Monthly Archives: December 2016
Flower Quote: If You Are Lucky
December 26, 2016
MY TWO CENTS If you are lucky enough ... and I have been lucky enough to find my passion of flowers and photography, and I'm doing my darndest to live it. What is the "way of life" you want to live or are living? Share with me on Facebook. ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Irving is a well know novelist and Academy Award winning-screen writer. He has written and published fourteen novels. The Word Accord...
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Picotee Amaryllis
December 23, 2016
What we call “Amaryllis” aren’t true Amaryllis. The cultivated hybrids are actually Hippeastrum. True Amaryllis is a bulb from South Africa that looks more like a lily! To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFlower Quote: To Be Interested In
December 19, 2016
MY TWO CENTS To be interested in Winter Solstice coming is not always easy here in the Northeast with cold, blustery days and snow imminent, but I can get excited about the fact that it will bring with it the start of longer days and there is something so beautiful with winter’s light. For me, snow falling is so magical, and I know that my bulbs and perennial gardens are nicely tucked in for th...
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Pink Powderpuff
December 16, 2016
The botanical name for the Pink Powderpuff flower is Calliandra haematocephala. In Greek kalli means beautiful and aner/andros means male, referencing the flower’s many colorful stamens. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFlower Quote: There Are Only Two
December 12, 2016
MY TWO CENTS I seem to live too far into the future to remember that 'there are only two days in the year' that don't matter. I don't live in the past so much, but I do live too much in the future and let my anxiety take over. A work in progress, and I appreciate this quote reminding me to slow down, breathe, love, believe and live! ABOUT THE AUTHOR I know of Dalai Lama and see him as a seren...
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: Aloe
December 07, 2016
Although Aloe Vera is most well-known, there are over 450 species of Aloe with widely varying characteristics, some a few inches tall, while others can have 60’ trunks. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
Read MoreFlower Quote: Plant Your Own
December 05, 2016
MY TWO CENTS There is so much truth in her words to "plant your own garden". We each must create our own happiness first. And though this is a metaphor, I found creating and growing my own cutting garden has brought much joy to my own life and definitely decorated my soul. ABOUT THE AUTHOR This quote is part of a poem by Veronica A. Shoffstall. Though her poem is quite popular, the author ...
Read MoreFloral Blog: After A While
December 04, 2016
After a While You Learn This post was created after coming across Veronica's quote and learning that it was a poem, 'After a While You Learn'. I wasn't able to learn much about Veronica, but here we can at least learn about her through her writing. by Veronica A. Shoffstall (1971) After some time you learn the difference, The subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. ...
Read MoreFriday’s Flower Fact: SUN PARASOL GIANT WHITE MANDEVILLA
December 02, 2016
The Sun Parasol Giant White Mandevilla has long, elegant white buds and the petals unfurl and remain overlapped, forming a fluted flower with a yellow heart, but only with at least 12 hours of sunlight. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.
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