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The Best Centerpieces for Easter Brunch

Everyone loves brunch, and Easter brunch is an extra-special time to spend with your loved ones to welcome in the spring. Dress your table right with beautiful seasonal blooms that reflect the fresh new life that is sprouting up all around you now that warmer weather has arrived. For some inspiration for the perfect Easter centerpiece, visit Teleflora, get Teleflora coupon code april 2015 and take a look at the list below:

Elegant Easter

For a stunning Easter display that will impress your guests, opt for a floral sculpture like Teleflora's unique Blushing Lilies display. Delivered in a white ceramic pot that you can reuse again and again, grand pink asiatic lilies rise from an arrangement of soft pink carnations, green variegated pittosporum and fluffy white statice. This topiary is a sophisticated and stately floral arrangement that will bring the spring to your Easter gathering.

Dotted Easter display

Teleflora has a unique collection of Easter floral arrangements to fit any style and personality, and their Polka Dots and Posies bouquet is perfect for a modern touch to any table. A contemporary cube-shaped vase holds fresh, crisp white daisies mixed with vibrant hot pink roses that perfectly accent the chic polka dot print ribbon. Decorate your dining space with pastel polka-dotted table linens for a creative take on Easter brunch.

Sweet scent-sations

Include a riot of colors on your Easter brunch table that will energize you. Teleflora's gorgeous and Zen-like New Sensations bouquet is the perfect accent for your table. Big, beautiful blooms of green and pink hydrangea with green cymbidium orchids, fiery hot pink roses, delicate lavender roses, classic pink tulips and green viburnum are all arranged in a glass vase that is attractively lined with green ti leaves. Make a statement at your Easter party with this centerpiece!

Garden Beauty

A classic white wicker basket holds a lovely bunch of plump white roses, graceful purple alstroemeria, darling lavender waxflower, spiral eucalyptus and pitta negra in Teleflora's Sweet Moments centerpiece. Add this charming basket to your tablescape or pretty picnic and accent it with purple napkins or dinnerware to create a cohesive and spring-like Easter arrangement.

Simple and stunning

For something a little different, opt for a graceful and simple bouquet like Teleflora's striking Moondance floral arrangement. Five large calla lilies are elegantly arranged in a tall pint vase with lacey white hydrangea, bright green cymbidium orchids and deep green aralia leaves. This collection will make a chic statement and is sure to impress with its delicate simplicity.





This article is brought to you by Michelle Farrell and published by Teleflora.

7 Ways to Prepare for Daylight Saving Time

It's that time of year again - we're almost ready to spring forward for daylight saving time,which this year falls on March 8, 2015.. While many struggle with the fact that spring's daylight saving change means losing an hour of sleep, it also means an extra hour of daylight in the evening and serves as a reminder that spring is just around the corner!

Although the daylight savings change happens twice a year, it never seems to grab hold of our lives in some way; whether it’s physically adjusting to the change, or coping with a case of spring fever.

Below are 7 tips on how to ease your way into daylight savings time in 2015:

1. Get Some Sleep!

After all the hard work you've done to prepare your house, get yourself ready for the time change by getting some extra sleep! A week before daylight saving time, start trying to go to bed about 15 minutes earlier to get your body used to the new schedule. That way, when it comes time to spring forward, you'll already be acclimated.

2. Get Regular Exercise

While it might be hard to force yourself into bed a few minutes earlier, making sure to fit in some exercise is especially important if you are trying to maintain a sleep schedule.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, people who report regular exercise sleep better than non-exercisers who sleep the same number of hours. In fact, it is reported that vigorous exercise isn’t necessary to get better sleep; simply walking, or even working in your garden can help you exert the energy you need to sleep better that night.

3. Freshen Up Your Garden

If it isn't quite warm enough for you to start planting your favorite spring flowers, you can at least freshen up your garden to get it looking healthy, happy and ready for new seasonal additions. On one of the warmer early spring days, head outside and start pulling weeds and pruning dead branches and plants. Then, spread a new layer of mulch around your healthy garden plants to keep them that way until you're ready to plant more.

4. Decorate the Patio With Some Plants

It's almost time to start spending your evenings relaxing on your patio, so do a little patio prep. Clean the furniture, change the lightbulbs, sweep the floor and add some container plants to make it look inviting and pretty. Start with some evergreens while the weather is still a little chilly, such as a dwarf Alberta spruce or a topiary juniper. As the weather warms up, add container plants that will thrive in the spring, like tulips and daffodils.

