The Secret Language of Flowers
Since ancient times people have used flowers to communicate their feelings, thoughts and ideas to others. Lewis Carroll sent Alice in Wonderland through the looking glass into a garden filled with talking flowers. The ancient...
Connecting Garden and Home-Multiple Levels of Meaning
The tempered light of the woods is like a perpetual morning, and is stimulating and heroic. The anciently reported spells of these places creep on us. The stems of pines, hemlocks, and oaks, almost gleam like iron on the...
Flowers Guide
Flowers tend to be the gift of choice for many special occasions, including Mothers Day, Easter, and Valentines Day. But did you know that flowers speak a language all their own? Every flower has a unique meaning based on...
Ask Dorothy About Her Stay At The Poppy Fields
Although dramatized to imply that spending time in a field of poppies can cause an intense opiate effect on someone, The Wizard of Oz presents a satirical view of one of the many uses of the poppy plant. Perhaps the most...
Unique Mothers Day Flowers
Anna Jarvis, daughter of Anna Reeves Jarvis, was the power behind the official establishment of Mother's Day. As a youngster, she helped her mother look after her flower garden that comprised of a large number of white...