Russia's Flowers

[P A U L 14]

so, i ordered some flowers to be delivered to my fiancee's place on valentine's....and i was wondering...where in that giant soviet refrigerator do they grow roses?

[Martyshk 137]

so, i ordered some flowers to be delivered to my fiancee's place on valentine's....and i was wondering...where in that giant soviet refrigerator do they grow roses?

Cmon, man

They have flowers! I've done that (flowers and a teddy bear)

[james&olya 1,121]

so, i ordered some flowers to be delivered to my fiancee's place on valentine's....and i was wondering...where in that giant soviet refrigerator do they grow roses?

I do hope you did not order a dozen! Or any other 'even' number.

[Tanya and Barry 59]

Surely if he's getting married he knows that by now :-)) If not prepare for the funeral upon arrival...:-)))

[Lena and Igor 5]

And...don't buy 13 (bad luck), dig deep and buy 15 (from experience)!

[P A U L 14]

i put in an order for a dozen through a flower shop local to me lol...

when it arrived, my fiancee told me there were 11...then i learned why

Edited March 1, 2013 by P A U L

[Mike&Lena 3]

Hello, Like yourself, I assumed all of Russia was like a refrigerator this time of year, however my fiance is from an area close to the Black Sea, and surprisingly, the weather there is very warm compared to the rest of the country. I found a floral service online that located flower shops nearest to the location and happily, they used a shop very close to her home. She did tell me they do have green houses there in her city, so I suppose getting fresh roses there is much like here.

Wishing all of you the best

[Amy_and_Victor 159]

so, i ordered some flowers to be delivered to my fiancee's place on valentine's....and i was wondering...where in that giant soviet refrigerator do they grow roses?

Well, Russia is not only Polar Siberia, like US is not only Alaska. On the south of Russia it's warm enough that you can grow up watermelons just on open ground with no tricks, and a lot of other plants requiring hot climat.

-Victor

Edited March 2, 2013 by Amy_and_Victor

[AmyWrites 593]

I don't know, I found flowers grew much more beautiful there than anywhere I'd been. And also, unlike the flowers I buy here, they last fresh and beautiful for more than 2 days. I bought flowers there that lasted gorgeous almost two weeks.

[Martyshk 137]

I don't know, I found flowers grew much more beautiful there than anywhere I'd been. And also, unlike the flowers I buy here, they last fresh and beautiful for more than 2 days. I bought flowers there that lasted gorgeous almost two weeks.

Not sure what you are talking about. Flowers that I got my wife for Valentine's day still look just as good as they did 2 weeks ago...

And most always that has been the case HERE.

[AmyWrites 593]

Not sure what you are talking about. Flowers that I got my wife for Valentine's day still look just as good as they did 2 weeks ago...

And most always that has been the case HERE.

You're lucky. I have never in my life gotten flowers in the US that lasted more than four days (and that was once) looking nice. Maybe it's just because it's super hot here.

[Martyshk 137]

You're lucky. I have never in my life gotten flowers in the US that lasted more than four days (and that was once) looking nice. Maybe it's just because it's super hot here.

I don't know where you live, so maybe... in both PA and NJ I've rarely had issues with crappy flowers.

[Amy_and_Victor 159]

Not sure what you are talking about. Flowers that I got my wife for Valentine's day still look just as good as they did 2 weeks ago...

And most always that has been the case HERE.

I agree, flowers in US seems to stay fresh much longer than in Russia. Any flowers I got for my wife stayed fresh for at least 2 weeks if not a little longer, even any simple bouquet from Kroger for $10-15 never did look bad in at least 12 days, not speaking about flowers from special florist shops. In Russia you never know, flowers in my Russian city were MUCH more expensive than the same kinds of flowers here in the US (not speaking of roses - you barely could get 2-3 roses in my city for the price I can buy a whole dozen here in the US), and I'm not from Moscow. They always were a lottery in Russia - sometimes they wouldn't stay fresh even for a 5-7 days, you never know, and it was rare if they would stay fresh for 2 weeks. So yeah, I definitely don't see anything wrong with flowers here. In Russia they were often less fresh and always much more expensive.

- Victor

[ONA 133]

I agree, flowers in US seems to stay fresh much longer than in Russia. Any flowers I got for my wife stayed fresh for at least 2 weeks if not a little longer, even any simple bouquet from Kroger for $10-15 never did look bad in at least 12 days, not speaking about flowers from special florist shops. In Russia you never know, flowers in my Russian city were MUCH more expensive than the same kinds of flowers here in the US (not speaking of roses - you barely could get 2-3 roses in my city for the price I can buy a whole dozen here in the US), and I'm not from Moscow. They always were a lottery in Russia - sometimes they wouldn't stay fresh even for a 5-7 days, you never know, and it was rare if they would stay fresh for 2 weeks. So yeah, I definitely don't see anything wrong with flowers here. In Russia they were often less fresh and always much more expensive.

- Victor

The only difference is that in Russia you have to know how to pick flowers (of course they will try to sell you the ones that are old). Here old ones are usually sold with a discount, but it's still good to look. The flowers I would buy or get in Russia would always be good for at least 2 weeks. It's about the same here.

[james&olya 1,121]

I agree, flowers in US seems to stay fresh much longer than in Russia. Any flowers I got for my wife stayed fresh for at least 2 weeks if not a little longer, even any simple bouquet from Kroger for $10-15 never did look bad in at least 12 days, not speaking about flowers from special florist shops. In Russia you never know, flowers in my Russian city were MUCH more expensive than the same kinds of flowers here in the US (not speaking of roses - you barely could get 2-3 roses in my city for the price I can buy a whole dozen here in the US), and I'm not from Moscow. They always were a lottery in Russia - sometimes they wouldn't stay fresh even for a 5-7 days, you never know, and it was rare if they would stay fresh for 2 weeks. So yeah, I definitely don't see anything wrong with flowers here. In Russia they were often less fresh and always much more expensive.

- Victor

That surprises me. It is true that cheap flowers are available in supermarkets here but buying flowers at most florists in my experience can be ridiculous. When I was in Ukraine (it was in summer) I was able to purchase flowers very cheap from the sidewalk vendors. I don't know about what they cost in Russia or in winter though.