Mother’s Day at the Ronald McDonald House is really special. This year it touched our hearts in a very special way. The New York City Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org/nyc) organized a very special Mother’s Day at the Ronald McDonald House in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Moms and kids got to spend the day together. There was fun, there was laughter and it was a very special day. Hearts were touched as only hearts can be.
Starbright Floral Design proudly provided floral decor and centerpieces for the room where food was served and everyone lounged for a lazy afternoon. The real highlight? Every child got a rose to give to his/her mom. For many years now we proudly support and sponsor both of these organizations and we have worked with both very closely. When the LLS called us to ask us to do this event, they did not know that we already work with the RMH and bringing these two groups together was really special for us. We would like to encourage everyone we know to support these two amazing groups that do so much for all of us.
Mother's Day was really special this year!
About Starbright Floral Design – Starbright (http://starflor.com/) is a full service florist and floral delivery company located in Manhattan. Our store, our studio and our offices are in the wholesale flower district on 28th Street and 7th Avenue. We provide same day delivery of flowers everywhere, event decor, corporate and institutional services, etc. Starbright is the most reviewed florist on the web and we have a consistent FIVE STAR ranking everywhere. Please feel free to visit our website to learn more about us, our flowers and the work that we do.
It is rare that you can have this much fun at work! It is even more rare when you can say that the work you do is this rewarding…. About a week ago a bunch of folks from the Starbright team, headed down the block in our neighborhood to a local school and spent some time with some really young farmers and gardeners.
School children at that young age can really change your perspective with the way they see things and their eagerness to learn. The questions they ask and the curiosities that they seek to satisfy. For the rest of the school year they will watch their seedlings grow and their imagination will run wild. Going to the farmer’s market will never be the same for them, the plant that they will help mom water on their terrace, or the impatiens outside their building will have a whole new meaning.
Truth be told this experience has a whole new meaning for us too. Spending the day in the classroom enlightened our team on what the true rewards in life really are. Our hats are off to their teachers who spend so much time and are so dedicated to their daily lives. Thank you for sharing such a moment with us. We were enlightened and we learned more than you can imagine!
About Starbright Floral Design – Starbright is a full service floral design studio and florist. We server the greater New York City community from our hub in the center of the historic flower district on 28th Street and 7th Avenue. For more information on our organization and on the services that we provide, please visit our website at www.starflor.com or give us a call at 800-520-8999. World wide delivery. Amazing flowers, award winning designs and phenomenal reviews online.
Every season has its flowers. There are flowers in wide varieties all year long. But springtime is really special. Sure with greenhouses and with easy air transport from countries that are in seasons opposite our own, flowers in all varieties are available virtually year round…
BUT, let me draw an analogy – Have you ever tasted the difference between a vine ripped tomato and one that came from halfway across the world? Fruits and veggies are most enjoyable when the come from small local growers and when we enjoy them when they are really in season! Strawberries and watermelon don’t really make much sense in December. Do they?
Flowers are the same. NOW is the time to indulge and to really enjoy your flowers. For the next three months there are so many varieties that are in season, so much to enjoy and such a plethora of colors and scents that you will overdose all of your senses in an elixir of life!
Window shop any florist, take an early morning stroll on 28th Street and take it all in at the NYC Flower District (should be a historic landmark) or better yet stop by our studio at 150 West 28th Street (www.starflor.com); and this is some of what you will see…
Tulipalooza is here!
Tulips in just about every imaginable color… They will be around until early May. If the springtime is unusually brisk, then they will last a little longer.
Flowering branches. YES flowers growing on real branches! Dogwood, Cherry Blossom, Quince, Forsythia, Plum and so much more. These trees first bloom a flower and then a leaf. Natures gift to our homes is this timeless beauty that is enjoyed in every design style that truly transcends time. Again, they are weather dependent, but flowering branches should be around for about another two to three weeks…
Peonies are about to make their grand entrance into our homes! In their peak, the season will last about six weeks and they are so fragrant! The local varieties are available in light and magenta pink, deep burgundy and white. Catch them while they are around. The best peonies are grown in the North and South Carolina and we are about to get our first shipment. No need to reserve, there will be plenty to go around; but don’t blink! The season IS short!
