Category: Christmas

December is here once again. That means the time is now to start planning your holiday shopping (if you haven’t already) in order to avoid picked-over store shelves and lengthily shipping delays closer to Christmas. 

Holiday shopping does not have to be difficult or stressful. In fact, holiday shopping can be a simple one-stop shopping experience if you know the best place to shop for holiday gifts in Fort Worth, TX. 

Payne’s Florist has all of your holiday gift ideas covered with an incredible variety of holiday flowers, centerpieces, and plants available now in-store, as well as countless other holiday gift ideas including candles, chocolates, ornaments, and more! 

Whether you’re holiday shopping for a loved one, friend, co-worker, or business associate, we have unique holiday gift ideas that everyone on your list is sure to love! 

5 Fabulous Holiday Favorites from Payne’s Florist

1. Poinsettias
   A lovely poinsettia plant is an excellent traditional holiday gift idea they will cherish all season long. No one can resist the cheerful beauty of a poinsettia plant. When you are looking for an excellent holiday gift, consider giving someone this long-lasting and easy to care for houseplant that will bring joy all year round! Payne’s Florist offers different sizes in colors available including red berries or green leaves with envy inducing burgundy coloring.

1. Holiday Centerpieces
   Another great holiday gift idea is Payne’s full selection of holiday centerpieces available in the store now! Holiday centerpiece ideas include traditional holiday flower arrangements, as well as delicious candy dishes filled with your favorite chocolates. Perfect for entertaining guests at home this holiday season!
2. Wreaths
   A festive wreath adds a warm welcoming touch to your home or office during the holidays. Payne’s Florist offer a variety of holiday wreaths in a wide range of styles, colors, and shapes to compliment everyone’s holiday style. We also have custom wreaths available that can include almost anything you’d like in the size of your choice!
3. Fresh Flowers
   Fresh holiday flowers are not just for decorating, they also make outstanding holiday gifts that can be delivered directly to the recipient of your choice. We also offer custom floral arrangements that can be made with any color or style you choose; including poinsettias, wreaths, candles, bows, and pine cones. Additionally, floral bouquets are also perfect as hostess gifts or thank you gifts for holiday parties and gatherings.
4. Candles, Ornaments, and other Holiday Décor
   Holiday baskets and candles make Christmas decorating a breeze and also make terrific holiday gifts for co-workers or collogues. We have many holiday scented options, as well as holiday themed votives and tealight holders that are perfect for holiday tabletop centerpieces or simply adding holiday cheer to any room in your home! We also have an incredible selection of beautiful Christmas décor, including handmade bows and pinecones, holiday ornaments, and holiday cards.

Stop In and See Us or Order Online

Payne’s Florist is your one-stop holiday shopping destination this holiday season. Whether you’re looking to cross off an entire holiday wish list or just a few people on your list, we’ve got the perfect holiday gift ideas for everyone on your list at Payne’s Florist!

There’s nothing better on this chilly winter day than to step into the warmth of Payne’s Florist and get your holiday shopping done in one visit. Our beautiful flowers and decoration will brighten any room, our Christmas ornaments are sure to put some sparkle on your tree with their vibrant colors. We also carry a wide selection of unique gifts that would be perfect for anyone you might need an extra gift for this year!

Visit our Christmas showroom at 8905 Benbrook Blvd, Suite A, Fort Worth, TX 76126, or shop online 24/7 at paynesfloristandgifts.com and let us take care of all those pesky errands so you can go back home with time left over to enjoy your family! Call us today at (817) 294-8941 to order Christmas gifts in Fort Worth, TX or anywhere in the USA.

The holiday season is a time for celebration and family. It’s the time of year where we deck the halls and decorate our homes and offices with holiday décor.

But finding time to decorate during the holiday rush can be difficult, and the longer you wait, the less options you have. Most people wait until after Thanksgiving to start thinking about holiday decorations, so your best bet is to have your designer booked before they start getting too busy.

That means right now is the best time to start planning your holiday decorating. If you’re looking for holiday decorating ideas or are in need of on-site florists that can help you get your home festive-ready before December 25th then Payne’s Florist should be your first stop!

We offer services to any budget big or small and our floral designers are experts in helping customers find the perfect holiday decorations for their home or office.

Our design team will decorate your home

Everyone loves decorating for holidays but who has the time? It can be so much work and the end results often fall short of the glorious holiday displays we pictured in our minds before we untangled our first string of lights!

This year forget that frustration and spend more time enjoying the holidays by trusting your home or office holiday decorating to the experts at Payne’s Florist?

Our professional floral designers love decorating for the holidays and will be happy to come to your home or place of business to assist you with decorating. We can even handle it all ourselves if you prefer, freeing up your time for other tasks.

