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An expression of harvest that comes down to us from Greek mythology, the cornocopia is on of Thanksgivings most popular choices for the table. Filled with the fruits of a succesful season’s harvest, the cornocopia is an expression of the abundance of the season. As we gather on Thanksgiving to express our thanks for all our blessings, the cornocopia, representing the  endevors of a succesful growing season and the love we bring to our hearts and homes, can be the perfect answer to complete your table landscape.

Of course the pumkins we have throughout the fall can be completed and carved to allow a beufitiful arrangment of sunflowers, fall mums, roses, berries, eucalpytus, lilies to accent your home as you gather with family and friends. For a coffee table, kitchen island or breakfast table use this as a way to bring beautiful fall colors in to your home

 

Of course for an elegant long dining table, nothing beats a long low centerpiece of beaufiful fall flowers and candles. Roses, sunflowers, liles, bittersweet, berries and garden greenery will set your table off perfect for the holiday gathering. Bring the autumn ambience and harvest colors in to your home this Thanksgiving.

 

 Annual Anniversary Sale at Rickey Heroman’s – 25% off storewide on all gift and decorative accessories at both locations, Towne Center and Bass Pro in Denham Springs. Also, be the first to check out new Christmas holiday decor arriving now

Customers come from all over the state every year, this is one time only that we put the whole store on sale, don’t miss out on a great shopping experience. Get a jump start on Christmas gifts…. buy early for someone special who has a birthday, anniversary or a friend with a new born. We have now been supplying local gifts, local flowers, and any of your local floral needs in the Baton Rouge area for 16 years. Come celebrate with us and get a one of a kind gift for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. We look for to seeing you all.  

 

 

 

Starting with your front door, always remember that is the first thing your guests will see when entering your home.

First impressions make a huge difference. Accents over the top of the door and around lanterns on the side that compliment your wreath or swag on the door, gift it that complete look to make your fall decorations beautiful and stand out.

 

Now that we can feel a slight hint of fall in the air, Rickey Heromans Florist is introducing lots of beautifal fall hues in our flowers and custom design work. After entering the door, make sure to add fall decor in the entrance to your home. We have a great selection of pumpkins, silk and fresh fall leaves that can complement the Halloween design. To make things move easier through the season it is always nice to display the fall then add the Halloween. Once Oct 31 is done, then you can simply remove the Halloween decorations and leave the beautiful fall. Just by adding a couple of Pilgrims or turkey figures you will then have a Beautiful Thanksgiving Decoration to last until time for Christmas

Dining room table and breakfast kitchen area are where people entertain. Beautiful purple and blue hydrangea, deep burgandy red roses, oranges and peach in roses and mums, beautiful delphinum, snapdragons, tulips and accentuate with fresh bittersweet and fall foliages and wheats. Adding fruits and vegetables in fresh or silks add beautiful colors and textures the the table floral designs. 

Come by Rickey Heromans Florist. Beautiful fall designs on display and Great deals on Fall and Halloween that will make the perfect new addition to your home decorations. shop local, support local vendors, we have a complete staff of profesional designers and trained sales staff to help you pick and choose and design a unique custom floral display. 

Registries Make Giving Wedding Gifts Easy

 

Weddings are a celebration of two people starting their lives together, but planning can be stressful. Luckily there are plenty of fun aspects involved in planning, one being starting a gift registry. We offer brides an online Bridal and Gift Registry so they can choose from the thousands of gifts we offer on our website, www.rickeyheromans.com, to create their ultimate wish list.

 

What should I include on my list?

If you’re new to gift registries, you’re in for a fun experience! Think about your registry like the ultimate shopping trip; there’s no budget and nothing is off limits. Our Bridal Registry allows you to choose items for your bathroom, decorating, dining and entertaining, gardening and outdoor, kitchen, storage and more. This includes our top-selling items by Vietri, Annieglass and Beatriz Ball. If you’re just starting out in a new home you may need the basics, like everyday essentials, to entertaining sets. Or, if you already owned a home, a bridal registry allows you to obtain special items you’d never buy for yourself, like fine china or crystal.

 

Don’t be embarrassed to choose expensive items.

Your wedding day is a once-in-a-lifetime event. It is the one time where people want to shower you with gifts. Think about it like this: an entire table setting of fine china may seem astronomical but spread the cost out to several wedding guests, and it’s much more attainable. Our website offers gifts from brands like Waterford, Royal Doulton and also Casafina. These items are pieces you’ll keep for the rest of your life and even hand down to your children.

 

How easy is a registry to manage?

It is a snap to both create and manage a gift registry. Items can be added just by exploring our site. Once you find something, say an Annieglass Butterfly Tray, one of our top 50 wedding gifts, you simply click the “Add to registry” button and select the quantity you want. You can also edit your registry at any time. Also, if you change your mind about a gift once it’s purchased, you can convert its value to store credit and purchase something else. Your registry can easily be found by your friends and family. If you have some guests that aren’t computer savvy, they can call us at our Baton Rouge location at 225-383-8383 or simply stop by our store to browse through items like lamps, furniture and barware. There are even LSU items that are perfect for the groom.

