ness‘in cuslicen: scems {to
be improving itself in every
way—cveryday, Tulips Floral

Company has bcen serving the °

Castlegar and district: area for
the past 30 ycars, and with. it's
most recent expansions, you
can ‘bet they'll.be around for at
least another three decades.

Owned) and. managed by
Kathy Soloveoff, Tulips recent-
ly, moved to a‘new location at
301-11 Avenue, kitty-corner
from the Castlegar library.

“We made the move fora
number of reasons, the. most
important of which was to
increase our space thereby
allowing us to have a larger
quantity of product. We feel
this allows us to serve our cus-
tomers even better than before,”
said Kathy.

Moving to a larger building
has presented unlimited possi-

offers Auaning

arrangements. of:
fresh flowers, as well:
as. arrangements in: per-'

manent (silk) flowers,

By simply. walking: through,

the doors of Tulips,:a potential
customer: might : be :over-

whelmed with the: large :selec-,,

tions. and the high quality: of

merchandise whieh is Presented

inside, :

Besides arrangements, plants
and cut flowers for all occa-
sions, -Tulips has a large selec-
tion of exquisite gift ware
ideas,’ including: brass-ware,
candles, balloons, assorted
dolls, beautiful cards and:even

plush toys which can be added -

to almost any: flower arrange-
ment.

“The plush toys can be used
for all occasions..Many of them

CONGRATULATIONS
TULIPS FLORAL CO.
 omthe opening of
your new flower shop

The Cablleget Sun

to:be:very populariat:

Floral Company is a patty
item known as the European,
plant baskets.

“The plant baskets are deco-:
rated with both fresh and dried:

flowers, They are. very original

and. extremely Popular,” she

continued.

“We feel we.are
now able to serve
our... customers.
better than ever.”

— Kathy Soloveoff
Tulips Floral Company

, Many local homeowners
require special attention in
order to provide their domain

with that special finishing touch’
which can be attained) by~

permane
case, Tulips IT d

decorating, thereby providing ‘a |
proterenn service: at alow:

cost.

know: them and their:surround- |.
ings, we.can help make’ a deci- }

sion,

Then there are: local residents
who are: interested in expanding
their own knowledge about

flowers. and: ‘various; ‘plant
arrangements. For this reason, °

Tulips: offers classes’ in flower
arranging which ‘run during

September, Ocober' and: Novem’ ¢

ber.
; “The classes ‘are very well

attended, We usually havea.’

maximum 12 number of peo-
ple,” said Kathy.

Who teaches the ‘classes?
Who-.else but. members of the

y highly qualified staff ftom

Owner’and manager of
Tulpis, Kathy Soloveoff:
(standing), and Judy:
Pachon,' are able to send
floral orders anywhere in
the world via Tulip’s new

‘computer system. The;

Soviet Union was the lat-
est. destination ‘for a

"Wednesday, November 13;:1991/

Tho’ Castlegar Sun

attending various workshops
and shows across the province,
“With: fresh flowers. and
plants, arriving twice.,cach |
week, Tulip's employces strive
ES OS

“Visiting Tulips
should be nothing.
put a pleasure. '

— Kathy Soloveoff
Tullps Floral Company

for top quality blooms, packag-

ing and customer service,” con-
tinued Kathy,

: Meeting strict standards have
allowed Tulips Floral Company
to become the only FTD shop
in Castlegar. Belonging to this
organization requires a lot-of

work, although the benefits are The Tulpis Floral Company team. “Top row. (left-r

) Doreen Chaves; Judy achon,

ig)
very rewarding, especially, to." Isabel Jones and Shelly Blessin. Sitting (left-right) Janice Ferraro, owner and manag-

Tulips customers. *
“We can now offer a new. ser-
vice called ‘Flowers after where our last delivery was

Prompt and efficient customer’ service is essential to
the,success of any business, which is why customer
relations are important. for (I-r) Isabel sones, Shelly

Blessin and Doreen Chaves.

Hours’,which allows customers

" to call and order flowers to be

sent anywhere in the world 24
hours a day, seven days a week.

“We have a new computer
system which allows us to send
flowers as far away as the Sovi-

. et Union— which in fact, was

sent,” said Kathy.
There is indeed something
very magical about the flower

business, and time almost ~

stands still while walking in

what can only be described as

an ‘indoor Garden of Eden’,
“Visiting Tulips should be

‘Congratulatio

er Kathy Soloveoff and Dinah Lutze, master florist.

nothing ‘but a pleasure,” fin-
ished Kathy, “We're working
hard'so visitors to our store will
feel comfortable and at home.

That's: what service i
about."”..

“Distinctive |

recent order. i Sond 7
: “Dri ied “Flow€rs “Ltd.

“@,
Dinah Lutze, a long-time
employee at Tulips Floral Com- TULIPS FLORAL
pany, obtained her Masters cer- :
tificate in floral arranging last Glass & Trim Ltd.
spring. Other designers include - 1050 Columbia Ave., |
Janice Ferraro, Lisa Muntak, Castiegar, B.C.

Wanda Kacaloff and Judy
Pachon. An apprentice design- 365-6505
er, Rena Amold, is currently. on .

staff as well, learning the ropes.

ulip’s Flora C

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‘Providing signage for Tulips’
- 1737 Highway 3A, Castlegar

Phome 399-4411
Fax 399-4388

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“We can now offer
a new service
called Flowers.

Janice Ferraro’ (ett) and Dinah Lutze add the final finishing touches to errniaivent ‘and drieu
arrangements, and decorative European Gard Paying close attention to fine details is

extremely and this has 3 Helped Jules Floral.Com: a

1127 4th Street,
“Castlegar.”

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to call and order “We make buying insurance easy, *

fflowers 24 hours.
a day, seven days
a week. ”

WaterDale inc.

‘Supplier of dried floral goods'
| Extends Best Wishes

i) + ENTER TO WIN

Fresh arrangement
in brass vase value $120.00

+ ENTER TO WIN
24" plush Tedcly value $80.00

— Kathy Soloveoff
Tulips Floral Company

Tulips Floral : t

Best Wishes on your new location

Providing outstanding service
for their customers at Tulips
Floral is Doreen Chaves, Shelly
Blessin and Isabel Jones.

Tulips employees advocate a
motto which they live by daily,
“We take pride in what we do’.
They-just.don't say it—they
mean it. And whether it's pay-

ing close attention to detail on a: K NAY , ag ea FAX
beautiful flower arrangement. - — ¥ es [7 ON
or simply listening attentively F ¢ : } ; i bere HOR:

Wooden tulips for
the first 20 customers

+ FREE
Helium-filled balloons _ sense. of pride definitely shows

¢ : through.
for all the kids : ue ey Bee eee Among Tulip’s designers,
+ FREE

canbe found over’50 years of
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to a customer’s questions, this COMPUTERS

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experience. This experience
however, is kept up to date by

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: Tulips Floral Co.
Kathy & staff
(CONGRATULATIONS:
on Dour beautiful new