Design Class: Rose
What a delightful experienceâbook your spot immediately! Guided by the expert leadership of Mrs. Tonya, we explored the magical world of roses, learning how to nurture and adore these cherished flowers. We discovered the secrets of their seasonality, variety, and versatility as we honed our skills in crafting stunning floral designs with roses. Choosing our own stems, we unleashed our creativity to create breathtaking arrangements.
Here are some fascinating facts about roses that we uncovered:
Age: Roses are among the oldest flowers, with fossils dating back 35 million years. The oldest living rose is thought to be over 1,000 years old and still blooms on the wall of the Cathedral of Hildesheim in Germany.
The Juliet Rose: This is the most expensive rose ever sold, fetching $15 million in 2006.
The Largest Rose Bloom: The largest recorded rose bloom was a pink rose measuring approximately 33 inches in diameter.
The World's Largest Rosebush: Located in Tombstone, Arizona, this white Rosa banksiae holds the title of the world's largest rosebush.
The US National Flower: On November 20, 1986, President Ronald Reagan officially declared the rose as the national flower of the...
   Read moreI saw positive reviews for Metro Flower Market, so I decided to pre-book/order around $800 worth of flowers for pick up on 11/26/24. Iâm SO disappointed and upset with my experience.
First off, the colors on the website are inaccurate with what I received. For example, the website shows a light pink anthurium flower, but they gave me dark pink. I said to them that this wasnât the color I ordered, but they said it was final sale and couldnât do anything. I also requested white garden roses and received cream/yellow colored ones instead. Second, a majority of my flowers were rotten when I opened up the packaging the next day on 11/27/24. Everything is final sale though, so Iâm out of luck. Third, they overcharged me for 100 roses and I had 100 stems missing from my order. They did refund me for the overcharge, but they are not refunding the damaged flowers or the florals that were inaccurate from the website. Avoid this place, especially for prebook orders. I learned my lesson and will not be coming back...
   Read moreToday I stopped the kind man putting away the signs on the road who turns out to be the spouse and son in law of the owners of the shop and asked him if they were closed. He said they were, but he couldnât send me away if I was looking for flowers. He kindly opened the store for me and all I can say is that I was blown away as to how beautiful and abundant their selection of flowers were!! I was in flower heaven!! I canât say enough words to thank him for his kindness and describe the gorgeous selection of quality flowers they have!! I had never seen this place before! I will be back...
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