The Powerful Presence of a Peony
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The Powerful Presence of a Peony

Fluffy and with a high petal count that flows like the most decadent of  puffed-up dresses, the peony is a flower with an ancient acclaim that has been cultivated for thousand upon thousands of years. Understood as the flower of prosperity and great fortune, these blooms have been adding ornamental value to gardens for ages….

Tell Your Mom You Love Her with Roses
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Tell Your Mom You Love Her with Roses

Mother’s Day is coming, and flowers are a popular gift, so this seems like the appropriate time to talk about the traditional language of roses. For Mother’s Day, in the South, it is traditional to wear red roses on Mother’s Day to signify a living mother, and white roses to honor a mother who is…

Honor Mom with Beautiful White Carnations
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Honor Mom with Beautiful White Carnations

Each year, on the second Sunday in May, American children young and old, try to show, in a tangible way, how much they value their mothers. Mother’s Day became an official holiday in 1915 due largely to the perseverance and love of one daughter, Anna Jarvis. Anna’s mother had provided strength and support for her…

Carnations for Everyone!
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Carnations for Everyone!

Delicate, durable, and delightful, the carnation is a rich and meaningful flower choice. The carnation’s scientific name is dianthus which roughly means “flower of love” or “flower of the gods”. One of the worlds oldest cultivated flowers, it is appreciated for its ruffled appearance and clove-like scent. The history of the carnation dates back to…