December 3, 2009
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Civil War, ESPN Game Day, Rose Bowl
Duck and Beaver fans came in color to buy roses and patiently waited for a moment of fame with the ESPN camera rolling. Duck fans sang for the camera a rousing chorus of the Duck Fight Song with quackers going, while the Beaver fans made sure the “Go Beavers” sign was quietly waving behind them in camera view! We appreciate our fans who came out for the action. The footage will be aired during the game with other local “highlights” of team spirit.
The Autzen Stadium voice of the Ducks, Don Essig and his lovely singing wife Janet were here for the action (remember….as Don says, “It never rains in Autzen Stadiuim”) and Don shared stories with Aaron Fredrickson, a great Beaver fan as we snapped their photo of the friendly rivalry. We are on to Game Day Tomorrow! So it’s time for serious game faces! Go DUCKS!
Civil War Smiles
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December 2, 2009
· Filed under Uncategorized
We are deep in Civil War between U of Oregon and Oregon State U week. The winner of the game goes to the Rose Bowl! The city is buzzing with excitement, and fans are sending Roses to their offices and rivals! Yellow for the Ducks and Orange for the Beavers! We are making them as fast as we can! We will be selling red roses on Game Day near Autzen Stadiuim at Staff Jennings Boating Center for $2 a stem, a portion of all profits will be donated to ShelterCare! A great team, support your team to the Rosebowl, and support your community through ShelterCare. Show your Rose Bowl Spirit on national TV!
December 2, 2009
· Filed under What's Happening · Tagged Civil War, ESPN Game Day, Rose Bowl, University of Oregon
Thursday is the Civil War between Rose Bowl hopefuls University of Oregon and Oregon State University. We have been inundated with requests for roses and flowers for fans to show their support at the home and office. KEZI and KMTR came by on Monday to film the fun! Tomorrow, ESPN Game Day will be stopping by to put their spotlight on the Civil War craze! We encourage fans from both teams to stop by around 2:30 when they start filming to support their team and grab some roses! You may even score an interview with the crew!
We have been offering a dozen roses in yellow, orange, or a mix of both for only $39.99 arranged. This deal has been so popular that today we brought in hundreds of more roses to meet the demand. We live in a great city with huge team spirit!
November 16, 2009
· Filed under Holidays, What's Happening · Tagged Christmas, Downtown, Eugene, holiday decorations
Downtown Eugene Inc. asked Dandelions to help decorate the lightposts downtown for the upcoming holiday season. Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year and I was eager to help the season arrive. Being pregnant, I can’t do any of the ladder climbing so I enlisted the help of my husband for the project. We are almost finished with the decorating but have certainly enjoyed the flavor of all the downtown residents as we worked in the cold and rain to make the downtown area look festive.
November 9, 2009
· Filed under What's Happening · Tagged Free Rose, Veterans Day
In appreciation for all that our veterans have given, we are giving back with flowers. Any veteran that comes in to our store will be given a free rose as our way of saying “Thank you for your service”. Every community has veterans from all generations and we look forward to seeing them on Wednesday. We’re at 18th and Chambers in Eugene!
Check out other Veterans Day events!
October 16, 2009
· Filed under What's Happening · Tagged Best Boss Giveaway, Bosses Day
Thank you everyone for your great entries to our 1st Annual Bosses Day Giveaway! We had a great response and it was a tough decision to choose a winner. We awarded the prize to Dr. Andy Bennion, an orthodontist here in Eugene. He was presented with a floral bouquet, Euphoria Chocolate truffles, and a balloon bouquet on Wednesday, October 14!
Read what his staff had to say about him:
“We feel our boss deserves this award because he supports us in the jobs that we do and with our decisions, he acknowledges us when we do a good job. We never feel anxiety if our child is sick or we are sick and can’t make it to work, he says family is first. Not only is he great to us but also to the community. He donates several pro bono cases to low income families that need braces, he donates his time coaching several different sport teams and is very active with his church. Last week we came to work on a Thursday and at our huddle he gave us all envelopes and rented a van and told us to trust him. We all loaded up and he took us to the Woodburn outlets. When we opened the envelopes there was $200 and he told us to have fun. On the way home he treated us to a great dinner and paid us for the days ‘work’. This is just one of the many great things he does for us. If that is not the BEST BOSS we really would not know what is!”
September 29, 2009
· Filed under What's Happening · Tagged best boss, Bosses Day, Bosses Week, giveaway
Dandelions is giving away a great package for one lucky and deserving boss this Bosses Day! Eugene and Springfield area businesses can enter to win a Bosses Day package including flowers, Euphoria Chocolate truffles, and balloons by submitting this entry form by Friday, October 9! The winning entry boss will be surprised with the gift package on Bosses Day: Wednesday, October 14
Check back to see who won and why their staff felt that they were so deserving!
September 16, 2009
· Filed under Uncategorized
Shirley Lyons, the owner of Dandelions Flowers & Gifts in Eugene is the Chairwoman of the 2009 Society of American Florists Convention in Phoenix, AZ Sept 22 – 26, 2009. This National organization of retail florists, flower growers and floral wholesalers includes members from North and South America.
Toviana Jackson, one of Dandelions floral designers will also be attending the convention and learning new floral design techniques and skills, attending the annual Sylvia Cup design competition, as well as bringing home many new products and ideas.
It is always an exciting time to learn and bring new innovation to our shop as we gain ideas and insight from the greatest florists and industry leaders throughout the country.
Shirley is often the only retail florist in the State of Oregon attending convention and she has served for the past decade on several national SAF committees including Chairman of Floral Management magazine, Consumer Marketing Committee as well 2 years as Convention Chair, and designing flowers for the 2005 Presidential Inauguration.
We are always seeking new ideas to keep the flower power blooming in Eugene. 
September 8, 2009
· Filed under Flower Trends & Styles, What's Happening · Tagged bridal bouquet, wedding, wedding flowers
I had the pleasure of working with the bride, Brittany Steele, and her mother on her beautiful wedding in August. It was held at King Estate Winery in Eugene, Oregon and the weather (although windy) was blue skies and a great temperature.
A combination of hydrangea, roses, and lilies created perfectly sized centerpieces.
Hydrangeas, seasonal dahlias, and lilies were the focus of the flowers and the bright orange gave everything a “pop” against the background. Congratulations to the bride and groom!
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August 18, 2009
· Filed under Flower Trends & Styles · Tagged bridal bouquet, wedding, wedding flowers
Recently I was in in my best friend’s wedding as well as did all the flowers. Doing friend’s weddings is always more stressful and at the same time so rewarding. It’s important to me that every wedding I do be perfect but it was even more nerve-racking to be in the wedding and see everything throughout the night.
Thankfully she chose beautiful flowers and beautiful colors. It made it a lot of fun to work on and easy to make it special. Hydrangeas were the core of everything we did (hydrangea blossoms down the pews, hydrangea blossoms in square cubes for the centerpieces, and of course in all of our bouquets).
The reception was held at the Country Inn and the huge cake was done by Sweet Life who always does a great job! I was introduced to a new dj, Bass is Loaded, who was probably the best dj I have witnessed as well as the photographers, New Morning Photography.
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