Valentine's Day
How far in advance should I order flowers for Valentine’s Day?
The sooner you place your order, the better. You can set the day for your delivery on any day in the future. When you place your order and set your future delivery in advance, you secure your selection and prevent placing your order during a time of limited supply. You provide yourself with the assurance that your product choice will be able to be filled when the time comes.
The later your order is placed, the riskier your chances are to receive the exact florals you desire. During an order-dense period of time, such as Valentine’s Day, specific flower supplies run low or go out of stock, and the shop relies upon a new shipment to come in. This often results in flower substitutions to fill an order.
Be your hero and not your enemy.
Do I order my flowers online or in-person?
This is up to you! We offer the convenience for you to easily select, order, pay, and set a delivery date for your flowers. You will be able to provide your desired card message and delivery instructions once you select the arrangement of your choice.
If you would like to place your order in-person at BERNETTE'S DESIGNS, we would be delighted to speak with you and assist with your needs. While you’re with us, feel free to inquire about any questions you may have and our associates would be glad to help you.
If you are unable to travel to the shop and you have questions regarding the details of your order or other needs, please feel free to contact us at (302) 377-0168.
Easter
3 Ways People Use Flowers for Easter
The temperatures are shifting, and optimism is in the air as spring makes its debut. What better way to mark this special time of beauty and joy than with a graceful and bright arrangement of Easter flowers? There are so many wonderful reasons to celebrate this beautiful occasion.
Creating An Easter Themed Dinner Table Elevate your dinner table setup to the next level. You may specially assemble your table for Thanksgiving or Christmas time. BERNETTE'S DESIGNS can help you brighten up your table for the spring with a lovely Easter arrangement. Your stylish décor and beautiful combination with a fresh set of flowers will be a sight to behold.
Livening Up The Room With A Spring Feel Springtime is known for grass being greener, trees beginning to bud, flowers blooming, and the reappearance of various animals that remained hidden during the cooler months. Fill the rooms of your home with a refreshing feeling of elegance and nature’s gift of beauty. There are a variety of flowers that would be perfect to mark this new season.
Gifting Basket As children, it was common for people to receive an Easter basket full of goodies, brightly colored plastic eggs, and toys. As adults, you can share the joy and excitement of Easter as well. Celebrate this Easter by gifting your parents, grandparents, friends, businesses, or neighbors with a beautiful basket of bright flowers to light up their day.
Christians Celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ A variety of denominations rooted in the Christian faith celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ during the time of Easter. It is popular for families or members of Christian churches to purchase peace lilies. Some purchase white flowers or incorporate peace lilies to be placed in their home as a reminder or members will donate them to their church to help provide additional décor.
Gift A Gardener Know a fellow green thumb? Whether you are family or friends with a farmer or home gardener, you can give them nature's gift of lovely flowers. This gift will not only acknowledge their passion and enjoyment for tending the Earth, but will also brighten their day through a special surprise.
However you choose to celebrate this Easter, BERNETTE'S DESIGNS can help you find the perfect flower arrangement. Explore our selection on our Easter flowers page or contact us at (302) 377-0168 with any questions you may have. One of our associates would be happy to help you.
Passover
This Passover add a beautiful spring arrangement of blues and whites to your table. Daisies, roses, lilies, violets, and other spring blooms make a beautiful Seder table gift. A floral arrangement is also a great way to say thank you to your host. Order your Passover flowers early and avoid the final dash for a centerpiece. Call, come into the shop, or order online. Whatever you decide, BERNETTE'S DESIGNS can help you.
Admin Professionals Day
Show your team how much you care this Administrative Professionals Day by sending a bouquet of fresh flowers. Your staff will be delighted to receive a special gift from you and will be able to enjoy them all week long! Administrative Professionals Day is all about showing your appreciation to your staff. Let BERNETTE'S DESIGNS take care of everything for you, all you have to do is call, click or stop by!
Mother's Day
How do I take care of my flowers once they are delivered?
As your mother is basking in the glory of her new beautiful florals, she will want to preserve that beauty for as long as possible. We have included a few fresh flower care tips to help. Feel free to send her this easy-to-follow guide once her flowers have been delivered.
