Memorable Moms Photo Contest

It's almost Mother's Day! Let's face it...Moms are the best. Let's pay tribute to our wonderful, funny, caring Moms by sharing some great "Mom photos!" 

Share your Favourite Photo of a Memorable Mom
 for your chance to win! 

Maybe your photo captures a special moment, showing the bonds between mother and child. Maybe your photo captures what a unique and sweet person your Mom of choice is. Maybe your photo is a funny meme that captures some of the reality of what Motherhood involves. 

Your photo might touch our hearts or make us laugh....so long as it's about Moms and Motherhood.

The 5 Memorable Mom Photos we enjoy the most (and we will take social media activity in account, so be sure to Like, Favourite or Retweet the photos you enjoy!) each WIN a bouquet of gorgeous flowers for Mom this Mother's Day! 

3 WAYS TO SEND US YOUR "MOM PHOTO": 

1. Like us on Facebook and send us a Message with your Mom photo. 

2. Follow us on Twitter and Tweet us your photo. Include the hashtag #bloomexmoms 

3. Email us your Mom Photo to contest@bloomex.ca 

Please include a short caption or note to tell us about the photo

CONTEST CLOSES MONDAY MAY 4, 2015 at 12 noon EST.

By submitting your photos, you verify that you have permission to post. You agree that your photos may be publicly shown on the Bloomex blog, Bloomex Facebook page, and/or the Bloomex Twitter feed. Contest open to residents of Canada with Canadian delivery. Winners each receive a special Designer Collection Bouquet, which is a lovely bouquet in Mother's Day colours made up to the florist's creativity, and may not be exactly as shown in blog photo.

Have fun and good luck!

Bloomex Partners with Skate Canada

It was a very exciting weekend in Hamilton, Ontario! From April 8-11 some of the best skaters on the planet converged at Hamilton's FirstOntario Centre for the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships. Skate Canada was host to these top teams and elite judges, and Bloomex was very pleased to lend support by providing the fresh flowers and gourmet gift baskets for this exciting event.  

 

For those of you who may not be familiar with it, synchronized skating is a team sport in which 8-20 skaters perform a program together. It has a judging system similar to that of other skating competitions. Due to the variety and intricacy of elements such as blocks, wheels, intersections, moves in the field, moves in isolation, spins and pairs moves, each individual skater must be highly skilled. The team must also work together at all times, striving for perfect unison and high artistic impression.

Twenty-five teams from twenty countries around the world arrived in Hamilton to compete for the gold this year. Skate Canada, which is the largest figure skating governing body in the world, organized and hosted this high caliber international event for the third time in the Championship's sixteen-year history.

Bloomex was proud to partner with Skate Canada and to fulfill their floral and gift needs at this world class event. Bloomex supplied wine and cheese gourmet gift baskets that were enjoyed by some of the ISU judges and skating dignitaries. Bloomex also supplied beautiful bouquets to welcome some of the other VIP judges to their hotel. 

On Thursday April 9, Skate Canada hosted an ISU judges' dinner at the lovely Ancaster Mill. 

For the "Canadiana" theme, Bloomex was pleased to create some beautiful red and white centrepieces to grace the tables. 

Check out the Flickr stream to see more fun photos of this key event. 

 

As a key contributing sponsor, Bloomex also provided flowers to brighten the arena by providing floral arrangements for the VIP lounge, skater's lounge, registration desk, and other key places around the venue. The flowers in their creative arrangements were chosen to complement the colours of the official World Synchronized Skating logo. 

Bloomex also provided the beautiful bouquets that were enjoyed by the podium medallists, and which were featured on various news sources.

This year Canada had two teams entered, Nexxice from Burlington, and Les Supremes from St-Leonard, Quebec. Competition was fierce and the skaters faced tough competition and judging. We were all thrilled when Nexxice took home the gold to make Canada the World Champion this year!

Bloomex was very proud to be the official floral supplier for this fun weekend in Hamilton, a prestigious and exciting event attended by a large crowd and televised by the CBC and other international media.

For more information about the Championship, please visit the Skate Canada website. You can also click to read more about Canada's Team Nexxice and their gold medal win in Hamilton. 

Easter Flowers and Gift Baskets

Easter is almost here, and Bloomex has you covered whether you are attending an Easter supper or egg hunt, or hosting one yourself. There are delicious gift baskets that are sure to be a sweet treat for any lucky recipient, as well as beautiful flowers and bouquets in lovely pastel shades that will bring Easter brightness to any table.

Here are a few of our favourites—a huge variety of Easter Flowers and Easter Gift Baskets are available at www.bloomex.ca so be sure to check them all!

