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Pugh’s Flowers is a family owned and operated floral design firm. We operate four floral design centers in the greater Memphis & Southaven area. Our firm is one of the most trusted brands in the city. The award-winning floral design staff at Pugh’s is a super talented group. They create luxurious, upscale floral bouquets. In addition to all the gorgeous farm fresh flowers we sell, we also offer the best selection of green, flowering and succulent plants in town. Need an occasion themed gift? Each of our floral design centers offers lots of great gift options.
Pugh’s Flowers was started in 1976 by Bill Pugh and his partner. Over the past 40 years, Pugh’s Flowers has grown into one of the premier flower shops in the country. The flower shop is currently owned and operated by Tim, Michael and Mark. Bill Pugh’s three sons. We operate three retail flower shops in Memphis, and another in Southaven, Mississippi. Along with our floral design business, the brothers also operate Pugh’s Earthworks, Rosie’s Pest Control and a new business that will be opening soon, called Pugh’s Lawn.
Pugh’s Flowers imports the freshest cut flowers daily from around the world for our flower delivery. Teleflora ranks Pugh’s Flowers as one of the nations 100 largest floral order senders from over 25,000 member shops. Our full service florist has a full selection of fresh cut flowers, fruit and gourmet baskets, green houseplants and home accessories that are all available in store, via the web or by phone. Pugh’s Flowers operates 4 floral design centers. We have 3 flower shops in Memphis and 1 in Southaven MS. We are open 7 days.
Local Same Day & Express Delivery
Pugh’s Flowers offers local same-day and express flower delivery service. Our local delivery area is the largest among the flower shops operating in the market. Every single floral bouquet our artisans create is backed by our on-time delivery guarantee. We also provide a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee with each flower arrangement as well. If for any reason you don’t absolutely love the fresh flower bouquet we create and deliver for you, just contact our floral design center. We will design and deliver another bouquet, of equal or greater value, absolutely free of charge.
Nationwide Same Day Flower Delivery
If you need to send flowers to someone who resides outside of our local delivery area, we encourage you to opt for our nationwide same day delivery service option. We have developed a hand selected network of floral design partners around the country. Our staff works directly with these vendor partners to accomplish same day deliveries across the United States. Every arrangement, whether scheduled for local or nationwide delivery, is guaranteed for on-time arrival. Each design is also backed by our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee.
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Christmas in July sale, Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
Summer is a time when some flowers are discounted due to ease of availability. Roses, sunflowers and glads are all on sale at Pugh's Flowers. Sending flowers for no reason is a great way to let someone know you are thinking about them. These spontaneous gifts may actually have more impact than the obligatory holiday offerings.
Sympathy Sprays, Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
Sympathy sprays are always in fashion. Many families might add an "in lieu of" clause to their loved ones obituary, but funeral directors will tell you that if no flowers are sent the families are disappointed. There have been many studies done on the healing benefits of flowers in times of need. The tradition is an important one and today's trend towards more cremations is no exception. Here are some examples of ways to show your sympathy.
Outdoor entertaining, Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
Summertime parties are a great time for something creative and different due to the casual nature of outdoor entertaining. Simple but sophisticated centerpieces can be created out of wildflowers and wine glasses. Use an assortment of stemware for interest.
White and Lavender Wedding, Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
The popular color this year is lavender or orchid. Here is a recent wedding we did where the bride chose a lovely shade of lavender and combined the roses with hydrangea for a perfect table centerpiece. Her bouquet was so soft and elegant with all white roses that held a tiny crystal in the center. The white ribbon wrapping was the perfect touch!
Country Weddings Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
Country look weddings are very popular this year with mason jars and burlap, moss and baby's breath. A return to simple and home made is prevalent due to the many DIY shows, apps and sites. Visit the Pinterest Page of Pugh's Flowers to see more great country ideas. Visit the Wedding Site for Pugh's and to see some examples of work.
Father’s Day Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
Father's Day was inaugurated in the United States in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting. After the success obtained by Anna Jarvis with the promotion of Mother's Day in the US, some wanted to create similar holidays for other family members, and Father's Day was the choice most likely to succeed. There were other persons in the US who independently thought of "Father's Day", but the credit for the modern holiday is often given to Sonora Dodd who was the driving force behind its establishment. Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there. After hearing a sermon about Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them.Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June. It did not have much success initially. In the 1920s, Dodd stopped promoting the celebration because she was studying in the Art Institute of Chicago, and it faded into relative obscurity, even in Spokane In the 1930s Dodd returned to Spokane and started promoting the celebration again, raising awareness at a national level. She had the help of those trade groups that would benefit most from the holiday, for example the manufacturers of ties, tobacco pipes, and any traditional present to fathers. Since 1938 she had the help of the Father's Day Council, founded by the New York Associated Men's Wear Retailers to consolidate and systematize the commercial promotion. Americans resisted the holiday during a few decades, perceiving it as just an attempt by merchants to replicate the commercial success of Mother's Day, and newspapers frequently featured cynical and sarcastic attacks and jokes. But the trade groups did not give up: they kept promoting it and even incorporated the jokes into their adverts, and they eventually succeeded. By the mid-1980s the Father's Council wrote that "(...) [Father's Day] has become a Second Christmas for all the men's gift-oriented industries." A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized. US President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation. Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday had been defeated by Congress. In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring mothers, thus "[singling] out just one of our two parents". In 1966, President [...]
