Monthly Archives: April 2019

FLOWER FACT: FORSYTHIA

April 26, 2019

Flower Fact Forsythia

Forsythia blooms before leaves appear. Branches can be cut in late winter and brought indoors for forcing for an early taste of spring. 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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FLOWER QUOTE: CAN WORDS DESCRIBE

April 22, 2019

Flower Quote | Can Words Describe

MY TWO CENTS Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?… Spring brings with it not only a vivid array of colors, it also reinvigorates the air with a refreshing and lovely aroma. This fragrance brings with it joy and renewal. Take a deep breath in and let the old out. Feel it energize you! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Neltje Blancohan (October 23, 1865 – February 21, 1918) was a U...

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FORSYTHIA

April 21, 2019

Forsythia

Forsythia is a word I enjoy saying because of how it rolls off my tongue. It’s also a shrub I have fallen in love with over the years as it’s one of the first signs of spring. It mutes out the grey, dreary “sticks” of winter with the most vibrant pops of yellow. It renews my spirit and gives me the belief that spring is coming. It’s sunshine on here on earth, and it brings joy as it melt...

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FLOWER FACT: BLUE POTATO BUSH

April 12, 2019

Flower Fact: Blue Potato Bush

All parts of Blue Potato Bush (Royal Robe Paraguay Nightshade) of the nightshade family are poisonous if ingested. 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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FLOWER QUOTE: HAPPINESS IS A BUTTERFLY

April 08, 2019

Flower Quote Happiness Is A Butterfly

MY TWO CENTS Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you… Ah, to sit quietly and be patient… that is a challenge, at least I know it is for me. Yet, to have a butterfly come to ‘alight upon me’ would be worth the wait. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864) was ...

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