Bloomex Supplies Flowers to One Young World Event

Ottawa was proud to host this year's One Young World conference for 2016, and Bloomex was delighted to be part of this prestigious international event!

This important international symposium hosted approximately 1300 delegates who represent some of the brightest young leaders from around the world. They gather to make lasting connections, to foster positive changes, and formulate innovative solutions for a variety of pressing global issues. The Summit is also host to some of the best business minds from top global companies, as well as from leading universities . 

One Young World Summit is also a host to a line-up of very well known world leaders who act as Counsellors. Past year's Counsellors have included famous faces such as Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Sir Bob Geldof, Kofi Anan, Sir Richard Branson, Jamie Oliver, Jack Dorsey and Arianna Huffington.

This year's event was held at the Shaw Centre in beautiful downtown Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conducted the opening ceremony at Parliament Hill and urged the young delegates to "create a future that we will all be proud of."  

Singer songwriter Cher was on hand to launch her new campaign to help animals in captivity. Actress Emma Watson was another of the very special guests.

The event itself was organized by internationally renowned event planning company George P. Johnson, who were tasked with creating a VIP lounge where delegates, counsellors and special guests could work or relax. 

Bloomex was delighted to provide all the flowers for this beautiful space! The organizers wanted florals to coordinate with the OYW logo, that would accent the work tables, the entry and the lounge area. 

The Bloomex Ottawa team created some gorgeous florals in blue and white with yellow accents, including large sprays, table centrepieces and modern cube accent bouquets for the lower cocktail tables. Flowers consisted primarily of white, yellow and blue roses, white lilies, white spider mums, white carnations, gladiolas, with accent greens such as ruscus, aspidistra, ferns, and eucalyptus. 

Guests enjoyed the very pretty floral touches as they relaxed and mingled in the lounge space. The modern cube vases provided the perfect decorative touch for the low tables without occupying too much of the available space for drinks and snacks as guests interacted.

The spectacular four-day event concluded with speeches and an exhilarating display of Colombian music, dance and culture in tribute to next year's hosts. One Young World 2017 takes place in Bogata and should be another wonderful success. Bloomex was very proud to be part of the Canadian hosting for 2016 which helps promote our beautiful county as well as our lovely capital city.  Click here to read more about One Young World.

Bloomex Supports Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Pink Blush Bouquet

Bloomex is delighted to continue as a Silver Ribbon partner with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for 2016. October is Breast Cancer Action month in Canada. To help support the vision of a future without breast cancer, Bloomex has created another special Pink RibbonCollection for 2016. The collection consists of four beautiful bouquets of varied pink flowers: Shades of Pink Ribbon, Pink Blush, Fresh Lilies, and PinkSpring.

Fresh Lilies Bouquet

During the Collection’s run from October 1 to October 31, 2016. Bloomex will donate 15% of product sale from each flower bouquet sold from this collection as part of a minimum commitment of $3,000.00. Bloomex is hoping that with public support the company can provide a significant contribution toward helping those with breast cancer. 

"The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is grateful for the generous support of Bloomex employees and customers,” says Carly Schur, Director, Corporate Partnerships, The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. 

“Thanks to the funds raised, CBCF will continue to make significant investments in research, education and support programs for those affected by breast cancer across Canada.”

Pink Spring Bouquet The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) is a national community-driven charity. As the largest charitable funder of breast cancer research in Canada, CBCF’s vision is to create a future without breast cancer. Since its inception in 1986, the Foundation has invested over $360 million in breast cancer research, funding more than 1,400 scientific and community grants. CBCF’s investments in vital research, education, health promotion, support and information programs have led to progress in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care. For more information, visit cbcf.org.

Shades of Pink Ribbon Bouquet

It’s unfortunate that most of us know someone who has been affected by breast cancer. Join the cause this October! Help us raise valuable funds throughout the month, with your purchase of a beautiful pink bouquet from the Bloomex Pink Ribbon Collection. Bouquets start at just $19.99.

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Bloomex Supplies Flowers to Autumn Classic International 2016

Bloomex was pleased to extend its duties as Official Florist of Skate Canada, by designing and providing the beautiful podium bouquets for the Autumn Classic International. 

This prestigious international level skating competition was held this year from September 28 -- October 1, 2016, at the Sportplexe Pierrefonds in Montreal, Quebec. 

Canada was proud to send 18 entries for a total of 23 skaters to the event, including Canadian women's champion Alaine Chartrand (above left) and ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Moir and Virtue were excited to compete for the first time since winning silver at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. 

Photo from skatecanada.ca

Canadian pairs Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau also had a strong performance.

In junior competition, Canadian Edrian Paul Celestino won the gold medal in men’s competition, while Aurora Cotop won gold for the women's event. 

