Christmas Gift Ideas

14 December 2010
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Hanging Basket Florist have many great ideas for Christmas this year. Flowers and Gift Baskets make perfect presents for those that have everything. We can create a beautiful arrangement or bouquet of flowers (like the one pictured) and deliver it anywhere in the Rockingham area during Christmas week, right up to Christmas Eve. Even if [...]

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Rockingham Wedding Flowers 4 December 2010

7 December 2010
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When the bride first asked about using these two different shades of pink, I wasn’t sure they would work, but in the end I was very pleased with the result. The cerise gerberas go very well with the two-tone pink gerberas and make a very pretty bouquet. The posy above is the brides bouquet, the one [...]

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Rockingham Wedding Flowers

2 December 2010
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From last weekends wedding here is a trailing style bouquet (picture on the left - also known as a ‘teardrop’ or ‘cascade’) featuring White Oriental Lilliums and Red Roses with White Dendrobium Orchids. The bridesmaids posy (right) has White Oriental Lilliums and White Roses. Sorry – not the best photo’s I’ve taken – but we were [...]

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Florist 911

23 November 2010
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Last Saturday was a very busy day for us with three weddings for that day. To add to the chaos only one of the weddings had been booked in advance! I received a call early Saturday morning saying that the brides bouquet from another florist was the wrong colour – “The bride is crying – [...]

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Rockingham Wedding 30 October 2010

4 November 2010
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This bride chose a bright colourful posy of Gerberas for her bouquet. These colours really pop when used with royal blue or purple dresses, against a white dress it gives a great Spring/Summer look. See more Rockingham wedding flowers on our website.

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In Store Specials

30 October 2010

I have added a page to our website to keep our customers informed about the great Cash & Carry specials we have at Hanging Basket Florist. Every Saturday we have special deals, and occasionally on other random days as well. You can also “Like” us on Facebook to receive exclusive offers and Coupon Codes that can be [...]

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Sunflowers are back!

26 October 2010
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After an eight week gap between crops Sunflowers are again available at Hanging Basket Florist in Rockingham.

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10/10/10 Wedding in Rockingham

12 October 2010
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For our 10/10/10 wedding we created a beautiful and elegant Trailing Style Bouquet of Phalaenopsis Orchids (Moth Orchids) and Dendrobium Orchids. Needless to say the bride loved her flowers!

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What does a florist do when he forgets his anniversary?

5 October 2010
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Sends roses of course! OK so I didn’t forget the wedding anniversary itself – just the gift! So I quickly made this classic bouquet of white roses for my wife. It’s amazing what you can get away with when you send roses.

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What is the best value flower gift?

1 October 2010
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There are many factors that can contribute to the perceived value of a flower arrangement or bouquet. While most of our customers prefer the bigger and more showy box arrangements, more and more people are starting to appreciate the elegant style of more compact designs like the one shown above in a quality vase that [...]

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