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March 1, 2025

Locust March Floral Selection


The Bloom Central flower delivery of the month for March in Locust is the Color Crush Dishgarden

March flower delivery item for Locust

Introducing the delightful Color Crush Dishgarden floral arrangement! This charming creation from Bloom Central will captivate your heart with its vibrant colors and unqiue blooms. Picture a lush garden brought indoors, bursting with life and radiance.

Featuring an array of blooming plants, this dishgarden blossoms with orange kalanchoe, hot pink cyclamen, and yellow kalanchoe to create an impressive display.

The simplicity of this arrangement is its true beauty. It effortlessly combines elegance and playfulness in perfect harmony, making it ideal for any occasion - be it a birthday celebration, thank you or congratulations gift. The versatility of this arrangement knows no bounds!

One cannot help but admire the expert craftsmanship behind this stunning piece. Thoughtfully arranged in a large white woodchip woven handled basket, each plant and bloom has been carefully selected to complement one another flawlessly while maintaining their individual allure.

Looking closely at each element reveals intricate textures that add depth and character to the overall display. Delicate foliage elegantly drapes over sturdy green plants like nature's own masterpiece - blending gracefully together as if choreographed by Mother Earth herself.

But what truly sets the Color Crush Dishgarden apart is its ability to bring nature inside without compromising convenience or maintenance requirements. This hassle-free arrangement requires minimal effort yet delivers maximum impact; even busy moms can enjoy such natural beauty effortlessly!

Imagine waking up every morning greeted by this breathtaking sight - feeling rejuvenated as you inhale its refreshing fragrance filling your living space with pure bliss. Not only does it invigorate your senses but studies have shown that having plants around can improve mood and reduce stress levels too.

With Bloom Central's impeccable reputation for quality flowers, you can rest assured knowing that the Color Crush Dishgarden will exceed all expectations when it comes to longevity as well. These resilient plants are carefully nurtured, ensuring they will continue to bloom and thrive for weeks on end.

So why wait? Bring the joy of a flourishing garden into your life today with the Color Crush Dishgarden! It's an enchanting masterpiece that effortlessly infuses any room with warmth, cheerfulness, and tranquility. Let it be a constant reminder to embrace life's beauty and cherish every moment.

Locust Florist


Flowers perfectly capture all of nature's beauty and grace. Enhance and brighten someone's day or turn any room from ho-hum into radiant with the delivery of one of our elegant floral arrangements.

For someone celebrating a birthday, the Birthday Ribbon Bouquet featuring asiatic lilies, purple matsumoto asters, red gerberas and miniature carnations plus yellow roses is a great choice. The Precious Heart Bouquet is popular for all occasions and consists of red matsumoto asters, pink mini carnations surrounding the star of the show, the stunning fuchsia roses.

The Birthday Ribbon Bouquet and Precious Heart Bouquet are just two of the nearly one hundred different bouquets that can be professionally arranged and hand delivered by a local Locust Illinois flower shop. Don't fall for the many other online flower delivery services that really just ship flowers in a cardboard box to the recipient. We believe flowers should be handled with care and a personal touch.

Would you prefer to place your flower order in person rather than online? Here are a few Locust florists to contact:


A Classic Bouquet
321 N Madison St
Taylorville, IL 62568


Candy's Flowers & Gifts
5 E 3rd St
Pana, IL 62557


Enchanted Florist
1049 Wabash Ave
Springfield, IL 62704


Fifth Street Flower Shop
739 S 5th St
Springfield, IL 62703


Nokomis Gift And Garden Shop
123 Morgan St
Nokomis, IL 62075


Svendsen Florist
2702 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Decatur, IL 62526


The Bloom Room
245 W Main
Mount Zion, IL 62549


The Secret Garden
664 W Eldorado
Decatur, IL 62522


The Wooden Flower
1111 W Spresser St
Taylorville, IL 62568


True Colors Floral
2719 W Monroe St
Springfield, IL 62704


Sending a sympathy floral arrangement is a means of sharing the burden of losing a loved one and also a means of providing support in a difficult time. Whether you will be attending the service or not, be rest assured that Bloom Central will deliver a high quality arrangement that is befitting the occasion. Flower deliveries can be made to any funeral home in the Locust area including:


Arnold Monument
1621 Wabash Ave
Springfield, IL 62704


Brintlinger And Earl Funeral Homes
2827 N Oakland Ave
Decatur, IL 62526


Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home
515 W Wood St
Decatur, IL 62522


Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home & Cremation Service
530 N 5th St
Springfield, IL 62702


Graceland Fairlawn
2091 N Oakland Ave
Decatur, IL 62526


Greenwood Cemetery
606 S Church St
Decatur, IL 62522


McMullin-Young Funeral Homes
503 W Jackson St
Sullivan, IL 61951


Moran & Goebel Funeral Home
2801 N Monroe St.
Decatur, IL 62526


Oak Hill Cemetery
4688 Old Route 36
Springfield, IL 62707


Oak Hill Cemetery
820 S Cherokee St
Taylorville, IL 62568


Oak Ridge Cemetery
Monument Ave And N Grand Ave
Springfield, IL 62702


Reed Funeral Home
1112 S Hamilton St
Sullivan, IL 61951


Springfield Monument
1824 W Jefferson
Springfield, IL 62702


Staab Funeral Homes
1109 S 5th St
Springfield, IL 62703


Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home
200 E State St
Nokomis, IL 62075


Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel
437 S Grand Ave W
Springfield, IL 62704


Why We Love Lilies

Lilies don’t simply bloom—they perform. One day, the bud is a closed fist, tight and secretive. The next, it’s a firework frozen mid-explosion, petals peeling back with theatrical flair, revealing filaments that curve like question marks, anthers dusted in pollen so thick it stains your fingertips. Other flowers whisper. Lilies ... they announce.

Their scale is all wrong, and that’s what makes them perfect. A single stem can dominate a room, not through aggression but sheer presence. The flowers are too large, the stems too tall, the leaves too glossy. Put them in an arrangement, and everything else becomes a supporting actor. Pair them with something delicate—baby’s breath, say, or ferns—and the contrast feels intentional, like a mountain towering over a meadow. Or embrace the drama: cluster lilies alone in a tall vase, stems staggered at different heights, and suddenly you’ve created a skyline.

The scent is its own phenomenon. Not all lilies have it, but the ones that do don’t bother with subtlety. It’s a fragrance that doesn’t drift so much as march, filling the air with something between spice and sugar. One stem can colonize an entire house, turning hallways into olfactory events. Some people find it overwhelming. Those people are missing the point. A lily’s scent isn’t background noise. It’s the main attraction.

Then there’s the longevity. Most cut flowers surrender after a week, petals drooping in defeat. Lilies? They persist. Buds open in sequence, each flower taking its turn, stretching the performance over days. Even as the first blooms fade, new ones emerge, ensuring the arrangement never feels static. It’s a slow-motion ballet, a lesson in patience and payoff.

And the colors. White lilies aren’t just white—they’re luminous, as if lit from within. The orange ones burn like embers. Pink lilies blush, gradients shifting from stem to tip, while the deep red varieties seem to absorb light, turning velvety in shadow. Mix them, and the effect is symphonic, a chromatic argument where every shade wins.

The pollen is a hazard, sure. Those rust-colored grains cling to fabric, skin, tabletops, leaving traces like tiny accusations. But that’s part of the deal. Lilies aren’t meant to be tidy. They’re meant to be vivid, excessive, unignorable. Pluck the anthers if you must, but know you’re dulling the spectacle.

When they finally wilt, they do it with dignity. Petals curl inward, retreating rather than collapsing, as if the flower is bowing out gracefully after a standing ovation. Even then, they’re photogenic, their decay more like a slow exhale than a collapse.

So yes, you could choose flowers that behave, that stay where you put them, that don’t shed or dominate or demand. But why would you? Lilies don’t decorate. They transform. An arrangement with lilies isn’t just a collection of plants in water. It’s an event.