100 Blooms of Alstromeria are sure to create Easter smiles! Alstroemeria – also known as Peruvian Lilies – are quickly becoming a favourite for their delicate beauty.

Lily Sunshine is a delightful mix of sunny and serene lilies that is perfect for any Easter celebration.






 

For a truly stunning  Easter bouquet, try Bloomex Heavenly Hamptons. This lovely arrangement includes a heavenly mix of lilies, delphinium and carnations, phlox, and alstromeria.

30 Spring Tulips are a sure sign of warmer days! These fresh tulips from Bloomex will light up any Easter table this year and are a perfect hostess gift. On sale HALF PRICE right now!

 

The Sweet Memories Gift Basket is something the Easter Bunny wishes he had thought of! Send this sweet treat to help celebrate this Easter and you are sure to receive rave reviews.

For an even more decadent Easter treat, try sending the Chocolate & Cookie Lover Gift Basket from Bloomex! Everyone will love this delicious array of fine cookies, chocolates and gourmet candies.






Many more Easter gift baskets and beautiful flowers available at Bloomex! In addition we are always happy to make up a custom product, so feel free to get in touch with one of our friendly consultants.

Happy Easter from Bloomex!

Bloomex Introduces Bloomex Gardens: Canada's NEW Online Garden Centre

Bloomex Gets Growing! Spring is right around the corner and many Canadian gardeners are eager to be back in the yard planning, planting, and enjoying their beautiful gardens. Bloomex has long provided customers with beautiful flowers, plants and gifts for indoor enjoyment—why not extend that expertise to offering to outdoor garden products as well?   

Now it's been done! Bloomex is very excited to announce the launch of an exciting new online garden centre called Bloomex Gardens. Bloomex Gardens will provide Canadians with the best gardening plant material and merchandise for the lowest prices, using Bloomex’s tried-and-true delivery model and commitment to dedicated customer service. 

Bloomex Gardens (www.bloomexgardens.ca) offers you a selection of the best garden products on the market, including spring and summer bulbs, perennials, select fruit and vegetable plant materials, seeds available all year, as well as high quality gardening merchandise. Plus, you will find all this at prices lower than your neighbourhood garden centre, with the convenience of home delivery and expert advice.

“We are very happy to announce the launch of Bloomex Gardens,” says Mark Camphaug, Director of Marketing at Bloomex Canada. “With our established chain of care and national distribution centres, we are able to provide Canadian gardeners with exceptional prices on some of the best garden products in the industry. Our prices are better than what you would see at the big box garden centres, but our care and experience give you a much better end result.”

Plants, seeds and bulbs are sourced through the large network of top growers and farms that Bloomex already uses.  At the local big box store, plants are often massed and stacked outdoors in variable conditions. With Bloomex Gardens each plant receives the correct care, including the exact light levels, temperature, and humidity levels, that it needs to not just survive, but thrive. This care ensures that customers receive the best quality plant material, with convenient delivery right to their doorstep (and no heavy plant materials to lug around). 

You also get access to friendly and professional gardening advice—something that may be lacking at the local big box store.

“We stand behind our Number One grade plants and have expert horticulturalists available to support you before, during and after your Bloomex Gardens purchase,” assures Chris Baker, General Manager. “We also offer our garden club members what no other on-line retailer does: a customized site visit utilizing modern remote sensing technology that allows us to review your garden concerns with you. With Bloomex Gardens you not only get a spectacular product but the perfect advice to ensure that your garden thrives year after year.”

If you can't wait to get back in the garden, check out Bloomex Gardens and get growing faster and for a lot less! The store is available now at www.bloomexgardens.ca.  Read the Press Release for more information.

Gifts and Flowers for International Women's Day

March 8 is International Women's Day. This year's theme: "Pledge for Parity."

International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. It also honours the important work of the Suffragettes who campaigned for a woman's right to vote. It is a day that also reminds us of inequities still to be addressed.

The first International Women's Day event was held in 1911. Today, in some countries such as China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.

"The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights" Gloria Steinem





All of us can take a moment to honour the very special women in our life—the mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and other amazing women who brighten so many lives. Send a beautiful tribute to a special woman this week and let her know she is remembered, and she matters to you.

Check out some lovely flowers, bouquets, and gift basket choices below, and show her how much you care.  


Spring Tulips 




Ten gorgeous fresh cut tulips make a fresh and lovely gift for any woman. 

Our designer creation is a bold mix of pink, yellow, red, white and orange petals. She will love the bright mix of colours and warm feelings that come with spring flowers.









