming at a time when the American Grown flower movement has never been stronger. What a great opportunity to celebrate a traditional American event, with flowers grown right on our own soil.

Disclaimer: If you are buried under snow, dig a tunnel to the store and get some California Grown blooms that with dazzle you spouse, your daughters, your teachers, your co-workers...and don't forget your mom!

Our "Honor and Respect Her" Bouquet.

Woman's Day has its roots in inspiring change and building on the advances woman have made toward equal rights and equal opportunities in our society. By giving flowers you recognize that you honor and respect all women, and are conscious of the progress that has been made, and the progress that still needs to happen.

Flowers are amazing in their ability to serve as signposts for the intangible. For centuries civilizations have used them as markers. Births, deaths, victories, defeats, love gained...and love lost. Flowers are the sanctity of hope and the currency of change.

Women's Day includes elements of both hope and change. By expressing ourselves with flowers on Women's Day, men and women alike share in the movement to Love, Honor and Respect all women.