Todd Oldham(TM) Introduces Whimsical Gift Baskets Inspired By Nature on FTD.com for the Fall Season
18 September 2007 - 10:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Pet Gifts, Potted Plants & Unique Blooms Also Featured In
Oldham Collection DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Sept. 18
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FTD.com, the leading floral and gift
provider, will welcome fall with a new collection of scrumptious,
festive, even whimsical gift baskets for everyone on your list,
including your pets. Designer Todd Oldham, who first partnered with
the company to create a line of creative, high end arrangements for
Mother's Day 2006, has once again reinvigorated the traditional
floral bouquet and gift basket by marrying nature's gifts with his
unique style. "The crisp, clean offerings of autumn inspired me to
create gift baskets infused with organic materials, including
fruit, nuts, tea, to celebrate the earth's natural elements," says
Oldham. "We were inspired by the season's color palette, including
the brilliant reds and oranges of leaves, greens and yellows of
gourds and the contrast of a fresh snowfall over evergreen in our
floral arrangements." Oldham's imaginative gift collection offers a
fresh new take on the classic gift basket and offers a thoughtful
way to appeal to the interests of friends and family. The
Gardener's Gift Set features fresh bulbs, canvas gloves, seed
packets and fingernail brush in a sleek green watering can, and the
Bamboo Tea Tray holds a lovely grey ceramic teapot, organic teas,
and after-tea mints. "FTD's continuing mission to satisfy our
customers challenges us to keep our offerings new and unique, while
maintaining a high standard of quality," said Bill Van Cleave,
FTD.com Executive Vice President. "FTD.com visitors will find
delightful surprises in Mr. Oldham's innovative creations, which
prove to be more successful each season." In addition to the
nature-inspired gift baskets, pet lovers will delight in dog and
cat gift sets, featuring Oldham-designed pet placemats, colorful
leashes, captivating toys and gourmet treats. Designed specifically
for the dog lover, Todd's fun and imaginative pet basket is a
fantastic way to spoil the dog in your life or to recognize a loved
one's relationship with a special pet. Oldham's Good Dog Gift
Basket arrives in a bright green basket loaded with a vinyl dog
mat, a leash, a rope carrot chew toy, a green rope ring chew toy,
and Little Lulu Peanut Biscuits. Cat lovers can keep their kitten
smitten with Todd's Pretty Cat Gift Basket, which arrives filled
with goodies such as a vinyl cat mat, a tin of organic catnip, two
knit catnip toys, a bowl of cat grass, and a rainbow catnip toy. In
addition to Oldham's diverse gift baskets, his vast selection of
potted plants, colorful blooms, and unique arrangements put a
creative spin on traditional gifts. For example, the Wooded
Wonderland bouquet is composed of an unexpected mix of bright
orange Asiatic lilies, red hypericum berries and wheat stems. The
Forest Floor centerpiece puts an unusual twist on the standard
seasonal arrangement, combining sunflowers, roses, crespedia and
fall foliage, and is topped with 3 long tapers. Another bouquet,
the Bountiful Beanpot, features a striking arrangement of yellow
Viking chrysanthemums, burgundy carnations, oak leaves and
eucalyptus, and bear grass in a beautiful reusable ceramic pot.
FTD.com's new line of Todd Oldham Fall products will be unveiled
exclusively on http://www.ftd.com/ on September 6. The gift baskets
and floral arrangements will be available for between $39.99 and
$79.99. About FTD Group, Inc (NYSE:FTD): FTD Group, Inc. is a
leading provider of floral-related products and services to
consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations
offering floral products, in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and the
Republic of Ireland. The business utilizes the highly recognized
FTD and Interflora brands, both supported by the Mercury Man logo,
which is displayed in approximately 45,000 floral shops worldwide.
The consumer businesses operate primarily through the
http://www.ftd.com/ Web site in the U.S. and Canada and the
http://www.interflora.co.uk/ Web site in the U.K. and are
complemented by the florist businesses, which provide products and
services to the Company's independent members. About Todd Oldham:
Todd Oldham, is the host of Bravo's break-out hit Top Design as
well as a distinguished innovator of accessible design for Target,
the Todd Oldham by La-Z-Boy furniture collection and interior
designer of The Hotel in South Beach, Florida, Todd Oldham is the
founder of Todd Oldham Studio (http://www.toddoldhamstudio.com/), a
multifaceted, full service design studio located in New York City.
Todd is a regular on NBC's Today, and the host of MTV's Crib
Crashers and Todd Oldham's Handmade Modern on HGTV. He is also a
photographer whose work has appeared in L'Uomo Vogue. CONTACT: Dan
Klores Communications Marissa Mastellone/Jenn DeMartino/Amy Kaske
212.685-4300 DATASOURCE: FTD Group, Inc CONTACT: Marissa
Mastellone, Jenn DeMartino, or Amy Kaske, all of Dan Klores
Communications for FTD Group, Inc, +1-212-685-4300 Web site:
http://www.ftd.com/ http://www.interflora.co.uk/
http://www.toddoldhamstudio.com/
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