1-800-Flowers offered me the chance to interview Julie Mulligan. Julie Mulligan has over 25 years experience creating floral arrangements. She has designed for weddings, celebrities, and for instructional videos. She has appeared on The Montel Williams Show, Extra, WABC Eyewitness News, and NBC’s Weekend Today.
Julie Mulligan writes her own blog at http://blog.1800flowers.com/julie/.
How would you decorate with flowers with a very modern and straight line theme?
I like color but I don’t like filler and baby’s breath. Gerbera daisies are the way to go for a modern look – they are great without filler. The stems are beautiful and look great in any shaped glass vase.
How can people like my sister would LOVE flowers, keep their home decorated with flowers but not break the bank?
First of all, proper care and handling are essential. Be sure to always have clean water in the container. Change the water every couple of days and give the flowers a fresh cut on an angle. Also, be sure to use flower food in the water. Remove flowers past their prime. As the flowers die, cut the stems shorter and put them in a smaller container. By following all of these steps, your flowers are sure to last and your home will look beautiful without breaking the bank.
Where can you get the flowers and what helps flowers stay fresh longer without molding? (in WA we have a mold problem too much moisture in the air)?
Don’t mist your flowers and keep the water level low. If you keep the water level low, you must remember to add water more often.
You can win a gift card or gift code for $30 for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, which is perfect for their Every Mom Counts Collection, which is a selection of 30 gifts under $30.
Send mom some flowers for Mother’s Day, you know she’ll love them.
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I learned about a great center piece: the super sized cupcake. Thanks for the chacne.
I absolutely loved and learned a lot from her can of tomatoes vase and her asparagus vase.
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As the flowers in the bouquet die, remove them and put the remaining ones in a new vase. You can extend the life of the bouquet up to 3 weeks!
I love the idea of using a new pink enamel colander filled with beautiful pink hydrangea combined with exotic cymbidium orchids as a gift. How beautiful!
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I love the asparagus vase idea!!
Lots of neat ideas to make vases from ordinary kitchen items
I love the tomatoes vase and the ASPARAGUS VASE is awesome. These look beautiful and now I know how to make them
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I learned that you can make a ‘vase’ out of a tomato can surrounded by asparagus!!
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Her top flower choices are: Tulips,Lilies,Hyacinth,&Lilac.
i learned that you can use a colander in place of a vase, it’s so cute too
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I learned about the Super Sized Cupcake centerpiece.
TOMATO CAN DO is a good vase
I learned about her incredible centerpieces, just beautiful!
Never in a million years would I have thought to use an empty can of tomatoes for a vase! I see “can”; I think “recycle”. But it was really very pretty!
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She has some neat ideas or vases!!
Julie had an absolutely amazing post about some unique vases such as asparagus. Very creative and lovely!
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I read about how to make a floral lei!! Cool idea!!
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The Supersized Cupcake Centerpiece!! Thanks for the chance.
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A tomato can makes a cute flower holder, especially if there’s a joke involved. LOL. Great blog.
I learned that you can make a vase out of asparagus
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I learned how to make a family photo tree. It’s so unique and absolutely stunning!
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Nobody sends me flowers anymore! I would love this GC. Over on Julie’s blog, I loved how she used fresh orange slices in the candle jar for a zing statement..very pretty!
I learned that there are many unique ways of decorating with flowers that I have never even thought of or heard of before.
I learned how to make a candle arrangement with orange slices. Looks really cool. I wonder how long it will last.
Oh my goodness, her blog is gorgeous and I could read it forever. I love the look of the pink daisies and orange slices in the vase. Siiighhhh I love flowers! –Michelle, blogattoday (~!at] gmaildotcom
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I learned about the Super Sized Cupcake centerpiece very nice ideals!
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I learned how to make a beautiful “asparagus vase!”
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great post about vases
I learned how to make an asparagus vase.
Oranges and pillar candle arrangements-awesome!
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How to extend the life of the bouquet up to 3 weeks! Crazy!!!
Wow. Julie’s blog is full of lovely pictures and ideas I would love to use at home and for our parties. I especially love the hydrangeas in the basket, the orange slices around the candle, and most of all the family photo tree flowers. Lovely lovely. Blessings to you.
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I learned how to make really cool candles.
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I did not know that you should keep the water level low in your vase of flowers. I always fill it to the top!
extend the life of flowers over 3 weeks? amazing
I learned to keep my water level low…I never knew that. Thanks
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I enter plants and flowers in our local county fair exhibition and am always looking for fun ways to display them. Last year I scooped out a half watermelon and filled it wih sand and pink shasta daisies. It won a nice prize!Maybe this year an asparagus vase will win! Thanks!
