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CUPID CAPTURES HEARTS ON THE COAST

roses2go — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:35:13 +0000

CUPID CAPTURES HEARTS ON THE COAST.

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The Perfect Gift for Valentine’s Day!

roses2go — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:55:03 +0000

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue,

When you say “I Love You” – Only Roses will Do!

- A Dozen Red Roses Only $59 including delivery across the Central Coast -

Yes, A Dozen Red roses is the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day and here at Roses2Go Florists – we have beautiful fresh hydroponic roses direct from our rose farm in Warnervale. Our roses are all grown using the latest environmentally-friendly growing techniques and guaranteed to last 7 days! Therefore you can be the “perfect valentine” for longer.

Call us on (02) 4392 4155 or check out our website: www.roses2go.com.au to see all we have to offer this Valentine’s Day which is fast approaching on Monday 14th February, 2011.

Remember we offer same day delivery across the Central Coast.

Our prices are unbeatable – we have roses starting from $25 per dozen on Valentine’s Day collected from our 3 florist shops on the Central Coast:-

Roses 2 Go Florist Woongarrah – Lot 82A (105-115) Hakone Road, Woongarrah – Telephone: (02) 4392 4155

Roses 2 Go Florist Killarney Vale – Shop 1 /132 Wyong Road, Killarney Vale

Tel: (02) 4333 3990

Roses 2 Go Florist East Gosford – 65 Victoria Street, East Gosford

Tel: (02) 4322 0777

- A Dozen Red Roses in a mini Box with a Valentine’s Balloon only $79 including delivery across the Central Coast -

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Valentine’s Day – Monday 14th February, 2011

roses2go — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:17:57 +0000

A gorgeous Mini Box Arrangement with A Dozen Red Roses in the Stairway to Heaven style arrangement with Cute Teddy Bear & Valentine’s Card – only $79 including delivery across the Central Coast of New South Wales.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and here at the rose farm in Warnervale we have been busy preparing for the BIG DAY! Yes, the roses got pruned back just after Christmas to encourage the roses to come back in a large flush in time for Valentine’s Day. The weather has been incredibly hot but the roses are still looking AMAZING & it’s looks as if it all coming together perfectly. PHEW!

Roses 2 Go Florists & A Dozen Roses - The Rose Farm have 3 beautiful florist shops around the Central Coast where our gorgeous fresh hydroponic roses are available direct from us your true local rose grower! Yes:-

Roses 2 Go Florist East Gosford - 65 Victoria Street, East Gosford

Tel: (02) 4322 0777 and speak to Dianne or Karyn

Roses 2 Go Florist Killarney Vale - Shop 1/132 Wyong Road, Killarney Vale

Tel: (02) 4333 3990 and speak to Debbie or Lyn

Roses 2 Go Florist Woongarrah - Lot 82A (105-115) Hakone Road, Woongarrah

Tel: (02) 4392 4155 and speak to Nicky or Tammy

We are here to help you get the perfect gift for your Valentine this year. Our roses start from only $25 per dozen collection from any of our florist shops on the Central Coast. You can also purchase a dozen red roses from only $30 per dozen from any of our florists too. We do offer same day deliveries and will be delivering fresh roses on the 12th, 13th and 14th February across the Central Coast region.

Be quick get your order in early to avoid disappointment with our amazing prices they may run out!

Check out our website and all our specials for Valentine’s Days :- www.roses2go.com.au

Large Ceramic Vase Arrangement of A Dozen Red Roses in the stunning Stairway to Heaven style with a Valentine’s Balloon only $125.00 including delivery across the Central Coast of New South Wales.

