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Lily’s Blooms, Darlington, Santa Ana, CA (2024)

10/28/2024

Can’t believe I let the weekend go by without sharing this beauty! 😫😍

This arrangement is full of magic and meaning🔮 marigolds to attract spirits 👻, dahlias and celosia for guidance and protection 🛡️, and sunflowers with good intention to invite all the good energy 🫶

These kinds of arrangements are my favorite because they’re more than just flowers in a vase; they reflect someone’s spirit, passions, and beliefs.✨

Oh, and can we talk about that brass vase?! 🏺 Thrifting win! 🏆

Thank you for the beautiful picture of the flowers in their new home📸

09/24/2024

🧸Soft and creamy roses , Rich red chrysanthemums, Velvety dark dahlias, With a dash of earthy green eucalyptus🌿 to complete this elegant yet moody bouquet 🥀

09/19/2024

Summer, you were truly in full bloom! every arrangement was a celebration of color and life 🌸🌿As we bid farewell to bright summer days, I’m excited to welcome cozy and spooky vibes for fall. 🍂🍁 Stay tuned for warm autumn tones and seasonal magic🪄🎩Thank you to everyone who supported Lily’s Blooms this summer☀️ let’s make fall even more beautiful! ✨🌻

09/07/2024

This is my first sympathy arrangement 🕊️

Each flower, color, and detail was carefully chosen with the recipient in mind. Grief is a hard journey to endure, It is my hope this arrangement brings a bit of comfort. May the scents offer solace, the blooms bring back special memories, and the overall design warm their heart, even if just for a moment.

08/02/2024

Flower pressing is a method for preservation, this method requires removal of moisture💧 and flattening of a specimen. which can be used for future art projects🖼️in past times, for decorating letters💌for study🔬or even just for fun🤩

Most brides today opt to preserve their bouquets, which is primarily done with silica gel and resin💐This method, I learned for study purposes📚 Fresno State collects observed plants🧐 to see how they’ve changed over time⌛️Each classes pressings are saved and digitally scanned 📸🖥️ then scans and in some cases real specimen, are made open for observation upon request for other researchers!

We were given a press (much larger than this one) and organized it first, ensuring we had the appropriate number of blotting sheets and cardboard. So here I do the same!
*this can also be done with some heavy books and wax paper/newspaper

Start with any flower or plant that catches your eye👁️👁️I liked this sunflower 🌻

Since my method was done for study, normally we’d fill a sheet with all its important information like its scientific name 🧪 common name🌻 key features 🔑 and anything else important.
*Optional if done for recreation🎨

Here’s how I did mine!
🫣I cheated a bit since Ive already done one for sunflowers,so on my sticky note/label I wrote:
🧪Helianthus annus *UNDERLINED
🌻Common sunflower
📏measured the plant I cut from at ~2ft
✂️📏 measured the cut piece at ~17mm
🔑 then keyed out the disk and ray florets and resin canals present! Since I find it cool 😎

This next part is easy peasy🫛

I made a press sandwich 🥪 with one cardboard and blotting paper on each side of my flower wrapped in wax paper, sunflowers are sticky🍯In the case I can’t dry my flower well enough, the wax paper and blotting papers will keep my flower from wetting💧 or in worse cases molding 😷into other ones. This is why we need two of everything.

The cardboard is the bread of our sandwich and goes last to do actual pressing. The strings are tightened, and voila!
*If done with books just make sure to check on it often!! They need air. Sandwich method is safest for pressings and books

Check back later to see how it went!

07/30/2024

☀️Something bright, colorful, and fresh 💐

Small arrangements like this are my favorite! They come from a place of creativity 🎨and curiosity🧐This particular arrangement was done with a shallow and wide bowl, I kept asking myself “what if I did this?”, “would that look better placed here?…or there?” and ✨TA-DA✨

no chicken wire, no foam, no pins. Just gravity and the natural curve of the stems🤩 how neat is that!