Click to read more about the event and the results.

Our Bloomex Montreal team was tasked with the very fun and creative request to design the bouquet that would be given to all medal winners at the podium. The request was for something in a vivid mix of rich autumn colours that would be appropriate to the theme and the season in Canada. 

The team did a wonderful job! The bouquets were a gorgeous mix of blooms and seasonal greenery including coral roses, orange gerbera daisies, yellow cushion mums, red carnations, faux autumn leaves, fern, rusus and salal,

The stems were wrapped with green and orange ribbon to complement the colours of the bouquet. Click to see the Bloomex bouquets from ACI 2015.

We are told that the medallists really enjoyed their Bloomex bouquets and it was a pleasure to send them. We look forward to the next exciting Skate Canada event: Bloomex is doing all the florals, including the medallist bouquets, for the Skate Canada International in Mississauga at the end of October. Stay tuned! 

Bloomex Supplies Flowers for Survivor Ceremony

The weekend of September 10 saw the always exciting GWN Dragon Boat Challenge presented by CIBC. The Challenge celebrated two days of racing at Toronto's beautiful Marilyn Bell Park. The festival has been running now for over 20 years and is a fun event for racers and spectators alike. The grounds offer a variety of activities for all ages including live entertainment on the stage, a Health and Wellness Zone, and an interactive Kids Zone. 

The GWN Dragon Boat Challenge festival is also very proud to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in its vision to create a future without breast cancer.

Many breast cancer survivors have taken up Dragon Boat racing as a great way to improve their physical health, participate in regular physical activity, which can reduce the risk of developing lymphedema, share their challenges and celebrate their triumphs with their teammates and community. Each year the festival is home to the CIBC Breast Cancer Survivor Village and offers free entry for its BCS Division.

This year, the GWN Dragon Boat Challenge was pleased to host 12 Breast Cancer Survivor teams from across Canada and USA. As a partner to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Bloomex was pleased to provide 275 pink carnations for this year’s Survivor Ceremony. 

On Sunday, the very moving Survivor Ceremony was held at the park, carnations were given to breast cancer survivor teams on their dragon boats as well as to other survivors and their families. A moment of silence was held in remembrance of all those who passed away from breast cancer and carnations were spread through the water in memory and honour of their peers. 

October is breast cancer action month in Canada. Bloomex is delighted to announce a new Pink Ribbon Collection with 15% of product sale going to CBCF, as part of a minimum commitment of $3,000. More information coming soon! The Collection will be available as of October 1. 

Click for more informationabout CBCF.

Click for more information about theGWN Dragon Boat Challenge.

Bloomex Provides Flowers for Skate Canada Breaking the Ice

On September 1st, 2016, Skate Canada Fund donors and guests attended a fun evening at the first annual Breaking The Ice event.  This exclusive event was held in Toronto with Canada’s national team to kick off 2016-17 skating season. The event provided the opportunity for select donors to meet and mingle with the nation’s premier skaters.

As the Official Florist of Skate Canada, Bloomex was delighted to provide beautiful red and white floral arrangements to boost the ambiance at this special event. The Toronto team had fun creating  dinner centrepieces and floral bouquets to decorate the photo area, the stage and registration desk.

  “ ‘Breaking The Ice’ was a tremendous success, with our generous donors getting the unique opportunity to interact with members of our national team,” said Dan Thompson, Skate Canada’s Chief Executive Officer."The evening was about recognizing our donors for their contribution to the Skate Canada Fund, and our way of thanking each and every one of them. Every donation represents a commitment to the future of skating in Canada, and Skate Canada is extremely appreciative of their generosity.”

The night kicked off  with a special reception where donors and guests met national team members, posed for photos and discussed the upcoming season.

The evening continued with “As the Blade Turns”, an entertaining talk show where national team athletes interacted with skating commentator and journalist P.J. Kwong and Paul Dore, the son of former Canadian and international skating pioneer David Dore.

Skate Canada would like to thank the Canadian Olympic Committee, along with the evening’s silent auction donors: Hillberg & Berk; Flat Rock Winery; Golf Ontario; PJ Kwong; Oliver and Bonacini Restaurants; Artistry; and Bloomex. Click for more information on the Breaking the Ice event. 

Bloomex is looking forward to providing flowers, gift baskets and teddy bears for another exciting skating season this year! We are currently preparing the medallist bouquets for the Autumn Classic International coming soon...so Stay Tuned! 

Announcing Bloomex Custom Wedding Flowers

Everyone knows that Bloomex is your go-to source for fresh and beautiful bouquets and gift baskets across Canada. Did you know that Bloomex also does Wedding Flowers? 

