Growing….what we do best!

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 https://adozenroses.wordpress.com/ For Happy Roses & Quality People – Call us (02) 4392 4155 Have a very rosey day!

Roses2Go Florist – East Gosford Florist

Our new baby – Roses2Go Florist in East Gosford is just about to turn 5 months old on the 15th June, 2010.  WOW!  It has all happened in the blink of an eye – from the idea to reality – and now we have a fully functional florist based in the heart of East Gosford and central to most areas of the Central Coast.  This beautiful little shop based on the main road through East Gosford  – 65 Victoria Street, East Gosford to be quite precise – has become a popular destination for “rose-lovers” as it specializes in beautiful hydroponic roses direct from our rose farm in Warnervale – approximately only 30 minutes away! 

 The selection & varieties of roses available is mind-boggling and the choice of stunning arrangments on offer are to die for. 

The local population have been remarkable and so supportive of our new venture and we are so very grateful. 

The team at Roses2Go Florist East Gosford have done a brilliant job & we continue to get great feedback and comments on their customer service, floral design and knowledge.  Thank-you Julia & Jennifer – this beautiful specialized rose shop is a credit to you both! 

Our lovely Julia - Senior Florist at Roses2Go Florist East GosfordGorgeous Jennifer hard & happy at work at Roses2Go Florist East Gosford

Gorgeous Jennifer hard & happy at work at Roses2Go Florist East Gosford

Laugh out Loud – aka LOL

Flowers CAUSE Laughter, Smiles & Happiness!

They say “Laughter is the best medicine” – and I once read that “flowers are Mother Earth’s expression of laughter” – so, with that in mind – I thought I would share what a special place flowers & in particular roses hold in everyone’s hearts.  So to spread the laughter & love – give the gift of flowers – they really will make someone smile and uplift the spirit and will probably change their day:-)

Flowers are cheery and happy and are such perfect bright specimens of all that is good and natural in the world today.  So bring some nature back into your lives and homes and “SHARE THE LOVE” – give some flowers to neighbours or friends – let them know they are appreciated and special.

  There doesn’t always have to be a reason to give flowers – so surprise someone – with a beautiful bunch of fresh flowers from your true local grower or your local florist!  BUT JUST DO IT – you will be overwhelmed by the response – maybe a naughty giggle from a loved one or a “happy dance”!  But the best thing – your kind gesture will keep on giving pleasure much longer than you think as the beautiful flowers sit in the vase/arrangement and open up slowly and begin to really unfold their true beauty – keeping you TOP of MIND for longer:-)

So remember send FLOWERS with LOTS OF LOVE……and maybe LAUGH OUT LOUD results!

Have A Rosey Day – from Everyone at Roses2Go Florists – East Gosford Florist & Woongarrah/Warnervale Florist & the A Dozen Roses – the hydroponic rose farm in Woongarrah and Warnervale, Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

www.roses2go.com.au

April Fool’s Special

Well, in my family – it is always a great tradition to really get the most out of 1st April – “April Fool’s Day” and the practical jokes run RIOT!  My eldest sister Colleen – usually takes the cake when it comes to being the first & and the most original.  However, over the years I have been catching up rather well.

However, I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to have some fun and do a really FOOLISH SPECIAL especially if you are a rose grower & the owner of the business.  So I have gone out on a limb and decided to do a truly awesome special tomorrow ONLY!

So here is the deal – 100 roses (any length or colour) for only $100 – but for tomorrow only – THURSDAY 1st APRIL, 2010!  This special is available at our rose farm in Warnervale – A Dozen Roses, Woongarrah  and our ROSES2GO FLORIST in East Gosford.

Yes!  Eat your heart out – a houseful of roses just in time for the Easter Weekend!  And if, 100 roses is a little daunting for you – why don’t you give some to friends & family or a lonely neighbour!  After all, it is all about giving at Easter Time and a reflection of LIFE and our spirituality!

So HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE – AND PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR AWESOME SPECIAL:-)

Do you LOVE your ROSE GROWER?

Happy Anniversary Wade!

Well, YES – I do –  tomorrow – 30th March –  is infact our WEDDING ANNIVERSARY – we would have been married 14 years – and all 14 of those years he has been the BEST ROSE GROWER I have known! LOL  – He is going to be so embarassed by this blog – because although he grows the most beautiful roses he is not a mooshey, soppy type of guy & not at all romantic either – he is your typical blokey-bloke who loves rugby, golf and ALL sport for that matter and a few beers with his mates.  However, he is a great Dad & Husband – and the best hydroponic rose grower – and this is because he consistently produces the finest roses especially with the equipment that we have got.  Although we have fairly good greenhouses – he doesn’t have all the “bells & whistles” & the latest & greatest equipment (especially no hydronic heating) available to grow the roses – but he does a pretty remarkable job none-the-less – producing the quality of roses he does WITHOUT using any harsh pesticides or chemicals. 

