Mioux Florist

a final christmas arrangment

2012-01-04T09:29:00.000-06:00

Enhancing the WS Christmas product with our own greens, ornaments and flowers.

I like this one better than the WS versions

poinsettias are gone. it's time for Easter.

2012-01-04T09:22:00.000-06:00

Here are a couple pictures of the greenhouses as they look this morning.

We have been cleaning the pots from the poinsettias that remained. Now its' time for Easter. Here are a couple shots of the 2012 Easter Lily crop. Easter is April 8

Weddings and etc.....

2011-12-07T07:09:00.000-06:00

Here are a few pictures of some wedding bouquets for a wedding we did this past weekend. Some were not complete at the time of the photo.

Weddings and etc.....

2011-12-07T07:06:00.000-06:00

A couple arrangments

2011-11-22T15:07:00.002-06:00

Here a few arrangements.

2011-10-24T16:48:00.002-05:00

Busy weekend this week as we had 3 homecomings, two weddings and a funeral

2011-10-01T14:57:00.000-05:00

Fall Casket Spray for a retired farmer. This spray is a bit of twist for our traditional farm related casket sprays. We used fall colored Callas, Oncidium Orchids, Red Roses, Hypericum Berry, Orange Gerberas, Wheat and a couple ears of corn.

Funeral Spray for University of Illinois Alumni

A tropical arrangement

One of six different bouquets for today's wedding

This vase wasn't complete at the time of the picture. A candle floats on top.

Black vase, green carns, anthurium and curly willow

Another smaller cube

here are a few new pieces.

2011-09-17T14:58:00.000-05:00

If you read my greenhouse blog, you will see this picture there as well. I am growing these outdoor blooming plants for a wedding on Oct 8

A few new arrangements....

2011-08-15T09:42:00.000-05:00

I have been a bit lax posting new arrangements that you, the readers might find interesting. Here are four pictures of a cemetery group of flowers. Three are artificial and one is fresh.

Wedding work and other stuff.

2011-07-12T11:09:00.000-05:00

Here are a couple of new arrangements we made over the past week or so.

i have been a slug at publishing new stories about Mioux Florist.....

2011-06-16T19:35:00.000-05:00

so, here are a few pictures of the latest sympathy and wedding work we did over the past week or so.....

new Funeral flower arrangements

2011-06-04T08:47:00.000-05:00

here are a few casket sprays that I made since my last post.

Here are a few more casket sprays

2011-03-15T16:37:00.000-05:00

Funeral Flowers.... my dad's.

2011-02-20T11:55:00.000-06:00

My dad passed away on Feb 10, outside of WWII, he spent his entire life working in a flower shop and greenhouses. He was the third generation running the family. I am generation number 4. He lived a long life and was always wanting to learn more about everything. Flowers and plants were his life. In this edition, I am posting a few flower arrangements that were made for his funeral.

Valentines is behind us...

2011-02-16T11:52:00.000-06:00

Son, Nicholas, showed up on Saturday. He took over making bud vases. This was his first attempt at any type of arranging. note his special hand technique with the Leather Leaf..

Recent funeral flowers

I really like all white casket spray.

and on a personal note, I lost my dad last week Thursday, 10-Feb-2011. Here is a picture of him and my family this past Christmas. He will be missed. He had a habit of telling me what needed to get done in the greenhouses as he walked from his house to the flower shop everyday. At the time, those comments sometimes were annoying, in hindsight, I will miss them.

Funeral pics

2011-01-26T17:37:00.000-06:00

Here is a spring casket spray I made earlier this week and its matching side pieces

Merry Christmas, 2010

2010-12-24T13:56:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas to all my friends. Here are a few shots of my poinsettias and a couple altar flower arrangements.

and as the Christmas Sales Season draws to an end, the greenhouse is already 25 percent restocked with Easter Lilies.

White Casket Spray.

2010-12-05T10:24:00.000-06:00

Here is a white casket spray with christmas accents that I designed this morning.

Fall Wedding flowers

2010-10-23T11:54:00.000-05:00

here is a Brides and Bridesmaid's Fall Bouquets. Both of these bouquets are oval shaped with Cinnamon Callas, Mango Mokara Orchids, Konfetti Roses, Champaigne Roses, Sweetheart Roses, Red Alstromeria and Hypericum Berries

Weeping Angel.

2010-10-07T09:59:00.002-05:00

Weeping angel with or without flowers.... here is a quick little highlight of some how foliages can add depth and visual interest to a bouquet. Price: $61.95 with flowers.

more fresh.....

2010-10-05T12:37:00.000-05:00

here is the white casket spray after adding the bow and ribbon to it. Also, a couple of little quick arrangements I made for Super Valu this morning. The first is a variation on a two rose bud vase. Instead of babies breath, i used Eucalyptus, Curly willow and in place of a bow a sprig of pink hypericum berry. Price $9.95.

The third arrangement is a cylinder vase, that includes orange mini gerberas, curly willow, yellow oncidium orchids, peach LA hybrid lilies, baby eucalyptus and variegated aspidistra leaves and orange freesia. Price $29.95

A few new arrangements....

2010-10-02T18:10:00.000-05:00

I was posting over at the Miouxfloristgreenhouses.blogspot.com site and remembered I need to update over here as well. Here are a couple of pictures of arrangements I made for birthdays and funerals this week.

Fall Silks its time to decorate.

2010-09-03T08:51:00.000-05:00

Here are few quick shots of some of our new 2010 Fall Silk Arrangements. As the temperatures begin to moderate and the mum plants fill out, our customers are making the transition to outdoor Fall decorations. Remember a new fall indoor arrangement helps with that good fall feeling everyone has this time of year.

Which bud (vase) for you?

2010-08-27T16:56:00.000-05:00

Usually, a customer will walk in the shop and ask for a bud vase. They want to spend $15-$20, which would you choose?

Traditional

or something a bit more eye popping.

Plant and Flower Sale @ Carlyle Super Valu!

2010-08-21T08:35:00.000-05:00

While supplies last we are selling our remaining inventory of Mandevilla and Hibiscus Plants.

Treat yourself to these sun & heat loving plants. There is still lots of time to enjoy all the color that these plants have to offer.

Also, while you are shopping, stop in the floral department and pick up a five stem bunch of Gerberas. Regular price $12.50. Sale price $2.79 for a five stem bunch!!!

A new blog from Mioux Florist.

2010-08-20T16:27:00.002-05:00

This is the first of hopefully many many blogs at Mioux Florist. This is a sister blog to Miouxfloristgreenhouses.blogspot.com, which is the greenhouse blog. Mioux Florist.blogspot is going to be the flower shop blog.

Today I am highlighting a casket spray and a small angel arrangement. Both were for a funeral. The casket spray is 38 Red Freedom Roses with 14 stems of White Dendrobium Orchids. The greenery consisted of podocarpus, israeli ruscus and leather leaf.

Angels are very popular with our sympathy customers. Here is a bouquet with a pink and white angel. The flowers are purple liatris, yellow roses and pink gerberas. The greenery is tapered-cut emerald, israeli ruscus and leather leaf.

And lastly, the largest bouquet of 11 for a bridal shower this evening. Included in this arrangement is White Dendrobium Orchids, Bi-colored white-eggplant callas, curly willow and israeli ruscus. Simple-open-airy.