 

Got questions? We have tons of information about gift registries on our website. Plus, don’t forget we are Baton Rouge’s number one florist for a reason. We can handle all of your floral arrangements for the bridal party, ceremony, reception and corsages and boutonnieres. Contact us to see how we can help you create the wedding of your dreams.

 

Flowers Are The Perfect Way To Say, “You’re Appreciated!”

Great administrative assistants are an essential part of any business. They perform above-and-beyond tasks for their bosses and companies, often without getting the recognition they deserve. Some of their duties include to screen calls and emails, organize meetings, manage schedules, handle travel arrangements and track expenses. Plus, many take on human resources duties as well, especially in smaller companies.

 

National Administrative Professionals’ Day is April 25, 2018, and this is the perfect time to show the administrative professionals at your company some well-deserved appreciation.

 

Rickey Heroman’s Florist and Gifts, your Baton Rouge florist, can help you pick out the perfect gift to say “Thanks” for a job well done. We, of course, specialize in beautiful arrangements made with the freshest flowers, but we also have plants and even gift baskets.

 

Say It With Bouquets

We can create the ultimate bouquet for the administrative professional in your office. Choose “Ooh-La-La” pink lilies in a glass vase, multiple colors of tulips in a cylinder vase or simply request something bright and beautiful and we’ll make it happen. You can never go wrong with our website best sellers like roses, the Pink Lily Bouquet, Abundance of Tulips and Bright and Cheerful.

 

Go With A Plant Instead

A plant is another great option to consider. Our desktop plant arrangements are the gift that keeps on giving. That’s because plants, like spathphyllums (blooming peace lily), bromeliads and orchids, provide lasting benefits. Office plants help reduce stress, increase productivity, reduce sickness and absence rates, clean the air, reduce noise levels and help make workspaces more attractive to job applicants.

 

Everyone Loves A Gift Basket

Not sure which flower your administrative assistant would really love? We also have gift baskets that either cleverly includes flowers, or leaves them out altogether. We have options that allow you to send chocolates, candles and fragrances to say “Thank You.” For example, our Office Flowers and Snacks basket features a combination of gorgeous flowers and yummy snacks for the office. Or, go all out with The Grand Gourmet, a basket filled with candies, crackers, sparkling water, chocolates and more.

 

Whichever one of these gifts you choose, we can deliver it. Rickey Heroman’s delivers to Baker, Baton Rouge, Brusly, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Port Allen, Prairieville, Walker and Zachary. Questions? Give us a call at 866-285-9462 and we’ll gladly help you pick out an administrative assistant give that will make everyone in the office smile!

At Rickey Heroman’s Florist we feel it is important to give back to our community. We encourage people to shop local and support your local retailers. There are numerous “on line order gathers” in our industry. What most customers don’t understand is they do not produce anything. Most flower wire order gatherers charge a “processing service fee” that ranges from 14.99 – 17.99(they keep 100% of this fee), we charge zero for the same service,  just for sending your flower order to a ‘local florist’ in the community where is will be delivered. They all take a 20% commission, plus send through a florist transmission wire service that takes another 7% plus charge the local florist a transmission fee of 2.00. Most of these vendors are located in New York, Connecticut, Chicago and other large cities across the country. That is where you money is going when placing an order line with the big companies such as FTD.com, 800-flowers, Ava’s Flowers, From you flowers, etc… Your money is not kept local. Therefore, there is not support given to the local community, no charity or contributions, no taxes paid to help take care of our city.

When ordering a 100.00 arrangement, then pay their 17.99 processing fee plus tax, your total charge will be 129.79, when ordering the same locally it only costs 122.05 (a 7.74 savings). The order gather company will keep 17.99(100% of the processing service fee) 20.00(20% of your flowers), the florist transfer company (ftd, teleflora, etc) will keep 7.00 and typically charge the florist is being send to a fee to receive it from the sender. The local florist, the one that does all the work, provides the product, the flowers, the labor, the delivery and pays local salary for workers, insurance, delivery vehicles, storefront, local taxes, and all expenses receives only 71.00 of your 129.79 you spent, or 55%..

Here is the breakdown for a 100.00 arrangment placed with a national order gatherer: 129.79 (- 11.80 sales tax), 117.99 (- 37.99 20% plus their service fee of 17.99), (-7.00 to FTD, Teleflora, etc), (-2.00/approximate fee charged to receiving florist by these same companies) = 71.00 to the local florist providing service. That’s only 55%, and once the local florist deducts their cost of the delivery process (10.00), that leaves a local florist 60.05(46%) going to the local florist who provides the flowers, labor, delivery, vases and containers and all the product to do the work. If you call 225-383-8383 or go on line to  www.rickeyheromans.com, for the same order you pay 122.05, that is a 7.74 saving and 100% of your money stays local. This includes 100.00 for the flowers (100% of which stays with the local florist, 10.95 (varies with every florist) for delivery and sales tax(which in Baton Rouge, La is 10% = 11.10) that stays and supports your local community as opposed to another town where you do not live. These national companies do not provide support to the local charIties or give money to help improve our community. They take the money so they can out spend small local businesses on Google and other search engines, which is why so many small town florist have had to simply go out of business.         

