How to Grow Chrysanthemums

Many flower lovers wrongly presume that potted or garden mums are only grown as annual flowers. Although they have very specific growing requirements, anyone with a fondness for Chrysanthemums can plant these delightful flowering plants in their yard or garden and… Read More about How to Grow Chrysanthemums »

Why Send Flowers on Halloween?

Halloween, All Hallowmas, or All-Hallows (both from Middle English,) is believed to have originated in the Celtic festival tradition of Samhain. The festival celebrated the end of the fall harvest, but the superstitious Gaels, as they were called, also… Read More about Why Send Flowers on Halloween? »

Best Flower Choices for Sweetest Day

Sweetest Day is October 19th and it is the perfect occasion to show the special people in your life just how much you care about them. Sweetest Day is a holiday originating back to the 1920’s that started when… Read More about Best Flower Choices for Sweetest Day »

Flowers: Supply and Demand

Being a perishable product, flowers are a classic example of supply and demand. Virtually all flower buyers are aware of this during the Valentine’s period when roses are in extremely high demand and supply is low. During February the rose… Read More about Flowers: Supply and Demand »

The floral industry is a perfect example of a sustainable industry. Or is it?

Sustainability is the new buzz word and a noble one it is. The floral industry is a perfect example of a sustainable industry. Or is it? Due to the nature of our product, growing in the wild, in greenhouse and… Read More about The floral industry is a perfect example of a sustainable industry. Or is it? »

What would Charlie Think?

When our grandfather Charles Roehrich founded City Line Florist in 1918, he had a cigar box to keep the Sales receipts in, the office consisted of paper, pencils and a ledger for accounting, and a five-digit telephone number (3-6080). Talk… Read More about What would Charlie Think? »