Roses have long been held as the most romantic flower. Red roses for passionate love, yellow roses for friendship and white roses for innocence. These flowers are given every day and in the millions each year. But the blue rose…
Lady Bird Johnson’s Flowerful Legacy
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” -Lady Bird Johnson The American 1960’s were a time of great change and, now more than ever, this period of American history is important to reflect upon. At the dawn of the 1960’s,…
The Patient Love: Amaryllis
Amaryllis (hippestrum), along with the poinsettia, is a flower that can usually be found everywhere during the winter season and stands out with its pointed petals and bright red color. Most people would describe the amaryllis as a low-maintenance plant…
Weddings in a New Era: Minimalism and Flowers
“The only difference between a flower and a weed is judgment.” –Unknown “The new normal” is a phrase that has been thrown around a lot recently but, when it comes to weddings, it is a return. Weddings were not always…
The Korean Rose
The Korean Rose (대한민국의 무궁화), or more commonly known as the Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), is the national flower of South Korea. This is a flowering shrub plant in the mallow family. It is native to south-central and southeast…
Longing in the Language of Flowers
“You made flowers bloom in my lungs and although they are beautiful, I can’t breathe.”—Anonymous. Flowers have been used to express emotion since the beginning of time. A red rose for love, white lilies for death, and the well-named forget-me-not….