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Florist of the Year Finalist – Business Achiever Awards 2010

roses2go — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:44:29 +0000

Well, it is that time of the year again when the Central Coast Express Advocate Business Achiever Award Finalists are announced and here at Roses 2 Go Florists and A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm in Warnervale, we are SO excited to be Finalists not once but for 2 of our 3 outlets. Yes, Roses 2 Go Florist in East Gosford and Roses 2 Go Florist in Warnervale are BOTH finalists in the Florist of the Year category. Wahoo! Our brand new florist in Killarney Vale – Roses 2 Go Florist Killarney Vale – had just opened when the competition began & voting had just started so we did not register this florist outlet for the awards this year but next year it will be a definite entrant in the Business Awards 2011. So, very exciting to have 2 Roses 2 Go Florist shops in the running for the award and a BIG thank-you to all our loyal customers and supporters for all your votes, it is really appreciated – THANK-YOU! The winners will be announced on Monday 8th November, 2010 at Ettalong Beach Club resort. Watch this space. A big congratulations to the other Finalists and Good Luck! Well done to all our fantastic team members at Roses 2 Go Florists another great effort to make it as a Finalist in The Florist of the Year Awards for the Central Coast region.

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Channel 7′s Sydney Weekender Discovers Roses2Go & A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm TOURS!

roses2go — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:17:01 +0000

5:30pm on Saturday 28th August, 2010 – Sydney Weekender will be featuring Roses2Go Rose Farm Tours! How exciting! Well, at least for the Mann family and the team at Roses2Go & A Dozen Roses plus, our tried and trusted “rent-a-crowd” that were present for the filming of the feature to air this evening. This is also a wonderful opportunity to represent our industry – floriculture in Australia as well as tourism especially for the Central Coast region.

We are rose growers based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia – only 95kms from Sydney and just 7kms off the main F3 freeway between Sydney & Newcastle – so not too far off the beaten track. We have diversified into rose farm tours as a great passive income but more importantly it is excellent PR for our beautiful long lasting roses and for the floriculture industry that is under extreme pressure due to imported flowers coming into Australia. Tonight on Channel 7 – Roses2go features as a place to visit on the Central Coast so……..

So come to Rose2Go Rose Farm in Warnervale on the Central Coast of New South Wales and take a tour of our beautiful rose farm and see the fresh roses being picked and bunched before your eyes. Roses2Go & A Dozen Roses - the rose farm in Warnervale; specializes in long stem, long lasting roses all grown using the latest environmentally-friendly cultivation techniques. We grow 21 varieties of roses and have over 44,000 rose bushes under two 3000m2 greenhouses. All the roses are cultivated hydroponically & you will experience our advanced farming practices - whereby all water is recycled and there are no toxic or harsh chemicals used for disease or pest control instead we have a highly complex bio-control program where we introduce predatory bugs into our roses to prey on the troublesome pests. Tours are conducted of the rose farm by Wade Mann (our rose grower extraordinaire) and his wealth of knowledge and his passion for good quality roses shines through – it is truly interesting for everyone.

The tours have been described as “Magnificent!”; “Well worth a visit”; “Very informative and interesting tour”; “A wondeful way to spend the morning!”

We can accommodate groups from as small as 6 people up to 75 people. We can also offer morning or afternoon tea/coffee at $3 per person - this includes yummy muffins and cakes. Booking is essential to avoid disappointment. Tours can be undertaken any time of the year due to our production facility producing roses throughout the winter too – yes! beautiful roses 365 days of the year. (However, we do not facilitate tours the week of Valentines Day or Mothers Day as this is a fully operational rose farm and we are too busy producing roses for the population of Australia:-))

Prices are $10 for Adults and $8 for pensioners; Children between 5 – 16 are $5 and children younger than 5 years old are FREE:-)

For more information check out our website: www.roses2go.com.au or call us on (02) 4392 4155 and we can help with your booking, queries or can even send you a FREE full colour brochure on the rose farm tours.

So take time out to come and smell the roses at Roses2go & A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm in Warnervale based at 105-155 (Lot 82A) Hakone Road, Woongarrah, NSW, 2259.

HAVE A ROSEY DAY!

