Category Archives: florist business

Floral Design ~ Where the Artistry Comes First

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Administrator

Tweet Bird of Paradise Ikebana The Bird of Paradise Ikebana (at left) appears in Yukiko’s new video — a one minute showing of her dis­tinc­tive style in floral design. We placed the video in her Yelp! listing to let viewers … Continue reading →

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Cross this Bridge to Yukiko’s Floral Design Studio

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Administrator

TweetFor a mem­o­rable Mother’s Day gift send Mom to flower arranging school – let her attend hands-​on work­shop in Yukiko’s Floral Design Studio. Cross the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County, immerse your­self in the hands-​on expe­ri­ence and take home … Continue reading →

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Apple Says Give iPad for Valentine’s

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Yukiko

Tweet I say Give Original Bouquet by Yukiko to your Valentine, and If your Valentine is in Marin, do Both! Dramatic Sweep of Roses and Orchids with Marin foliage for Valentine’s

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Flowers on Flickr.com – Yes or No?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Peter

Tweet We have saved phở­tographs of sev­eral years of Yukiko’s orig­inal floral designs off-​line – that means you can’t see them where they are now. Do you want to see them? If you do, we’ll put them on Flickr.com gal­leries … Continue reading →

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“First Thing, We Must… Kill All the Website Designers.”

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Peter

TweetActually, the very first thing is to survey floral design web­sites that are out there now. The vast majority are com­fort­ably beneath con­tempt. But, there are also a select few whiz-​bang floral sites worthy of at least Four Star rat­ings. … Continue reading →

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Help Redesign, Re-​launch Floral Website and Blog

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Peter

TweetYukiko’s new Floral Design web­site and blog will use the latest WordPress soft­ware –- design and ecom­merce CMS inter­face with social media (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter). We’re building the new site’s Content Management System (CMS) behind the scenes — so it … Continue reading →

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Flower Selling: Recession Masks Market Shift or Maybe It’s Martha’s Fault

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Will Valentine’s Day save the florists? They cer­tainly need saving, but their problem is much bigger than another bum Valentine’s Day. The industry mag­a­zine Florists’ Review’s January edi­tion, cites market sta­tis­tics showing… (read com­plete article) First pub­lished in Technorati.com … Continue reading →

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“BUY NOW” Buttons:

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Peter

TweetThey’re Ugly, They’re in-​your-​face, They Save You Time – So Why Not Use Them? When we first added PayPal to our Floral Design web­site, we had mixed emo­tions about including the “Buy Now,” or shopping-​cart, but­tons on our pages. The … Continue reading →

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Peonies Starting from Southern Hemisphere

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Yukiko

TweetOriginal designs with fresh cut peonies are coming into season now in mid November. Early season pricing is expen­sive, and I have to select indi­vidual stems very care­fully to assure high quality. Also, since these peonies come by air freight, … Continue reading →

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The American Express Card – Leave It!

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Peter

TweetThe Ancient and Honorable AMEX Scams Us Again: Peter’s ALTERNATE WORLD ENCOUNTER: Have you ever charged some­thing on your credit card and for­gotten about it? Many people have. Typically what hap­pens is the bill from the American Express credit card … Continue reading →

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