What's new at TK's....cypress trees & candles

Miniature cypress trees are a great way to accent your home for the holidays. You can use them on your dining room table to create a table scape and they are the perfect size for a mantle or as an accent piece anywhere in the home. I have an old farmhouse and I use them on my breezeway window sill intermingled with lanterns, it adds such a charming touch.

They are a great hostess or teacher gift or for a loved one that may be in a convalescent home.

The trees can be potted in any type container, I like to use a glass cube with cranberries surrounding the plant, but you can use pottery, silver, milk glass, basically whatever is going to compliment your holiday decor.We just received a shipment of the trees and will be offering them in the glass cube for $14.99.

The individual plants without a decorative container are $7.99 each.

Stop in to pick up yours today & receive a free calendar.

 

We also have a brand new line of candles that I just love &; I'm sure that you will too! These candles are different from the traditional LED ones, the flame looks so real that you have to touch them to see if they are real! I can't wait to use them at home in my windows during the Holiday Season!
At the present time we have ivory pillars in 5 & 7 inch, they have a very light vanilla fragrance.
The 5" pillars are $35.00 and the 7" are $45.00
They are available for rental for weddings as well.




















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Design it Yourself

Did you ever want to be a "florist" or design your own arrangement?
Well here's your chance!!!
On December 10th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm we will be having a "Design it Yourself" workshop on boxwood tree centerpieces

Whether plain or traditionally decorated, the boxwood tree is a delightful centerpiece for home or work and it will last throughout the holiday season. Best of all, you can create one yourself with no experience necessary.

We will guide you through the steps to making a boxwood tree centerpiece. All supplies for the workshop are included in the $50.00 fee. Space is limited to 20 people so register now and get a head start on the holidays.

To let us know you would like to attend, please follow the link below to register or call 860.563.8880
Register Here 

Shop Locally....Live Colorfully

With the holidays upon us it's easy to go online to order your holiday flowers from the first online floral company that pops up.... please BEWARE, the majority of those companies are "order gatherers" or OG's as they are known in our industry and are third party order takers for the "Big Guys". I have listed some guidelines for you the consumer to keep in mind when you need to order flowers whether it be for the holidays or everyday occasions. Remember, your local professional florist has the knowledge and design talent to properly service your order.

   
Keep our Local Economy Strong
For every $100 spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home.

Google “flowers” or “florist” plus the name of the delivery city
Ex: florist “Rocky Hill”
Check out the resulting websites, looking for a local phone number—not just a toll free number. If only the latter appears, beware; you probably landed on an order gathering call center. (Don’t assume a street address is legit; quite often, they’re commercial addresses at p.o. box locations.) Generally, the listings at the top of the page are order gatherers, scroll down a bit to the local florists.

Next, call the local phone number
When they answer, say the following (exactly as written):
“I’d like to come by to pick something out in person. Where are you located, and what are your hours this week?”
If they answer you straight up, it’s a brick and mortar florist. If, however, they work toward getting you to order over the phone or online instead, you just found a call center. Next in line, please….(Side note: After they confirm they’re an actual store, it’s okay to come clean. There isn’t a brick and mortar florist in the country who won’t thank you for checking to be sure they’re real.)

Separate delivery from daisies
If you want a $50 floral arrangement, ask for a $50 floral arrangement. If, instead, you want the $50 to cover both the arrangement and delivery, tell the florist up front. Don’t assume delivery is free–it’s not (in spite of what the online sites lead you to believe…they may advertise a $50 arrangement with free delivery, but the expense comes out of the portion you thought was allocated for flowers).
Between paychecks, gas, and insurance, florists pay a premium to offer delivery service, then price it as low as they feasibly can. Don’t haggle; they’re already cutting numbers to the bone.

Mission Accomplished
Your goal is pretty straightforward: Find pretty flowers, pay for pretty flowers, send pretty
flowers—not fund a call center or national processing service. Dialing up a phone number or two instead of trusting your keyboard will make the difference between “ooh ahh” and “oh well” on the receiving end.