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Best Roses on the Central Coast now at Killarney Vale!

roses2go — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:20:09 +0000

Wahoo! On Friday 9th July, 2010 – Roses2Go Pty Ltd t/a A Dozen Roses finally managed to open it’s brand new florist in Killarney Vale – Roses2Go Florist Killarney Vale! Well, it was a huge effort from all our staff to get this store opened as we were only handed the keys to the new florist in Killarney Vale at 4:30pm on 8th July, 2010. Thanks to our great team – we really couldn’t have done it without you!

Well, the doors opened in true style with Champagne & Orange Juice flowing – our first customer was Monique Marks from Blue Tongue Stadium. She is attempting to set a record being one of the first customers purchasing at our new rose shops! Or is it the fact we always serve Champagne?

Anyway, new Roses2Go Killarney Vale Florist Shop has now been open 7 days today and is going along really nicely. Jennifer is doing a marvellous job and keeping our customers happys with beautiful arrangements and bouquets of fresh roses direct from our rose farm in Warnervale. We are still waiting some display counters and our signage but it should all be in place by the end of this coming week.

So, if you know anyone in the Killarney Vale, Glenning Valley, Tumbi Umbi, Bateau Bay, The Entrance, Long-Jetty, Wamberal, Forresters Beach & Shelley Beach who requires beautiful fresh roses direct from the rose grower – please send them to our gorgeous new florist in Killarney Vale – Roses2Go Florist Killarney Vale! For all orders you can call us on (02) 4333 3990 or you can order online 24 hours 7 days a week at www.roses2go.com.au .

Roses2Go Pty Ltd t/a “A Dozen Roses” – and all our Roses2Go Florists i.e. Roses2Go Florist East Gosford, Roses2Go Florist Killarney Vale and Roses2Go Florist Warnervale – all GUARANTEE our roses will last 7 days and all our roses are grown using the latest environmentally-friendly cultivation techniques.

For more information on hydroponic rose production and hydroponic roses fresh from the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia – check out our website – www.roses2go.com.au

HAVE A ROSEY DAY!

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William Wins!

roses2go — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:20:47 +0000

It was a very proud moment for the entire team at Roses2go t/a A Dozen Roses when William Koloamatangi won the 2010 NSW Training Awards – Disability Student of the Year Award for the Central Coast Region. Wow! what an achievement for Will who has attained top honours in his Horticulture Certificate 2 course and gone on to win Student of the Year Award in the Disability Category.

The awards ceremony was held on 8th July, 2010 at Diggers @ The Entrance – a very grand affair indeed! Wade & I were kindly invited by Job Centre Australia who organised William’s placement & training with us & have been instrumental is assisting William & Roses2Go throughout the process.

William – on receiving his award – gave a wonderful speech in front of a room full of people and he spoke so clearly & well. William made special mention and thanked each and everyone involved and made us so proud of being a part of William’s training and employment. Well done – what a wonderful ambassador for Roses2Go Pty Ltd, thank-you William.

Roses2Go is proud to be able assist with giving employment to people with disabilities and we are greatful to Jenny, Sharon & the team at Job Centre for the opportunity to do so.

www.roses2go.com.au For the best roses on the Central Coast, A Dozen Roses guaranteed to last 7 days and grown using the latest environmentally-friendly cultivation techniques!

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Brand New Florist on the Central Coast

roses2go — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:33:04 +0000

It is with much excitement that I announce that the newest florist on the Central Coast opened on Friday 9th July, 2010 at 9am. Another fantastic achievement for the team at Roses2Go Pty Ltd t/a A Dozen Roses – a brand new rose specialty store located at:- Roses2Go Florist – Killarney Vale; Shop 1/132 Wyong Road (Between the Magic Noodle Bar & Killarney Vale Paint Shop), Killarney Vale, New South Wales, Australia – 2261.

Well, this new rose florist shop based in Killarney Vale will bring our florist shops on the Central Coast to 3. Thus making our roses more accessible to our valued & loyal customers.

