Our very own Michael Pugh, owner and CFO of Pugh's Flowers and Pugh's Earthworks, just received his certificate for being inducted into the American Academy of Floriculture. The ceremony was held in Maui and hosted by the Society of American Florists on September 23rd, 2016. The stringent requirements of the Academy make AAF status a [...]
Autumn is here even though it's still hot outside. In the trendy market of gift giving or event planning, it's time for rich, warm colors and textured floral arrangements. Here are some of the most popular blooms in season in the fall: September: Hyacinth, alstromeria, gerbera, daffodil, iris, lillium stargazer, magnolia, rose, snap dragon, stock, [...]
The latest fashion in fall wedding flowers is warm, richly hued arrangements with lots of texture variety. Instead of using just a few types of stems in your centerpieces, try a wide mix of flowers coordinated with your color plan. For example, you could start with a base of classic flowers and mix in feathery [...]
Congress passed the legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents' Day and, on August 3, 1978, then-President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation. Today's grandparents vary in age from 30 to 110 years old, and grandchildren range from newborns to retirees. The dramatic increases in long, healthy lives, coupled with the fact [...]
Thanks to the readers of the Commercial Appeal for voting Pugh's Flowers your favorite florist! We have loved serving the Memphis community for 40 years now. It's actually our 40th anniversary this year! My how time flies when you're having fun.
It's very hot out! Pugh's Flowers is having our hottest sale of the year all through the month of August. We will be putting different items on sale each week. Check out our sale here and say "no" to the dog house by sending a nice surprise today!
Pugh's Flowers has 37 local non-profit organizations signed up for our Helping Hands Program. These organizations get 5% back from all online orders where their organization has been selected from our choices. We cut checks quarterly. Sign up your organization here. Here is an example of a graphic we made for our newest organization, the [...]
Pugh's Flowers held our first ever rose Design Challenge. We held a facebook share and like contest with 5 winners getting free roses to design their own arrangement. Pictures from their designs are coming in with great success. Here are the first three submissions.
Here are the 8 basic shapes for bridal bouquets. Hand-tied bouquets are very popular this summer for brides and the posy style is perfect for bridesmaids. Trends in weddings come and go but whatever this season's colors and styles might be, flowers are the perfect accent for the bridal participants and to decorate the venue. [...]
Independence Day of the United States, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth in the U.S., is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States [...]
