Say It with Flowers this Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
by Cindy Kerschner
Every Valentine’s Day we agonize over getting the perfect gift for our special someone. So how should we express our love? Candy? Jewelry? Dinner and a movie? If you can’t decide which gift to pick that communicates you’re true feelings, why not let plants decide for you?
I’m not suggesting you should walk up to a maple tree and ask its opinion. I’m talking about using Floriography, which is also known as the “language of flowers”.
Throughout the ages, men and women have used flowers as symbols to convey love, faith, grief, congratulations, remorse and even as warnings of danger. (more…)