Hydroponic rose production – is not a walk in the park or “rose garden” for that matter – Wade doesn’t wear dungerees or a straw hat and go out in the back yard or paddock and just prune a few rose blooms here & there and sell them.  He runs 6000m2 of twin-skinned poly-greenhouses, with 44, 000 rose bushes all highly bred for production, colour, longevity, length of stem, resistance to disease, etc, etc and particularly fussy in being kept at optimum conditions.  He programmes the computer controller which obviously controlls the greenhouses when to open & close the vents, the angle of the vent opening & which direction they must face to avoid headwinds or dangerous gusts, he decides when the ventilations fans should go on, the shade screens open and close & when the gas heating will operate, he determines the fertilizer feed and when & how the crop is fed,  Wade decides the irrigation & fertigation cycles & the frequency & length of each feed & cycle.  Always making sure pH & EC’ s are correct & the plants are getting the optimum growing conditions.  Wade directs all the bio-control programmes and does all the crop scouting & monitoring.  He harvests, suckers (disbuds), folds (bends), prunes and maintains all the rose bushes as well as being the managing director of the entire business & all the staff – thus, dealing with the finances, human resources, marketing, sales and business & strategy planning – even making the “hot marketing & sales manager” a cup of tea now & again – LOL.  So Wade Mann is an extremely vital part  in our business and not just the simple rose grower that most people believe.  Yes, Wade can tell you more about the weather in terms of light, temperature, humidity & wind speed than most weathermen will ever do – he could teach you more chemistry, botany, entemology and biology than most specialists could especially in a practical sense.  So never underestimate the “humble blokey-bloke who only grows hydroponic roses” – yes! and he is environmentally conscious & aware – he wants our children & their children to enjoy a healthy & sustainable environment.  Plus, he is community orientated having coached rugby union for 6 years now & given up of his time to give back to the community in which we live.  He has rallied for our Gosford Horticultural Research Centre based at Narara in NSW parliament & was an active member of the Roses & Gerbera Integrated Pest Management group – and he still only uses bio-control & bio-rationals to keep any pests and diseases under control.  He has stuck & been committed to the programme whilst other growers have dropped out because doing it “clean & green” wasn’t so easy! 

So yes – I am so proud of him .    So here’s to Wade – my husband & passionate rose grower extra-ordinaire.  He literally lives, eats, sleeps and breathes ROSES and it shows in his roses – so thank-you Wade for giving so many people such immense pleasure with the beautiful ROSES you grow day in & day out and year in and year out and thank-you for INSPIRING our whole team here at A Dozen Roses & Roses2Go to go that extra mile to be different and dedicated to the WORLD OF ROSES and great quality roses guaranteed to last 7 days but all grown using the latest environmentally-friendly cultivation techniques.  Without your incredible knowledge, experience and PASSION for GREAT QUALITY ROSES – Roses2Go & A Dozen Roses would be NOTHING!  Thank-you for 14 years of marriage & being the BEST ROSE GROWER EVER!  Happy Anniversary to the BEST Australian Rose Grower I know! 

As Wade says “We want to change the way you FEEL NATURALLY with our roses!”  BRAVO !

I attach a few photos of Wade at work in HIS beautiful roses – where is happiest!

Happy Anniversary Wade!

I’d rather have Roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. – Emma Goldman

I love this quote – because being a rose grower – I think I have more chance of having “roses on my table than diamonds on my neck”!  Yes! It is a tough industry to be in – but we wouldn’t trade it for the world – we love roses and we are really good at growing roses which makes a huge difference.

Today, I wanted to share some facts about A Dozen Roses and roses in general:-

*  35% of our cultivation area is producing RED roses – the other 65% is made up of all the other colours like yellow, pink, white, orange, and bi-coloured roses – that will give you an idea of how much more popular red roses are compared to all the other coloured roses

* yellow roses are the next most popular coloured roses closely followed by white and pink – AMAZING!

*  Highly scented roses have a shorter vase life due to the fact they emmit a type of ethylene gas which in turn hastens the ripening process of the rose bloom and thus shortens it’s vase life.  Here at A Dozen Roses we choose varieties of roses with little to no scent therefore ensuring maximise vase life of the blooms

*  On dull overcast and rainy days people buy more yellow and orange coloured roses than any other colour

*  It takes a ton of rose petals to make sixteen ounces of rose oil

*  Long Stemmed Red Roses are the classic symbol of Love

Give ROSES – 100% Fat- and Sugar-Free – Start 2009 on right foot!

Lovely Leandra

Start 2009 on the right foot…… by acknowledging the special people in your lives and giving them a simple bunch of A Dozen Roses freshly picked and direct from the grower.  After all, roses are 100% fat & sugar-free and so totally guilt-free………  therefore, they can be enjoyed so much more!

Did you know – that a bouquet of fresh flowers delivered to a woman can give them more pleasure than SEX……yes! because their feelings and emotions are catered for – and they feeled loved and cared for especially knowing that their partner has taken the time to think of them and give them something that mirrors their emotions!  TRUE LOVE!!!!