Lilac (grown on a bush) will show up and make a grand entrance in the late springtime too. This is an extremely fragrant flower that everyone loves. The most popular color for lilac is lavenderish-purple. They do also come in white.
Anemones, sweet pea, mini calla lilies, roses (in amazing pastel tones) and so much more are coming too! We hope you enjoy them all. They are the protagonists of the season. The first sign to put away the Winter Blues! These are the flowers that will make us all smile and let the sun shine upon us.
For me? After the lilacs bloom, it is motorcycle season! It may be the beach, the jet ski or a hiking trip in the Shenandoah Valley that you have to look forward to. But unless the peonies come and go, your summer fun is on pause. Open your heart and let the spring shine in! My favorite time of the year…
A few words about us: Starbright Floral Design is a premiere florist located in New York City. We are in the Historic Flower District on Manhattan’s 28th Street in a second floor loft. Most of the work that we do involves sending flowers and gifts delivered in Manhattan or anywhere else! Visit our gift-giving catalog to see what you can send. We are also experts at executing corporate and social events. A peak at our event portfolio and you will be able to gain a broader perspective on the depth of our organization and they type of work that we do. Whenever we could be of service, whenever we could answer a question, or if you would like to simply take in the colors and scents, we would love to hear from you. We can also be reached by phone at 800.520.8999. Happy Springtime!
We were asked by an exhibitor at the Restaurant Show at Jacob Javits Center to transform their oversized exhibit area into an enchanted forest. The materials we used included bamboo, willow branches, moss (by the ton), all kinds of ivies, sod, and anything else you can imagine that fit the genre. Take special note of the glass table with the Snake Plant inside the base! The photos below are of our work in progress… We hope you enjoy!
Starbright Floral Design is a full spectrum floral and decorating organization. We deliver gifts all through Manhattan and beyond as well as plan and execute events of all types and sizes. To visit our website, you can go to www.starflor.com and you can also call us at 800-520-8999. We hope to hear from you soon!
St. Valentine’s Day is only three days away. The red rose invokes the passion of the season and as I was walking in the store today, I took a random photo of one of the 8,000 roses that were in the background. I hope you like it and I hope it and all the other red roses in our store make every Valentine a Happy Valentine!
About Starbright Floral Design… We are a full service florist located in Chelsea. We are in the middle of Manhattan’s Wholesale Flower District and we deliver flowers in our city and all over the world. Give us a call at 800.520.8999 or visit our website at www.starflor.com – We will be thrilled to hear from you and happy to be of service!
A photo op with the award winners and presentersCatching up with great friends at the Westin Times Square table...
On Monday night the 1st of February the top hotels in New York City were honored for their achievements in travel, tourism and service to all those who visit our great city.
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly received a lifetime achievement award. New York City is now “Officially the Safest Big City” in America (and probably the world)!
Hotel honors were given for everything from the Best Overall Hotel Experience , The Concierge Desk of the Year, and even the Most Family Friendly Hotel in all of New York (both big and small). Yes, we have hotels in all sizes in New York!
Starbright was honored to be a sponsor of the Hotel Experience Awards this year and for every year since their inception (the better part of a decade). The awards evening was held at Cipriani’s Wall Street and there were well over 500 in attendance. Many have called this event “The Oscars of the Hospitality Industry” and I for one attending last night agree. It was a fun night, a night of making new friends and catching up with old ones.
Floral decor was provided by our very own Creative Team at Starbright. We presented a short cylinder vase with a ti leaf wrapped on the inside (so that the water and the stems were not visible). Each centerpiece had twenty stems of balm dendrobium orchids and about ten stems of vanda orchids (in lavender).
To top off the evening? It was my personal honor to be selected to give the award to The Most Family Friendly Hotel in the over 500 room category. The Marriott Marquis won this category and it was a dream come true when my close personal friend George Ntim (Director of Guest Relations) received the award on behalf of the property.
