Flowers Tips and Inspiration Blogs

The best Thanksgiving centerpiece is low, full of fall color, and lets your guests talk across the table. Here's how we build them and when to order.

The best hostess gift for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving is a small, finished arrangement sized to the table. Here's how to pick one.

We design and deliver get well flowers throughout Central Ohio every week, to hospitals, rehab facilities, nursing homes, and patients recovering at home.

The chrysanthemum is November's birth flower, and nothing says fall quite like it. Big, beautiful and full of rich burgundy, yellow and orange, mums capture that warm autumn feeling better than almost any other flower. If you're sending flowers for a November birthday, chrysanthemums are a warm, cheerful way to say you're thinking of someone.

Sweetest Day 2026 falls on Saturday, October 17. Here's what the holiday actually is, why roses aren't required, and how early Central Ohio customers should order for delivery.

There is no perfect thing to write on a sympathy card, and you do not need one. Our Central Ohio florists explain what to say based on your relationship to the family.

Marigold and cosmos are October's official birth flowers, but they're not typical cut flowers. Here's what we recommend instead, plus how we design a warm, fall-inspired October birthday arrangement.

National Daughters Day falls on September 25, and it's easy to miss if you're not watching the calendar. If you're looking for flowers for daughters or a simple National Daughters Day gift, a bright arrangement, a balloon bouquet, or even a small plant is enough to let her know you're thinking of her.

September has two birth flowers, the aster and the morning glory, each with its own meaning. Here's what they symbolize, and how our Central Ohio florists actually use asters in real arrangements.

White isn't the only right answer. Milano's UpTowne Florist explains what sympathy flower colors and flowers really mean, and how our Central Ohio design team helps families choose an arrangement that reflects the person they're honoring and remembering

From a teacher's first day to thanking mom for surviving summer, back to school flowers are a small gesture that means a lot. Here's how a Central Ohio florist recommends choosing and timing them.

The August birth flowers are the gladiolus and the poppy, two blooms with very different personalities. Here's what they mean, how we use them at Milano's, and why August carries extra meaning for our family.

If you have a shelf, cabinet, or windowsill collecting empty vases from past flower deliveries, you are not alone. It is one of the most common questions we hear at Milano's UpTowne Florist: what do you actually do with the vase once the flowers are gone? The good news is that a clean vase still has plenty of life left in it, whether you keep it for yourself or send it back to us to help a local nonprofit. This guide walks through how to clean your vase properly, creative ways to reuse it around your home, and how donating it back to Milano's UpTowne Florist helps churches, schools, and charitable organizations across Central Ohio stretch their budgets further.

July’s birth flowers are larkspur and water lily, two summer flowers with very different looks and meanings. Learn what they symbolize, how florists use them, and how to send a thoughtful July birthday arrangement.

Yes, you can order flowers for same-day delivery in Columbus and nearby areas. Here’s how same-day flower delivery works, when to order, and what helps your florist deliver on time.

Learn how long cut flowers typically last, why florist-quality flowers often stay fresher longer, and how simple care tips like adding water daily and re-cutting stems can help your arrangement last 7–10 days.