PS Remember roses from A Dozen Roses are all grown using the latest environmentally-friendly growing techniques and our roses are guaranteed to last a week!  So shop online for the perfect gift of love…… www.roses2go.com.au

PPS  Don’t forget ST VALENTINE’S DAY is coming up on 14th February, 2009 – order now so you don’t forget!  www.roses2go.com.au

Don’t Put Your Love Life Into Recession

All it takes is a little effort on your part and A Dozen Roses will do the rest.  Yes – just log onto our website www.roses2go.com.au and head to our On Specials and you’ll find A Dozen Roses delivered across The Central Coast for only $47 – YES! Just $47 which will mean a world of difference to your partner – to know you are thinking about them and really care!  At these prices – you CAN afford to put the romance back into your life and “spice things up a bit!”  If you would rather speak to us to arrange this romantic gift just give us a ring on  (02) 4392 4155 !

Have A Rosey Day!

Okay – it’s Wade 1…. Rat 0

A Dozen Red Roses

It is now official – Wade (the rose grower) and now self-pronounced “RAT DESTROYER” – has now captured the rat in his peanut butter laden mouse-trap.  There is a little controversy as to the cause of death – as Constable Warwick Marks has a well founded theory that the Rat actually had a heart attack due to high cholesterol caused by high volumnes of ingestion of peanut butter and the rat accidentally collapsed during the seizure into the mouse-trap.  Due to this theory – Constable Marks feels that Wade can not knotch this event as a victory to himself.  The jury is still out on this case…….   watch this space!

In the meantime – it’s been a cold chilly winter on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia – however, even though the temperatures have been extremely low – the days have been bright and sunny & the quality of sunlight has been FANTASTIC.  Therefore, the rose production here on the rose farm has continued and the quality of the rose blooms is absolutely stunning – the rose buds are large and the colours extremely intense and strong.  Obviously due to the colder conditions the growth has been slow & steady thus making the stems of the rose strong & thick.  In short, perfect rose growing conditions for quality purposes ………  Our customers have been spoilt for choice and overwhelmed by the beauty of the roses during this period.

So come into our gorgeous Warnervale Rose Farm Shop and see for yourself – the colours and range available or log onto our website www.roses2go.com.au and choose something special for your Mum, Girlfriend, Wife, Nan, Sister, Lover, Husband, Boyfriend, Teacher, Partner or BEST FRIEND…….

Or give us a call (02) 4392 4155 – we would love to help you select something really special and don’t miss our on our “RED RAT SPECIAL”  available until 22nd August, 2008!  Amazing value  – 2 dozen red roses collected from the farm for $50 or delivered for $65!!!!!!!

Until next time – have a really rosey day!!!!!

RED RAT SPECIAL

There’s A Rat In The Kitchen????

There’s a Rat in the Kitchen……“There’s a rat in the kitchen.  What am I going to do?  I’m gonna catch that rat…. that’s what I’m gonna do”………  Okay?  You are going to have to be of a certain age to remember that rap song but it was just the song that came to mind – when we discovered the tiny droppings of “hopefully!” a tiny mouse in our kitchen at the rose farm this morning.  Wade (my husband & the rose grower) considers himself to be one of the last remaining “Big White Hunters” has set the little mouse trap with a teaspoonsful of peanut butter – apparently, the Food of the Gods to mice….. I hope the mouse doesn’t have a nut allergy ……..  Anyway, on inspection of the mouse trap at lunch time today – I had to giggle as ALL the peanut butter was gone…..and there was no sign of the MOUSE.  Therefore, Mouse 1 and Wade 0……. but Wade hasn’t given up and the trap is re-loaded with lots of peanut butter for a hungry little mouse and the moral of my little story is:- If you want to catch the attention of your girlfriend, wife and/or partner and want to WOW her – you need:  “A DOZEN ROSES” from A DOZEN ROSES FLORIST – based at the rose farm in Warnervale – we are your TRUE LOCAL ROSE GROWER producing the finest quality hydroponic roses and we sell them DIRECTLY TO YOU at unbeatable value for money prices PLUS we guarantee the roses will last a week!  So YOU will IMPRESS for longer!!!!!!  Call us now on (02) 4392 4155  or log onto our website www.roses2go.com.au and shop online.  It’s so easy & our roses & arrangements wont cost you an ARM and a LEG and YOUR FIRST BORN CHILD!!!!!!  INFACT,  We have 2 Dozen Red Roses on SPECIAL for only $50 Collected from the Warnervale Rose Farm or $65 delivered anywhere on the Central Coast!  YES!  Call us now and ask for:- “THE RED RAT ROSE SPECIAL” and we will also throw in a bag of “Magic Sex Petals” for FREE!!!!!! RING:  4392 4155  or go to our website:  www.roses2go.com.au Until next time – have a rosey red rat day!!!!!!! P.S.  Get in quick this special offer is only available until Friday 22nd August, 2008! P.S.S.  Have you checked out of our BLOG lately – yeah! we’re getting rather sophisticated on the blogging now & it is a BLAST!!!!  Check it out – the link is on our website:  www.roses2go.com.au   This email has been sent to you because you have either subscribed, contacted us via our website,  are one of our clients or we have met you at a networking event. If you wish to be removed please unsubscribe by clicking the link below or reply to this email with “unsubscribe”. ý Save a tree. Don’t print this e-mail unless it’s really necessary.