5. Clean the Grill

Are you looking forward to barbecue season? If so, scrubbing the dust from your grill should be an important part of your spring cleaning to-do list. Use dish soap to cut through any leftover dirt and grease that's been sitting on your grill all winter, and soon it'll be squeaky clean and ready for hot dogs and hamburgers!

6. Pick Up a Spring Centerpiece

Nothing says spring is coming like a beautiful spring centerpiece for your dining room table. Celebrate daylight saving time with a pretty bouquet of spring blooms, like carnations, tulips, chrysanthemums, gerberas or hyacinth. 

Teleflora's Polka Dots and Posies arrangement with vibrant pink roses and white daisies fits the season beautifully. Plus, they come in a cube vase that's tied with a cute polka-dotted ribbon that you can use as a spring centerpiece for years to come. Or, go for the Spring Sonata bouquet that includes colorful roses, tulips, asters, carnations, mums and seeded eucalyptus in a simple terra cotta pot. The Spring Sonata would look great on your patio table, as well!

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7. Try a New Coat of Paint

A deep spring clean may be just the way to get your house feeling fresh after a long weekend, but if you're looking for an even bigger change, try a fresh coat of paint in your kitchen or living room. Paint is an inexpensive way to instantly change the look and feel of a room, so it's a great update to make without breaking the budget. Try a sage green or soft yellow that will get you excited for spring but look amazing all year-round.

5 DIY Home Remedies for Spring Allergies

At Teleflora, we love spring. Not only is the warming weather (and long hours of sunshine!) an amazing relief after the long winter season, but it's also the time of year when many flowers are blooming beautifully. And that, of course, is something we love to see. However, with blooming flowers and high counts of tree and grass pollens, spring is also often a frustrating time of year for some people: It's allergy season. Spring allergies are usually a reaction to the increased amount of pollen in the air, so it stands to reason that nature's favorite season is also the worst for allergies. 

But if you do suffer from this seasonal frustration, there are a few ways to fight back against the sniffling, sneezing and congestion you may experience. See our guide: Best & Worst Flowers for Allergy Sufferers. Read on for five do-it-yourself home remedies for spring allergies:

1. Limit Your Exposure to Allergens

The first remedy may sound obvious, but it's an important first step. During the spring and summer, pollen levels in the air are highest during the afternoon hours. So, you may want to enjoy an indoor activity during that time in order to limit your exposure to the pollen. If you do venture outdoors (and who could blame you for enjoying spring sunshine?), make sure to take some precautions. Protect your face with sunglasses and a hat, and change clothes immediately upon going home.

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2. Take Extra Vitamin C

Vitamin C has many health benefits, from increasing the effectiveness of your immune system to supporting your overall skin and eye health. The nutrient is also a natural antihistamine, making it great for relieving some of the symptoms of allergies. Eating foods high in Vitamin C like fruits and vegetables might help a little, but you may also want to consider taking supplements to really make a difference.

3. Try a Neti Pot

If you've ever used a Neti pot, you know just how well this DIY remedy works to loosen up congestion and clear out allergens. To use a Neti pot, you first have to make a saline solution out of salt and warm purified water (don't use tap water, since it might contain bacteria or other dangerous organisms). Then, fill your Neti pot with the solution, and use it to pour the saline water into one nostril. During the process, tilt your head to the side and allow the solution to go in one nostril and flow out of the other. Then, repeat the process on the other side. You'll be cleared up in no time! A similar remedy people often use is saline spray, which can be spritzed into each nostril to help clear up congestion. The spray is simple to use, a little more gentle than Neti pots and very effective.

4. Use Spices

Some spices have been found to reduce allergy symptoms immensely, including cayenne pepper, chili pepper and turmeric. Cayenne and chili peppers are natural decongestants, since they both contain a component called capsaicin. Turmeric is a popular spice used in Indian cuisine,  and it has an ingredient called curcumin that naturally reduces inflammation. This can help your inflamed sinuses and nasal passages return to normal.

5. Drink Herbal Tea

There are a few types of herbal tea that may also help you reduce your spring allergies, including peppermint tea, green tea and nettle tea. The menthol found in peppermint tea can have an immediate effect on your congestion, while green tea has a compound called methylated epigallocatechin gallate that could help with allergy symptoms. Nettle leaf is another natural antihistamine that can be consumed as tea or in capsule form. As far as allergies, it's best to avoid drinking chamomile, which can actually sometimes cause allergic reactions.