Sweet Tenderness Bouquet

She will love this full blossom bouquet with an array of feminine flowers like pink Alstromeria, pink carnations,white daisy chrysanthemums, waxflower and salal.

When these pretty blooms unfold, they fill the room with revitalizing fragrances that is sure to further delight her. 








  
Sweetheart Bouquet

 

This enchanting bouquet of vivacious coloured flowers is irresistible.

The flawless mixture of flowers in this bouquet includes graceful lilies and elegant roses complimented with fresh greens.










Chocolate Supreme Gift Basket

This delicious basket is filled with savoury truffles, chocolate and fudge. The perfect gift for a chocolate lover, this basket has it all!

This basket contains delicious treats such as premium chocolates, truffles, fudge, cookies, teas and coffees, for a spectacular assortment that will delight her!








 Lavender Roses

You can never go wrong by sending her roses! Any roses are a sure way to make her happy and make the perfect Women's Day tribute.

Any colour roses are a lovely choice, but opting for feminine shades such as pink or lavender might create even more delight.






 

Remember the special women in your life this Sunday March 8. For more details on the suffragrette movement, check out the timeline of the women's movement.  For more ideas on what to send, check out our blog on Tea Gift Baskets.

Bloomex Supports Make-A-Wish Canada

 

Show your Support for Make-A-Wish, with your Next Bloomex Purchase! 

Every year there are children in Canada who learn they face a life-threatening illness. For many, being granted a magical wish, however simple, can provide them with much needed hope, strength and joy during this challenging time. 

Make-A-Wish Canada was formed in 1983 by Nigel Brown and Robb Lucy of British Columbia. The very first wish granted by Make-A-Wish Canada was given to a 13-year-old girl named Debbie, who was suffering with leukemia. Debbie wished to go visit her grandparents in Germany. When Nigel and Robb heard about her story, they paid for the trip personally, and Debbie’s wish was fulfilled. Debbie was given a chance to enjoy a heart-warming and intimate experience with her family before she passed away. But the joy and love she received in that time didn’t go unwarranted.  As a result of Debbie’s wish, Make-A-Wish^® Canada took off and kept running.

Today, more than 5,600 wishes have been granted to children across Canada over the past 30 years. And it’s with the help of generous people like you that more magical wishes will continue to be fulfilled.

As the largest florist in the nation, Bloomex Canada is very pleased to announce its partnership with Make-A-Wish® Canada in an effort to see even more wishes granted coast to coast. 

For every Bloomex “I Care” Teddy Bear sold in support of this initiative, Bloomex Canada will donate $5 to Make-A-Wish®. Bloomex is also offering a special coupon code. Customers can enter the code MAW15 at checkout, and 15% of their product purchase will benefit the wish-granting organization. Customers can shop for flowers and gifts at www.bloomex.ca and use this coupon code at checkout. 

Click to buy your Teddy Bear today, and say "I Care."

“We are very happy to provide any help we can for Make-A-Wish,” says Mark Camphaug, Director of Marketing at Bloomex Canada. “These kids and their families are facing some tough challenges and every wish granted can help to make things a bit brighter for them.” 

“We are thrilled to partner with Bloomex Canada on this exciting new initiative,” says Chris Pon, vice-president, national alliances & branding. “Money raised will go towards granting magical wishes for children living with life-threatening medical conditions across Canada. Every dollar counts!”

About Make-A-Wish® Canada
Make-A-Wish Canada is a dynamic wish-granting organization that brings hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Along with the national office, eight (8) regional chapters grant magical wishes to children in need from coast to coast. Make-A-Wish Canada is an affiliate of Make-A-Wish® International. Make-A-Wish® is the largest wish-granting organization in the world, making dreams and wishes come true for more than 334,000 children since 1980. For more information, please visit www.makeawish.ca.

Be inspired by more Wish Stories of children with life-threatening medial conditions.  

To learn more about the Bloomex fundraising initiative, click to read the Press Release. 

Valentine's Flowers and Gifts Under $40

 

Now that the calendar is about to flip to February, many of us are recalling that Valentine's Day is right around the corner. If you don't have a plan, or much money to spend, no worries: Bloomex still has you covered! Bloomex has a fantastic array of gourmet treats, gift baskets, flowers, roses, and plants that are wonderful way to show you care this Valentine's Day in Canada.

