How to Shop for Mother's Day Flowers

Audra Lowe: Mother’s Day is this weekend and you know the clock is ticking on
what you got to get mom, right. So Jeannette Pavini is here she’s
showing us an affordable way to shop for flowers and it’s all in
today’s Better Ways to Save.

Jeannette Pavini: Flowers can cost a pretty penny if you order them through a
delivery service. Price is average around $50 for a delivered
arrangement but you can do it yourself for a fraction of the cost.
Most major cities have flower markets and you can buy cut
flowers, flowering plants wreaths and vases at wholesale prices.
$25 at a flower market could buy and armload of flowers and you
can get ideas on flower arranging at the market too.

Now some market sell in bulk perfect to split the flowers and the
cost with a friend, and if you don’t have a market near you look for
bouquets, plants and trees at your local nursery. Typically a plant
will cost much less than cut flowers and last longer. You can create
your own bouquets by buying different bunches of flowers at the
store and rearranging them into one large vase and the single rose
in a vase can also make a very big statement.

And if you live too far to present flowers yourself, make sure to
check online deliveries service for coupons and coupon quotes and
compare prices. Be sure to check with the online guarantee you
want to make sure that the flowers will last at least a week and will
be delivered on time.

Audra Lowe: Alright mom so you got your flowers to celebrate, now you can get
even more props with your adorable kid. If your child is between
the ages of 3 months and 6 years old, you can enter the 2010
Parents Magazine cover contest. All you have to do is upload your
photos on bettertv.com. Ten finalists are going to be brought to
New York City for a professional photo shoot and the winner is
going to appear on the November cover.