Philippine Flowers Blog on Feb 5th, 2010Valentines Will Always Be About Roses
Roses and Valentines are two things that have long been associated with love, affection, passion, red, hearts, dinners, and of course money. Seriously speaking, have you (like me) ever wondered why every the “red letter day” of the year cue roses in? Sure, there are thousands of other more original, stunning, and beautiful gifts in [...]
Flowers Philippines on Dec 4th, 2009The Poinsettia, a Christmas Star
As the city nights unfold from warm evenings to the holiday breeze, the world slowly prepares for Christmas as early as November. The manifestations of Christmas begin with the insertion of random Christmas carols in commercial establishments or a delivery of Christmas trees that decorates the front entrance of malls. Other than the carols and [...]
islandrose on Sep 5th, 2009Why You Need a Wedding Coordinator?
Often unheralded, the wedding coordinator captures much of the blame and never the credit for well-executed weddings. Some coordinators are solo while some come with quite an arsenal of personnel. But all being equal, their value are sorted down to the following:
Stress Relief.
We are in a wedding crazy country. Being predominantly Catholic and pretentiously religious [...]
islandrose on Jul 3rd, 2009Styling Tables on a Budget
This article is written by Irene C. Perez for Philippine Daily Inquirer and is published on May 20, 2009.
Got too many trinkets at home? Use easy-to-find and affordable accent pieces to liven up your dining table. You don’t have to be a pro to create a pretty table setting, just be creative – explore and [...]
Philippine Flowers Blog on May 31st, 2009Bridal Bouquet Ideas
There are several images that automatically come to mind when we think about weddings. We might think of a church decorated with flowers and layers of tulle, the aisle strewn with petals. We might think about bridesmaids in pretty identical dresses and sweet-looking flower girls looking thrilled to be at the center of attention for [...]
Flowers Philippines on May 11th, 2009The Popular Rose Varieties
The rose, being the most popular garden and cut plant, has over 20,000 cultivars in the Northern Hemisphere alone. This number originates from a conservative figure of only 150-200 species of wild roses. Fossil specimens found in both Colorado and Oregon show that roses have been growing for more than 30 million years to date. [...]








