The Territory

Working in the flower shop is an awesome privilege. However, it does come with many challenges of the seasons… especially in the cold winter of Minnesota. Delivering flowers in extreme temperatures is no small task. We are always evaluating the outside temperature to make sure our packaging is sufficient. We have to protect our flowers from getting frostbite or getting shockingly cold. Our delivery van has to be warm at all times since we’re constantly shuttling precious cargo. Afternoon deliveries can take a little longer, since night falls early we can’t see your house numbers so easily! It comes with the territory, we’re working florists ”Minnesota style”. 

Can’t avoid every woe.

We’ve come up with many strategies to deal with woes of winter which makes the bitter cold not so bad. There are a few that we need your help with still. Although the roads are covered in snow and sidewalks get pretty slippery we are determined to deliver flowers and messages of love. Recently we had a slip and fall that caused more than just a few bruises over the holidays. We’re pretty upset about it, not to mention the pain it caused our poor driver. We’re wishing her warm thoughts and a speedy recovery. Please help us by shoveling and removing slick ice  from your sidewalks for all delivery people in your neighborhood.

Despite the woes of winter, glee is all around us!

We are definitely fortunate to work with exquisite flowers in a season of which nothing much grows. Flowers are magical in their own earth-born way and their mortality is appreciated with our everlasting love for them. Life is cherished in any form especially the beautiful. We don’t even mind the sticky sap on our hands from winter greens. Pine and cedar are a few of our favorites and worth the extra effort and stickiness this time of year. So we take the bad with the good and skip around the flowers with joy. It’s always sunny at Main Floral even on a sub-zero day!

We’ve all missed you! We’re hoping that you are starting to feel better finally… 
and hope you’re back to your super self in no time.

Sending our love to You, Corey and Lil’ Yana.

~Your Main Florets

Unlike Valentines’s Day, variety is key. The Roses are here and pretty, but not top players. Garden flowers such as Peonies, lilies, chrysanthemums, alstroemeria, lilac, madagascar jasmine, dendrobium orchids, beronia heather, tulips, snap dragons…there’s too many to list! All of our favorite flowers are striking and the designers can’t wait to get their hands on them. so much inspiration, variety and color everywhere… Our minds explosive with ideas and imaginative compilations. 

Getting fresh flowers everyday of the week… is a work of love.

A lot of careful prep, cleaning and caring for these delicate blooms… It’s a  little like babysitting…except flowers don’t cry. We even baby talk them as if they were listening. Maybe we look a little crazy to an outsider… but being around such natural beauty can make you feel a bit delirious and silly. We still are quite serious about taking careful measures to protect them and keep them happy… and let us just say this, these little buds are always thirsty! Flower sitting is hard work indeed… but well worth it, a labor of love. There’s a lot of Jaw dropping and oohs and ahhing… It’s sometimes hard to stay on task when surrounded by such precious things. We sure wish we had more time to take snap shots.

Everyone in the flower shop is so helpful during this Mother’s Day busy time…

It really is our favorite holiday of the year. This makes our job exciting…and everyone is in such a good mood! Talk about a dream job! (well this week anyway) Our customers are also so helpful and generous during Mother’s Day Week. When it comes to buying flowers for their Mom… they simply say “Just make it gorgeous!” It’s refreshing to hear ” Just do what you do, you guys always do such a wonderful job.” instead of “How much is a dozen roses?” In return for their trust and open mindedness…we send out masterpieces. Though we have to admit, our designers can’t take all the credit. It’s the flowers that really show off… We’re just the artists with really good paint and blank canvases.  With really beautiful flowers, our art comes alive. Until this “Mom” holiday is through we’ll be taking turns singing in the flower cooler…because we’re so lucky to do what we do at Main Floral. We owe it to our loyal customers who come back again and again. Thank YOU.Our flowers go all over the Twin Cities! Call us for more delivery details or visit our delivery cities page. You may also call us if you need to wire an order to another florist out of our area. We often know which flowershops do the best work. Even though we’re busy for Mother’s Day, we’d like to invite you to stop in when you’re in Anoka. We love curious people… and now is a great time for flowershop exploration, since we have a high volume of pretty flowers to admire.

a different way to give back to the community

one potato, who?

who should I send flowers to?

drop by, we”ll give you a potato,

and deliver flowers,  once  you do.

it will lift up anyone’s day….

and it’s just one bouquet  away.

now that you’re in the giving mood,

visit your local chapter and donate some food.

we will donating a 10%  of our proceeds

from this potato giving promotion to:

ACBC Emergency Food Shelf Anoka, MN

2615 9th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303

Main Floral’s Special Contributions and Potato Promotion will continue through the month of April 2010

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Valentine’s 2010

Main Floral made it through another Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Week rather.
Since Valentine’s Day fell on a Sunday this year, the busy holiday was strung out over the week earlier.  It was actually quite weird for us.  The momentum never quite led up to anything.  It was all about the momentum.  We started sending out Valentine’s Day flowers on Wednesday, it gradually increased over the next few days.  By the time Saturday came we felt like we were in the twilight zone.  Valentine’s Day hadn’t even happened yet!  By Sunday (the actual holiday) we were utterly wiped out, looking forward to a nap that would just have to wait indefinitely.

