Friday, April 24, 2009

Bloomster's Participates In Mountain Winery Bridal Showcase

Bloomster's partnered up with The Mountian Winery in a bridal showcase last weekend that drew over a crowd of 100 brides to be. Bloomster's set up a number of different table centerpieces that caught the passing eyes of everyone around. Here is a look at a few of the presentations Bloomster's contributed to the bridal showcase.





Thursday, April 16, 2009

Upcoming Events

April 18, 2009:
Keri Macaulay Wedding @ Dolce Hayes Mansion

"The overall theme and color palette is one celebrating a sophisticated combination of champagnes, yellows, apricots, and greens, which will implement the use of hydrangeas, roses, french tulips, forysthia, along with appropriate spring foliages. All which will exude classic elegance."


Here Is A Sneak Peek Of The Event!


Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Bloomster's Nationally Honored


News Release

April 8, 2009
Contact: Amy Orange, 888-289-3372

Bloomsters Wins National Florist Competition

Bloomsters, 5945 Almaden Expressway #170, San Jose, CA 95120, was honored in a national competition for their Outstanding Marketing and Promotions. Bloomsters was chosen from among florists from throughout the United State and Canada.

The Outstanding Marketing and Promotions Award is given for the most effective print advertising (newspaper, magazine, Yellow Pages, etc.), direct-mail and e-mail promotions (postcards, coupons, event invitations, fliers, etc.), in-store promotions and other events, website, etc.

Bloomsters will receive a keepsake plaque and be featured in the leading florist magazine, Florists’ Review, and on the magazine’s website.

Bloomsters was nominated by Mt. Eden Floral Co., a leading wholesale distributor in Mtn. View, California.

WHOLESALERS. Because it takes more than flowers to grow your business.®

WF&FSA
147 Old Solomons Island Rd., Suite 302
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 888-289-3372, Fax: 410-573-5001
e-mail:
jwanko@wffsa.org www.wffsa.org

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Easter Weekend Is Here!

Come on in and see our fine selection of Easter
products & florals!


Bloomster's Participates in 2009 Bouquet To Arts in San Francisco

Bouquet To Arts is an annual event hosted by the San Francisco Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums featuring fresh floral designs which interpret works from their collection.

We take pride in participating in this annual fund raising event in which the Bloomster's design staff puts their unique minds to work from which derives brilliant artistry by incorporating the use of fresh floral designs to interpret a fine collection of artwork.

Here at Bloomster's we are proud to say that we have taken part in the Bouquet To Arts fund raiser event for 18 consecutive years. Here is a look a look at our 2008 & 2009 contributional interpretations to Bouquet To Arts.









Flickr's 2009 Bouquet To Arts Slide Show





Friday, April 3, 2009

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Destination Tokyo: Bloomster's In Japan


Throughout the Bay Area Bloomsters is known for its unique designs and out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to floral ingenuity. Moreover, Bloomsters has positioned itself as the florist of choice for those with discriminating taste and a respected design source within the local floral retail industry.

In April of 2008, owner Kren Rasmussen was invited to Tokyo by the Japan Institute of Floral Design (JIFD) to demonstrate Bloomsters unique floral design emphasis and its out-of-the-box creative thinking strategy. Kren was flattered by the invitation and welcomed the challenge knowing that both sides had much to learn and gain from this upcoming experience. Before Kren departed in late April for Tokyo, he knew that there was an exciting challenge on his hands and pondered many ideas on how he would go about tackling this particular assignment. The challenge would lie in how Kren would incorporate the use of a free style altruistic way of designing into a culture that was very rule and structure oriented. However, Kren was up for any task and believed that the best way was simply just to show them.

During his week stay in Tokyo, the JIFD scheduled four separate events for Kren to demonstrate work that Bloomsters puts out on a daily basis. The first of the events were at two JIFD Schools of Design where kren showed off his work to up and coming designers to the floral industry. During one instance in his presentation, Kren had accidentally cracked the foot of a vase. Instead of discarding this vase, Kren chipped away at the foot of the vase creating a smooth structure and incorporated it into his design. The students were amazed and ecstatic because they would have thrown the vase away thinking that the vase was lost. This particular incident truly emphasized the out-of-the-box thinking that every element in design is artistic in nature and can be used regardless of what the rules may state.

The following two events were just as successful as the first two as kren lined up a business presentation along with a floral design event for a group of shop owners in Tokyo. Unknowingly, Kren found himself quite the celebrity over there as he was asked to take countless pictures and sign autographs. The JIFD was delighted with Kren's professionalism and have asked him to come back next year as well. Needless to say, Kren was overwhelmed by the entire experience himself and was happy to provide lessons as well as bring some back home to Bloomsters.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Bloomster's Voted #1 Florist in Silicon Valley by The Metro




By providing unique floral designs and personal service Bloomster's has delighted many customers based in San Jose over
the past twenty years. "We assist many interior designers with floral and plant designs for their projects, however our primary business base is to the residents and professionals throughout the Bay Area," says owner Kren Rasmussen. The Bloomster's store is located in the Almaden Valley of San Jose. Our services include, but are not limited to, installation of permanent and living plants, permanent designs and assistance with accessories. We are proud of the
fact that we are on the Preferred Vendor's listing for many of the fine hotels, golf and country clubs throughout the entire Bay Area. Kren states, "I strongly believe that the services we provide directly improve the quality of life of
our clients and feel that our expertise and creativity helps bring success to all the projects we participate in."