The Nose Knows

FTD.com can help you personalize your gifts of flowers, fruit, cookies, silk flowers and more. Think about the recipient – if she is carries designer purses and spends extra for brand named products, she will notice that you selected flowers from the Vera Wang or Todd Oldham collection. If the recipient is allergic to flowers, silk flowers or a basket of fruit, candy or cookies will be appreciated and will show you know the person well enough not to agitate their nose.

If your friend or family member drives a Toyota Prius or other hybrid vehicle, he or she will appreciate Eco-Friendly Go-Green choices which features natural, fresh, sustainable or organic products to communicate “I care about being green because I know it is important to you.” So whatever the person’s cup of tea is, their preferences can be filled to the brim with help from FTD.com.

FTD.com Giving Thanks Bouquet

This bouquet is a perfect gift or center piece to anyone you want to express your thanks to this holiday season. When I was a child, I would look at the beautify bouquets and flower arrangements in magazines and try to copy them by recycling my Halloween pumpkin as a vase and picking flowers and plants from neighborhood gardens when the homeowners were not looking.

Although my recycled floral arrangements really did not look very good in retrospect, my mother would cherish the gifts as though they were award winning flowers. Those fond memories are treasured times between us, but I’m glad that now I can afford to send her beautiful professional Bouquets from FTD.com.

Thanksgiving Treats from FTD

If you can’t make it home for the holidays because of your busy life or demanding job, let your loved ones know that you were thinking of them with flowers and Thanksgiving themed gifts from FTD.com. You can send a Thanksgiving floral arrangement plus a gift that says “gobble-gobble (gobble me up) and thanks for being a great mom and dad.”

A small gift to show you care is a small price to pay for the wonderful feeling of receiving the gift. Just think how proud the recipient will be when they show of the thoughtful gift from FTD.com that you sent them.

And don’t forget to use the webcam so that you can see all of your family and friends at the Thanksgiving dinner you were unable to attend. However, the problem I have with webcams is that when I see my parents and realize that I’ve been too busy to see them in person for a while, it makes me sad and cry. So even if you send a gift, surprise your loved ones with a surprise visit.

Halloween Memories - FTD

Even though most people don’t go home for Halloween to visit the relatives, you can let your loved ones know that you were thinking of them with flowers and a “scary” gift from FTD.com.

You can send a Halloween floral arrangement plus a gift that says “boo – I love you and thank you for all of the wonderful Halloween memories we had growing-up and now I’m making new memories with my growing family.”

And if you are having a Halloween party or dinner, don’t forget the extra little touches of a Halloween center piece and floral arrangements to add just the right touch of elegance to your Halloween treat for your friends.

If you are going to go to the effort of throwing a party or dinner, you may as go the extra yard with flowers from FTD.com so that everyone will remember that you cared enough to display the very best.