Our Mission
The Olive 3® was founded by three of us sisters to deliver gifts
of love, life and laughter, which is how we hope to
differentiate ourselves from other conventional floral
& gift companies. Even our names relate to flowers or have floral
meanings. In fact, through the beautiful and natural
world of flowers and fruits, we hope to touch the
hearts of our customers and those whom they share our
meaningful offerings with.
As our company name implies, the theme of our
offerings centre around the Olive Tree, a symbol of
fruitfulness, beauty, and dignity. We think the Olive
Tree is indeed symbolic and representative of our
mission to provide gifts that relate to "love, life
and laughter".
The Meaning of the Olive
Think of the special meaning that embodies the Olive
throughout the course of history. The Olive features
prominently in the bible both in the Old and New
Testaments as a spiritual symbol of love and life where
there are 25 references and 160 references to Olive
oil. Interestingly, olive oil had four main uses
during Biblical times: as food, for illumination, as
ointment, and in the manufacture of soap.
"Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the sides of
thy house; thy sons like olive-plants."
Ps. 128:3
"His branches shall spread, and his honor shall be as
the olive-tree."
Hosea 14:6
Jesus and many Isaelite prophets went to Mount Olive
to preach and worship. Even the Holy Quran has
references to the Fig and the Olive (zaitun), which
were indigenous to Syria and Palestine, and in
abundance and quality, even till today.
Besides special religious and spiritual meanings, the
Olive also held a special place in Ancient Greece.
The olive wreath is in fact, a symbol of peace that
evokes the sacred tree of the city of Athens, Greek
democracy and civilization. Extending an olive branch
traditionally signifies an offer of peace.
Our Offerings
With all the above significance of the Olive Tree in
one form or other, we therefore strive to embody its true spirit
of love, life and laughter in the design of our gifts.
You will find that our gifts fall into four main
categories: