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September 29, 2021

We are HIRING!

Do you have an unrivalled green thumb and a knack for arranging? A career in floral design may be a smart move for you. Our floral shop is in need of a team player to bring ideas and themes to life. You will be able to learn alongside our master florists to develop arranging skills and branch out to bring attention to your own compositions. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with customers as well as on our wedding accounts to make arrangements for holidays, special occasions and home décor. This position can let you explore your own creative side while working with a variety of flowers, plants and other floral fillers to make any day a bit more memorable.

Job Responsibilities

Order and maintain supply of fresh seasonal flowers, greenery, potted plants and decorative floral items for use in arrangements and displays
Take orders in person, over the phone and from the website from customers, including special requests, delivery date and location and processing payment
Consult with customers on budget and preferences to design and create arrangements based on specifications to provide satisfaction
Create and execute floral designs as per clients requests
Provide information about varieties of blooms and fillers to explain their properties, appearance, scent and compatibility with other flowers
Explain care of arrangements for customers to prolong the life of the flowers for maximum enjoyment
Maintain daily records of sales and orders for accounts for POS systems in person and online
Set up or break down at start and end of work day as well as general cleaning and straightening of work spaces on daily basis
Provide assistance for delivery of arrangements, include loading and unloading van in addition to carrying arrangements to designated location

Job Skills & Qualifications

Required:

High school diploma or GED
Ability to multi-task and pay attention to details
Able to follow instructions as a team player
1 years’ experience in floral design
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Familiar with current wedding and special event design trends
Passionate, with strong customer service skills

Preferred:

A background in creative arts or floral design
BC driver’s license- with a clear record

Come join our team!

Send your resume to info@foxglovesflowers.com

August 24, 2021

Flower Subscriptions

The Best Gift Ever!

Have you ever been thinking about what to get the “perfect gift” for the person who has everything? Or is just plain hard to shop for? Well, we are here to tell you, this is it! you have found that gift. You have hit the best gift idea ever jackpot!!

We have YOU (or that special someone) covered for a year, 6 weeks or 6 months of flower delivery, right to their/your front door!

How it works

Once you’ve placed the order, we look after everything else. Every week or month, on the anniversary date of the first order (or the closest business day to it) the flowers are delivered. The recipient will receive the hand-tied bouquet designed to go right into their vase. All that is required, is to re-cut the stems, add in fresh water, add flower food (included) into the water and voila! the perfect beautiful bouquet to enjoy.

Can the subscription be paused?

Yes! If the subscription needs to be paused due to travel, renovations, a personal matter, whatever — we have that covered! With that very first delivery, a card is included, explaining directions if the subscription needs to be postponed for any reason. Even to have specific dates changed! All that is required is to give us a call and let us know!

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What’s Included?

Included in the purchase of your subscription, is a card explaining the wonderful gift to the recipient and of course the flowers! Whether you have chosen 6 weeks, 6 months or a whole year of flowers they will all come wrapped and ready to go into the recipients own vase!

What are the subscription options?

6 Months send love and beautiful flowers once a month for 6 months! Every month a lovely hand-tied bouquet will arrive wrapped and ready to go into the recipients vase. This includes delivery for all 6 months!

6 Weeks Order 6 weeks of fresh flowers delivered to your/someone you love’s door. Once per week for 6 weeks a fresh hand tied bouquet of blooms will arrive, ready to go into your vase. This subscription can start at any time of year and will include a seasonal selection of blooms and foliage. Always changing! Always fun and different!

1 Year The perfect understated and thoughtful gift idea. Choose from different monthly options within the yearly subscription. From elegant, spectacular roses or seasonal. The year subscription has an option for any flower lover! Each month the bouquet style of their choice will be delivered to their door.

For more info about our flower subscriptions head over to our website here!

April 26, 2021

Mother’s Day 2021

Covid and The Flower World

April 2021

We find ourselves in an interesting and somewhat challenging position this year moving towards Mother’s Day here in Victoria BC, the “flower capital” of Canada.

We are normally swimming in gorgeous, plentiful and relatively cost-effective blooms for this, the biggest of all floral holidays. But this year looks a little different, for a variety of reasons.

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April 15, 2021

Tips to planning a Micro Wedding

We are thrilled to be featured on weddingwire.ca as an expert, spilling tips we have learned through the pandemic for all things micro wedding planning.

Wedding planning is looking quite different these days and flowers are no different! We have had to shift in many ways for weddings and are happy to share with readers what we know and how you can plan for your own mini wedding.

Stay flexible

For Foxgloves, I think the biggest change has been adapting the original floral and decor plans, sometimes to a totally different season—we try to maintain the original look and feel while having to swap out entire lists of seasonally available products for new ones.”

Vendors and venues are working closely with their couples to adapt plans. This past year has been such a challenging one. Couples planning their wedding during this time have switched their dates 2,3,4 and sometimes even 5 times with the ever changing health guidelines!!

Reallocate your budget

We are reallocating the funds from bridesmaids bouquets and table centres into arch florals, backdrops and elaborate table florals for many brides. That said, a few events earlier during Covid when 50-people weddings were still allowed, we actually had to increase table numbers as we were only allowed a maximum of 4 people at a table. When this was happening we were having to stretch budgets.

From flowers to cakes, the typical wedding budget is being reallocated for a micro wedding

For more tips, read the rest of the blog post here!

November 6, 2020

Flowers Just Because

What a year 2020 has been. Every single one of us has had to dig deep, find our strength and resilience and feel so many emotions as we have navigated this whirl wind of a year. Who could have predicted that this year would bring on this life altering pandemic which has effected the world and so many people in so many different ways.