We at Slingflower are constantly striving to find the freshest flowers available. While in the summer, that task is easier to achieve, in the winter it can be difficult. Thankfully, our hard work has paid off, and we have discovered a company that not only grows some gorgeous flowers, it’s also environmentally friendly!

Sun Valley Floral Farms is a Veriflora certified operation. That means environmental awareness is a big deal to them. And that’s a big deal to us, too. So we feel it’s a win-win! Check out the link, and see for yourself why we chose to purchase flowers from such a reputable company with an awareness of the world around them.

The product they grow are amazing, and among the freshest flowers around. We’ve been pleased with their quality, and we hope you will be, too.

Whew! Valentine’s Day has arrived and gone, and now we can take a bit of a breath. Holidays are always a bit more exciting around here.

We hate to admit this, but we’ve been keeping a bit of a secret from you. Slingflower has been moonlighting. OK, not really moonlighting, more like expanding our horizons. We’ve been quietly delivering a weekly fresh flower arrangement to our friends at Drake Cooper for over a month now. And we’re loving it! (Hopefully this is a mutual feeling.)

So now we’d like to extend our invitation to all of you, our dear customers. If you or anyone you know is interested in a weekly fresh flower bouquet delivered to their office, please send us a note at hello@slingflower.com. We’d love to help you start off your week with some happiness.

And, as always, thank you for your continued support of our adventure!

So much has gone on behind the scenes here at Slingflower lately! We’ve been finding new vendors, adding new clients, and reworking some of the “rules.” As with any new business, there are always things to tweak and make (hopefully) better.

To that end, we want to assure you that we’ve been working on a way to make it easier than ever for you to give the gift of happiness– in the form of flowers, of course! There have been lengthy discussions about our rule for delivery solely to business offices around here. And a few discussions about our tag line– Get the credit you don’t deserve. We thought it might be a good time to let you all in on our way of thinking.

First, we have always wanted to do something a bit different around here. That’s where our tag line came from. At least in our case, our men rarely do something romantic that involves walking into a flower shop or planning ahead in any way. By delivering fresh, gorgeous flowers to him at work, we are helping him give the illusion of going to all that trouble, without him actually having to do very much. A click of the mouse, and voila! Done! And who really cares how much effort it took? We get to enjoy some beauty no matter what. Quite possibly more often than nearly never, too!

So that explains why we started off delivering to offices only. But, when you do something different, it’s sometimes hard for people to change their habits and preconceived notions about how things should work. And we completely understand that. In fact, sometimes we here at Slingflower have the same problem. Thinking outside the box is hard work!

After a thorough review of our clients’ suggestions and comments, we’ve decided to deliver not only to offices, but to home offices, other places where work actually occurs, and sometimes homes, too. For now, this is a complete experiment. Delivering to homes may actually cause us to increase our prices, because they are scattered all over the city. But for now, we’re hoping it will encourage more of you to make someone’s day a bit brighter. Please remember that we only deliver flower bouquets, no vases, no water. So if you want to have us deliver to your sweetie at home, but she’s gone out, those lovelies will sit on your doorstep ’till she gets home. And that doesn’t make for a very happy flower.

Hey, we got into this business to spread some joy! We hope this slight change of plans helps you make us a regular part of your routine.

As always, please let us know what you think. We encourage your input, as it helps us build a better business. Thank you for your support!

Whew! Alot has happened in our little corner of the world the last few months. The endless amounts of activities for the little ones, Christmas doings, and a family loss have all coincided to cause us to lose focus on things. Well, no more!

We here at Slingflower will be ready for you to get back in the swing of things, too. Our first sling of the new year will be ready for delivery on February 12th, just in time for you all to bring some gorgeousness to your loved one for Valentine’s Day. Yes, we’re usually trying to be a bit unconventional, but this holiday deserves tradition. Roses will be our featured bouquet, and we hope you all find someone special who absolutely MUST have some of them!

Thank you for supporting us in our virgin year. We hope to make 2010 a banner year for helping you all bring joy and happiness to your friends and family. We truly appreciate our customers, and hope that you all have a happy, healthy, and adventuresome new year!

As a bit of a grassroots organization ourselves, we’re happy to help others when we can. And this Thursday, October 15th, is one of those times.

Our friends behind “Behind The Menu”, Mike Boss and Scott Nicholson, are having a coming-out party of sorts. Their site, Behind The Menu is going live that day. And to celebrate, there’s a big Boise Tweetup at Berryhill’s restaurant that evening. What a great way to help out a cause that’s so simple it’s brilliant– celebrating local eateries and flavor.

So head on over to Berryhill’s that day after work, partake in the yummy specials they’ll have there, and give a hearty congrats to Mike and Scott for all their hard work. Even if it is a passion, they still probably wouldn’t mind a little appreciation, too. :-)