Bloomex has been providing beautiful wedding flowers to happy couples for some time, but now we've given the ordering system and custom options a brand new look! We have also streamlined the pricing to make it easier and better than ever. Ordering beautiful flowers through Bloomex, with delivery across much of Canada, keeps things easy and very affordable (up to 70% less than traditional 'brick and mortar" florists). 

We also wanted to be sure that custom orders can be accommodated. We have found over the years that most couples have a vision of what their "dream" wedding flowers look like. Most brides-to-be have collected photos and pins that capture their ideal concept. We wanted to make it easier than ever for couple to achieve that perfect result. 

Here's a quick look at how our NEW and improved Wedding Flower ordering system works! 

Click to visit our Wedding Flower order page. 

 

Decide on how many items you need (for example, 1 bridal bouquet, 3 bridesmaids bouquets, 3 boutonnieres, and 5 corsages). Upload your photo of each one, to show our talented floral consultants what your ideal final look is. This way they can get in touch with you to discuss the flowers in your photo and to make sure they are creating what you have in mind for your special day. 

And it gets even easier: No matter what photo you provide, the price stays the same for each category! Let our talented florists recreate your vision at one low price and avoid customization fees, surcharges for certain blooms and other service fees that can really add up. This ensures couples get their exact vision, for a set fee (for example, a custom bridal bouquet unique to their wedding, for only $99.99.) This could mean wedding flowers for hundreds less than a local florist (who may also have done fewer weddings). 

 

We just wanted to spread the word about the new custom order wedding flower page, and we hope you do too! We look forward to providing fresh and beautiful wedding flowers for many more events to come.

Most Popular Flowers and their Meanings

Flowers remain one of the most popular ways to express our emotions. They are often better than words at conveying sentiments, especially in times of sympathy. They add meaning to all occasions, letting you send feelings like cheer, comfort, laughter, love and congratulations.

Flower meanings have been recorded as far back as Egypt, in Turkish and Chinese writings, and in Greek and Roman mythology. Meanings became especially popular during the Victorian era, when displays of emotion that might be considered forbidden could be conveyed through certain flowers.

Some of our most popular blooms have enduring meanings. Some are obvious to most of us, such as a red rose signifying passionate love and romance. Other meanings are less known, and we should also bear in mind that flowers and even the number of blooms may have different meanings in different cultures. For example, it's best to send an odd number of flowers in Russia, since even numbers are used primarily for funerals and can signify misfortune or loss. In Central or South America, yellow can signify funerals, while white signifies loss in Muslim or Pacific Rim countries. 

We've gathered some of our top selling flowers and provided their most common Canadian meanings. Remember, when in doubt it's still better to send any flowers than miss an important occasion and risk letting someone think you don't care at all!

Which is your favourite flower to send?

50 Blooms of Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria - Also know as the Peruvian lily, the astroemeria signifies friendship, wealth, prosperity and good luck. They make a lovely "just because" bouquet, one for congratulations, for thank you or to celebrate a friendship or anniversary.

White Calla Lily Bouquet

Calla Lily- Symbolizes elegance, magnificence, purity and beauty, and is a perfect flower for more romantic occasions including weddings or engagements. 

Crimson Delight

Carnation- These popular flowers signify pride and beauty, though the colour can affect the meaning. Use red to send love, pride or admiration, pink to symbolize a mother's love or female love (perfect for Mother's Day!), or white for innocence and pure love.







  

Gerber Brights

Gerbera Daisy- Daisies in general convey innocence and purity, while Gerberas especially convey cheerfulness. They are perfect for get well, congratulations, housewarming, good luck, or in any situation in which you want to send good cheer and kindness









 

Sweet Blossoms Collection

Chrysanthemums convey loyalty, long life, joy and hope. A red chrysanthemum conveys more romantic love, while white chrysanthemums symbolize truth or loyal love. White chrysanthemums would be especially appropriate for a Chinese household as these represent nobility and elegance and are thought to attract luck to home or altar.








 
 

Blue Iris Bouquet

Iris- This lovely flower provides a meaning of eloquence, wisdom or compliments. Blue is especially good for showing faith and hope. They make beautiful bouquets for congratulations, graduation, or early romantic love. 

12 Lavender Roses

Roses- We know red is for passionate love and is perfect for Valentine's Day and other romantic occasions or between lovers. Send pink roses if you want to convey gentle love and admiration, femininity and sweetness. Lavender roses convey gratitude and appreciation and would work well for a thank you. Choose yellow roses to show friendship, joy or wishes of health, so they work especially well in a get well, anniversary or thank you bouquet. 






Remember, don't be limited by these meanings! They are more interesting anecdotes than anything else. Everyone loves to receive a gorgeous bouquet of fresh flowers, and to know that your care and your thoughts are with them. Pick their favourite or a bloom you love and you can't go wrong.