Working here, I’ve realized the versatility and impact flowers can have on an event, but have I ever stopped to consider the flower’s deeper significance? Not until now.
If you had asked me about the meaning of flowers before I discovered Gretchen Scoble and Ann Field’s new book I would have probably recalled some time from my childhood when the glow of a buttercup held under your chin meant you liked butter (by the way, doesn’t everyone like butter?).
Luckily, I have found The Meaning of Flowers and can now join the adult population on matters of floral significance. Using sources from all over the world, this book exposes every aspect of these botanical wonders historically, mythologically, and factually.
Without a single spoken word, a solitary flower can express a world of emotion and substance. Can you imagine confessing all the passion infused love you have for someone by simply handing him or her a red tulip with a haunting black medulla at the center? (Come on, that even blows The Bachelor out of the water!)
So, before you throw your next floral fiesta, read up on the meaning behind the decor you choose. It will add a whole new dimension to your entertaining.
What do you think about expressing yourself through flowers? Do certain flowers hold personal meaning for you? If yes, which ones and why?
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Harvey Designs
September 29, 2010
Must. Get. That. Book. Could come in handy when helping brides decide between one flower and another… especially if one symbolized death :-/
Abigail
September 29, 2010
I have that book!! and another one that talks about flowers in literature masterpieces. It’s great because you can see why the writer used specific flowers in his book/poem/play. For me flowers are God’s words…God speaks in flowers… You feel ok only by looking at them. NOTHING in this world can do that!! NOTHING!!!
Melanie
September 29, 2010
Expressing my feeling through flowers sounds like poetry to me. I love to think that such a delicate think can express a world of emotions. I particularly love daisies for reminding me of my youth but poppies are my favorite : strong and delicate at the same time.
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
September 29, 2010
WOW intense! I would love to know what flowers mean! Curious what is the meaning when you give someone a black rose. Some say death while others say True love. Hmmm…very interesting!
lisa
September 29, 2010
Being a florist it’s my job to help my clients express themselves through flowers everyday. We always try to ask our clients if there are flowers that have special meaning to them that they would like to include in their arrangements. For me violets are super special, they remind me of home…I swear one long sniff of the scent and I am sitting on the hillside next to my grandparents house (where I spent alot of my childhood) making little posies of violets for my Nanny and Mum to sit on the kitchen window sill or on their bedside tables.For me violet= home
marlene
September 30, 2010
I love using flowers but most importantly I will love to know the meanings and significance of them.
Agreedassenue
February 18, 2012
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ricArbibe
March 3, 2012
Batman
BlumeAmewly
March 4, 2012
Dragon’s Dogma