A Year In Review

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A Year In Review
30 March 2011

We have been so busy around here that we totally missed our one-year anniversary!

We thought we would do a bit of a review to show you what we have been up to over the past year.

February 2nd, 2010 - Due to delays in renovations, we began to sell flowers a la carte outside the store and in Community Corner in First Canadian Place

March 19th, 2010 - The official opening of the Pistil Flowers

Looks a little different than it does now eh?

September 2010 - Pistil Flowers is featured in Toronto Life`s 2010 Shopping Guide

What an honour!

November 4th - Pistil is featured on Style at Home`s blog

I guess Natalie liked her Love Bomb!

November 8th and 17th, 2010 - Pistil featured on Wedding Bells Magazine`s blog

We provided the arrangements for a wedding shower for one of the Wedding Bells Magazine team member - cute eh?

And FYI - we are going to featured in the upcoming issue of Wedding Bells, so stay tuned for that!

December 10th, 2010 - Pistil featured in Chatelaine Magazine`s blog

January 5th, 2011 - We succesfully launched our Pocket Posies - part of our Collection Series

January 2011 - Became Canadian Living Magazine`s preferred florist

January 2011 - Yvonne featured on two How-To videos on Chatelaine Magazine`s website with their Home Editor, Virgine Martocq

How-To Table Scape with Small Floral Arrangements
How-To Make a Perfect Bouquet

February 14th, 2011 - Valentine`s Day - Successfully survived Pistil`s busy day ever!

Just for the record, this picture was taken the day before Valentine`s Day - these were only part of all the orders that were going out the next day. We didn`t have time to take any photos on the day of!

And in between all of these milestones:

- We have grown our list of high-profile corporate clients to include ARIDO, Oliver Bonacini Restaurants, KPMB Architects and more major corporate firms

- We have grown our team to include a Graphic Designer, Corporate Client Manager and Marketing and Communications Coordinator

And we just wanted to take this time to say a big thank you to you and your support over the last year. We couldn`t have done it without you! We appreciate every visit, every purchase, every kind comment and every smile.

Stay tuned for a very exciting 2011 with Pistil....we have lots more in store!

- The Pistil Team

Comments

Happy one-year anniversary, Pistil Flowers! If you build it, they will come... and your clients have, in droves! Love your product and passion - keep up the great work. BKJM

from BHa

Congrats Gals ! One year of excitement and many more ahead ...

from sching