February is the month of love and we'd love to share our monthly updated newsletter with you. As you skim through the sections you might find yourself inspired to maybe send someone a floral arrangement or pick up a healthy houseplant for yourself. You may even learn something you might find worthy of sharing with your friends. In this Valentine’s Day Special issue, you will find the top tips, trends, picks and finds to make this day as special as the one you love.

Being the month of love and all things red, this February Exotica will bring out the true meaning of Valentine with stylish new designs! Our florists are already busy at work creating Valentine exclusive bouquets and arrangements inspired by 3 romantic themes namely Love Songs, Romance Movies and ‘Flowerature’. We are hoping that our love inspired stylings might inspire you to play out some romantic floral notions like having flowers waiting on the car seat before work, or have a centerpiece delivered to a restaurant in advance of a Valentine dinner. Or maybe it's time to pop the big question and hide a ring box inside a fresh floral bouquet.

Flowers are undoubtedly the universal symbol of love and romance...a concept which has long withstood the test of time. They touch all of our hearts and we all know that roses are the most romantic flowers of all. We have chosen a couple bouquets containing these love blooms that we are sure will capture the heart of even the most flower cynic person.

Want to send something this Valentine’s, besides a bouquet, that is red and fresh and will last longer? Why not send an Anthurium plant this year and let your impression last for as long as it’s being taken care of. The Anthurium is also referred to as the ‘bleeding heart’ as the shape of the flower it sprouts resembles a heart pierced with an arrow. The plant can sprout many colors of this heart including pink, white, green and the famous dark blood red. Order your Anthurium plant online or drop by our showroom and choose the plant sprouting the most bleeding hearts!

Celebrate Valentines Day by loving your special someone and loving your planet! Here are a few simple steps that you can follow.

• Recycle your Valentine bouquet by drying up the petals, adding a few drops of natural aroma oils, and filling them in old pantyhose for instant potpourri sacks.
• Wrap your bouquet with eco friendly cellophane.
• Write your Valentine love message on recycled paper.

Flowers and literature have more in common than most people know. They both are synonymous with love and both are appreciated. To give your floral offering an edge, we suggest you pair it with a few words of love and wisdom chosen from the works of the most noted of writers.

This month’s poem entitled A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns glorifies the beauty of the red rose by comparing his love to a red, red rose. We have extracted a few verses of this passionate poem for you to share with your loved one.

A Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns 1759-1796

O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it ware ten thousand mile.

This month Exotica will take part in the Living In Abu Dhabi Coffee Morning held at the Beach Rotana Hotel on the 26th of February. This event organized by Expat Woman, invites all the expatriate women of Abu Dhabi to come have coffee, and take part in raffles and draws. Our role in this event will be a presentation on how to assemble the perfect floral arrangement and we will invite 3 contestants to recreate an arrangement. The winner will take home her arrangement and all ladies will win prizes and vouchers. Stay tuned for pictures of this event in our next issue!

Our cupid on a shoe string never fails to provide fabulous finds, despite it being his busiest time of the year. For those of you with much love but not much to spend, Exotica has the perfect low cost high impact designs proving that love don’t cost a thing!

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