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Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Did You Know Plants Can Improve Your Health?

Did you know that having plants in your home can improve your overall health? A few well-placed ferns, spider plants, air plants and succulents can do wonders for your overall wellbeing.  Scientists recommend one potted plant per 100 square feet to feel the benefits. You can even get plants tailored to your needs, like plants that will help remove formaldehyde from the air. Here are just a few of the reasons that you need to consider going green in 2018!



- Plants clean and purify the air.

- Plants lower the risk for airborne illness.

-Plants boost ones overall mood by lowering anxiety, depression, and stress.

-Plants help enhance concentration, especially in office settings!

-Plants are shown to improve overall well-being in hospital patients.

-Plants have specific health benefits for certain diseases including lowering the risk for stroke, by 34 percent, ischemic heart disease, by 26 percent, COPD, by 22 percent, respiratory infections in children, by 12 percent, and lung cancer by 6 percent!

-Plants have been known to lower blood pressure.

-Plants help people recover from illness faster.

-Plants can improve sleep

-Plants can help to combat the negative effects of smoking inside.

-Plants can help you improve your overall mental health.



We have plants in every size and price point, so stop by Blumz, Holly, Ferndale or Detroit and pick something up to start getting healthy in 2018!


To learn more about how plants affect your health click here.





Tuesday, December 5, 2017

How to Care For Your Poinsettia To Get The Most Out Of It


Want to get the most out of your poinsettias this holiday season? Here are some great tips from Blumz to make sure you do! 

Pick a healthy plant. The longevity of a poinsettia plant can be dependent on its purchased condition. Select a plant that has bright green leaves and colorful sturdy bracts. After returning home with the plant, remove its protective covering and place in a location that receives indirect sunlight. 

Water the plant regularly. Practicing proper watering techniques is important to the survival of all plants.  Poinsettias should be watered when the plant’s soil is dry. A great way to water it is to take the plant to the sink, remove the foil wrapping and add water to the soil. The foil wrapping can be replaced after the excess water has drained from the plant. The plant can also be placed in a saucer and the foil wrapping can be punctured at the bottom of the plant to allow drainage.

Avoid direct sunlight. Because poinsettias are tropical plants, they do require some sunlight. But, placing the plant in direct sunlight can cause damage to the plant’s leaves. Extreme low or high temperatures and drafts should also be avoided.

BE AWARE: The belief that poinsettias are poisonous is a common misconception, according to a company spokesperson. A number of organizations, including Ohio State University, have documented that poinsettias are non-toxic and safe to be in homes where children and pets reside. As with many plants, poinsettias are not meant for ingestion and may cause discomfort if consumed.
Come by Blumz and check out our wide selection of poinsettias including red, yellow, white and more! We have all shapes, sizes, and colors! 


-Team Blumz
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

A Rock and Roll Wedding at Burt's in The Eastern Market

Burt's Warehouse in The Eastern Market was the perfect place for this rock and Roll Wedding inspired photo shoot. Blumz teamed up with some of Detroit's best vendors to create these beautiful shots, check them out!


Participants

Attire: @detroitbridalhouse
Floral Design: @Blumzbyjrdesigns (Sadie and Megan)
Photographer: Kara Missig
Venue Design: Aimee Paquin @modernlyevents
Stationary: Lyndsay Bullock @CordialPunchPress
Hair and Makeup: Alexandra Hicks
Venue: Bert’s Warehouse
Earrings @eldoradogeneralstore
Models

Bride: Eboni Sawyer @eboniiii
Bridesmaid: Alexandra Hicks
Groom: Nathan Rockwell @naterockbox
Flower Girl: Addy Horwitz @amanda422511

































Thursday, June 15, 2017

Happy National Rose Month!!!

Every June the nation celebrates National Rose Month.  The tradition of celebrating rose month in June was started by Ronald Reagan in 1986 when he named the rose the national floral emblem of the United States.

Roses are one of the most popular flowers to send or receive because they are beautiful, fragrant and come in 100's of different varieties and colors.  Blumz by JRDesigns carries a large selection of roses in our coolers all year round but every June we amp it up and stock them full of the freshest roses around.  Here is a look at what is in our cooler this week. If you haven't sent flowers in awhile now is the time, our roses are in full bloom!















~Blumz by JRDesigns
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Monday, January 23, 2017

A Valentines Day Deal from Blumz!

