Hoogasian Flowers at NCCA

Hoogasian Flowers participated at the Northern California Concierge Association Vendor Event at the Hilton San Francisco on March 26th. Harold Hoogasian and Nikki Hoogasian (pictured) were in attendance and met with concierges from dozens of hospitality venues from all over Northern California. The "swag" of the day was Sterling Silver Roses and gardenias. We "made the day" of several attendees by spreading the joy of the fragrance of Sterling Silver Roses (grown in Petaluma) and gardenias. It was a fun afternoon meeting new friends and catching up with business associates from as long as 35 years ago!

The poster we used outlined the "Top Ten Reasons" to choose Hoogasian Flowers as Primary Florist for Your Hospitality Venue:

10. Hoogasian Flowers is a 35+ year member of the San Francisco Travel Association (formerly SFCVB) and we know how important the servicing of our visitor needs is to ALL the businesses in San Francisco.

9. We’re Open Every Day of The Year (just like your hotel)!

8. Real, live San Francicans answer our phones, take orders 24 hours a day! If your guest needs flowers delivered tomorrow in the Bay Area or on the East Coast
or anywhere in between, we’ll take it off your plate, 24/7/365!

7. You can order in person, by phone, online, fax, e-mail, Smart phone app or
through our mobile site... that’s 7 ways.

6. We offer delivery 24 hours a day! (after hours charges may apply)

5.  We have the experience to handle any customer request, we’ve done:
1000’s of weddings, 100’s of rock concerts and one Papal Visit (1987)!

4. We operate the largest flower shop in San Francisco (10,000ft2)!

3. Members of the Hoogasian Family have been involved in retail floristry
in San Francisco for over 80 years. Some imply tradition or longevity...
Our slogan is : “Serving San Francisco for 4 generations...”  and it’s true!

2. Easy to remember phone number: 1(800) BAY-AREA!

and the #1 Reason to Choose Hoogasian Flowers as your primary florist:

1. 100%, no questions asked satisfaction guarantee...
well, no, actually the REAL number one reason is that Hoogasian Flowers is family owned by a family that lives in San Francisco... Our Name is on every order and
our reputation’s on the line every day, so we will get it right for you, every time!

The Weather is Great and Our Roses are Even Better!

We are blessed with great spring time weather and the roses are just fantastic! To celebrate, we invite anyone who reads this to drop by our 615 Seventh Street location on Sunday, March 10th during business hours 10a-2p and get a FREE California Grown Rose from Sonoma County. No purchase is necessary. One per person present.

March Birth Month Flower is Daffodil

March Birth Month Flower is Daffodil

Daffodil

The birth flower for March is daffodil. In the language of flowers, daffodils symbolize chivalry, respect, modesty and faithfulness.
Daffodils form a group of large-flowered members of the genus Narcissus. Most daffodils look yellow, but yellow-and-white, yellow-and-orange, white-and-orange, pink, and lime-green cultivars also exist. Daffodils grow perennially from bulbs. In temperate climates they flower among the earliest blooms in spring: to this extent daffodils both represent and herald spring. They often grow in large clusters, covering lawns and even entire hillsides with yellow.
Daffodils belong to the genus Narcissus. Daffodil is the common English name for them all, and Narcissus is the Latin, botanical name for them all. Some people refer to daffodils as "jonquils", from the Spanish name for the flower.
The name of the flower is derived from an earlier "affodell", a variant of asphodel. The reason for the introduction of the initial "d" is not known, though from at least the sixteenth century "Daffadown Dilly" or "daffadowndilly" has appeared as a playful synonym of the name. What a fancy March birth flower.