Category: Flower Tips

Here’s something most of our customers don’t know until we tell them: Blossom Gardenia’s sister service, JDR Party Rentals, delivers and sets up tables, chairs, linens, and outdoor heaters — and it’s the same phone number as the flower shop.

What that means for your event

Planning a wedding, birthday, baby shower, quinceañera, or backyard gathering? One call books your centerpieces and the tables they sit on. Circle tables (60″, seats up to 8), 6 ft rectangle tables, regular and resin chairs, table cloths, runners, and seat covers in many colors — plus outdoor heaters so the party doesn’t end when the evening cools down.

How it works

Tell us your date, your colors, and roughly how many guests. We’ll match your linens to your flowers, deliver and set up before your guests arrive, and pick up after. Delivery and setup are available across Moreno Valley and surrounding Riverside County communities.

See the full lineup on our Party Rentals page.

Ready to talk flowers? Call or text Blossom Gardenia at 818-233-7885, or send us a message on our Contact page — tell us the occasion, your colors, and your date, and we’ll design something beautiful.

When someone you care about loses a loved one, flowers say what words struggle to. Here’s a simple guide to choosing sympathy flowers with confidence.

What to send

For the service: standing sprays, wreaths, and larger arrangements are traditionally sent to the funeral home or place of worship. For the home: a softer arrangement in a vase or basket — white lilies, roses, and gentle greenery are classic — is a lasting comfort after the service ends. Plants like an orchid are a thoughtful choice too; they keep blooming for weeks.

What to write on the card

Keep it short and warm. “With deepest sympathy,” “Thinking of you and your family,” or a brief favorite memory of the person who passed means more than a long message. Sign with your name (and family or company name, if it’s from a group) so the family knows who sent it.

Timing

For a service, order as soon as you know the arrangements — we deliver to local funeral homes and places of worship across Moreno Valley and Riverside County. Sending to the home a week or two later is also a kindness; it’s when the quiet sets in.

Ready to talk flowers? Call or text Blossom Gardenia at 818-233-7885, or send us a message on our Contact page — tell us the occasion, your colors, and your date, and we’ll design something beautiful.

Short answer: for weddings in Moreno Valley and across Riverside County, book your florist 6 to 9 months ahead if you can — and don’t panic if you’re closer than that. Here’s how the timing really works.

Why booking early helps

Popular Saturdays book up first. When you reserve early, your date is locked, and we have time to plan your flowers around the season — which blooms will be at their best, what needs to be ordered in, and how your colors will come together across bouquets, centerpieces, and ceremony pieces.

A simple wedding flower timeline

6–9 months out: book your florist and talk colors and style. 3 months out: confirm your flower list — bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces, ceremony arrangements. 1 month out: final headcount and table count. The week of: we confirm delivery and setup times, and your flowers are designed fresh.

Short on time?

We’ve designed weddings on much shorter timelines. Seasonal flowers and a flexible color palette make almost any date workable. The first step is a quick conversation about your date and your vision.

Ready to talk flowers? Call or text Blossom Gardenia at 818-233-7885, or send us a message on our Contact page — tell us the occasion, your colors, and your date, and we’ll design something beautiful.