Share the Love Valentine's Day Contest

Valentine's Day is fast approaching! This special day falls once a year and provides the perfect chance to remember and recognize the people you care about.

Do you know someone who could use an added boost this Valentine's Day? Perhaps you know someone who has had a hard time (surgery, illness, loss of job, loss of a loved one) or who will be lonely this year. Perhaps it's someone who is a kind and giving person who deserves added recognition on this day of love.

Grandmother of Wendy M., a 2014 Contest Winner

If you know someone that could really use a special surprise, let us know! Tell us about the person and why they deserve a boost. The top 12 entries will each win a beautiful bouquet of red roses for Valentine's Day that you can use to surprise your nominee. Click to read one of last year's entries.

AND...if you take a video clip of the big reveal, and send it to us, you will be eligible to win the GRAND PRIZE: A bouquet of roses every month, for a year! Yes, that's 12 bouquets of fresh, plump roses to brighten your entire year (or someone else's) !

Here's how it works: 

1. Tell us why your special nominee deserves to be surprised with beautiful red roses this Valentine's Day. Email a short summary to contest@bloomex.ca.  

2.  The top 12 entries will each receive a bouquet of a dozen beautiful red roses. We will send the bouquet to you so that you can take the flowers to your special person for your big surprise. If you live too far away from your nominee, we will deliver the bouquet to someone in their area who is willing to do the surprise.

3. On the day you bring the bouquet, you or a friend should take a video clip of the recipient getting their flowers. This way you can enter the second part of the contest.

4. Send us the video clip of the nominee receiving their roses. The best video wins the GRAND PRIZE of a bouquet of roses every month for a year!

CONTEST RULES

1. By submitting your written entry and/or video you agree that you have permission to submit and that you allow Bloomex to post your submitted materials publicly on sites including but not limited to www.bloomex.ca, the Bloomex blog (bloomex.blogspot.ca), the Bloomex Facebook page, the Bloomex Twitter feed, and the Bloomex YouTube channel.

2. The winning entries from the emails and videos will be determined by a panel of Bloomex employees.

3. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES is Friday February 6th, 2015, at 12 noon. Eastern Standard Time.

4. The top 12 entries from the email summaries will each receive a bouquet of a dozen red roses.

5. The top entry of the video submissions will receive one bouquet of roses every month, for twelve (12) months. 

6. Contest open to residents of Canada. (Better luck next time, Finland).

The 12 Days of Christmas (Day 11) - Holiday Tradition Bouquet

It's Day 11, and a slice of heaven! Our 12 Days of Christmas series is nearing its conclusion and we can't wait for the holidays. Here's our latest entry... it's a great bouquet to celebration the spirit of the season.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.. a Holiday Tradition Bouquet!

This beautiful bouquet captures the essence of the Christmas season. The gorgeous Holiday Tradition arrangement includes 3 long stem red roses coupled with 3 long stem white roses. Carnations, Mini Carns and White Mums add a touch of grace to the bouquet. The bouquet is finished with some white filler and assorted greens for a magical look.

It's an ideal festive bouquet to send to a loved one this holiday season with Bloomex.

Check out the product page, or have a look at some of our past entries in this 12 Days of Christmas series. And join us tomorrow for the conclusion. 'Til then... happy shopping!  

THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

• Day 1: Classic Christmas Centrepiece
• Day 2: Festive Fragrance 
• Day 3: Sweet Memories Gift Basket
• Day 4: Candy Cane Roses
• Day 5: 100 Blooms of Holiday Alstroemeria
• Day 6: Six Red Roses
• Day 7: Supreme Poinsettia Basket
• Day 8: Christmas Magic Bouquet
• Day 9: Candy Cane Carnations
• Day 10: Christmas Glory Bouquet

The 12 Days of Bloomex Christmas (Day 6) - Six Red Roses

We've been looking at 12 amazing Christmas products during this series, and now we're halfway there. With the holidays fast on their way, we're getting excited for one of our busiest seasons at Bloomex, and celebrating with this series.  

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... six Christmas Red Roses.

We know that there are lots of options out there for buying roses. That's why we offer the best value in Canada in terms of our flowers. This bouquet of six red roses are perfect for the holidays. And for only $19.95, you can't beat the price.

This rose bouquet comes with six fresh-cut, long-stem roses, adorned with stems of Tiki, Limonium, and fresh greens. Check out the product page here, and help them last their longest by reading some tips here.

Say it for less with Bloomex this Christmas! Keep following along as we work our way through our 12 favourite holiday products, and catch up below.

THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

• Day 1: Classic Christmas Centrepiece
• Day 2: Festive Fragrance 
• Day 3: Sweet Memories Gift Basket
• Day 4: Candy Cane Roses
• Day 5: 100 Blooms of Holiday Alstroemeria

8 Great Articles About Roses

For thousands of years, roses have been beloved throughout society. Today, there is so much information out there on the Internet about them that it can be difficult to sort through and pick out the best pieces on whatever you're looking for.

How much do you think you actually know about them? Whether you're looking to plant them, buy them, or aren't sure what each colour supposedly means, we've compiled this list to help you.

Let's take a quick look at eight helpful and entertaining articles about roses to broaden your knowledge.

If you're looking to buy roses
in Canada, Bloomex offers
12 stem bouquets starting at
just $19.99.

• Basic Information About Roses: Ask.com has some great resources if you're not too sure where to start -- and you've got to start somewhere. This article talks a little bit about the history of the rose, and notes that there are over 150 species currently known.
• How to Care for Fresh Cut Roses: You can make cut flowers last for a lot longer if you take the correct steps to ensure that they will thrive, even in a vase in your house. 
• How to Plant Roses:  This is a very useful page, and breaks down rose-growing information by regional climate zones. It also touches on important information like preventing pests, selecting the ideal site to plant  your flowers, and much more.
• The Meaning of Rose Colours: This article is from our very own blog, and breaks down the historical and traditional symbolism of all the different colours of roses 
• Secrets of Super-Hardy Roses: With our harsh climate in the Great White North, selecting more persistent roses is the key to making sure your garden flourishes throughout the warmer months. This great article from Canadian Gardener includes lots of info on such things.
• 10 Hardy Roses to Plant in Your Garden: Another piece about selecting plants that will flourish with minimal work even in rough weather years, from Canadian Living Magazine. 
• 10 Interesting Facts About Roses: In case you couldn't tell, we like lists -- this one gives you multiple fascinating facts. Bet that you'll learn something that you didn't know.
• A Tour of North America's 'Rose Cities': Roses are so revered in our society that dozens of cities lay claim to being the "Rose City," or a similar variation. We look at some of the cities and offer some thoughts on which regions can legitimately make the claim.

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK (Oct. 7 - Oct. 13): Friday "Only" Rose Special

This week's Bloomex product of the week is our Friday "Only" Rose Special.

Roses maintain a special place in the hearts of many people, being the most consistently popular flower that we give to each other. With this gorgeous arrangement of a dozen of them, it's easy to see why.

Because roses are so popular, we offer a line of rose bouquets that are half-price for delivery on Friday. It's an ideal way to get the weekend started off on the right foot.

This particular arrangement features a dozen long-stem roses of mixed colours. And while most of our bouquets in the "Friday Special" line are half-off, this one's priced even lower, offered for $19.99 -- down from its regular price of $59.99.

It all adds up to a great deal for customers, and a thrifty and thoughtful way to work your way into the heart of that special someone.

Price: $19.99
Size: 12 mixed roses
Ideal for: Love & Romance, Saying Sorry, Birthdays, Anniversary