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When choosing a pot for your plant, you are often face with a lot of choices. Clay (terracotta) is often overlooked for more decorative options, but here’s the thing …. clay pots are a classic because they really are the ideal choice for the majority of house plants and succulents. Clay pots, commonly referred to as terracotta, are the traditional,...

There are weeks when, as a business owner, you look around and think "no one told me doing this would be this hard".    Although I was not afraid of what was to come, back in September 2010, when I opened the shop's door for the first time; I don’t think I fully realized what was going to happen over the following...

One of the most common issues florists encounter is our customer's loss for words when it comes to sympathy arrangements. Sweetpea's stocks a number of sympathy cards.   We also regularly send funeral and sympathy arrangements.    We were recently contacted by Love Lives On, an online resource for those who have experienced the loss of someone they love.  ...

I haven't taken in another dog since, Gus.  Oddly enough, having to surrender him back to Danes in Distress was harder for me than all the times I have sat next to my fur babies as they were put to sleep. I think its because I feel that I failed him.  After that, I needed a break, which is what I...