Blackwood Florist is located in a busy shopping precinct on the Woolworths shopping side of the road known as Magnet Court Centre and parking is a breeze more often than not and on this occasion I pulled up right at the front of the shop. The mere mention of shopping makes my son's eyes roll so we've got a pact - I go food shopping whilst he goes to the florist, it's a deal!
When I finish I go to fetch him from the florist and just upon entering I am met with the divine smell of freshly cut flowers as their perfume wafts through the air. The shop appears small judging from the facade as decorative crates filled with beautiful flowers - some real, some fake but look real - line the outside the shop, it is in fact quite a deep shop. As I walk through the archway made of brushwood decorated with dainty flowers, I see bursts of colourful floral displays, potted plants veiled in pretty tissue paper, various pots and containers sitting in their cubicles plus Xmas is around the corner so there are a few Xmassy decorations adorning the walls and hanging down from the ceiling. No wonder he loves going there, it is a haven for anyone interested in flowers and gardening which he is.
Both sales assistants ask us at one stage or another if we need any help but our response was 'we were just browsing'. We were admiring everything and softly focusing on the deep hues some varieties of flowers possess. I also noticed the signage advertising they also do gift baskets, I can imagine the gorgeous bounty it can hold.
If you are planning on sending that special someone a posy or even a bunch of flowers, be sure to give them a tingle (phone call), I am sure they will oblige with a smile. read more