Please keep in mind, the local community retailers are the ones who “give back” to local charities and support our community. Our sales tax is paid to the City of Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, etc… as opposed to taxes going to New york, Connicticut, Illinois, California or wherever the online company is located. Support the local businesses that give back and support your community

When you #shoplocal, the local vendor receives 100%, or in this case 100.00 to provide your flowers and service you requested.

When received from a “national order gatherer”, after taking the cost of delivery out of the 71.00(-10.95), the local florist is providing 100% of the order is only getting 60.05, which is 46% of what you originally spent

Shop Local, support your local communities. No matter where you live so they can continue to support your Local School Charities, local churches, your YMCA’s, Chamber of Commerce, Cancer, Junior Achievement, Charter Schools and all Charitable organizations…… At Rickey Heromans we support and help hundreds of charity organizations and events every year. So remember, when buying flowers and gifts… ALWAYS #SHOPLOCAL #BRStrong #LaProud #supportlocalcharity #communitysupport #localcharity

 

Why do people like to send and receive flowers…. Because they make us happy, joyful and provide comfort and peace. Study after study shows, there is a real benefit for living a life alongside flowers.

It is widely known that the impact of flowers provides a positive effect on life and our well being. Simply put, it is a great way for us to stay connected to family and friends by sending one of God’s most

beautiful creations, the gift of flowers. Whether it’s a special time to say “I love you” or just simply a “pick me up” thinking of you, flowers help us to know we are loved. The Society of Horticulture Science

proved through research that hospitalized people who kept live flowers and plants in their rooms used less pain medication and maintained a lower blood pressure.

Bright bold colors such as reds, yellow, blue, oranges and pinks are the perfect medicine on a rainy, cold day. Soft pinks and whites set the stage for a romantic evening. Pure white, creams and greenery

are very soft and comforting to people who are suffering a loss. It helps to know a persons personality when sending flowers, simply think of their favorite colors they wear every day. Whether soft and 

frilly or bright and bold. Next, think of where in the home or office the flowers will stay to provide the most benefit and enjoyment. People don’t realize when ordering, they really do know more about 

their friends and family and what they would like to received. The experts at Rickey Heroman’s are here to ask the right questions to help you get the perfect size and colors. Whether on a bedside table

or a large coffee table or dining area, we can arrange the perfect match to help share the gift of God’s beautiful creations… and help you express your feeling through the gift of flowers.

 

Great gifts from Santa at Rickey Heromans. Whether you just need a stocking stuffer or a special gift for family and frriends, at Rickey Heroman’s Florist and Gifts we have it all.

Known to many of our customers as their “one stop shopping” we can box it up or wrap it while you wait. We even have the stockings, over 20 varieties from fur to traditional, fancy gold, reds and burgandy with jewels or a simple HoHoHo on burlap, we have choices, choices, choices…

Anniglass, Beatriz Ball, Mariposa and Arthur Court pewter, Waterford Crystal or Christmas china from Vietri, Lenox, Spode and Arte Italica stop in today for great choices. Table

runners, napkins custom designed and hand made for our stores or simple gold and platinum from Chilewich will set off the perfect Christmas table setting. We have hand towels, gourmet and Christmas pillows or candles from Thymes, Tyler, Aromatique, Archipelago, Claire Burke and more… simple thinking of you gifts. For a touch of Christmas select from the largest selection of Radko in town, Byers Choice carolers or Christmas elves specially designed by Mark Roberts.

Stop in today, we can box it up and get you ready to go or wrap while you wait of pick up later the same day. We are here to help make Christmas easy and enjoyable.

Just starting this blog, I wanted to say I love what I do… the flower business helps me to be a special part of people’s lives. In every aspect of life, from birth to death and every occasion in between, we provide flowers, plants and gifts to help people share their feelings. 

At times we just aren’t sure what words to say to share our feelings with friends to provide comfort, love, caring and understanding. To help you, just make a simple call to our professionals at Rickey Heroman’s and we can deliver the perfect gift to express your feelings. It gives me great joy to work with God’s beautiful creations of flowers every day to help people share feelings or decorate for a special occasion.

No matter how large or small the occasion we can custom make the perfect items to help you, our motto remains “at Rickey Heroman’s, that can be arranged”.

We have been busy decorating homes and businesses throughout Baton Rouge and even to New Orleans this Christmas. It’s so much fun to see the smiles on our customers faces when we finish.