new web shop

We are pleased to announce that in the next few weeks we will be replacing the online wholesale flower catalogue with a new & improved version!

Our web designers have been extremely busy with the new site for over a year now - creating a new online flower catalogue that will be easier to use, include more benefits (like bulk discount buying), a better look & feel, plus the option to include modern Floral Sundry items directly from Holland  - plants will also be added for customers local to us!

Please keep watching this space for more information - we will make another anouncement when every thing goes live!

Kind Regards

Mark Kenny
(director)

PS. To register for our online wholesale flower catalogue Click Here

Coral Charm

The Peony is available on the wholesale markets from May through to end of July. Any peonies available after the end of July will not be great quality & will probably be expensive because of the short supply coming into auction.

The Arum lily is known under a variety of names such as Calla lilies, Pig Lilies, Trumpet Lilies and Zantedeschia - all of which are the same thing! White calla lilies are the most popular colour at Easter time, closely followed by the yellow varieties. Although grown form bulb, calla lilies are not really lilies. The demand on the wholesale flower markets for Arum lilies is at it's largest at Easter time and in August for wedding flowers. Unfortunately, in these two peak periods, calla lilies are at their lowest supply levels and as a result prices can be very high. Commercially grown Arum liles come into season in late March and end in August.

Longiflorum lilies, (commonly known as 'Longi's'), are available all year round. Most varieties are white in colour but there are a few new pink varieties on the market these days. White Longis are the colour of choice at Easter time. They are available in different stem lengths and vary from one flower bud per stem up to four.

In the next few days we will be publishing guaranteed prices for both longiflorum lilies and calla lilies. Please call the Triangle Nursery sales office for more details on 01255 861263. We look for to hearing from you.

Kind Regards

Mark Kenny

Sweet Akito

All roses are 60cm in length, (2 foot), and are grown in Kenya. Orders are required by Monday March 1st 2010 at the latest. Please call the Triangle Nursery sales office asap to book your order on 01255 861263 or email sales@trianglenursery.co.uk. See Offer below:

Rose Aqua 60cm x 100 stems @ 44p per stem (mid pink)

Rose Sweet Akito 60cm x 100 stems @ 44p per stem (pale pink)

Rose Poison 60cm x 100 stems @ 44p per stem (cerise)

Rose Akito 60cm x 100 stems @ 44p per stem (white)

If you have any questions regarding this offer. please feel free to call Mark on 01255 861263.

Happy Mothers Day!!

In the 16th century people travelled back to their mother church on Laetare Sunday. This practice was called "gone a-mothering". Whether it was the origin of the terms 'Mothering Sunday' or 'Mothers Day' is unknown.

Since neolithic times, there has been a religious festival celebrating motherhood throughout Europe. The Romans celebrated the mother Goddess Cybele during March. Mothering Sunday became part of the liturgical calendar on Laetare Sunday when most of Europe converted to Christianity. Laetare Sunday is on fourth Sunday of lent in honour of the Virgin Mary.

Other names connected with Mothers Day are Refreshment Sunday, Rose Sunday and Simnel Sunday. Rose Sunday is probably where the tradition of giving flowers to Mums has come from. Bouquets of flowers were given to all mothers in the church congregation.

Today Mothers Day is very much a commercial ocassion, and for a wholesale florist, is the biggest flower festival of the year by far. Unlike other ocassions, (like Valentines Day & red roses), there is no specific variety of flower associated with Mothers Day. The most popular flower colours are pink, white, yellow, peach and creams. This year Mothers Day in the UK is March 14th. Other countries in the world have their own Mothering Sunday on various other dates throughout the year.

Triangle Nursery has supplied Flowers Delivered UK since their web site was launched five years ago & have seen the company grow from strength to strength ever since. After the screening on ITV's This Morning show, their order for roses was quickly increased!! A couple of quick phone calls to the Dutch Flower Auction by the Triangle sales team solved the problem immediately and staff at Flowers Delivered UK worked through the night to forfill the orders!!

Flowers Delivered UK are well known innovators in the flower trade. Their new web site offers customers the facility to upload their own photographs which are printed onto personal gift cards together with their message and delivered with the flowers. Another new product is the 'Candy Explosion Bouquet' - a great alternative to sending flowers!

You can check out the Flowers Delivered UK web site by clicking here.

Originally International Womans Day was observed on the 28th February in the USA following a decloration by the Socialist Party of America. Rapid world industrialisation and economic expansion led to workers potesting over working conditions. On the 8th March 1857 woman from the textile factories protested against poor wages & bad working conditions. The very same women created their labour union two years later.

In most countries International Womans Day has now lost it's politcal focus and has become an ocassion for men to express their love to women - a mixture of Mothers Day & Valentines all rolled into one! Flowers have become the gift of choice & now that many Eastern European countries are prosperous the demand on wholesale flower markets has become significant. All varieties of flowers are effected, especially chrysanthemums and roses.

Exports fell from 40 billion Kenyan shillings to 32 billion and shipments declined from 93,000 metric tons to 87,000.

Europe accounts for approx. 30% of Kenya's flower sales, the main markets being Holland, Germany, the UK, France and Switzerland.

As a result, farmers have put their expansion plans on hold until demand increases.

To order please call the Triangle Nursery sales office on (01255) 864263

Large Pitto Ilan Varigated x 100 stems @ 21p per stem
Large Pitto Ilan Varigated x 200 stems @ 19p per stem

Aralia Medium (40cm) x 100 stems @ 19p per stem
Aralia Medium (40cm) x 200 stems @ 17p per stem

Aralia Big (50cm) x 50 stems @ 23p per stem
Aralia Big (50cm) x 100 stems @ 21p per stem

Leatherleaf Medium (40cm) x 15 bunches @ £1.30 per bunch
Leatherleaf Medium (40cm) x 30 bunches @ £1.20 per bunch

Leatherleaf Extra (50cm) x 15 bunches @ £1.50 per bunch
Leatherleaf Extra (50cm) x 35 bunches @ £1.40 per bunch

Leatherleaf Vacuum Packed (50cm) x 35 bunches @ £2.29 per bunch

Aspidistra 60cm x 150 stems @ 15p per stem
Aspidistra 60cm x 300 stems @ 14p per stem

Euc. Parvifolia 200gm x 10 bunches @ £1.75 per bunch
Euc. Parvifolia 200gm x 20 bunches @ £1.65 per bunch

Euc. Cinerera 200gm x 10 bunches @ £1.79 per bunch
Euc. Cinerera 200gm x 20 bunches @ £1.70 per bunch

Salul Tips x 15 bunches @ £1.87 per bunch
Salul Tips x 25 bunches @ £1.80 per bunch

Salul Big x 10 bunches @ £4.00 per bunch
Salul Big x 20 bunches @ £3.90 per bunch

Kentia Palm 60cm x 100 stems @ 13p per stem
Kentia Palm 60cm x 200 stems @ 11p per stem

Soft Ruscus 130cm x 10 bunches @ £2.40 per bunch
Soft Ruscus 130cm x 20 bunches @ £2.30 per bunch

Hard Ruscus 60cm x 200 stems @ 16p per stem
Hard Ruscus 60cm x 500 stems @ 15p per stem

Beargrass 70cm x 20 bunches @ 89p per bunch
Beargrass 70cm x 40 bunches @ 83p per bunch