07/19/2024

A blooming flower that seems to find its way to me as of lately! 💜Hydrangeas🩵

These bushy blooms are big, bold, and transform an arrangement to be more robust and textured. 🪻
These flowers don’t take much to shine or make themselves known, in any environment! Many like to add soil amendments to Big Leaf varieties to change their color, acidic soils bring out more 💙blue🩵 the more alkaline present they pop in 🩷pinks💜!
Hydrangeas are often times a favorite to those with allergies as their pollen doesn’t drop like dust, its sticky and stays in place. Though this flower may not be a favorite for curious 🐱🐶pets, most hydrangeas contain cyanide chemicals in their leaves and can do danger if ingested ☹️
This flower may be cheating since there really aren’t any petals! The bright colors we see are sepals, like the green part under a rose! Sepals are the protectors of a flower, the actual flower part is that Liiiittle bead in the middle of the bright colors🌰🤏
After the last example of flower care, it’s important to note hydrangeas are troopers! They can last for days when well maintained, most like to dip the WHOLE flower in water, since they can absorb through their “petals” and essentially revive themselves or often times they are dried on accident when gone unnoticed until they are moved🤭
Hydrangeas may not be a fan favorite but they do hold a lot of meaning from when they were! Blue meant a great gratitude or understanding,😌Pink for affectionate red for romance🥰white was associated with bragging🫢purple was shared most between friends for great friendship👯‍♀️ funny how flowers talk without saying a word, don’t you agree?🤔

06/15/2024

Our final flower day for roses, and a tad of U.S. History to go along with it🇺🇸

The United States loves roses so much, it became our national flower in 1986 (fairly new on paper but always deeply known since George Washington) 🌹🇺🇸 Roses were carved into columns at the White House and even featured in a garden which we know today to be THE White house rose garden. Every First Lady up to date has planted their own roses, or even added to the garden over the years since its original remodeling along with the Oval Office. This took the older garden/greenhouse/horse stable combo and turned it into the acres of flowers and great lawn we know today🌳🌷The rose garden today is a bit of a ceremonious place where briefings, state dinners, and official ceremonies take place. But it’s not all work in the gardens, they also act as casual grounds for the president and family to relax from their duties. The roses themselves are well maintained over the years and if one fails it’s promptly replaced in honor of its prior flowers. Roses recently planted were “J.F.K” and “Peace” roses along with classic white roses and other pastel blooms.

Roses are versatile, enduring, and everywhere we look, a true classic flower we have known to love and can distinctly identify just from smell alone. I hope you guys enjoyed learning about roses for the week! There was just too much to cover than to just do one single flower Friday🤭

06/14/2024

Roses are constantly used in religious rituals and traditions✝️A tradition so pronounced like rosary making is a way we preserve roses and incorporate them into prayer 🙏 the name rosario comes from the Latin word rosarium which translates to garden of roses. Traditionally in medieval times churches would have their own gardens from which they would have monks make rosaries from baskets of petals, today most churches will use wilted flowers left for the saints. Though a rose petal bead won’t look like much, they hold such a powerful scent, after a small prayer of course😌🌹 the petals would be left to dry, crushed into a paste, and form a ball of clay. The beads would be made by pulling from the large ball of clay and placing a metal wire through the bead. If attempting, don’t force the drying time by placing them in the oven!! This leads to cracked beads and lacking rose scent in the beads. Rosaries aside, roses play a big part in most religions when bringing flowers to church, offering to saints or deities , or even in taking flowers to a cemetery. Roses are looked at as a divine flower due to their age and appearance in BC times along with long foretold symbolism

06/13/2024

Rosaceae scientifically is a medium sized family in the plant world. With roughly 8,000 species and 91 genera, they seem to appear everywhere for us! APPLES 🍎 PEARS🍐 STRAWBERRIES 🍓 PEACHES🍑 ALMONDS . Pretty much most flowering fruits are rosaceae! Just like these fruits roses can also grow like a bush, or a large bush that essentially should be called a tree😂, a vine.. each variety of rose varying in scent, color, and shape.
Roses also have great culinary uses like jams and jellies, cakes and pastries🎂🥐The darker the petal the more pronounced the flavor 😌 but remove the white bases!! That small piece can’t give off a bitter taste😖Of course who can forget about teas☕️honeys🍯and syrups, often used for medicinal properties💉💊bartending🍾and homemade tea brews.
Teas in particular were used a lot to help aid in treating inflammation, helping regulate diabetes, lowering stress or soothing seizures, or in a way slowing aging👴
The most studied rose for medical uses was the Rosa canina, the dog-rose or climbing rose. Most roses are edible! But famously used for food purposes would be Rosa rugosa and Rosa arvenis.
Check out this neat illustration on identifying the Rosaceae family!