To prove it, here is a Lucky Seven list of excellent choices if you are looking to spend $40* or under:

1. Chocolates, Teddy & Card Combo $19.99

A popular Valentine's Special from Bloomex.  This makes a great stand alone gift or add to a bouquet of your choice for that extra little touch! Combo includes a large box of gourmet assorted chocolates, a cuddly Teddy Bear, and a full sized card for your special message  

 

2. Sweet Valentine Gift Basket $29.99

This Valentine Gift Basket combines a great assortment of fine gourmet treats with a look that conveys your good taste. Great to send to that special someone this Valentine's Day! 
Basket Contains six items: Premium Dark Chocolates, Premium Truffles, Large pack of Assorted Cookies, Chocolate Truffle Cookies, Crunchy Candies and Tangy Lemon Cookies. 

3. 10 Red Tulips, Truffles & Card Combo $34.99

This is one amazing deal! Ten vibrant fresh cut red tulips...perfect for Valentine's Day!  Your recipient will appreciate the deep red tulips and decadent chocolates. This Special Savings Valentines Combo includes 10 fresh cut, red Tulips, a greeting card and a box of Gourmet Belgian Truffles 

4. Sweet Tenderness Bouquet $34.99

A sweet choice to delight any lucky lady! This full blossom bouquet includes 12 blooms of pink alstromeria (three stems), four stems of pink carnations, three stems miniature carnations, two stems of white daisy chrysanthemums, 1 stem of white waxflower and 1 stem of salal. When these lovely blooms unfold, they fill the room with revitalizing fragrances.

5. Six Red Roses $34.99

You can't ever go wrong with the classic choice of roses to convey love, passion and romance this Valentine's Day! Bloomex has some of the best prices in town. Visit the website for more beautiful choices in roses. 

6. Crazy for You Bouquet $39.95

 Drive her wild with this gorgeous bouquet that embodies the boundless spirit of love. Red roses, pink carnations and other romantic favorites that she'll cherish. This romantic bouquet includes red roses, red spray roses, white alstroemeria and pink miniature pink carnations accented with assorted greenery. Approximately 13" W x 17 1/2" H. Visit the site to see more Mixed Bouquets choices! 

7. Whole Lotta Love #3 Combo 

A special Valentines Love package that is sure to set her heart afire, but not your wallet.  This exciting combination, exclusive to Bloomex, includes three long stem, fresh cut, plump Red Roses, a large cuddly Teddy Bear, one box of decadent gourmet chocolates, and a full sized Valentines Card to personally express your love

Have we proven that Valentine's Day doesn't have to break the bank? Now is your chance to send something special this year to those you care about. And if romance is on your mind, visit the blog for more ideas on how to get romantic and creative with flowers this year.  

*Prices accurate at time of writing.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Be Your Own Valentine Sassy Singles Contest

Not everyone is thrilled that Valentine's Day is fast approaching. Let's face it, for some it is a day that highlights the fact that you lack romance in your life. 

If you are single it can be a day on which you stay home, pull the covers over your head and hope it all goes away.  If you are in a relationship but your "significant other" lacks any concept of romance, it can be a day that highlights your "blah" state of things.  

Well, let's change this Anti-Valentine's Day sentiment! Just because you are single (or feel like you are) doesn't mean that you don't deserve flowers and treats too! Why should the cooing couples get all the fun? Let's stop the unfairness. 

If you think you darn well deserve some pampering this Valentine's Day, be your own Valentine and let Bloomex be one too! If you are single and sassy (or unrecognized for your fabulousness), and want to receive a fantastic Valentine's Day gift this year, send us a short note to let us know. 

The top 3 entries will receive a gorgeous bouquet of blooming roses, plus a box of yummy gourmet chocolates for you to enjoy all to yourself! 

Plus, you can have this delivered to yourself at work and make everyone think you have a stunning new secret admirer...or have it delivered to yourself at home and make your romance-less  partner wake up and pay attention! (You're welcome.)

How it works: 

1. Send a short note to contest@bloomex.ca to tell us how you are single, sassy and deserve a fab Valentine's gift this year.

2. Entries must be received by Friday February 6, 2015, by 12 noon EST (Eastern Standard Time).
** CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2015, 12 noon EST!! 

3. Contest winners will be determined by a panel of Bloomex employees. 

4. Top three entries will each win a bouquet of one dozen gorgeous roses, plus a box of premium chocolates. 

5. By submitting you allow Bloomex to post your entry publicly on sites including but not limited to www.bloomex.ca, the Bloomex blog (bloomex.blogspot.ca), and Bloomex social media sites.

6. Contest open to residents of Canada. (Better luck next time, Madagascar.)

P..S. If you decide you want to end your sassy singlehood, you can also check out our Bloomex Cupid Contest for more ways to win roses!