Online - August 12, 2005

This Bud’s for You

Organic Bouquet

Saying it with flowers seems easy enough.

Until you want to send Aunt Martha in Murray, Kentucky, an arrangement for her 80th and every local flower shop seems bent on smothering her with baby’s breath.

Organic Bouquet will deliver something of impeccable taste to anyone’s doorstep. Based in Mill Valley, California, the online florist uses organic plants (you know, to protect the earth and improve farm-worker safety) and sends only the freshest, most beautiful blooms to your recipient.

Brighten someone’s day with a 300-stem bunch of dried lavender, long-stemmed calla lilies, a tapestry bird wreath, or a dozen roses in gold, lavender, orange, or red. For an extra dose of do-gooding, send a bouquet from the charitable collection — proceeds support nonprofit organizations dedicated to social justice, wildlife preservation, animal rights, and the environment.

So the next time you send flowers, you’ll be making a statement and a difference.

Available online at organicbouquet.com.