Valentine’s Day (Tuesday, February 14th)  is right around the corner and Blumz by JRDesigns is your one stop love shop for the holiday!  It’s no surprise that Valentine's Day is our favorite day of the year, we love to celebrate love and we know exactly how to help you show your love to everyone in your life this holiday. Flowers, chocolates, balloons, and stuffed animals are a great way to convey your love for someone but, there is more to it than that! Choosing the perfect arrangement and surprising you valentine when they least expect it can make the day even more special!  We hand make jaw dropping designs that actually capture and convey your love to the receiver then we hand deliver those flowers to surprise them!    

To help you find the perfect gift this year we have created a new line of arrangements for Valentines Day and we have a very cool special that you can take advantage of to get more for your money!


We are offering a free box of chocolates and a balloon for every Valentine's Day order that you place with us and have delivered on or before Feb. 13th, 2017. If you would like to order online use the code  VAL2017 to get this offer or mention it to an associate when you come in or call us at (248) 398-5130 or (313) 964-5777.  This deal is only good if the flowers are delivered on or before the 13th, it does not apply to walk in orders or flowers delivered on or after the 14th.  

Order early, get the flowers delivered early from a local shop that makes beautiful quality floral designs and get more for your money this holiday!


~ Team Blumz

Friday, October 21, 2016

Blumz Petals It Forward In Detroit!

Last Wednesday, October 19th Team Blumz drove two vans of flowers to Campus Maritus Park in Downtown Detroit to hand out 1000+ bouquets to unsuspecting Detroiters.  We planned to be at the park for about three hours but all the bouquets were gone in less than 45 minutes! In fact, there was a large crowd of locals waiting for us and waving when they saw our vans pull up.
Our team of six quickly handed out bouquets to everyone that greeted us and then set up our flower cart in the park to start surprising the people of Detroit.  We gave each person that we encountered a bouquet to take home for themselves and one to give to someone else to make them smile, the way they were smiling when we gave them the bouquets in the first place. Everyone knows that it is fun to receive flowers but we suspect that they learned something we already knew. It's even more exciting to give flowers to someone else and watch their face light up with joy.
Our team expected to make everyone else smile on Wednesday but instead found out that at the end of it all we were the ones that were grinning.   It was a pleasure to take some time out of the day to do spread some love and positivity in the heart of the Motor City.  We truly appreciated all the smiles, hugs and sincere thank you's that we received!
We know that there is power in flowers and we encourage you to petal it forward in your own lives whenever you can. This can be any type of kind gesture. For example, you could buy the coffee for the person in line after you at Starbucks, or you could help a friend move, you could even  send someone an unexpected bouquet of flowers.


~Blumz
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#petalitforward


Monday, October 3, 2016

Petal it Foward Detroit





WHAT:

Blumz by JRDesgins is hitting the streets of Detroit on Wednesday, October 19th to hand out 1000+ flowers to Detroiters to help brighten their day as part of the National “Petal it Forward” campaign sponsored by SAF. Each person will receive two bouquets- one to keep and one to share.


WHY:

The “Petal it Forward” program is in response to the release of new data from the Society of American Florists (SAF) showing the positive emotional benefits of flowers. Research shows that both giving and receiving flowers yields these positive results!


WHO:


Blumz by JRDesgins:


Ferndale:

503 E Nine Mile Rd

248-398-5130


Detroit:

1260 Library Street

313-964-5777


Ann Arbor:

By Appointment Only


WHEN:

Wednesday, October 19th 2016

11 am- 2 pm


WHERE:

Campus Martius-


800 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226


~Team Blumz

Saturday, October 1, 2016

The Story of Sweetest Day




Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Sweetest Day every October?  Well, here is the origin story of the holiday.

"Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city’s orphans and shut-ins too often felt forgotten and neglected, conceived the idea of showing them that they were remembered by the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “Sweetest Day.”

 In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon, the idea spread to other cities all over the country. Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning".

Many of us see Sweetest Day as a holiday for couples like Valentine's Day, but its actually a very different holiday.  It is a day to do something sweet for all the people in your life! So, celebrate Sweetest Day with all the sweets in your life this Saturday, October 15th!