First things first
If your flowers came in plastic wrapping, you would want to remove the plastic as soon as possible. This will allow the flowers to breathe. Secondly, you will want to give fresh water to your flowers to provide hydration. Place bouquets in a vase of appropriate size or fill your current vase with fresh water. If you need to, you can trim the stem’s ends to fit a vase you have. We recommend cutting flower stems at an angle with a sharp knife.
Where you place your flowers can make a difference
Avoid placing your flower arrangements near areas of extreme temperatures: windowsills, direct sunlight all day, or an overly hot room. Too much heat or sun exposure can cause your flowers to dry out quickly or wilt. Cooler and more controlled conditions will be best to help preserve the beauty of your flowers.
Avoid placing your flowers next to fruit or in the vicinity of cigarette smoke. These can produce ethylene gas which can reduce the life of your flowers and cause them to die more quickly.
Maintaining a beautiful presentation
Keep your flowers looking fresh and displayed beautifully by tending to your flowers periodically.
- For vase arrangements, keep your vase filled with water. This allows the plants to drink the water they need and provides them hydration.
- For basket arrangements, we suggest still adding daily fresh water to your flowers.
- Anytime the water begins to become cloudy, change the water out with fresh water. It would be good to clean the inside of your vase during this change before placing your flowers back into the vase. Using soapy water can help remove bacteria that could cause your flowers to deteriorate more quickly. Then make sure you rinse your vase thoroughly.
- As wilting leaves or stems occur, remove the strongly wilted contents to allow the fresher parts to be the center of attention.
- Using a sharp knife, cut your stems at an angle one to two inches from the bottom of the stem. This will help your flowers better absorb water. We recommend avoiding using scissors to cut your flowers. Scissors can crush the stems and hinder the flower from being able to absorb the water.
Father's Day
Having a hard time deciding on the perfect gift for dad? BERNETTE'S DESIGNS can help! Send dad a artistically crafted floral tribute to show him how much you care. Perhaps your dad is the type that would prefer a gift basket filled with his favorite snacks! Whether your dad lives in Wilmington, or clear across the country, we've got you covered!
Grandparents Day
If there's anyone who loves and is proud of you more than your parents, it's definitely your grandparents. Send a token of your love to show them just how much you appreciate them with a beautiful flower arrangement on Grandparent's Day. Whether it's for delivery in Wilmington or you need to send it across the country, BERNETTE'S DESIGNS can help!
Rosh Hashanah
Keep the New Year sweet by ordering a fall flower arrangement for your Rosh Hashanah table. Order today, and we can deliver them for you no matter if it’s up the road or states away.
National Boss Day
We all have somebody in our life that is a boss in one way or another. Whether it's your boss at work, you have a friend that is the boss at their respective work, or maybe even your significant other is the boss of the household, BERNETTE'S DESIGNS believes that all of these people are significant and deserve to be celebrated for what they do every day. National Boss Day is their day; it's the day that is set aside every year specifically to appreciate and congratulate them for the work they've done every other day on the calendar. This National Boss Day, give the gift of flowers for those people in charge that you appreciate and give them the encouragement to keep doing what they're doing. With daily local delivery in the Wilmington, DE area and delivery across the U.S. and Canada, BERNETTE'S DESIGNS can get the right arrangement to the right person so that no boss goes uncelebrated.
Sweetest Day
Sweetest Day is like a mix between Valentines Day and Thanksgiving. It’s a day to give thanks for those extra-sweet people in your life. The holiday originated with a candy store owner who wanted to bring cheer and some happiness to the lives of those who were often forgotten. A great way to celebrate Sweetest Day is by ordering a gift basket of sweet treats from BERNETTE'S DESIGNS for your someone sweet.
Halloween
Halloween Flowers To Die For
Enchant your guests and bring magic to your home with frightfully charming flowers. BERNETTE'S DESIGNS offers a variety of flower options to explore and elevate your decor this spooky season. Not sure how to incorporate them into your Halloween setup this year? No problem. We have a few suggestions.
Halloween Party
Your spook-tacular flower selection will be an excellent eye-catching addition to your Halloween-themed decor. Bewitch your guests as they fill their plates at your snack tables. Illuminate the room with the vibrant colors of autumn and the thrills of October by placing your flowers on your kitchen counter, dining table, or end table.
