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HAVE A GEM OF A BIRTHDAY WITH FLOWERS AND BIRTHSTONES

For a top birthday choice, you simply can’t beat flowers.And jewellery is another perfect pick.  And as every month in the calendar has its own specific birthstone, what about a perfectly colour co-ordinated gift package that combines flowers and gems appropriate for the birthday month?You can’t beat that package!
It’s an idea to chat to your local professional florist for their input on how best to match birthstones with birthday florals.It’s always a good idea to talk to the professionals say a florist in Perth, Urban Flowers, as they are able to make creative and practical suggestions according to seasonal availability and budgets. 
So let’s look at what colourful packages could be on offer. 
The birthstone for January is the garnet, and the deep red of this stone can be reflected in flower arrangements contaniing alstromeria, red roses, gladioli, kangaroo paws, nerines, tulips, amarylus or poppies.Red rules! 
Purple power is the name of the game for February birthdays which are celebrated with the stunning amethyst. Some other good flowers include scabiosa, statice, larkspur, freesias and asters.
March birthdays can be celebrated with stunning pale blue blooms to match their gemstones, bloodstone and aquamarine.To complement the tranquil hues of acquamarine, look for cool blues of sage, asters, agapanthus, hyacinths and irises.
And with a diamond as the April birthstone, these birthdays are something REALLY special.  As there’s no colour to match the flawless clear brilliance of diamonds (not much to beat them either!), white is a great option.Lilies, daisies, roses, frangipani, statice, tuberoses, carnations and orchids could all be the ‘white’ thing.
May’s birthstone is likely to turn everyone green (with envy!).Emeralds shine for these celebrations, so anything with mixed green foliage would be a wonderful accompaniment.  Think snow in summer, white roses, green goddess calla lilies, carnations, pussy willow, ranunculous and hydrangeas.
June birthdays are celebrated with one of the all-time favorites – pearls.Could anyone say no to a delicious bunch of creamy toned roses, narcissi, tulips or orchids.
For July birthdays, rubies are the ones, so paint the town red.Choose from red roses (surely it’s love!), poppies, alstromeria, dahlias, gerberas, nerines, poppies, hypericum or kangaroo paws for a stunning combination.
Unique and unusual, August birthdays are celebrated with the peridot gemstone.Delicate blooms of fragrant freesias, carnations, gladioli, orchids, bells of Ireland and anthiriums are among the choices.
Sparking sapphires are on the mark for September celebrations.Look for cool blues such as delphiniums, gentian, hyacinths, irises, love-in-the-mist, statice and borage to make a gorgeous gift.
It’s easy to choose flowers for October birthdays to match the kaleidoscope of colour of the birthstone – opals.It’s all about mixing it up and variety.To create a kaleidoscope, think about mixed assorted bunches of greens, whites and pale blues.Other suggestions include calla (arum) lilies, lisianthus, orchids and the sword-like gladioli.
To match the bright yellow of topaz for November, some stunning sunflowers would do the trick, as would lillies, daffodiles, tulips, freesias, ranunculous and of course, radiant roses.
And last but not least, December birthday celebrations may be blue, but they’re happy ones.Turquoise is blue, but it’s colour is cool and inspirational and can be matched with gorgeous agapanthus, anemones, forget-me-nots, bluebells and delphiniums.
Any of these stunning combinations would make a birthday gift with a difference, and as this Perth florist says, would be a talking point for months to come. 

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