06/12/2024

Roses are older than civilization itself, dating back to 2000 BC in the fertile crescent🌍We know this area today as Sirya, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and in some studies Egypt. Primarily cultivated by the Chinese, Romans, and all throughout Europe, their beauty was so renowned they were fairly accepted as currency!🌹💰
My favorite part of rose history is its use in cosmetics and perfumery! 💄💨 the Romans bubbled rose water throughout their fountains and steeped fabrics in rose oils for their scent and skin properties. Queen Marie Antionette popularized using roses for perfumes 👃🥀Though it was the 10th century Persians who perfected the distillation of rose oil, one gram of the oil alone took TWO ✌️THOUSAND roses. Todays percentage of rose scent is in about 75% of feminine products and at least 10% of men’s👀 Even today with thousands of newer varieties of roses bred for color/size/scent you name it, the chemical compounds in roses are STILL too unique to mimic, a human nose can still distinguish a real rose oil from a synthetic scent and why wouldn’t we🤭 to this day we still stop to “smell the roses” 🌹

06/10/2024

Oh, how I missed my flower Fridays🥹but I’m officially out from school for the summer and excited to talk about roses! So for this week, since roses have so many different facets to talk about, I will be changing Flower Fridays to Flower Week 🤭

Roses, we know them and love them, and Valentine’s Day is full of them. But roses are not just a symbol of affection for Valentine’s Day! They are also the official flower for Father’s Day🌹in 1909 Sonora Smart sought out a special day to recognize her father and his sacrifices as her sole parent growing up. June 19, 1910, marked her father’s birthday and the first-ever Father’s Day celebration in Spokane Washington. By 1956, Father’s Day was a U.S. recognized holiday in support of presidents since 1926, then permanently revised the third Sunday of June would be the observed date for Father’s Day.

Roses can be found in many colors and shades today, but the white🤍 or red❤️ rose is the recognized flower for Father’s Day. Red to honor the living, white to honor the deceased.

How will you be honoring your father or father figure this year?

05/10/2024

Hello everyone! This is an announcement regarding Mother’s Day orders,

I first want to thank everyone’s support for entrusting me this Mother’s Day to create something special for your loved ones. We sold out of flowers quicker than we could put out🙊! we WILL be having more flowers for Sunday and Saturday evening orders💐

Although some bad news and clarifications need to be made☹️unfortunately my distributor never fulfilled my order for the advertised barro paper. I apologize in advance for not being able to provide the pictured items, I was just as excited to see them come in, as you all were to have it in your hands. That being said, I’ll be honoring the traditional hand painted method instead🎨🖌️please keep in mind this adds time for pickups and DoorDash.

Barro has been flying off the shelves as the frijoleras, cantaritos, and jarritas have been made popular this Mother’s Day🎉With this in mind, barro pieces will be assorted, but will not stray too far from advertised size, I assure you this will not cause change in pricing.

I appreciate everyone’s patience with these sudden changes. You guys leave me overjoyed to be blessed with the burden of having a high demand for flowers this Mother’s Day. You guys keep me inspired and ecstatic for future Lily’s Blooms endeavors💚

Thank you 🙏

05/02/2024

A Mother’s Day like no other☀️Thank that special lady you call mom with 💐!or a Tia who inspires you, or an Abuela who cooks for you when you’re down💕Send flowers to a mother-to-be🤰👶even a dog mom🐶🐾 no matter who your giving flowers to NEXT WEEKEND👀(hint hint),these roses are TO DIE FOR, we can’t get enough of their smell or how beautiful they look in each and every option available😉 the jarras are full of life and give a warm welcoming presence🤗Our barro wrap bouquets are fun, trendy, and traditional😁and our bud vases are so much more that a cup for two blooms😍

All flowers pair well with treats!🍪🍫🍬 we have a wonderful promo going on with ! send over a DM with proof of macaron purchase for an extra 10% off on flowers!