Over all, we only had a few minor problems. 

Sara goofed and gave someone an $85 dollar arrangement for $50.  At least we can say, the customer will be back.  Ann got everyone laughing when she remarked that Roni was of no help… right in front of Betsie.  I guess you just had to be there!  Everyone here knows how funny it was and that’s probably all that matters.

Dawn was in a spinning twilight zone of her own, rather scary and debilitating.  We really missed her, but had to courageously move forward without her.  Now, we’re relieved to have her back at the flower shop with her 95% normality.  Here’s a link we’d like to share on that spinning subject Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

If you ordered flowers from us this year for Valentine’s Day, We thank You.

Your business means quite a lot in this economic slump.  We owe our prevailing success to smarties buying locally and making choices based on their communities welfare.  We  appreciate your business, and will continue to be your best buddies in the floral business.  Thank you for your support.

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We made it on the news for Valentine’s Day!  Even better, we made it on the Fox 9 news!  Can you believe it?!  Some of us were spinning in circles and grinning ear to ear with camera shyness.  Only a few of us made the cut.  Dawn really did have vertigo and went to the Doctor, but not until she had her interview.  She’s amazing!  We pray she’ll manage through this busy holiday without  falling over or getting too sick.  April was a star today too, it’s like she’s been on camera all her life!  It was great to be featured on the five o’clock news!  Thank You Fox 9!  You are truly the best in the biz!
Check out Main Floral on Fox 9 video clip!

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Getting Ready for Christmas!

It’s been quite the busy mess around Main Floral lately.  We’re getting ready for Christmas! …putting up holiday decor and lights everywhere.  We’re also having fun bringing in Minnesota made products.  We’re excited for this Holiday Shopping Season because of our new and improved gift inventory.  We have locally crafted gifts like jewelry, mittens, and wooden birdhouses just to name a few.  Come in and visit with us this holiday season.  If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, Downtown Anoka has many new eccentric and occasional shops to explore.  Anoka has many long-established shops as well… Anoka Shops that bring quality and uniqueness to gift giving!  If you’re looking for the old charm of holiday shopping and fun…  Anoka is a great place to start. Visit www.rediscoveranoka.com  for more shopping and town event information.   Also visit our website www.mainfloral.net  for the latest Holiday Flower Designs!

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We love to be known for our brightly mixed bouquets.  Each flower and brilliant color needs to be center of attention.  We design exciting color combinations and use as many flower varieties as possible.  Our Bright and Cheery Vased Bouquets really show off!!   Stargazer Lilies, Gerbera Daisies and more gorgeous blooms act as focal points in each arrangement, however each flower in the design is complimentary and just as pretty as the next.  We don’t just simply throw it all in a vase.   It will be carefully thought out and designed to maximize the goosebumps and smiles upon receipt.  Our stunning bouquets look great for days and even weeks.  Main Floral pays just as much attention to quality as it does beauty.  Visit our website for “Teleflora” designs and Ideas.  If you’d like to send our Main Floral signature work just choose “designer’s choice” or call us directly and ask for an awsome Bright and Cheery mix.

763-421-7411
1800-216-6444
www.MainFloral.net

is in the business of comfort, cheer, celebration and love.
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As one of our customers kindly reminded us… “Flowers are Food for the Soul.”  Flowers hold special meanings that go beyond words.  As gifts they comfort us and feed our souls.  Flowers are nature’s perfection and our inspiration.  Their beauty brings us down to Earth when life gets the better of us.  They can be consoling and full of hope when the skies are cloudy and perseverance is most needed. When words are hard to find, flowers speak of care and love.

“The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days”

                                                      ~Robert Leighton 

There’s nothing like getting the most beautiful flowers you’ve ever seen!  At Main Floral we know when something is just ordinary and we know when something is extraordinary!  Keeping with the times, trends and styles is super fun for us. We encourage our customers to be open to our creativity and Main Floral professional design. Flower designs that say “Wow” and “OMG” are what we aim for.  There are some customers who keep it traditional and are a little shy when it comes to unknown varieties of flowers and trends.  If you are one of those shy people… Trust in us!  When we send out flowers… we want them to be stunningly beautiful.  We want each flower to be appreciated, and complimented.  Flowers are amazingly beautiful things of nature.  Sharing flowers with friends, family and lovers is an act of celebrating precious life and our earth’s wondrous creations. Call us for quality and long lasting flower bouquets… 763-421-7411 or visit our teleflora website for bouquet ideas and teleflora styles.

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You may also simply leave it to us with Main Floral ‘s ” Designer’s Choice ” option on our website.