~Blumz by JRDesigns
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Monday, August 29, 2016

Calling all Crafters

Blumz by JRDesigns is looking for unique local vendors to participate in our annual ladies night out party. Ladies Night Out will take place on November 11th inside our Ferndale store. Admission, food and drinks are free to attendees so that they have more money to spend at your booth! We usually have over 200 people come through the store in just two hours! If you are interested in vending at this years event please email sadie@blumz.com to get more information. We are looking for 20 vendors and when we are full we are full, so if you are interested please reach out now!

Blumz will be picking the best of the best, not everyone who applies will get in!

Monday, April 25, 2016

Win Tickets to See The Sound of Music in Detroit!

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A mother is someone who takes care of you, who looks after you and comforts you when you are down. Some of us only get one mom and others have lots of moms that look out for us and help us navigate through life.

In the musical "The Sound of Music" Maria comes into the Von Trapp family's life and changes everything. She looks after the children, teaches them, loves them and eventually falls in love with Captain von Trapp. It’s a touching story about love, family, and of course music. Maria isn’t the children's mother but she takes care of the children and looks out for them like she is.

If you are lucky enough to have a ‘mother’ in your life you know how important it is to show them how much you appreciate them on Mother’s Day. Blumz by JRDesigns has two ways for you to do that this year.
First, we created a one of a kind design inspired by "The Sound of Music" which is playing on Broadway in Detroit from May 10th-22th! This arrangement features roses, green trick, hydrangea, spray roses and more. The greens represent the rolling hills of Austria, the blues represent the sky and the yellow represents a “ray of golden sun”. The entire arrangement is placed in a “brown paper package” and “tied up with strings” and will be one of the receiver's favorite things. Plus, 20 % of the cost will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Detroit Race For The Cure when you purchase this arrangement!


We also have a five pairs of tickets to giveaway to see The Sound of Music on Broadway in Detroit. A night on the town is just what “mom’ needs! To win a pair of tickets click on the link below!











~Blumz by JRDesigns

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Celebrating Administrative Professionals


National Administrative Professionals Day, contrary to the belief of many, was NOT started by the floral or gift card industry!! In fact, it's roots began back during WWII and were started by key figures such as the president of the National Secretaries Association, Mary Barrett, President of Dictaphone Corporation, C. King Woodbridge, and Public Relations Account Executive at Young & Rubicam, Harry F. Klemfuss. The National Secretaries Association was formed to recognize the contributions of secretaries and other administrative personnel to the economy, to support their personal development and to help attract people to administrative careers in the field. The association's name was changed to Professional Secretaries International in 1981 and, finally, the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) in 1998. As the organization’s scope and name changed so has the holiday’s name.

With the ever changing role of the Administrative Assistant, the stereotypical female secretary in a
typing pool is no longer even remotely accurate. The role of the “Admin” encompasses anyone whose job is to provide support, office administration, administrative assistance, paper and electronic filing, supply procurement, communications, technical support and so much more. These positions are filled by males and females alike. As such, when deciding what is appropriate as a gift in recognition of the contributions made by the Admin, don’t make the mistake of slipping into a gender pit fall!



While cards, balloons, and especially flowers are still totally appropriate, be sure to explore the many
options that will be appreciated by any Admin whether male or female. The popularity of “organic”,
green and succulent options is a perfect solution.

Featured here are a couple of cool, hip and totally funky options that will be appropriate for all. The
designs feature containers made of twigs and contain air plants, mosses, and succulents. The first, a
more compact design, showcases 2 exotic pincushion protea in yellow. Honey suckle and vine encircle the longer lasting flowers creating an interesting structure. A trio of yellow “billy balls” escapes to the right from the enclosure. At the lip of the container, to the right, a cluster of mossy-looking green trick dianthus provides a touch of bright green and on the left side, a couple of small cute echiverias are tucked in.

The second option is a bit taller with fresh red twig dogwood branches creating a “tree” onto which live air plants have been attached. The tillandsias (airplanes’ real name) are perfect for the office and very easy to care for. At the base of the branches, a succulent plant has been wrapped in green moss and tucked in with a few stems of blue eryngium thistle and a clump of green trick dianthus. Spanish moss and seeded eucalyptus finish off the composition.

So this year, show your appreciation for the Administrative Professionals contributions to the success of the company with a touch of green and a lot of cool. I'm sure the recognition will be appreciated!



-Robbin Yelverton
Blumz by JRDesigns
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