“Absolutely! But are they?” asks Dale Franklin, owner of Blooming Dale’s. Let’s be honest. We lead hectic lives and between school, work, kids and leisure pursuits, at the end of our busy days, it’s doubtful that you’re heading home to share with your sweetheart just how special they are to you every single day. In the last few years, especially with the increased influence of social media in our lives, we’ve witnessed a bit of a backlash against our most loving of holidays. But is there really anything wrong with taking a day and celebrating love?
At Blooming Dale’s, we don’t think so! We love to cater to those people who really do celebrate their love all year long, and those who love their partners no less, but perhaps don’t always think of doing something tangible to show it. We also love to help people choose appropriate tokens of love for those people in their lives who are special in other ways, such as friends, parents and children.
Large or small bouquets, chocolates, plants and gifts are all in stock and ready for you to pick up from your trusted local florist. 2015 marks Blooming Dale’s 13th year as your destination of choice on Valentine’s Day, and we’re thankful for the support of our local flower lovers over the years!
Whether you believe Valentine’s Day was named in honour of the Saint who married young Roman soldiers to their sweethearts, in defiance of the creed against such unions (since single soldiers were deemed to be “better”), or perhaps you believe it evolved from the Christian church’s attempts to un-paganize the fertility Festival of Lupercalis, we think that the current modern holiday is an excellent opportunity to tell those around you that they are appreciated and special to you.
Believe it or not, here at Blooming Dale’s we’d be thrilled if the world decided that every person needs to be appreciated and treated as a “sweetheart” every single day! We also believe strongly that you don’t have to send a dozen red roses to show you love someone.
However you decide to show your love, whether it’s on Valentine’s Day or another day, we’ll be here to help! Stop in to see us, or even better, give us a call to pre-order your special arrangement!
We’re open to serve you from Monday to Saturday,
28 Main Street East, Drayton
519-638-7723
bloomingdales@bellnet.ca
www.bloomingdalesflorist.ca
