Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 8, and is fast approaching. What woman doesn't love flowers? Here is a list of florists around the Valley, so feel free to get a bouquet for all of your friends.
Cactus Flower
Throughout the month of May, Cactus Flower has a bouquet deal. For $10, you can order a dozen multi-colored roses. This deal is only available for in-store pick up, but you can order as many bouquets as you want online. This deal is so great you will be tempted to buy one for everyone you know. If you are looking for a bigger bouquet, then the "How Sweet It Is" assortment by Teleflora ($45) will please. With a mix of hot pink, red and coral flowers ranging from roses, carnations and Matsumoto asters with a little dash of green accents and assorted in a large glass vase, it will be the perfect centerpiece for any table. www.cactusflower.com
Phoenix Flower Shops
Flowers, cookies, brownies and spa sets are a few of the options offered at Phoenix Flower Shops for Mother's Day. "Hats Off To A Great Mom" ($64.95) includes seven pastel-colored, hand-decorated sugar shortbread cookies in a decorative basket. For a mom who loves tea, opt for the "Mom's Cup of Tea" ($29.95) flower bouquet, which consists of a tea cup and saucer arrangement filled with daisies and spray roses. www.phoenixflowershops.com
Edible Arrangements
Who said flowers are the only bouquet you can send for Mother's Day? Getting her an arrangement of fresh fruits is a fun and fresh twist on the traditional flower bouquet. Edible Arrangements offers a variety of fruits and chocolates ranging from strawberries and apples to melons and grapes, and are packaged in unique watering cans and vases. The "Blooming Daisies Dipped Strawberries" ($75) offers a bouquet of daisy-shaped pineapples, grapes and strawberries, of which half are dipped in chocolate, in an adorable watering can keepsake. www.ediblearrangements.com
North Scottsdale Floral
Located in North Scottsdale is this flower boutique shop that makes you feel right at home. "Mama's Blush" ($90) is filled with pastel-colored hydrangeas, roses and more, and is leaf-lined with ti-leaves in a keepsake glass cylinder vase, a one-of-a-kind arrangement that will please any mom. "Rose Medley" ($68) is perfect for rose lovers. A pink medley of blossoms are mixed with roses and green accents, sit in a sweetheart glass vase. 480.991.8180, www.northscottsdalefloral.net
FTD.com
If you are on a crunch for time then visit FTD.com for the perfect Mother's Day bouquet. You can order any flower bouquet you can image, as well as Godiva chocolate baskets and jewelry. Their "Vera Wang Perfect Pink Bouquet" ($75) comes with 18 assorted pink and red sweetheart rose stems in a 5-inch silver-plated julep cup. www.ftd.com
