Choosing flowers on Valentine's Day

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Choosing flowers on Valentine's Day. Dubai florist shares some tips on how to choose flowers for Valentine's Day without burning your wallet. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Valentine's Day, it's a time of year when most of the city is painted red.

00:17On this day of hearts, one of the most common red-colored items are flowers, especially

00:22red roses.

00:23It has been an annual tradition for many people to buy flowers for their loved ones to celebrate

00:29the occasion.

00:30Choosing the right flowers for this special day may seem easy, however, not everybody

00:36loves red roses.

00:37Knowing the recipient's interest and taste helps in choosing the right flowers.

00:42You want to give to the teenager, so teenager mostly they like three roses or single roses

00:48with stuffed toys or chocolate.

00:51But if you want to give the little older, so you can give like a basket arrangement

00:57of roses or a big bouquet of roses, it depends.

01:02And then if you want, like let's say you want something special, so there is also a special

01:07arrangement.

01:08The time of the year and the type of flower will determine its price.

01:12So if you plan ahead, you can buy a bouquet of flowers that will impress your valentine

01:16at a good price.

01:18Florists can also help in choosing the best combination and bouquet designs without burning

01:22your wallet.

01:23You can buy a bouquet of flowers instead of an arrangement because you know why.

01:30First of all, if you buy a bouquet of flowers that is wrapped in a nice way and then you

01:35can put that in any container with the water.

01:38Like if you buy an arrangement, there is already a limited amount of water and then beside,

01:43you cannot replace the water.

01:44You buy a bouquet of flowers and then you give to your loved ones and then your loved

01:49ones cut that stem of the flowers and put in any container with the water.

01:54The flowers can stay like four days to one week and sometimes more than ten days.

01:59While if you buy an arrangement, the flowers can stay like five days.

02:02There are shops that offer delivery services to different countries.

02:06With a large number of expatriates in the UAE, this is a handy service.

02:10We have a catalogue to show to the customer.

02:12For example, you want to order a flower to deliver to the USA, so you select from our

02:18catalogue and then we send that to our agent in the USA and they are the one who prepare

02:22the arrangement and they can deliver that.

02:26So, by putting a little thought in choosing the right flowers, knowing the recipient's

02:30interest and taste, determining in advance how much you're willing to spend and getting

02:35help from the flower shop staff can make Valentine's Day an extra special occasion for you and

02:41your loved ones.

02:42Irish Eden Belleza for Tabloid.

02:48www.IrishEden.co.uk

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