May birth flower, Lily of the Valley. Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
May Birth Flower The May flower is Lily of the Valley. This low growing perennial plant has small fragrant bell-shaped flowers and two large oblong lanceolate leaves and bloom in white and is very poisonous. Also known as Our Lady’s Tears or Mary’s Tears from Christian legend. It was believed that these names resulted from the Virgin Mary’s weeping during Jesus’ crucifixion. Another legend says they resulted from tears from Eve after Adam pushed her out of the Garden of Eden. In France, Saint Leonard, a brave and fearless soldier, chose to live the life of a hermit in order to spend his days communing with God. The legend says these woods were also where a dragon named Temptation lived. The two had an encounter where the fire-breathing dragon demanded Saint Leonard leave the woods and ended up burning down his hut. Battles ensued and eventually Saint Leonard drove the dragon deeper into the woods until it disappeared. A lot of blood was spilled in these battles and the legend says poisonous plants grew where the dragon’s blood sprinkled the ground and Lilies of the Valley popped out of the ground wherever Saint Leonard’s blood was spilled. An odd legend of sorts when you consider all parts of the Lily of the Valley plant are poisonous. The flower name appears in some translations of The Bible and is also considered a symbol of humility and the sign of Christ’s second coming. The Lily of the Valley is also believed to give men the power to envision an improved world. The German virgin goddess Ostara is associated with the flower and symbolized life to Pagans. The symbolism of humility and pureness is said to be represented in the flower’s white colour and sweet fragrance. The flower is also called May lily, May bells and ‘muguet’ in French. Bulgarians know it as ‘momina selza’, which translates to ‘lass’s tears.’ The scientific name for the plant is ‘majalis’ which means ‘of belonging to May,’ while the Latin words ‘maius’ (May) and ‘anthemon’ (flower), a reference to when this plant blooms, is how it was named. The flower also represents the return of happiness and folklore points to the fondness of a lily of the valley for a bird that returned to the woods in May, when the flower bloomed. Pictured above is Princess Kate with her Lily of the Valley bouquet. Although florists don't regularly keep this beautiful flower in stock with time, it can be ordered. Request a consult here.
Wedding Cake Flower Ideas by Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
Wedding cake flowers add a very nice accent and bring the theme and colors of the wedding into the cake as well. Pugh's Flowers in Memphis can help make your cake match with the rest of your decor by floral accents. Some flowers are even edible like the pansy. Contact Pugh' Flowers for all your wedding needs in Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, and the entire surrounding areas.
Mother’s Day Facts, Pugh’s Flowers Memphis
Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts. Mother’s Day: Historical Precursors Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, this celebration fell on the fourth Sunday in Lent and was originally seen as a time when the faithful would return to their “mother church”—the main church in the vicinity of their home—for a special service. Over time the Mothering Sunday tradition shifted into a more secular holiday, and children would present their mothers with flowers and other tokens of appreciation. This custom eventually faded in popularity before merging with the American Mother’s Day in the 1930s and 1940s. Did You Know? More phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year. These holiday chats with Mom often cause phone traffic to spike by as much as 37 percent. Mother’s Day: Celebrations and Traditions While versions of Mother’s Day are celebrated throughout the world, traditions vary depending on the country. In Thailand, for example, Mother’s Day is always celebrated in August on the birthday of the current queen, Sirikit. Another alternate observance of Mother’s Day can be found in Ethiopia, where families gather each fall to sing songs and eat a large feast as part of Antrosht, a multi-day celebration honoring motherhood. In the United States, Mother’s Day continues to be celebrated by presenting mothers and other women with gifts and flowers, and it has become one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending. Families might also celebrate by giving mothers a day off from activities like cooking or other household chores. At times Mother’s Day has also been a date for launching political or feminist causes. In 1968 Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., used Mother’s Day to host a march in support of underprivileged women and children. In the 1970s women’s groups also used the holiday as a time to highlight the need for equal rights and access to childcare. (info provided by the History Channel)
Memphis Weddings by Pugh’s Flowers, Wedding Flowers, Wedding Florist in Memphis
It's wedding season in Memphis and Pugh's Flowers has been working on lots of them each weekend. Pugh's has wedding packages for the small to mid-sized wedding and of course can do custom weddings in Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, West Memphis, Arlington and Millington. It's easy to request a wedding consultation from one of our specialists, just click the link here to get started.