Flowers

The massive cut-flower industry — valued at $34 billion in 2019 — isn't the most environmentally criminal of all commercial enterprises, but it's far from ...

Think about it, though: If you really need to save money or time, it’s a lot faster and a lot cheaper to write a heartfelt love letter and go for a walk in the moonlight. Here are some [tips](https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014925288-How-to-submit-a-letter-to-the-editor). [can be hard to parse](https://www.vox.com/22611799/houseplants-environmental-impact-youtube), but it isn’t benign, either, involving some of the same problems with pesticides, water use and transportation as cut flowers. This concept, she writes, is an “artisanal, anti-mass-market approach to celebrations, festivities and floral gifts of love.” Her site provides a searchable database of flower farms and florists committed to locally sourced flowers. Often the flowers are fragile heirloom varieties that would never survive a trip from South America. If not a bouquet of bright flowers in the dead of February, then what? The floral foam commonly used in cut-flower arrangements is [yet another contaminant](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191210111651.htm), leaching toxic chemicals into the water supply and creating a significant source of microplastic pollution in waterways. Which was fine by us, because we’d turned the screen porch into a sunroom by then and had space for the ficus again. But not by container ship, like [the vast majority of imported commodities](https://www.oecd.org/ocean/topics/ocean-shipping/#_blank). [30 percent of annual cut-flower sales](https://safnow.org/aboutflowers/holidays-occasions/valentines-day/valentines-day-floral-statistics/) — more than the holiday season does, more than even Mother’s Day — so it’s very likely that all the florists in town are already booked. One of our sons rolled it down the street on a dolly, his head entirely obscured by the foliage. The popularity of indoor plants exploded during Covid: 71 percent of North American greenhouses saw

Kira Santiago is on a mission: as she enters her ninth year as a flower farmer in East Peoria, she wants to promote Illinois flower power.

“Flowers for the future” could be provided over a period of time, she said. “Two-thirds of the flowers sold in supermarkets and by florists come from South America, mostly from Columbia and Ecuador. Most people will purchase flowers grown outside the United States, she said.

The national body representing Australia's flower growers and florists reckons it does. At least half of the fresh-cut flowers sold in Australia are imported ...

I'm a weird specimen really." "There might be a lapse in a certain variety for a little while, but then they might have another crop to fill that gap. The pair have made it a priority to source 90 per cent of what they sell in the shop from north-west growers. "If they want locally grown flowers and want to support local business, they should go to and ask their local florists." "We really hope that post-pandemic, these small-scale farms [are] able to stabilise and continue to thrive," Ms Jabour said. "We did have assurances from the previous federal government that flowers were going to be added to country-of-origin labelling," she said.

Estelle Flowers owner Jolene Wilkinson with a bunch of Valentine's Day flowers grown in her own garden. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH. To say Jolene Wilkinson has ...

It’s the best time of the year." "Not at all. "Valentine’s Day is our busiest time of the year.

Some Easter flowers are sold as potted plants, and many are perennials, which means you can transplant them into garden beds once their display is done. With ...

Or find plants to put into your garden in the fall for winter and spring blooms next year. Pot them up for your Easter table, or plant them in window boxes and pots for springtime curb appeal. Or you can plant these outdoors in the fall for spring flowers. The cut stems of alstroemeria, or Peruvian lily, look good for at least two weeks. These evergreen perennials, also called hellebores, have exquisite blooms in late winter to early spring, around the time of Lent. Pots of these charming bulbs are often sold in spring for tabletop blooms. You can plant them outdoors in warm climates after all threat of frost has passed, and you may get blooms next summer. You’ll find both potted plants and cut stems; choose those in tight buds so they’ll last longer inside your home. Gerbera daisies come in many bright colors that are ideal for Easter decorating. Tulips are the quintessential spring flower, making them perfect for Easter displays. Choose plants with buds in various stages so you can enjoy them for a longer period of time indoors. [spring-flowering bulbs](https://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/outdoor-ideas/g27824494/bulbs-to-plant-in-fall/) in [your garden](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/gardening/g18665158/shade-loving-plants/) or pick up a [flower arrangement](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/gardening/g1189/flower-decorating-ideas/) at the grocery store or florist.

