▲Emilie Willis, summer staff designer
of our Island,” he says. “Warm colours, mossy textures, branches flowing in our arrangements are all used to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and the season of Thanksgiving. It’s not uncommon for us to use seashells, driftwood and our red rocks to create a design base.” In addition to cut flowers, Hearts and Flowers carries beautiful, unique houseplants. “Each week we try to bring in a selection of young plants that our customers are looking for,” says Preston. “We only deal with suppliers who we have found to produce quality plants.” Preston and his team are happy to give advice on growing plants, as well as suggesting plants that will work in low light, medium, or high light areas of the house. “Plants have become a strong component for our recovery,” he says. For those seeking to add a little life indoors this fall, Hearts and Flowers has beautiful planters, plant food and insect deterrent to help your houseplants thrive so that you can enjoy them long past the last summer blooms.
These fresh flowers make the base for Preston’s business. “I enjoy sourcing the freshest product, cutting fresh flowers in clean buckets with water treated with flower food,” he says. This is how he continues to create such beautiful and unique arrangements for his customers. “Our customers send us orders for flowers and plants to be delivered on PEI,” he says. “We have customers all over the world who have relatives and friends on PEI.” They can all count on the arrangements from Hearts and Flowers to be fresh, healthy and made with care. Preston is proud of his product, and happy to offer it to his customers. “Our customers are kind, thoughtful people,” he says. “They send flowers!” Hearts and Flowers is proud to offer a large variety of locally produced cut flowers, as well as flowers grown in other parts of Canada. These flowers are especially popular in weddings. “We like to source most of our flowers for weddings here on PEI and from growers in Canada,” says Preston. “We highlight our bouquets with local greenery from beaches and meadows of PEI that Janet and I forage to find.” He also likes to add local flair to his seasonal bouquets. “Late summer and early autumn are highlighted with harvest arrangements. Using natural flowers, gourds, branches, berries and mosses, we celebrate the abundance
▲ Mary Langille, floral designer
Hearts and Flowers 149 Great George St, Charlottetown, 902.566.1499 1.800.693.2211 www.heartsandflowers.ca
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