Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day
Love, Love, Love!


It's almost Valentine's Day and it's no secret that people LOVE receiving flowers - and we love handling them!

Puzzled and not sure what to get your significant other? Tired of the same arrangements? Have no fear, Bank of Flowers is here! Across the board from out Bank of Flower's florists, their favorite arrangements to create for Valentine's Day are designer's choice. They are able to create the prettiest combos, using what's in season as well as in style to create unique and beautiful arrangements!

Whether you want a timeless red rose arrangement - perfect for saying "I love you" - or want to skip the red roses all together and go with something completely unique - great for sending to your friends and family that you love - Bank of Flowers has you covered!

Check out some of our arrangements below as well as on our website to really WOW the ones you love this holiday.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Melissa B. Maas
~Owner
Bank of Flowers

Valentine's Day Means "I Love You!"

For hundreds of years, Valentine's Day has been thought of as the romance holiday, or only for couples.  This is the day that you shower your significant other with flowers, chocolates, teddy bears and balloons, dine out or in, do something romantic, or even get engaged.  Love rules the day.

Why does Valentine's day have to be just for couples?  Why can't it be the day to express the love you have for others, such as a parent or child, your friend, co-worker or neighbor.  And ladies, don't forget the men in your life!  They deserve a show of your affection as well.

Bank of Flowers is your destination for Valentine's Day.  Our 2 locations, Menomonee Falls and Pewaukee are fully stocked with beautiful roses and other fresh flowers, gorgeous blooming plants, chocolates and caramels, romantic gifts, huggable teddy bears, and bright mylar balloons.  Daily deliveries are made to Pewaukee, Oconomowoc, all of the Lake Country area, Germantown, Menomonee Falls and throughout Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties.  Send flowers and candy to your mom, she can share the chocolates with dad.  Your 6 year old would love the teddy bear with the "I love you" balloon.  Your neighbor who lets out your dog would appreciate a vase of tulips. There are many types of love and many different flowers to show it!

For those of you true romantics, 6 Million couples are likely to get engaged on Valentine's Day, (according to an American Express report).  Bank of Flowers is here for you too.  We create custom wedding flowers as well!  So no matter what the "Love" occasion is, we're here to help you show it!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Luan Kurriger
~Manager, Pewaukee
Bank of Flowers

A Behind-the-Scenes Peek into Valentine's Day!

It's hard to believe that it's almost here!  That famous day of love...St. Valentine's Day.  It's by far the busiest floral holiday of the year, and you can feel it in the air here at Bank of Memories & Flowers. We begin the Valentine's Day preparation months in advance, from pre-ordering our flowers, to choosing this years specialty containers, chocolates, and stuffed animals.

As we approach the holiday, the buzz and excitement builds here at the store.  Our shop owner Melissa puts together an "Emergency Kit" filled with snacks and goodies for all of us gals and our fearless drivers.  Krista and Luan, our managers, put together contests and challenges to keep us on our toes and make this busy and stressful holiday a fun and light-hearted one.   And all of us workers bring in food for a week-long pot luck, so we don't have to worry about making lunches each day!   And this is just the non-floral prep for this big day!

This week, we will receive countless boxes of roses and other fresh flowers, each requiring special processing and care.  The holiday containers and candies get unpacked and the shelves stocked.  After all of this, we are ready to assist customers with their individual requests.  After the orders are taken, each order is hand-designed by one of our team members, packaged with care, and sent out into the world...to be delivered by one of our friendly delivery drivers!

It's sounds like we are ready for Valentine's Day....ARE YOU?  Give us a call, we're ready to help you make this holiday of love a truly special one!  1-262-253-9111 for our Menomonee Falls store, and 1-262-695-9911 for our Pewaukee store.

Happy Valentine's Day!
Wendy Kaye Walker
~Floral Designer
Bank of Memories & Flowers

Gestures of Love

It's almost Valentine's Day and it's no secret that people LOVE receiving flowers. But just what flowers are you going to send? Are you stumped this year because you're tired of the same old boring arrangements? This year decide on something as unique as it is beautiful. The secret to getting the perfect flowers is in thinking more about the recipient than the flowers themselves. A custom arrangement that fits your Valentine's personality and style will show them just how well you know him or her!

Our compact red rose arrangements are designed for the person who loves red roses, but appreciates a more chic, modern approach.

Or perhaps you want to skip the red roses all together and go with something completely unique! These types of arrangements also are the perfect choice when sending a Valentine hello to a friend or relative.

 

No matter who your Valentine is, Bank of Memories & Flowers can always create a custom arrangement to express your love. Give us a call to tell us about the lucky recipient of your flowers and we'll be happy to suggest a design with all of the "wow" factor you can handle!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Krista, Menomonee Falls Manager

Roses are Red...and Lavender and Yellow and Pink and...

Roses are one of the most well known and popular cut flowers to have every graced the vase. These classically beautiful blooms have been revered and celebrated in song and story for over 5000 years.  William Shakespeare mentions the rose over 70 times in his plays and sonnets. More than 4000 songs have been written about roses.  In the Victorian era, roses (as well as other flowers) were used as a secret language between those who found it hard to openly express their feelings. It was  the original way to "Say it with flowers"!

At Bank of Memories & Flowers, we have the opportunity of seeing people saying it with flowers every day.  Bright and cheery tulips and gerbera daisies exclaim "Happy Birthday" or pink and blue blossoms say "Congratulations on the birth of your baby" or on a more somber note, white roses and lilies express sympathy at funerals or memorial services.  And as always, the red rose professes deep emotions by saying "I love you".  But there are many other colors of roses and they each mean something different!

Red rose = I love you

 White Rose = Innocence, Purity and Truth or "I Miss You"

 Yellow Rose = Friendship, Congratulations

Light Pink Rose = Happiness, Joy between Lovers

 

Pale Pink Rose = Graciousness, Gentleness, Thankfulness

Deep Pink Rose = Thank You, Also used to symbolize the fight against Breast Cancer

 Lilac/Lavender Rose = Fell in Love at First Sight

 Peach = Great Appreciation, Gratitude

 Orange = Excitement, Desire

There are so many options other than red to tell those you love how you feel.

This Valentine's Day, why not use the many varying colors of roses to tell your story or sing your song?!

Luan, Pewaukee Shop Manager