Penny’s By Plaza Flowers
Voted Best Florist In Philadelphia
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers is a family owned and operated floral design firm. We provide local same day and express flower delivery service anywhere in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area. Our firm has been voted “Best Florist in Philadelphia” on numerous occasions. We operate multiple floral design centers in the Norristown area. Our Plaza Flowers location is located at 417 Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403. The Penny’s Flowers location is at 263 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038.
We have been selected to design flowers for thousands of weddings, three presidential inaugurations, and the GOP 2000 Convention in Philadelphia. The professionals at Penny’s By Plaza Flowers know how important your floral product purchase is. We will not rest until every fine detail has been addressed to suit you.
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has amazing Christmas wreaths, flowers and gifts!
Golden Evergreen Wreath
Christmas Wreaths, Flowers and Decorations
The symbolism surrounding Christmas and Hanukkah decorations is amazing. For example a wreath represents eternity. This is because of its circular shape which signifies it has no beginning and no end. In addition, Christmas wreaths are traditionally made from evergreen leaves. The evergreen tree does not shed its leaves in the winter thus symbolizing eternal life.
Christmas decoration colors also have different meaning. Historians think the tradition of displaying Christmas decorations dates back to the 15th century. Then in London it was a custom that homes and parish churches display ivy, holly and other various natural decorations. People felt that the heart-shaped leaves of ivy symbolized Jesus coming to earth and that holly provided protection against witches. Plus its thorns and red berries represented the Crown of Thorns worn by Jesus at his crucifixion.
The traditional selection of red, green and gold decorations is purposeful also. Gold is one of the first colors associated with Christmas. It symbolizes royalty as it was one of the three gifts of the Magi. Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus shed during crucifixion. And again green symbolizes eternal life as it comes from the evergreen tree.
In 1839 a Lutheran priest by the name of Johann Wichern came up with the idea to use a wagon wheel to symbolize the approach of Christmas. Using the wheel he would use red and white candles to reflect the Advent season. In the Roman Catholic Church, the season of Advent is four Sundays in December each one taking on a different theme:
- On the First Sunday, the church looks forward to the Second Coming of Christ.
- On the Second Sunday, the church reviews the message that John the Baptist preached. His message was for Christians to “prepare the way of the Lord”.
- On the Third Sunday, which is referred to as Gaudete Sunday, the theme is again surrounding the joy Christians have by the coming of the Saviour.
- On the Fourth Sunday, the theme is about Mary and Joseph and how the events led up to the birth of Jesus.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah will begin at sunset on Thursday, December 10th this year. As the Hebrew calendar uses the lunar cycle, Jewish holidays often change annually. This religious Jewish holiday is an eight day festival that has its basis surrounding the commemoration of the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem. This re-dedication was the result of a group of Jewish warriors that defeated the Greek armies that were occupying the Temple. This festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and of spirituality over materiality.
To begin the celebration, the first candle of the menorah is lit. Then each night of Hanukkah one additional candle is lit. During the lighting of the menorah, people sing traditional Hanukkah songs, eat special foods unique to Hanukkah and exchange gifts. It is festive time attended and hosted by many people.
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has lovely traditional flowers to display during the festival of Hanukkah. Blue and white flowers are the most popular and are considered the traditional holiday colors.
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers would be honored to assist you in selecting wonderful Christmas or Hanukkah flowers, wreaths and gifts. Our professional floral designers are extremely creative and talented!
Peace and Joy Bouquet
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers is a family owned business founded in 1983 as Plaza Flowers by Dottie Drummond. Dottie had a keen ability to leave her customers delighted with service and stunning Flowers. Since inception Plaza Flowers has offered this same level of service Dottie ingrained into the business and future generations of family members. Seven day per week service for the entire Philadelphia region existed then and still does today. Wonderful Flowers and gifts prepared by the professional Penny’s By Plaza Flowers folks can be found at any time which keeps loyal customers coming back. As a result of their outstanding service, Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has been voted and awarded numerous commendations such as, as “Best Florist” by several regional publications, Pennsylvania’s “Florist of the Year” and has been ranked as a “Top Florist” by three national wire services. We have been selected to design flowers for thousands of weddings, three presidential inaugurations, and the GOP 2000 Convention in Philadelphia.
Searching for the best flowers from a florist you can trust? Penny’s By Plaza Flowers is the best choice and now you can send flowers or gifts from our company to your special person whether they are in your neighborhood or across the country. You will find the finest quality flowers direct from farms around the globe. We sell the freshest blooms from farms in Holland, Ecuador, Columbia, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and California.
Thank you for reading our blog. Please visit us online or at one of our retail locations and allow us the privilege of helping to make your holidays colorful and fragrant.
