Posts Tagged ‘Flower customs’
Mother’s Day – the ‘Mom’ kind!
So while the British have celebrated their mother’s day already, the Americans (as well as Hong Kong, Australia, China, New Zealand, Singapore, Italy, Denmark, Brazil, India, Switzerland, Turkey, ...
Say “Thank You†With a Radiant Bouquet of Blooming Happiness
Say “thank you†with a radiant bouquet of Blooming Happiness
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There are a million and one reasons why one should always say “thank you”. You may say “thanks†for ...
Celebrities love flowers
If you had millions to spend wouldn’t you buy more flowers? Elton John spent £293,000 on flowers between January 1996 and September 1997. In a court case in 2000 lawyer ...
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
These days we all try our best to be eco-friendly and lessen our carbon footprints. Real Christmas trees absorb as much carbon when growing as they emit when decomposing and ...
Songs about flowers
Throughout all cultures and eras there have always been songs celebrating flowers and love.
In the past Robbie Burns’ My Love is like a Red Red Rose and The Yellow Rose ...
Jersey: Battle of the Flowers
An annual flower festival has been held on the Channel Island of Jersey annually for over a hundred years with just a few non celebrated years by reason of war ...
Local Flower Shows
All throughout the UK the Flower Show season is upon us!
Check your local press and you might be lucky enough to find a flower show near you this weekend.
Shows can ...
Flower pots planted before Beijing Olympics
Gardeners in Beijing are working furiously to plant 40 million flowers throughout the city in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in August.
Workers are expected to plant 5 million pots ...
Ideas of a traditional time – Bring back the past!
Once upon a time, a young lady prepared for her prom evening. The dress, the shoes, the hair and the make up were considered individually and with ...
Flowers in Medicine
Back in mediaeval times medicine and witchcraft were not too far apart. Some of the treatments in use then were found in more modern times to have a genuine therapeutic ...