Our experienced designers are filled with creative ideas that could turn your home or office into a winter wonderland or a simple cozy retreat. Christmas decorating ideas for your mantel, front door, mailbox, Christmas tree, and more will surely fill you with Christmas cheer.

What are the benefits of hiring our designers?

Hiring a local florist to assist you with designing Christmas decorations is an efficient way of getting into the spirit of the holidays without spending too much time on it yourself. And it never hurts to have a professional designer at your side while you decorate.

Whether you just need a few new ideas, or want us to decorate your entire home and trim the tree, our experienced professionals are waiting to turn up their creativity at full volume so they can fill every room in your house with cheerful holiday cheer this year!

• Holiday decorating ideas customized to your tastes and holiday theme
• No stress of trying to figure out what you need or where it all goes
• Decorations to accentuate any existing holiday décor in your home
• Holiday decorating ideas that will stun your family and friends
• Holiday decorating done quickly while still looking amazing
• Professionally designed fresh flowers that will leave your home or office looking festive and ready for the holiday season

Our experienced design staff is an incredible collection of talented professionals who create amazing floral designs for birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, get well wishes, sympathy, weddings, and other special occasions. They specialize in working with your existing décor and style to help you create something wonderful.

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Now is the perfect time to start – our calendar will fill up fast

However lavish or simple your holiday decorating may be, Payne’s Florist will help you bring the beauty and the essence of the holiday to every corner of your home or office. From holiday flowers and plants.

We certainly don’t want you to miss out on holiday cheer this year, so we’re urging you to schedule a holiday decorating appointment as soon as possible.

Now is the best time to schedule a consultation because the limited number of appointments will fill up fast. Call Payne’s Florist & Gifts in Fort Worth, TX today at (817) 294-8941 to schedule an appointment.

Greenery and plants including holly, laurel, boxwood bushes, poinsettias, pine trees , wreaths, and mistletoe, play important roles in many of our holiday celebrations. Kissing under the mistletoe is one Christmastime’s most romantic – and most unusual – traditions.  But what is mistletoe and how did it become such a fabled part of Christmas while being mostly ignored the rest of the year?

Unlike most other holiday flowers, mistletoe isn’t exactly known for its beauty. In fact, the infamous yuletide plant is an invasive shrub that grows from the dung of birds and extracts nutrients from trees. While that may not be a glowing introduction to mistletoe, it does begin to explain why this plant has held people’s fascination for so long.

While it is true that mistletoe is semi-parasitic and could eventually kill its host plant, it is generally not considered a serious enough threat, in most cases, to warrant control measures. In fact, there is evidence that the plant could have benefits for birds as well as humans.

Several studies – including one from Billabong Creek in New South Wales, Australia and another from central Mexico have shown a significant drop in the populations of birds and other species in areas where scientists removed mistletoe from the ecosystem while populations increased or stayed the same in areas with mistletoe.

Those findings, along with other studies suggest that mistletoe is a keystone species that not only plays a critical role in its ecosystem but may also provide some promising health benefits to humans. Doctors at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine are studying mistletoe’s effects on cancer patients as a way to relieve side effects of chemotherapy, and physicians in Europe are able to prescribe mistletoe to their patients.

How did it become a holiday tradition?

Long before the internet, neighbors and relatives frequently visited each other during the holidays for fellowship. Houses were kept tidy and decorated for the holidays in order to be ready for any guests or visitors, so the decorations needed to be hearty enough to last for several weeks. Although the origins of kissing under the mistletoe are unclear, it was likely chosen in part because it stays green all winter long without being rooted in soil.

The earliest documented cases of kissing under the mistletoe date back to 16^th century England where it was a very popular custom at the time, but it likely started even earlier. One Norse myth claims people began kissing under the plant as a peace offering after the god Balder was killed with a mistletoe arrow. Early European were so enamored with mistletoe plants that they became interwoven into myths, legends, and religious beliefs.

Literature is filled with examples of different uses that range anywhere from preventing fires to scaring away demons and protecting livestock from witchcraft. Throughout the ages, mistletoe was also commonly tied to fertility, which may be where the tradition started. Washington Irving wrote that men commonly gave women a kiss for each berry hanging on the mistletoe above them – plucking one off for each kiss.

Despite mistletoe’s continued popularity in Christmas carols, songs, and tales, the plant is not nearly as common as it used to be even though nearly everyone has heard of it. And, unlike the jolly old elf, there is nothing seasonal about mistletoe – it does not disappear when the season is over, it is simply forgotten about for several months each year until it makes its appearance in doorways across the world next year.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Payne’s Florist! Start your holiday shopping today with our incredible selection of holiday flowers and gifts. We offer same-day delivery in Fort Worth, TX, and surrounding areas for birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, get well soon, sympathy, or even just because. Call us today at (817) 294-8941 or shop online 24/7.