Steve’s Flowers and Gifts Inc.
Family Owned and Operated
Steve’s Flowers and Gifts Inc. was founded in 1973 by Steve and Linda Huth. As Steve was attending college, he worked for a local flower shop, delivering, doing odd jobs, and eventually designing. Steve had dreams of opening his own floral facility on the south side of Indianapolis, and when opportunity came, he went to work to make it happen. His philosophy from the start was making sure his customers were happily satisfied. The dedication and commitment towards his goal allowed Steve to move into a larger facility in 1976, and opened a second location in the fast growing town of Greenwood in 1982. In October of 1988, Steve designed and had built his own building which consists of 7,000 square feet.
“Our Mission is to Establish and Maintain the Highest Level of Floral Value and Customer Service at Comfortable Consumer Prices Along with Creating a Team-Oriented, Core Value Driven, Work Environment That is Personable, Caring, and Customer Focused”
When you Send Flowers, Put Your Trust In Your Local, Family Owned, Indianapolis Florist, Steve’s Flowers And Gifts, For Efficient, Secure, And Dependable Service. We guarantee your satisfaction regardless of what you order. Our talented design staff can transform your vision into reality. We carry a complete line of gift items, plush, candy, balloons, and plants. We specialize in parties, corporate event planning and weddings. We feature creative Remembrance Bouquets.
If you want to romance your sweetheart, send them flowers or gifts from Steve’s Flowers and Gifts!
Painted Roses Mylar Balloon Bouquet
Love Stories for Valentines
Many of us are hopeless romantics. In just two weeks Valentine’s Day will be observed. This is such A wonderful time for expressions of love and thoughtfulness. Whether it is two young people in love, school kids exchanging cards, sending flowers to a lonely senior person or just doing something thoughtful for a friend, it is a time for caring. Love poems are plentiful during this time. People spend lots of time in the card section trying to find that perfect card with just the right message or perhaps making up their own personalized poetic message.
Looking back in history, you will find many romantic love stories. Most often the stories involve a couple who over came hardship and weathered the storm. Once such story is that of Robert and Elizabeth Browning. Perhaps you remember Elizabeth’s famous poem to Robert:
How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning – 1806-1861
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
On January 10, 1845, The great poet, Robert Browning wrote to Elizabeth Barrett. She was an internationally renowned poet and he was a 32 year old poet who was not yet famous. Robert was enamored with her poetry and volume of poems. In his message to Elizabeth he said “I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett—I do, as I say, love these verses with all my heart”. This started a 20 month long correspondence of over 600 letters and is one of the greatest literary correspondences.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was the daughter of Mary Moulton Barrett and Edward Barrett. Her father as an extremely wealthy landowner who owned sugar plantations in Jamaica. When Elizabeth was just 21, her mother passed away. She was the oldest of the family’s 12 children and often thought to be her father’s favorite child. Edward Barrett was a strict man and forbid his children to get married. In 1846, against Edward’s wishes, Robert and Elizabeth secretly wed.
Some of Elizabeth’s illness was thought by her physician to be worsened by the cold winters in London. He recommended she travel to Pisa Italy. It was there that Robert and she would spend the next 15 years of their lives. They secretly married and had a son. Living happily until her death in 1861, they continued to write poetry. One of the most famous poetic lines ever written came from Barrett Browning’s Sonnets From the Portuguese (1850). The well known line is , “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”.
Elizabeth continued her works completing a second edition of Poems, as well as Casa Guidi Windows (1851), Poems before Congress (1860), and her well known verse-novel, Aurora Leigh (1857). She was an activist for Italian nationalism, the abolition of American slavery, and for the advancement of women. Robert published Men and Women, which was a dedication to his wife Elizabeth. She died in his arms on June 29, 1861.
Love at First Bite
Steve’s Flowers and Gifts Incorporated has two convenient locations, one in Indianapolis, Indiana, and one in Greenwood, Indiana. We have same day delivery on orders placed by noon.
When you send flowers, put your trust in your local, family owned, Indianapolis florist, Steve’s Flowers And Gifts. We guarantee your satisfaction regardless of what you order. Our talented design staff can transform your vision into reality. We carry a complete line of gift items, plush, candy, balloons, and plants. We specialize in parties, corporate event planning and weddings. We feature creative remembrance bouquets.
With greenhouse, card and gift display area, design room, plant department, and a large receiving and delivery area, Steve’s Flowers and Gifts supplies our customers with exceptional service and a comfortable setting for shopping and browsing. Through the years, we have focused on delivering excellent quality in designs. We have an expanded design center which allows us to monitor quality control and ensure customer satisfaction. Steve’s Flowers and Gifts also offers the convenience of ordering online at www.stevesflowers.com.
Thank you for reading our blog! Please stop in to meet us in person or visit our convenient online order portal where you fill find many items to choose from. We welcome and appreciate the opportunity to assist you with romantic flowers and gifts for this Valentine’s Day.