Don’t be shy😌 Fresno orders will also be accepted!🤩 you can click straight on the photos to take you to my insta shop🛍️🛒Or head on over to our profiles to find our .coms💻! Dm ordering also accepted!📲 hurry while we still have product available!

🗣️Flowers day of will be limited!🚨📢

04/22/2024

Yes! We will have flowers for Mother’s Day! We will be dedicating pick ups 🤲AND delivery🚗 for mother’s day May 10-12 in time for both American🇺🇸 and Mexican 🇲🇽Mother’s Day!

Our Beautiful Barro Bouquet will be wrapped in gorgeous barro printed paper in both Pink 🌸 and OG Barro 🔸 so will minis! Regular Kraft or pink/green paper can be still be requested❤️

Want something more than a wrapped bouquet? We have actual Jarras and bud vases de Barro!🏺

A special item made last Mother’s Day will now be a staple product! Bottle arrangements!🍾💐
*note that Lily’s Blooms is not an alcohol supplier and will not be providing bottles. This also ensures we can provide a floral work for your drinks of choice!

**Any floral works with over 40 stems will base at 80$, thats blooms, wrapping, moisture support, and a bag to help carry blooms! 🛍️💐

Now to the good stuff, blooms! We will be offering a seasonal mix and heirloom roses! Color palettes will be in pinks 🩷yellows💛 oranges🧡and creamy whites!🤍 we will also be offering add ons, glass vases and plastic bouquet supports (a plastic vase that sits under the wrapping paper for “no vase” gifting) these add ons can be selected online and when ordering over dm!

Thank you for supporting your local florists and growers! Picture examples of jarras, bud vases, and paper will be posted on our story!

04/20/2024

This weeks flower Friday Dianthus/Pinks/sweet Williams!

These flowers are one of history! They are one of the very first to be used as cut flowers, in Ancient Greek times dianthus was claimed to be a flower of the gods as translated in latin and names by Theophrastus himself! 🏛️Sweet Williams were often used to make flower crowns for ceremonial events👑🌸 they even worked well for tonics to reduce fevers and indigestion🌱🧪

Not long ago I got to dissect Dianthus for school and got some pretty neat pictures! In particular we were looking at the flowers petal like stamen! (That’s the part with color usually) those staminodes also contain anthocyanins! (A fancy words for plant based pigment! Responsible for red, blue, and purple) if the flower looks familiar, that’s because they are also related to carnations!

04/13/2024

Side note before we start our flower friday, I have absolutely been loving the songs I find related to our flowers. Some are a little more colorful than others, and some are hits I forgot about. Have to love songs inspired by flowers!

Flower Friday! We are talking about Scabiosa today 💜 these babies are so captivating, in earlier Victorian times they symbolized the flower with so many positive words and affections to just say “you are loved and adored” to their receiver.

These flowers don’t have a deep tale like our other flowers but they do have many fun facts for those curious to grow👀Like the species itself having over 1,000 varieties! Each of them coming in many colors and shades. And guess what, 20-50 stems with each their own bloom!🤩 some varieties can even be split up and divided and those clumps will grow you even more!

Although the name seems a bit out of place it was said in earlier times scabiosa was thought to cure scabies, although I didn’t find if it actually worked out being a cure 🤔I did find that they are still used today as an herbal remedy for cough, fever, and internal inflammation!🤧🤒

They truly are a unique flower! Even once cut and in water they are hardy enough to withstand 5-10 days! Enough time to love them during a busy week🫶

Reminders! 🚨
Workshop is next week! If you haven’t signed up yet, send over a dm and we can get you registered and ready! 🌸you won’t want to miss out on the fun, or the beautiful blooms you’ll get to take home!

04/11/2024

Let’s continue the excitement of this fabulous bouquet I crafted last night while we gear up for our upcoming workshop on the 21st!

