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Wed Oct 09, 2024
Ah, gratitude. Whether you practice meditation or simply look forward to Thanksgiving every year, preparing flowers that symbolize gratitude is a great way to show special people in your life that you care. So, for this Thanksgiving season, why don’t we present you with some floral arrangements and bouquet ideas that represent gratitude?
While the rest of your friends/family may be bringing stuffing, mashed potatoes, pie, or dinner rolls, you could be bringing stunning thanksgiving flowers that symbolize gratitude this year. Forest of Flowers is here to help!
Offering flowers as gifts has been a long-standing tradition that represents many sentiments: condolences, congratulations, celebration, blossoming love, and even gratitude.
However, with so many flowers to choose from, and considering they all have their own unique meaning – it can be challenging to choose the best ones for the right occasion.
Let’s face it: you don’t want to give the wrong type of flowers on a holiday that centres around gratitude. You want to give them flowers that are indicative of the season and that fit the theme of the gratitude dinner we all look forward to every year.
Choosing the right blooms with meaningful symbolism not only adds a thoughtful touch to your gift, but each petal, colour, and smell is also an opportunity to really emphasize your gratitude and warmth. Fortunately, Forest of Flowers is ahead of the game, and have been thinking of which flowers are the best to choose when you want to say thank you to a friend, partner, family, colleague, and more this festive season.
While there is a lot to consider, let’s start with five blooms to consider for your Thanksgiving floral arrangement that symbolize gratitude:
We can’t start our list of the top five blooms to express gratitude without recommending the endlessly exquisite rose. The rose is revered across the globe as a symbol of profound love and romance – meaning its variations serve as the perfect indicators of our other deepest emotions. These are amazing Thanksgiving flowers.
When it comes to choosing roses that convey gratitude for your friends/family, it’s optimal to opt for shades other than the classic red – which usually represents deep and expressive romance. This ensures that the message of gratitude is nice and clear!
Roses have an inviting fragrance that provides memories reminiscent of springtime fields, meaning that roses are an excellent choice to have around when the weather gets cooler.
By arranging a selection of enchanting blossoms in a sleek and contemporary container with a sharp edge (such as a wooden, square vase or basket), you’re offering a gift that can be a focal point that transforms their home or dinner table.
The colours we’ve selected here – white, pink, yellow, and orange – represent several emotions that fall in line with gratitude: purity, compassion, happiness, and loyalty. These rose colours are perfect for a gratitude arrangement.
Orchids are well known for their exotic beauty and elegance, which makes them a timeless symbol of luxury and admiration. By giving someone an orchid, you’re showing them a great deal of regard and an unparalleled appreciation for their generosity.
Orchids make exceptional centerpieces on top of a dining table, but also look great resting on a windowsill or along a bedside. Anyone, whether they’re a friend, family member, or cherished partner, will no doubt feel lucky to receive a delicate orchid neatly potted this Thanksgiving season.
Orchids are also awesome and wholesome housewarming gifts because they enhance the atmosphere with their elegance and stunning hues. They’re excellent for people who take home decor super seriously!
The tulip – a traditional flower recognized most during spring and Easter – stands as a graceful bloom that has many meanings within its diverse spectrum of shades and hues. Gifting a bundle of tulips is a wonderful way to show your appreciation, resonating with people you share an exceptional bond with.
Amongst the wide range of vibrant colours, the choice of hue only further amplifies the sentiment you’re trying to convey! If you truly want to build a festive arrangement or holiday bouquet, you should choose an array of sunny yellow and orange tulips. These colours exude warmth, gratitude, happiness, joy, and spirit – creating a very meaningful bouquet that truly speaks volumes through colour.
However, don’t be afraid to experiment with multiple shades. You can find tulips in a myriad of colours ranging from red, white, pink, purple, and even close to black! Choose the colours that best suit your respective gift-receiver, although our choices are definitely on the side of soft and sunny colours to match the season.
Not only do sunflowers have an impressive size and stunning hue, but they also come with many meanings, making them a great gift for multiple occasions. When it comes to speaking in the language of flowers, sunflowers articulate a feeling of light, exuberance, affection, and life itself – making it an exceptional Thanksgiving gift.
They can convey a message of good fortune, tranquility, uncompromised joy, and an indication of better days to come. Regardless of where you are in life, sunflowers are a timeless gift for nearly any occasion – including one where you need to express your gratitude.
Imagine yourself offering a vibrant bundle of burlap-wrapped sunflowers to a special someone whose presence has lit up your world! By offering these stunning blooms, you’re showing that you don’t only hold heartfelt appreciation for them, but you’re letting them know how profound of an impact they’ve had on you.
You don’t need a handwritten message when you offer someone sunflowers; they themselves are a heartfelt message of adoration and appreciation. No translation required!
Hydrangeas are well known amongst your local florists for being able to withstand even very warm water temperatures. They’re beautiful and hardy flowers that stand out boldly, whether you incorporate them into a festive flower arrangement or holiday bouquet.
Their stunning blooms are sure to emanate the love and appreciation you hold in your heart.
In Japan, hydrangeas (紫陽花) have a history that represents allegiance, gratitude, and sincerity toward others, making them the perfect gift for Thanksgiving. These large blossoms are quintessential to a Thanksgiving bouquet that exudes an attitude of gratitude. It’s said that a Japanese emperor sought reconciliation and bestowed these stunning blooms unto his maidens.
Exciting, isn’t it? How fun.
These flowers are versatile, boasting both a lovely fragrance and a profound message of both gratitude and sincerity.
Additional Gifts to Offer this Thanksgiving Season
OK – so you have your flowers. But what if you want to bring a little something extra? What’s an appropriate thing to bring other than dessert or extra Thanksgiving stuffing?
Everyone wants more stuffing, don’t deny it. Gravy, too.
But worry not, we have a few more grateful gift ideas you can bring alongside your holiday flowers.
No one eats a full meal before Thanksgiving dinner, right? So, what would be a better gift than a Thanksgiving-themed charcuterie board to present light, finger foods?
A charcuterie board isn’t just a unique gift, it's the type of gift most hosts would want to buy themselves but never would – likely because they’re too busy thinking of how to best serve their guests! So, bring them a nice, themed, wooden charcuterie board along some bundled blooms to really say “THANK YOU!”
Come on, we all know that despite the picturesque spread we all look forward to on Thanksgiving Day, making the meal is a mess! That’s why offering a cute, themed Thanksgiving apron is an excellent way to say, “I appreciate the hard work!” while offering something practical.
While the home is sure to smell amazing, sometimes your host may want to pick and choose their own holiday scent for each room! Fall is known for having some of the best holiday scents: pumpkin pie, caramel, hot chocolate, fallen leaves, campfire, cinnamon, spice, and everything NICE! A scented candle is a great, versatile gift that is sure to please your present host this season.
You know what you run out of on Thanksgiving other than gravy? Containers! Space in the fridge! Places and vessels to put leftovers! Rather than having to throw away valuable and delicious food, bring your guests some stackable, high-end storage containers that they can use to store away the fruits of their labour.
Even if they have enough, this gift makes it possible to send leftovers home! Everybody wins.
If you need help choosing holiday blooms this season, look no further than Forest of Flowers. We have floral arrangements and bouquets for every holiday, and if you don’t quite know what to buy, our expert florists can hand-tie and handmake something to suit your needs.
Leave it to us, we have the best holiday blooms that are sure to dazzle and please your guests this Thanksgiving.
To gratitude and beyond! Happy Thanksgiving from Forest of Flowers to you.
