A book drive to benefit area public libraries represents the final chapter in the Connells Maple Lee Kids Club 2014 event schedule.
On Nov. 1, children ages 5 to 12 are asked to bring a new children’s book in support of our annual “Bouquets for Books” book drive.
Participants will have an opportunity to make a fall arrangement and will receive a balloon.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Registration is required by calling your nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 2408 E. Main St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell, 740-548-4082.
Our new Power of Pink bouquet benefits breast cancer research
Among the arrangements debuting with our 2014 fall catalog is the Power of Pink bouquet.
It packs plenty of pink: a 9-inch pink vase holds an all around arrangement in shades of pink, featuring a lily, gerbera, three roses, alstroemeria, carnations, mini-carnations, caspia and a sheer bow.
As for power, that derives from the good we hope it does in the fight against breast cancer.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Approximately 40,000 women in the United States are expected to die from breast cancer in 2014, according to breastcancer.org.
The much better news is that death rates have declined for decades, there are millions of breast cancer survivors, and the fight for a cure continues.
This is why for every Power of Pink arrangement sold, we are donating $10 to breast cancer research. We are committed to this cause, so we’re offering this arrangement year-round.
Meanwhile, if you are a woman between the ages of 50 and 74, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you have a screening mammogram every two years.
‘Bouquets for Books’ returns Nov. 1-8 to benefit area public libraries
Connells Maple Lee Flowers and Gifts’ annual children’s book drive – “Bouquets for Books” – will return Nov. 1-8.
The books will benefit Bexley Public Library and Delaware County District Library.
For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last.
Used books will not be accepted.
7 ways to say you’re sorry – and many other free quotations and expressions
The Greek mathematician Archimedes said that with a long-enough lever and a fulcrum, he could move the world.
That’s a pretty lofty goal. What if you are just searching for the right words to accompany the flowers that you’re sending to a loved one?
Connells Maple Lee’s website offers more than 200 quotations and expressions to help you say what needs to be said. They cover everything from anniversaries and birthdays to love and marriage, business and education to sympathy and thank you.
For instance, here are seven ways to say you’re sorry:
1. “Accept these flowers in place of the words I said.”
2. “I wouldn`t have made a mistake with my mouth shut.”
3. “I’m wrong – you’re right.”
4. “I muffed it! I`m so sorry!”
5. “I’ll never forgive myself … but I’m hoping you will. I’m sorry.”
6. “I may not be perfect, but my apology is close.”
7. “Will these keys let me out of the doghouse? I’m sorry.”
Feel free to pick one or cobble together your own creation from these suggestions.
We can’t promise that your words will move the world, but they will be a really nice complement to the flowers you send.
Annual Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger food drive collects 250 pounds for Mid-Ohio Foodbank
Our annual food drive collected 250 pounds of non-perishable items and $45 cash for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
From June 20-28, “Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger” asked customers to drop off donations at any of our three Columbus-area stores. In return, customers received a free carnation for each food item, up to a maximum of six carnations per family per visit.
Also participating in the food drive were Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, which has outpatient centers in Grove City and Hilliard, and Columbus-based Battelle.
We recognized Grove City for collecting the most pounds among our stores. Photo, Crystal Wells, Grove City store manager, and Andrew Royer, Connells Maple Lee regional manager.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this year’s food drive a success!
Connells Maple Lee Kids Club celebrates start of new school year with free event Aug. 23
We’re celebrating the start of a new school year with a free Connells Maple Lee Kids Club event Aug. 23 in each of our stores.
Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to create a daisy arrangement adorned with a “back-to-school” stick-in. Participants also will receive a free balloon.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Registration is required by calling your nearest Connells Maple Lee store: click here for locations and contact information.
5 things you should know about caring for annual plants
So you bought annual plants in a container at your local florist, garden center or home-improvement store.
Annual plants – such as petunias, geraniums and begonias that complete their life cycles in one year – pose perennial challenges once you bring them home.
Here are five things you should know about caring for your annuals:
1. You have to add nutrients: Your plant didn’t come in nutrient-rich soil. Rather, it’s a potting mix that includes peat moss. This mixture is inert, meaning that it doesn’t contain the nutrients found in soil. So you have to add the nutrients by applying fertilizer on a regular basis.
2. Fertilizer is soluble, so you have to keep adding it: Regular watering of your annual plants will wash out the added nutrients if the container has drainage holes on the bottom.
3. Don’t add too much fertilizer: One of the ingredients in fertilizer is salt. Too much fertilizer – and with it, too much salt – can damage plant roots. The salt in the fertilizer will remove whatever moisture is left in the roots and burn them.
4. Cut the amount in half: Whatever dosage the fertilizer manufacturer recommends, consider cutting the amount in half and fertilizing every time you water. This way you have less of a chance of burning the roots, and your plant gets a continual supply of nutrients rather than peaks and valleys.
5. Give them a pinch: Remove the old blooms and pinch a plant’s tips, which will force out new growth. An occasional light trim will keep a plant bushy and blooming.
With proper care, your annual plants will bloom beautifully for you this summer.
2014 kids club birthday card design contest runs now through July 12
For children, summer is for getting out of school, swimming, going on vacation.
And entering the 2014 Connells Maple Lee Kids Club birthday card design contest, which is open to children ages 5 to 12.
The deadline to enter is July 12.
The winning design will be featured in the email birthday card that every kids club member receives on his or her special day.
The winning artist will receive a free flower delivery on his or her birthday.
The entry form may be downloaded here and dropped off at the nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 2408 E. Main St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell,740-548-4082.
Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger food drive returns June 20-28
Connells Maple Lee’s annual food drive – Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger – will return June 20-28 to collect non-perishable food items for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
We’re asking the public to bring nonperishable food donations to any Connells Maple Lee store. For each food item, donors will receive a free carnation, up to a maximum of six carnations per family per visit.
Our stores are at 2408 E. Main St. (Route 40), Bexley; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell.
Connells Maple Lee Kids Club event June 21 to help kick off annual food drive
Connells Maple Lee’s annual food drive – Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger – will take place June 20-28. The Connells Maple Lee Kids Club will help out with a special event on June 21 for children ages 5 to 12.
They are asked to donate a non-perishable food item as the price of admission and to bring an empty food can that they can fill with flowers to take home.
Participants also will receive a free balloon and have an opportunity to enter the kids club’s birthday card design contest for a chance to win a flower delivery.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Registration is required by calling your nearest Connells Maple Lee store: 2408 E. Main St., Bexley, 614-237-8653; 2033 Stringtown Road, Grove City, 614-539-4000; and 8573 Owenfield Drive, Powell, 740-548-4082. Connells Maple Lee Stems Hunger benefits the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.