Special Treat
Fill the room with magic and build the excitement. An excellent way to treat your friends or family this Halloween season is to gift them with a spell-binding collection of flowers. This will not only surprise them but offer them the opportunity to decorate their home as well.
What are great colors for Halloween Flowers?
The colors we use in our Halloween flower arrangements are specially designed to reflect the joys and fun of Halloween. Most arrangements will provide a vibrant assortment of the following colors.
- Orange
- Yellow
- Red
- Purple
- Green
- Black
- White
What does each color stand for?
In stories and the creative world, colors typically possess meaning and evoke a certain set of feelings or thoughts. The colors we love to mix and match with are ones that will have you feeling those October vibes.
- Orange - October, pumpkins, fall, leaves, gourdes, bonfires, sunset, candlelight, candy corn
- Yellow - candy corn, candles, glowing light, life, fall, autumn, stars, magic, fairies, brooms
- Red - vampires, blood, sinister, evil, death, mortality, underworld, passion, anger, fall, autumn
- Purple - Wizards, witches, cloaks, dragons, the night sky, power, wealth, mischievous
- Green - Witches, monsters, potions, zombies, Frankenstein, goblins, glow sticks, aliens, nature
- Black - Darkness, death, shadows, evil, creepy, monsters, black cats, cloaks, witches, the reaper, spiders
- White - ghosts, spirits, eerie, fog or mist, magic, moon, stars, bones, light, white pumpkins
Make This Halloween Spooktacular!
Explore BERNETTE'S DESIGNS’s variety of options for your Halloween flower needs and select the one you love most. If you have any questions, please contact us at (302) 377-0168 and one of our employees would be happy to help you.
Thanksgiving (USA)
Fall is a favorite time for flowers. The colors of autumn abound during this beautiful season of Thanksgiving. Let BERNETTE'S DESIGNS help you bring this color into your home with the help of autumn flowers. With the simple addition of flowers on your Thanksgiving table, your family dinner will transform into a glorious Thanksgiving feast! BERNETTE'S DESIGNS in Wilmington can help you say "I am thankful for you," to any friends and family who are unable to make it to your house for the holiday. Just give us a call, we are thankful for you.
Kwanzaa
Order Your Beautiful Kwanzaa Flowers Today
Celebrate African heritage, culture, and unity with a flower bouquet in traditional Kwanzaa colors. Decorate the table with breathtaking florals that express the tradition of culture and community.
Add the perfect touch to your Karamu table with a festive Kwanzaa floral centerpiece. Floral arrangements with red, green, and black flowers with touches of white complete with fresh fruit, will elevate any tablescape.
Popular Kwanzaa centerpieces include:
- Roses
- Carnations
- Poinsettias
- Peruvian Lilies
- Apples
- Candles
- Sprigs of Berries
Kwanzaa Flower Delivery
No matter where your Kwanzaa celebration is, we can help. Order your flowers early to ensure your flower choice and selected delivery date. Call and ask about our delivery hours and we will work to have a florist deliver them to you, no matter the location.
Hanukkah
You have the Menorah, the candles, and the latkes but something is missing. Add that special touch to your Hanukkah decor with a beautiful arrangement of pure white and dazzling blues florals. Say “toda” to your Hanukkah hostess with a gift of classic lilies with pops of delphiniums. A delightful surprise will be sure to make a lasting impression. Order early to stay ahead of the busyness of the season! We offer both delivery and in-store pick up. Our Holiday hours may very so please call us for our times. BERNETTE'S DESIGNS is here to assist you with any questions you have!
Christmas
Tis the Season! Time to pull out the lights and put up the tree! At BERNETTE'S DESIGNS, we specialize in all-things Christmas! With the trendiest Christmas accessories and ornaments, you are sure to find exactly what you need for your holiday decor at BERNETTE'S DESIGNS in Wilmington.Whether you're planning for a Christmas party or just decorating your home for the holiday, we've got you covered. From traditional, to playful and fun, you will find the Christmas decorations you need at BERNETTE'S DESIGNS.