Jennifer James – Senior Florist for Roses2Go Florist & A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm at Warnervale & Woongarrah – will be managing this new rose shop and will be doing all the beautiful arrangements, bouquets, weddings, funeral tributes and plus catering for all your floral needs. Remember we specialize in fresh roses direct from our farm in Warnervale – so don’t go anywhere else for roses because our roses are guaranteed to last 7 days in the vase and grown using the latest environmentally-friendly cultivation techniques.

So, if you in the local Killarney Vale area – please pop in & say “G’Day!” and have a browse this brand new florist shop and feast your eyes on all the varieties and colours available in our roses.

Location: Roses2Go Florist Killarney Vale

Shop 1 /132 Wyong Road, Killarney Vale, NSW, 2261

Tel: (02) 4333 3990

Fax: (02) 4333 3027

E-mail: admin@roses2go.com.au

Online shop: www.roses2go.com.au

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Roses2Go filmed by Channel 7 – WOW!

roses2go — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:03:20 +0000

Well, what a week it has been – finalizing the opening of our new Roses2Go Florist shop in Killarney Vale ready to open on Thursday 1st July, 2010 AND……a visit from the film crew from Channel 7′s Sydney Weekender – WOW! Yes, A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm in Warnervale the supplier & grower of all our Roses2Go Florist Shop roses is going to feature in late August on the program – Sydney Weekender! How exciting!

We are being promoted as a destination on the Central Coast of New South Wales to come & visit and do a fully guided tour of a state-0f-the-art greenhouse facility cultivating the most exquisite roses using the latest environmentally friendly growing techniques.

Well, what an experience the film shoot was and all our fantastic staff were just natural in front of the camera. Wade Mann – our grower extraordinaire – was in his element sharing with the world his indepth knowledge of hydroponic rose production.

One of the amazing things that the crew commented on was that we still have gorgeous roses growing even though we are in the middle of winter and yet the greenhouses still looked spectacular with all the roses in bloom – can you just imagine what it would be like in Spring & Summer – OOOH YES!

The program focused on our environmentally friendly approach to producing our roses – the recycling of the water, the use of bio-controls & bio-rationals rather than HARSH TOXIC chemicals – and plus the BEAUTY of all the roses. They showed our trusty “rent-a-crowd” being taken on a guided tour; the harvesting of the roses; the processing of the roses in the pack shed & coldroom – stocked with masses of roses and then, finished up in our retail outlet on the farm which was brimming with roses, arrangements, bouquets and bags of freshly made pot pourri – just AWESOME! So hopefully it will come out brilliantly when it goes to air in late August!

So, this is just the beginning with the arrival of the other production crew in a couple of weeks starting “Wade’s World of Roses” documentary on hydroponic rose production. Which will be a wonderful way for us to share our passion for the finest quality roses grown using the latest environmentally-friendly cultivation techniques and still being able to guarantee our roses will last 7 days in the vase. So life is very full & exciting for the team at Roses2Go Florists & the Rose Farm in Warnervale.

So if you or anyone you know is a “rose lover” or “rose enthuiast” why don’t you book a tour of our hydroponic rose farm – it is really informative & interesting and will give you a huge insight to the life of a rose grower!

Call us now on : (02) 4392 4155

Or log onto our website: www.roses2go.com.au

“And remember – HAVE A ROSEY DAY”

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Growing….what we do best!

roses2go — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:52:15 +0000

Growing – what we do BEST!

Phone Orders please call: 02 4392 4155

New Roses2Go Shop – Killarney Vale – Opening very soon!

Where do I begin today as we have so much to let you know – Roses2Go – is growing once AGAIN!

Yes – we are always growing the finest hydroponic roses here on the Central Coast of New South Wales but our business is “growing” or expanding and really in more ways than one.

Firstly, we are opening up a brand new – Roses2Go Florist in Killarney Vale – yes, another outlet for our farm fresh roses direct from us the growers to YOU! If all goes according to plan – this new shop will be open on 1st July, 2010! We have tonnes to organise and prepare but our entire staff is thrilled & ready to meet the challenge to get this new store up & running in time for a grand opening – so watch this space!