We are just one day away from Valentine's Day, and there is still time to grab flowers. Last year, many flower shops had to handle supply chain shortages ...

"Plenty of time — we have walk-ins all day long, all day, and Valentine's Day. "We feel like we have all the flowers that we wanted to have arrived on time. We still have two more shipments coming in," McGahee said. and closes at 6 p.m. We have a ton coming in, like, we've gotten almost 10 an hour coming in for tomorrow all day today," McGahee said. Some of the messages could make you blush.

Oklahoma florists have seen inflation drive up the price of flowers ahead of Valentine's Day. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers are ...

Mackenzie Benson, co-owner of Crozier's Flowers, says their business more than triples on Valentine's Day.

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Flower shops are full of flourishing flowers decorated with toy bears, balloons and other cute accessories, which are specially ...

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Take, for example, this bouquet of tulips and irises from 1-800 Flowers. Among other things, an iris can symbolize trust and faith, while red tulips symbolize ...

If you're paying enough attention to the meaning of flowers to care about their positive associations, you must take caution to avoid flowers with negative associations. If you're wary of them getting the wrong idea, you can create a bouquet of roses and sunflowers to ensure they know that the friendship is mixed with romance. They're certainly unorthodox, but as they're flowering plants, cacti are fair game to be used in the language of flowers. the kind you can fit in a bouquet) are classically associated with adoration. It can either be used to praise your Valentine for their strength, describe how deeply you love them or describe your relationship as a whole. Both "gladiator" and "gladiolus" are derived from the Latin word for sword "gladius." Give a bouquet of calla lilies to your Valentine to tell them how stunning you find them. This is not the case with the orchid, which has a meaning just as beautiful as its look. While sending a bouquet of roses is a standard way of saying "I love you," sending a varied spread of flowers to say something more specific can come across as more meaningful. Premade bouquets can save you money instead of buying individual flowers, and they can still come with a wonderful message. Roses are widely known as the flowers of romance and love. You can even make a fun game out of deciphering the bouquet.

Although it may not be a flashy bouquet, most garden centers sell pre-potted flower arrangements or plants that could make for a sweet Valentine's Day surprise.

[From You Flowers](https://www.fromyouflowers.com/deliver/select-area-delivery-flowers): Charges an extra $4.99 for Valentine's Day delivery. [1-800-Flowers](https://www.1800flowers.com/valentinesday): Charges an extra $4.99 for Valentine's Day delivery. [UrbanStems.](https://urbanstems.com/valentines-day-flowers) [Floom.](https://www.floom.com/us/) Online flower delivery: With Valentine’s Day at our door, local flower displays might be picked clean. Have you forgotten to buy Valentine’s Day flowers? Most local grocery stores carry fresh flowers, and so do some retail chains that you may not expect.

Greek and Roman men and women wore floral crowns later presented as offerings to the dead. This was too pagan for the early Christian Church. St Jerome and St ...

The cult of flowers was significant. Flower cultivation uses large amounts of water and pesticides and often proceeds with low-paid labour in the developing world. Much of it has been grown in South America or South Africa, shipped up to the Dutch wholesale markets, then flown back to the southern hemisphere. The red rose is love, the white rose devotion. Flower painting emerges as an independent European form in the Ghent-Bruges School of manuscript decorators after 1475. From China came the azalea, the camellia, chrysanthemum, magnolia and new types of rose. Young men decorating their straw hats with flowers in summer remains a tradition at the famous English school Eton. Within Gothic art, the stained-glass rose window of the cathedral itself resembled that flower. The foundations of botany emerged within both ancient China and Greece. We could say the flower that we call natural has been for centuries a product of conquest and commerce. In Greek mythology it was woven into the fabric that The red rose therefore signals blood and sacrifice as well as devotion.