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April 1, 2025

Shaftsbury April Floral Selection


The Bloom Central flower delivery of the month for April in Shaftsbury is the Circling the Sun Luxury Bouquet

April flower delivery item for Shaftsbury

The Circling the Sun Luxury Bouquet is a floral arrangement that simply takes your breath away! Bursting with vibrant colors and delicate blooms, this bouquet is as much a work of art as it is a floral arrangement.

As you gaze upon this stunning arrangement, you'll be captivated by its sheer beauty. Arranged within a clear glass pillow vase that makes it look as if this bouquet has been captured in time, this design starts with river rocks at the base topped with yellow Cymbidium Orchid blooms and culminates with Captain Safari Mini Calla Lilies and variegated steel grass blades circling overhead. A unique arrangement that was meant to impress.

What sets this luxury bouquet apart is its impeccable presentation - expertly arranged by Bloom Central's skilled florists who pour heart into every petal placement. Each flower stands gracefully at just right height creating balance within itself as well as among others in its vicinity-making it look absolutely drool-worthy!

Whether gracing your dining table during family gatherings or adding charm to an office space filled with deadlines the Circling The Sun Luxury Bouquet brings nature's splendor indoors effortlessly. This beautiful gift will brighten the day and remind you that life is filled with beauty and moments to be cherished.

With its stunning blend of colors, fine craftsmanship, and sheer elegance the Circling the Sun Luxury Bouquet from Bloom Central truly deserves a standing ovation. Treat yourself or surprise someone special because everyone deserves a little bit of sunshine in their lives!"

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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 Shaftsbury Vermont 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 Shaftsbury florists to contact:


Clear Brook Farm
47 Hidden Valley Rd
Shaftsbury, VT 05262


Flowers Flowers
Manchester Center, VT 05255


Laura's Garden
207 Main St
Salem, NY 12865


North Country Flowers
94 Main St
Greenwich, NY 12834


The Barn Florals
Williamstown, MA 01267


The Gift Garden
431 Main St
Bennington, VT 05201


The Lily of the Valley Florist
6326 Main St
Manchester Center, VT 05255


The Posie Peddler
92 West Ave
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866


The Tuscan Sunflower
318 North St
Bennington, VT 05201


Windham Flowers
178 Main St
Brattleboro, VT 05301


Whether you are looking for casket spray or a floral arrangement to send in remembrance of a lost loved one, our local florist will hand deliver flowers that are befitting the occasion. We deliver flowers to all funeral homes near Shaftsbury VT including:


Cremation Solutions
311 Vermont 313
Arlington, VT 05250


E P Mahar and Son Funeral Home
628 Main St
Bennington, VT 05201


Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home
213 Main St
Bennington, VT 05201


Infinity Pet Services
54 Old State Rd
Eagle Bridge, NY 12057


Old Bennington Cemetery
Route 9
Bennington, VT 05201


Why We Love Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums don’t just sit in a vase ... they colonize it. Each bloom a microcosm of petals, spiraling out from the center like a botanical Big Bang, florets packed so tight they defy the logic of decay. Other flowers wilt. Chrysanthemums persist. They drink water with the urgency of desert wanderers, stems thickening, petals refusing to concede to gravity’s pull. You could forget them in a dusty corner, and they’d still outlast your guilt, blooming with a stubborn cheer that borders on defiance.

Consider the fractal math of them. What looks like one flower is actually hundreds, tiny florets huddling into a collective, each a perfect cog in a chromatic machine. The pom-pom varieties? They’re planets, spherical and self-contained. The spider mums? Explosions in zero gravity, petals splaying like sparks from a wire. Pair them with rigid gladiolus or orderly roses, and the chrysanthemum becomes the anarchist, the bloom that whispers, Why so serious?

Their color range mocks the rainbow. Not just hues ... moods. A white chrysanthemum isn’t white. It’s a prism, reflecting cream, ivory, the faintest green where the light hits sideways. The burgundy ones? They’re velvet, depth you could fall into. Yellow chrysanthemums don’t glow ... they incinerate, their brightness so relentless it makes the air around them feel charged. Mix them, and the effect is less bouquet than mosaic, a stained-glass window made flesh.

Scent is optional. Some varieties offer a green, herbal whisper, like crushed celery leaves. Others are mute. This isn’t a flaw. It’s strategy. In a world obsessed with fragrance, chrysanthemums opt out, freeing the nose to focus on their visual opera. Pair them with lilies if you miss perfume, but know the lilies will seem desperate, like backup singers overdoing the high notes.

They’re time travelers. A chrysanthemum bud starts tight, a fist of potential, then unfurls over days, each florets’ opening a staggered revelation. An arrangement with them isn’t static. It’s a serialized epic, new chapters erupting daily. Leave them long enough, and they’ll dry in place, petals crisping into papery permanence, color fading to the sepia tone of old love letters.

Their leaves are understudies. Serrated, lobed, a deep green that amplifies the bloom’s fire. Strip them, and the stems become minimalist sculpture. Leave them on, and the arrangement gains wildness, a just-picked urgency that tricks the eye into seeing dew still clinging to the edges.

You could call them ordinary. Supermarket staples. But that’s like calling a library a pile of paper. Chrysanthemums are shapeshifters. A single stem in a mason jar is a haiku. A dozen in a ceramic urn? A symphony. They’re democratic. They’re punk rock. They’re whatever the moment demands.

When they finally fade, they do it without fanfare. Petals curl inward, desiccating slowly, stems bending like old men at the waist. But even then, they’re elegant. Keep them. Let them linger. A dried chrysanthemum in a winter window isn’t a relic. It’s a covenant. A promise that next season, they’ll return, just as bold, just as baffling, ready to hijack the vase all over again.

So yes, you could default to roses, to tulips, to flowers that play by the rules. But why? Chrysanthemums refuse to be pinned down. They’re the guest who arrives in sequins and stays till dawn, the punchline that outlives the joke. An arrangement with chrysanthemums isn’t decoration. It’s a revolution.