The complete press release and better photos of the event will be on this scribe soon… But for now – enjoy!
You can always find Starbright Floral Design at www.starflor.com. We are known as “The Official Florist of the City That Never Sleeps”. Starbright offers the highest quality blooms imaginable and compositions of flowers that come from all five continents. Gift-giving deliveries can be made anywhere in New York City (in most cases within an hour) and beyond Manhattan pretty much anywhere. In addition, we have decorated for some of the most amazing events that have ever taken place in all of New York’s venues… To learn a bit more about the work that we do, give us a call or visit our website!
Click on THIS LINK to learn more about IN NEW YORK and all the great work they do. We love ’em!
Every color of the spring rainbow is in season! A little bit of springtime in the middle of a cold winter day… Smiles are always in season! Visit our website at http://www.starflor.com or call us at 800.520.8999. We have millions of ways to make your loved one smile! We would love to hear from you and thrilled to brighten someones day!
Tulip season has begun and tulip colors are now at their peak. Just imagine a color and there is a tulip in that tone!
The Starbright page on Facebook is waiting for you to become a fan!
Look at all these amazing colors that Cymbidium Orchids come in!
It is January and that means that orchids from Holland are back in season! They are available in an amazing array of colors! Selecting the colors you like is probably the hardest part!
Orchids make great gifts, modern stylish and striking floral compositions… They are also used for corsages, bridal bouquets, etc. Give us a call at 800.520.8999 or visit our website at http://www.starflor.com. Ideas galore!
May the year that just started, be the best ever for everyone!
With the start of a new year and a new decade all of us have our sights set really high and our hopes even higher. I truly hope that you were able to take advantage of every holiday moment and to take it all in with the proper proportions of love, family, joy, laughter and happiness. When it is all over we create memories with those we love that will last a lifetime.
To the many lives that have touched our own and to those whose we have touched as well, we are truly grateful for all the opportunities of friendship and service that you have given us. We thank you for teaching us all that we know and for all that we have accomplished with your support. We are excited about our plans for 2010, for the services that we plan on bringing to you, the new ways that we will find to communicate with you and all the great flowers that will leave our stores to reach your special someones!
We wish peace, love, happiness, health and joy to everyone we have come into contact with…
With my warmest regards,
Nic and all your friends at Starbright Floral Design
The Official Florist (of the City that Never Sleeps)!
Starbright Floral Design is located in the heart of New York City’s Historic Flower District. Our goal is to bring fresh flowers delivered to every home and every office for every special occasion – we fill every “just because” moment with passion for what we do!
On the 5th of November we are proudly involved in the making of history at New York Harbor.
The USS New York is coming to town and is being commissioned on the West Side of Manhattan. The newest ship of the United States Navy has its bow stern made of over seven tons of steel from the World Trade Center. For all of us at Starbright Floral Design it is a very special moment. We will see the the ship rise and sail the waters of the world from what once was.
This is a special time for all of us At Starbright. On the 12th of September in 2001 we were at the Red Cross Relief Center in Lower Manhattan and we helped provide comfort to all the volunteers who worked at Ground Zero from the very first day. Our work there ended during the December holiday season when we decorated all of the areas that were affected. Together with the Port Authority we did everything we possibly could to bring seasonal spirit and joy early on.
We witnessed the steel leaving the site knowing that it was going far away and never to be seen again. Now almost a decade later, the memory has come full circle and we are all very proud of what has become now of what was then. Starbright Floral Design has been designated an official “Friend” of the USS New York Commissioning Committee and we will be providing the decor (balloons, flowers) for the festivities that will be taking place at the top floor of Seven World Trade on the 5th of November.
There are many interesting, fun and historical events that are taking place over a ten day period in New York City. We highly recommend that you join the fun and be a part of this history making event.
To learn more about the USS New York and the calendar of events surrounding the commissioning of the ship, please visit the website at www.ussny.org. It is really interesting.
To order great flowers, or to learn more about Starbright Floral Design, well we have a website too! www.starflor.com
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