Mary Kelava
Author,
A BOUQUET OF WORDS
Author,
A BOUQUET OF WORDS
Welcome! Let me introduce myself.
I’m Mary Kelava, a former teacher and florist, turned author.
I have recently released my first book, the award-winning, 'A BOUQUET OF WORDS - Express Yourself Through the Language of Flowers'.
By combining my experiences as a teacher and florist, I was able to take my interest in this historic way of communicating and modernise and simplify it, to be used as a reference in today’s world.
I hope to capture your imagination and soon have you speaking in the language of flowers.
If you ever have any questions or comments please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’d love to hear from you. Mary x
Phone: (604) 612-3972
Email: mary@marykelava.com
When I stumbled across this book I couldn’t believe it! How I had never before heard of ‘the language of flowers’?! I was captivated by the whole concept of each flower having a special meaning. At the time I didn’t know it, but this was the beginning of my journey in writing A BOUQET OF WORDS.
Fresh and fragrant picked straight from the garden.
When I was six years old we moved to the country. My Mum planted a garden. It was mainly a vegetable garden, but at one end there was a trestle where sweet peas were planted. When they bloomed we would go and pick them. They were fresh and fragrant. I can honestly say that to this day, every time I smell a sweet pea I think of that garden and those freshly picked sweet peas. That’s the power of flowers!
Provence – overflowing with the sights and smells of lavender! It sounds magical to me. I haven’t managed to get there yet, but my goal is in the next five years! The only issue is, once I arrive, will I ever leave???
I truly believe lavender is one of the most powerful fragrances. Its ability to help us relax and sleep has been scientifically proven over and over again. I started experimenting with it and since creating my ‘layers of lavender’ technique I sleep better than ever before.
I love tulips (especially pink ones)! In some ways, in this day and age we are very lucky. You can pretty much get whatever you want, whenever you want it. But I also think that can diminish the excitement of seasonality. Somehow, having tulips in December just doesn’t feel right! So my absolute favourite time of the year is when the tulips are locally in bloom. I buy them throughout their entire season and when they’re gone, I eagerly await next year’s season to begin.