January 22nd, 2010 by Bri
Purple Wedding Flowers
Purple Flowers for Weddings in Every Season
Purple wedding flowers are a trendy choice with a plethora of unique flowers to arrange with. The color purple is an exotic hue. No matter how many purple wedding flowers pictures you look at, it seems that each one reveals a striking image of beauty and splendor. Dark purple wedding flowers also exude luxury, similar to the sensation conveyed with dark purple velvet curtains. Let’s digress for just a moment and look at what purple wedding flowers may convey in symbolic terms.
Purple is a mix between hot red and cold blue, which creates a sense of balance. Historically, purple is often associated with nobility and power. Some say that if purple is your color of choice, you are sensitive and creative. It is said that purple helps to spur creativity and peace. When choosing purple flowers for weddings, there is so much room to use your imagination to create stunning arrangements for flowers.
Seasonal Purple Wedding Flowers
Purple wedding flowers come in a spectrum of tints including lavender, violet, lilacs and electric purples. If you’re interested in seasonal purple flowers for your wedding, below are some ideas to help you get started. [Read more →]
January 12th, 2010 by Bri
How Winter Flower Arrangements May Brighten Your Mood
Winter flowers may be the perfect way to help those of us who struggle with mood swings as the weather gets colder and the sunlight less frequent. As the holidays wind down, some people find themselves struggling with the winter blues. “Seasonal Affective Disorder”, as it’s called, affects more of us than we may realize. Women are more prone than men to suffer from feelings of lethargy, difficulty concentrating, finding motivation as well as weight gain.
However, research has shown that over 85% of people that endure the winter blues can actually beat them with different therapies. Flower therapy is one such method seeing as winter flowers can help brighten your mood! Certain people tend to be more affected than others. This includes women and college students. [Read more →]
September 30th, 2009 by Bri
Office Plants and Flowers Make the Day Easier, Seriously
The purely aesthetic appeal of flowers and plants in office settings, homes, and public buildings is well known and, indeed, is often assumed to be their main ‘benefit’-they just make things look a lot nicer.
However, there has been ongoing research which more than suggests that the mere presence of flowers and plants has a number of healthy effects on people. These findings [Read more →]
September 22nd, 2009 by Bri
Which Flower Types Are Right for Your Occasion?
Different flower types make for an excellent choice when attending or planning a special event. But with so many flower types, it can be challenging to choose just the right flower for your occasion. Here are some of the more common flower types along with some advice about which type of flowers may be appropriate for your occasion. Let’s first simplify what makes different types of flowers unique.
Characteristics of Different Flower Types
Scent - different flower types have different smells based on the oils that petals produce as the flower grows. If you’ve ever walked through a field of lilacs in May, you know how wonderful the scent of flower types can be.
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September 14th, 2009 by Bri
Which Symbolic Flowers To Convey Your Feeling?
Flower symbolism during the Victorian era was used to communicate messages and express feelings through flowers as opposed to words. This language of flowers, also called floriography, which uses flower symbolism, was and still is a unique means of communication, at times more effective than spoken words. Certain symbolic flowers are more prevalent than others, but the thought of bringing back flower symbolism and language of flowers is a powerful ideology.
In some cases, the language of symbolic flowers has united with spoken word. For instance, the Shakespearean quote, “A rose by another other name would smell as sweet“, which implies that the beauty of this flower is independent of what we name it. Each flower’s natural beauty is the essence of flower symbolism. But what do different flowers symbolize and can one use the symbolism when having a floral gift delivered?
What do Flowers Symbolize?
Love is perhaps the most popular sentiment of flower symbolism today. Red roses signify passion and romantic love. Other kinds of symbolic flowers that mean love are:
- red tulips which symbolize a love declaration
- pink carnations are representative of a woman’s love
- forget-me-nots are said to mean true love
- purple lilacs which symbolize first love
- azaleas have a meaning of passion
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