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I learned about the asparagus vase, very creative!
Love all the clever vase ideas – tomato can, asparagus and the colander. So smart!!
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I learned how to make an asparagus vase. Very cool!
I learned how to make an asparagus vase!
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I learned that she is most proud of the example that she has set for her children to pursue a worthy cause and that if you work through the obstacles in creative ways, goals can be met and exceeded
I learned to make a centerpiece using a pineapple, apples, roses and magnolia leaves. It’s beautiful and has such a classic and elegant appearance.
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From gardening children (and adults) can learn patience, disappointment, success, failure, love, frustration, anticipation, and understanding of the interdependence necessary for life. Another big one is a respect for life.
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I learned about the proper water level for cut flowers. Thanks for this offer.
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I learned how to decorate tables with apples in vases and using apples as votive holders and how to use orange slices around candles.
I learned how to make a can of tomatoes vase
I learned how to make a Family Photo Tree.
What a great Idea! Ive never thought of doing that!
I learned how “to bring on the bling”!
I learned how to extend the life of a bouquet!
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I learned how to make Asparagus vase.thanks
I like the cupcake centerpiece
I learned of all the amazing things you can do with flowers such as make a Orchid and Candle Centerpiece
I learned how to make a super-sized “cupcake” out of white mums
I learned how to make a amazing centerpiece! We have beautiful Magnolia trees in our yard and I have never known how to make a centerpiece with them. I can’t wait to make the centerpiece and add some pineapple, mangos and oranges. It will be perfect for my daughter’s graduation!
I really enjoyed the table arrangements she made with Gerbera daisies. Gorgeous!
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I learned that you can preserve the life of fresh flowers by waxing them, using paraffin wax and a double boiler. I learn something new everyday! Thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway!
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How to use Gerber Daisies by themselves for a beautiful look! And she says gardening teaches you many things such as patience.
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I learned a great tip from Julie’s blog about a flower idea for a new mom – decorating a vase with humorous or informative pages from an instructional book for new parents. One of my good friends and her husband just had their first child about a month ago, and I may just use Julie’s tip to surprise her with some fresh flowers. Thanks!
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I learned that Maggie Gray has created a “special outdoor space for children at the Long Island Children’s Museum.”
I learned how to make apple filled vases. That was very interesting.
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I learned that Julie has been a floral designer for over 25 years, and designs vases, packaging, etc. for the floral industry, including 1-800-Flowers. I use 1-800-Flowers often to send flowers to family members out of state and they always love the designs.
I learned how to make orange slice candles, they’re wonderful!
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I learned how to make apple-filled vases. These would be a great gift for fall. Thanks for the giveaway!
I learned how to make a family photo tree. Cool.
I love the apple place card display that she designed. That would be so cute to do at a fall event! I love it!
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I learned how to make an ASPARAGUS VASE.
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Love gerba daisys the arrangement is beautiful
Loved the articles on the vases. Thanks!
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Awesome article. Gardening can be soo good for kids. I also learned how to make flowers last longer.
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I learned the virtues all the family can learn from gardening! They include patience, disappointment, success, failure, love, frustration, anticipation, and understanding and finally respect. All from planting & nuturing the plants and soil. Thanks!
I love her idea for using apples to decorate for a wedding!
The asparagus vase is an awesome idea!
I learned about the tomato can vase
i learned Gerbera daisies look best when used sparingly with no additional foliage both as a bouquet and in an arrangement.
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I learned how to make an asparagus vase.
I learned to use fruit for decorations
There are some good ideas but the apples for a wedding seems a little strange
I learned that you can use orange slices in the bottom of the vase to give a dash of color
line up candles and floral arrangements right down the center of the table.
I learned many different things, but using fruit for decorations will look awesome this summer.
I learned about the Asparagus Vase
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I learned how to make a gorgeous Asparagus Vase!
I learned that it doesn’t cost a fortune to make an event look special
Oh, Very clever blog! I love the idea of using orange slices to hold flowers…such a fresh look and idea!
I learned how to make a family photo tree with a vase of flowers. What a super idea!
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I’ll stop misting my cut flowers and keep the holding water level fresh but low.
I learned she has a super family and creative
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As the flowers in the bouquet die, remove them and put the remaining ones in a new vase
I liked how she make candle holders out of apples.
As the flowers in the bouquet die, remove them and put the remaining ones in a new vase. You can extend the life of the bouquet up to 3 weeks!
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I learned about the Super Sized Cupcake centerpiece.
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I learned how to use something as simple as apples for a unique theme.
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I learned how to make a super-sized cupcake from chrysanthemums.
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