Introductory course to Floral Design with Roses!

Another exciting venture is about to begin at Roses2Go Florists & A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm at Warnervale/ Woongarrah – our inaugral basic floristry course specializing in designing with roses starts on Saturday 10th July, 2010 in the training room at the rose farm in Warnervale. This a short course and will be on every Saturday for 4 weeks from 9:30am – 11:00 and will be run by one of our professionally trained staff.

The course will be a very hands-on and practical course in basic floristry specializing in the use of our fresh hydroponic roses direct from our rose farm. All materials and morning tea will be provided plus a FREE – basic floristry kit for each participant - the cost for the entire course & materials will be $180 only per person inclusive of GST. There are strictly limited spaces available as we would like this course to be personal & beneficial to each & every participant. PLEASE be quick & register with Nicky Mann – (02) 4392 4155 or admin@roses2go.com.au – if you would like further information on the course please do not hesitate to contact us ASAP.

Roses2Go joins the Wild Fig Alliance Partners

The team at Roses2Go Florists are most excited & proud to be welcomed as a member a very dynamic & exclusive new group on the Central Coast called the Wild Fig. We feel so honoured to be included in this amazing group of people & businesses and look forward to being a active and contributory service partner to the Wild Fig Group.

Filming begins…..

Yes – it is all go here at Roses2Go; we are so incredibly proud of Wade Mann – our rose grower extraordinaire – as the crew starts filming him this week for a brand new 12 part series on “The art of cultivating the finest quality hydroponic roses using the latest environmentally-friendly growing techniques”. In this new program, Wade will be sharing with the world his knowledge, experience & expertise on his secrets to “rose growing success!” I’m sure he will be the new “Steve Irwin” of the commercial rose growers of this world – well, he certainly has the passion. The DVD series will be available for sale at some stage but we wait on the producers for dates – so watch this space! Anyway, this a fun, exciting and brand new challenge for Wade & Roses2Go Florists – A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm, Warnervale, Australia:-)

Conferences Galore……….My news – amongst juggling – our two florist shops (specialized rose outlets – as we like to call them), the marketing of Roses2Go Florists and the running of A Dozen Roses – Farm Tours (which I must add have been rather busy of late with lots of tourists from all over the world – yey!) – I was lucky enough to be asked to present a paper & speak at the Wild Flower Conference at the Yarra Valley, Victoria.

What was I – a hydroponic rose grower – doing speaking at a Wild Flower Conference, you may ask? Well, our industries are extremely similiar but they are what you call “an infant industry” as opposed to the traditional flower growers as we have been around for many, many years – and the idea was to give them information and structures in place so they don’t make the same mistakes as our industry did and thus they have an easier and more successful progression in their industry.

It was a fantastic conference and I met and spoke with so many interesting & talented people it was truly an honour – and I felt I got so much out of spending the time & listening to other growers, researchers and specialists - it was a real treat!

At the end of this month – I have been asked to present to the Hydroponic Farmers Federation of Victoria at their bi-annual conference in Melbourne – this time on “Marketing” especially for primary producers and smaller growers. This is another wonderful opportunity and I am so looking forward to it.

A photo of me (Nicky Mann) giving a talk at Gosford Rotary – I love to talk – ha! ha!

“Never Give Up” – as my late Mum would say!

So in ending – we (The Mann Family) have nearly been in Australia 7 and half years, and yes we have certainly had our share of ups & downs but if you perservere and are determined & passionate about what you do – GROWTH in your business and personal life will come NATURALLY!

For more information on Roses2Go Florists – A Dozen Roses – The Rose Farm in Warnervale – please check out our website:-

www.roses2go.com.au

or up-to-date Blogs

http://adozenroses.wordpress.com/

For Happy Roses & Quality People – Call us (02) 4392 4155

Have a very rosey day!

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