The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed [...]
Here is an interesting wedding theme, Valentine's Day in August! This wedding turned our beautifully! Tall and short table centerpieces, cake flowers, bride's bouquet and all the trimmings were pretty in pink! Roses, hydrangeas, gerbera daisies and rose petals were soft and feminine and really made this event something special. Check out Pugh's Flowers weddings [...]
Jordan Asplund is the store manager of our Union Avenue store. She is very efficient and has a great eye for design. Customer service is very important to Jordan with attention to detail being of utmost importance. Marlowe Pugh comes from a long line of floral designers and is keeping up the family talent! She [...]
The Society of American Florists is the leading organization representing all segments of the floral industry. SAF is proud to provide marketing, business and government services to its members, including growers, wholesalers, retailers, suppliers, importers, educators, designers and allied organizations. The association was chartered by an act of Congress in 1884. Pugh's Flowers is a [...]
Meet Jamie, she is one of our lead designers and works at our Poplar Ave. store. She has a great sense of color and design and is very kind-hearted and sympathetic when it comes to working with customers. Pugh's Flowers is lucky to have such a talented designer.
Pugh's Flowers' customers began asking if they could have items other than flowers transported. Pugh's had everything in place to start a courier company, with drivers, vehicles, and dispatchers already lined up, Lickety Split Couriers was born! The heat in Memphis summers led to a fleet of climate controlled cargo vans. The vans are insulated [...]
Sponsored by Teleflora, National Make Someone Smile Week 2015 (July 20 thru 24), is all about making others happy with the gift of flowers. Throughout the country thousands of local florists will deliver more than 30,000 smiley face mug arrangements. Scientific studies guarantee that flowers make people happy. The 2005 Rutgers University study: Research Findings [...]
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Trends in funeral sprays are bringing in the modern look. Think about clean lines, big bold leaves, and groupings of colors. Roses, orchids, delphinium, hydrangea and lilies are some of the elegant flowers that help create the modern look. Research has shown that even families that request gifts "in lieu of" are disappointed and [...]