First timers fear needing to have prior knowledge. Have no worries, we’ll guide you through every step ensuring a delightful experience topped with some special surprises to take home.Expect nothing but uplifting vibes! 🌟

By popular demand, we’ve added bubbles to the mix, so bring along your partner or a friend for a blooming good time, made complete by sipping on mimosas🥂Just like the vibrant variety in this bouquet, our workshop will feature over 30 stems each bouquet, ensuring you depart with a bounty of beautiful blooms to brighten your day and cute pictures of your work at our fun photo-op📸

Dont miss out on this opportunity to indulge in creativity 🎨💐Grab your tickets today and secure your spot before they’re all gone! 🎟️Act fast and join us for an unforgettable experience filled with laughter, learning, and lovely flowers💐

04/09/2024

There’s still space and time to sign up!

We will be making bouquets 💐 a simple and rewarding floral work to make and enjoy in an instant! We will cover everything from prep🌱, trim✂️, wrap🎀, and even how to take care of these beauties once in vase🏺!

Workshop is all inclusive with blooms, the guided instruction, tools and materials for use, some drinks and light bites! 🍷🥪🧀

Registration must be done off our site or DM!
Don’t miss out, it’s super fun, informative, and a great way to spend a Sunday!

04/06/2024

Today’s Flower Friday, Narcissus or commonly known as Daffodils!

These flowers are named after the mortal child of the Greek gods, Narcissus, whose story is told in so many versions. Ultimately Narcissus was tricked into loving his own image reflecting in a river, to where he could not eat or sleep, and died staring at his own reflection.🪞😍💀🪦🏞️

These shinning flowers come in many hues of yellow 💛and are prized 🏆as their ancient ancestors could take years to bloom a single flower, but when they were bred for aesthetics they evolved into our modern day daffodils we know and love🌼Some of these ancestors can still be found, but are hard to differentiate old from new as there are over 10,000 ancient species and have since not all been correctly identified🔍🔬Some blooms date back before WW2! It was even once highly encouraged to grow the historic daffodils to encourage a seed bank of the many daffodil varieties!🌱🏦

Daffodils are breathtaking😍…-ly toxic! 😱They contain a sap called lycorine, primarily found most potently in the bulb🧄When consumed they can cause a lot of distress to the human body🥴🤢🤕but when put into an arrangement they keep your attention🤩

What do you guys think should we have some at our next workshop?🤔👀

04/01/2024

What goes into making a bouquet?💐
Come to the workshop and find out!

Wether if you want to gift your girl flowers made by your own hands🤲 If you want to pick up a new hobby💐or if you simply just want to be here for the vibes😌✌️this is the place to be🥳

We will cover absolutely everything there is to bouquet making from start🟢to finish🏁 we will even go over some different wrapping techniques so you can leave with a bouquet made by you, ready to gift or enjoy by you💝

No need to show up with tools✂️or blooms💐we got you covered😉just show up with an open mind and ready to have a good time🤩

Questions❔Comments💬Concerns🤔
Or ready to sign up?🙋‍♂️🙋🙋‍♀️
Shoot over a DM!

03/29/2024

Spring is in full bloom! And so are we here at Lily’s Blooms🌸

If you missed the chance to check out our summer workshop, don’t worry because we are offering a spring workshop! We will be making a bouquet, where you will learn how to prep, trim, wrap, and even take care of these beauties once in vase! 💐

Perfect for beginners, for those who want to learn how to gift flowers, a Sunday activity, or even just a new learning experience. ✂️💐🧠

Workshop is all inclusive with blooms, the guided instruction, tools and materials for use, some drinks and light bites! 🍷🥪🧀

Registration must be done off our site or DM!
Don’t miss out, it’s super fun, informative, and a great way to spend a Sunday!

03/15/2024

Hello everyone! I’ve had some bumps in the road that kept me from posting flower Fridays as normal, but here we are back in action!🤩
This flower Friday is a bit more food for thought🤔💭and why here at Lily’s blooms, we stick with seasonal😌

I had the opportunity to check out the flower district in downtown L.A.🌸🏢I wasn’t searching for anything in particular or intending to leave with anything. I wanted to check out the flower district in the eyes of a florist👁️👁️🌸because growing up, I never looked at flowers the way I do now!

