Banana Florist Blog

Yesterday on his View from the Cop blog, Steve Rose posted a harrowing account of buying flowers from a disinterested florist.  Basically, the florist knew Steve wanted something for his wife, and said nothing as our man walked out the door with yellow flowers.  Steve's wife promptly informed him that yellow flowers indicate friendship.  Things got pretty chilly.  Shame that Steve didn't shop at Banana Florist.  We go out of our way to point out which flowers suit which occasions.

Buying flowers constitutes an event.  A lot of florists, like our friends at the Teleflora blog, like to publish laundry lists of which abstract emotions correspond to which flower.  We try to contextualize things.  Not sure what flowers to purchase for Secretary's Day?  Our copy for the Unmixed Signal explains things.  Think maybe red roses are a bit much after a first date?  You're right, and will be relieved to read our description for Second Base.

But hey -- it's Valentine's Day.  The Heist is a no brainer, right?