Newsletter March 2010

The flowers of early spring are here! Tulips, Bells of Ireland, Stock, Snapdragons, Daffodils and Daisies are available just to name a few! Stop by our 10th & Raceway store and take advantage of one of our weekly take out specials. Call us at 317.273.1100 for details.

Check out our monthly special! Bring a small piece of Brigadoon into your home with this beautiful dish garden! This small basket is filled with green button mums, an assortment of plants and a keepsake charm! This product is available for delivery in the Indianapolis area and surrounding communities only. Flowers, vase and keepsake may vary. Item # 09P04. Product is $34.95 plus tax, delivery and relay charges where applicable. Check it out in our monthly special category on our website!

Check out the Gillespie Florists Channel at http://www.youtube.com/gillespieflorists
Here is our latest video showing off the current flowers we have in stock!

Check back regularly with our You Tube Channel to see what flowers we have in stock and for other video updates!
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up March 17th! Why do we Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
in the early time of Ireland, there was a Christian missionary who converted many of the Irish. His real name is Maewyn Succat but became known as St. Patrick. In honor of him, the holiday of "St. Patrick's Day" was created. He was born in Great Britian in the year of 387. Even though patrick was born a British, he considered himself Irish because it was in Ireland that he discovered God.

There is a legend that St. Patrick used the symbol of the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is also the national flower of Ireland and many Irish people wear a shamrock on St. Patrick's Day. It is not the Irish national emblem. The harp has that honor. This explains the color green and shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day. Today, if you do not wear green on St. Patrick's Day, you will get pinched!
St. Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on the 17 March, 461 A.D at the age of 76. He is believed to be buried in Downpatrick, County Down. This is why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on the seventeenth of March. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in the United States was held in Boston in 1737. The largest St. Patrick's Day parade is in New York City.

We are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Gillespie’s too! Check out some of our St. Patrick’s Day bouquets in our St. Patrick’s Day category!

Thanks to Kiddy House.com for their helpful information about St. Patrick’s Day! To learn more about this holiday and many others, go towww.kiddyhouse.com or follow the link below!
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/StPat/


Have you joined Twitter yet? We have! You can see what we are up to by going to http://twitter.com/gillespiefloris
Send balloons, chocolates or a WoodWick candle with your gift! Mylar balloons are available in a variety of sizes and sentiments starting from just $4.99 each. Boxed chocolates from the South Bend Chocolate Company are available from $10.95. WoodWicks start at just $18.95! Call, shop online, or visit us at our 10th & Raceway location today.

Gillespie Florists has moved their Blog! Check it out at http://gillespieflorists.blogspot.com/
http://gillespieflorists.blogspot.com/

Have you ever wondered what drop ship means? 


Check out our blog about drop ship flowers you wont believe what you read!
http://gillespieflorists.blogspot.com/2009/08/drop-ship-flowers-are-they-good-for_21.html
Also, Check out this video below! It’s a commercial from Teleflora! This video shows a recipient receiving flowers from someone who decided to 
send drop ship flowers instead of Florist Hand delivered flowers! If you have 
sent drop ship flowers before, you need to see this video and see what you are 
putting your loved one through! Drop ship flowers is not a product that 
Gillespie Florists carries, Gillespie florists only delivers the freshest of 
product professionally designed to look beautiful upon arrival!


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Last Updated 03/02/10