I stumbled upon a shop with good foot traffic, they had a good mix of fresh and dried flowers🍂🌸🌿🌼 and a bunch of tulips I hadn’t seen before! So naturally I made my purchase🤪Now here’s where the food for thought comes to play. At this shop I spent $55.30💵💳🫠Keep in mind I didn’t intend to purchase. The itemized receipt didn’t specify which product was which, but the purchase ultimately left me upset, not for myself, but for those who’d come after me.

For comparison, not long ago I spent roughly that amount for about two buckets in just tulips! 🌷 The reason why this makes such a difference is the cost it will take to turn that bouquet into something worth selling, in my case. I personally was happy with the amount of product, but the price I’d have to charge was not doable for me or for the people I intend to sell to. Seasonal in my case, has always been more affordable. I’m cutting the middle man and going straight to these amazing growers and collectives👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾👨‍🌾and entirely avoiding paying the cost of flowers that have been shipped from another country, and have had a longer trip since being cut from the ground. Not to mention the amount of mileage I myself would have to drive if I intended to purchase these flowers for sale🚗the gas I’d have to waste⛽️and the time I’d still have to invest to unpack⏰design💐and wrap🎀

So what do you guys think?

Is flowers out of season worth the purchase?🤔💭

03/03/2024

Lily’s Blooms is turning 1! 🎂🎉🥳

In just one year you all have blessed me with a business that spreads joy and happiness through flowers🌸 I can’t give enough thanks to the familiar faces who have supported me from the beginning🫶 I’m super happy to say hello and thank all the new faces who have joined my flower journey👋😄in just one year we held a workshop, attended a pop-up, had our first collaboration, gained 100+ friends, and sold over 100+ stems of flowers💐 🥹you guys helped me get there❤️

When Lily’s Blooms went into business, it was all done so quickly over paper. Being a business on paper, although quick, isn’t what allowed me to connect with you all. It was the excitement I saw on a mother’s face to be able to gift her baby daughter a pink tulip! 🌷 it was a nervous son-in-law looking for the right gift for his fiancés mom 🎁 it was a husband looking for a way to cheer up his wife on a hard day❤️ all these stories I hear from you, stay in my heart, and remind me of myself. A girl who chose flowers to help grieve her fathers passing🕊️ Flowers are for everyone, for any occasion, and most importantly for expressing any emotion life gives us.

and what better way to say thank you than with flowers!
(as the season comes to a change, blooms will also change!)

These are the rules for this giveaway! :
Like this post❤️
Tag two flower loving people in the comments👯‍♀️
Share this post on your story to alert all our friends!🚨📱🤳🤳

This giveaway is for all customers, both up north and those in Fresno county!

*A detail I mentioned in person! All who pre-ordered from previous sales have already been entered for a boosted chance at winning🫶 an entry from these people will act as multiple entry!

There is no limit for entry! This giveaway period will remain open until our birthday March 31st!

Good luck!🍀
And from all corners of my heart💛thank you

02/23/2024

This week I studied quite a bit on irises in class! 🔬🔍Although I was looking more at their anatomy and what makes an iris different from other flowers, I can share with you what an iris is known in the world as 🤗

Irises are an ancient flower that has evolved with us over the years, you can find them in so many different shapes and colors. Often times they are categorized as bearded or non-bearded, this signifies how many petals you might find on an iris flower, since their petals tend to turn downwards. 🌸🥀

Irises are primarily associated with the personification of the rainbow🌈as the Greek goddess messenger Iris would come down from the heavens on a rainbow (this is also why we say there is so many colors to choose from). The Ancient Greece folk began to plant irises and lay them over their loved ones graves to better connect their souls for smoother travels to heaven😇This happened so much that cemeteries began to grow irises naturally.

These blooms are SUPER hardy, In my past experience,they just keep coming back😅which can be a blessing or a curse, so be careful where and how much you plant. But these blooms are reliable and consistent to bring color on a gloomy or rainy day.🌦️🌈