Fresh cut flowers will brighten up anyone's day. That's as colorfully true as the sun is bright. Don't believe me? Well, try it.

The Taylors No Frills Farm in West Cape May sells fresh-cut mini-bunch flowers for a buck. So the next time you're crossing the West Cape May bridge, slow down, pull over and grab one or ten bunches. This simple act is guaranteed to crank your spirit a notch. Then give the flowers away and feel the joy as you spread good cheer in a used snapple jar...

...Does it matter that these flowers are sold in Snapple diet lemon tea jars? Of course not, they're only a buck. And if that's really a problem, they're also available in diet peach and raspberry jars. Just make sure you deliver the flowers to their final stop the same day you buy them (don't leave them in the car or truck).


Taylor No Frills farm Stand The Taylors No Frills Farm is easy to find on Seashore Road. They're located a couple of hundred yards before the West Cape May bridge — on the right side (shown in the photo) coming down off the bridge. This Cape May original also sells fresh herbs and vegetables. All grown on the farm, of course.

Last thought — I've always wondered why more Cape May businesses don't sell inexpensive fresh cut flowers, prearranged and ready to go. It just seems fresh cut flowers makes the world run better. And what a great way to differentiate your business and create a regular traffic buzz (when flowers are available).

When I lived in New York there was funky flower shop around the corner. Every Wednesday they'd sell beautifully simple $10 a pop, fresh cut flower bunches. They were arranged in simple little dark green tin vases. Now I don't know anything about flowers or vases, but I do know they sold these by the hundreds.
Doesn't VW charge $400 for this option | click People picked them up either on their way from morning coffee, or on the way home from work. And they always sold out. No thinking, no arranging, no wondering how much it's going to cost. Just $10, boom — give me that one. Most of the same customers, I imagine, returned every week. Now there's a healthy fix. Every time I bought one I was amazed at how great it felt to find the perfect spot in my apartment for the flowers to call home. Sure enough they'd wither and die within a week and I'd be thinking about their replacement. And I'd return to the only store in the area that sold them.