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The new year is a great time to start a healthy habit. This year I’m encouraging you to improve your well-being by having a flower-filled year. Scientific research has proven that having flowers around you will boost your mood, brighten your environment, decrease your anxiety, improve your sleep, increase your productivity, and strengthen your memory.
My goal is …
Flowers make life better, so this year, I hope you’ve made a new year’s resolution to have a flower-filled year. My resolution is to provide you with a year’s worth of information and inspiration on all things floral, to help you be successful with your resolution.
Having flowers in your life can be as simple as picking up some flowers as you pass a corner store and popping them in a glass of water when …
Happy New Year!
I never used to make a new year’s resolution, but in the past couple of years, I’ve found it a fun thing to do. Today I’m going to encourage you to make this specific resolution - ‘Have a flower-filled year’.
Let me tell you why this is a great resolution for the upcoming year, and all the things you can do to make it come true. At the end, I'll share my …
Poinsettias are the most well-known flower at Christmas time. In fact, they’re now as much a symbol of Christmas as stockings or a decorated tree. But Christmas florals can be so much more than this traditional potted plant.
Here are 4 ways to make fresh flowers look ..
It’s our last stop along the floral rainbow, and this time we’re going to talk about white flowers. Some of you may say ‘white’ isn’t a colour, but it’s a very popular choice for flowers which is why I include it in my floral rainbow.
You really can’t go wrong with white flowers. Here are four reasons why, when …
It’s winter, and during these shorter, colder, darker days, we can sometimes start to feel a little bit down. An easy and affordable way to boost our mood is with flowers.
For centuries people have intuitively known that flowers have a positive impact on our emotions. Having fresh flowers in your home and workplace is a …
We’re heading into winter when it’s not as easy to use fresh edible flowers in your baking and cooking, but don't worry, you can still use dried flowers! They’re readily available and have great flavour. Today I’m going to share with you a number of ways …
As winter approaches and the days become shorter and darker it’s more important than ever to add bits of joy to our lives. A great way to do this is with flowers, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. A great money-saving tip is to …
Before getting to all the fun flower food facts, I’m going to start (and then finish) this post with a safety note.
CAUTION: With all flowers do not assume the variety you have is the edible variety. Check with an expert before you consume. Once you have positive confirmation you have the right variety of the right flower, follow the general safety rules for edible flowers that I wrote about HERE.
With that in mind, here are five fun flower food facts….
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - Remembrance Day. The day World War I ended and the day we remember and acknowledge those who lost their lives in war. As the years go by, it’s more important than ever that we don’t forget those who went before us and what they sacrificed for us. As this is a blog about all things floral, I’m sharing …
We all love flowers. They’re a gift to us from nature, that we re-gift by giving to others. They’re beautiful and colourful, and fragrant, and they put a smile on our face. They’re also really interesting! I’ve chosen nine flowers to share some fun facts about.
1 - Sunflowers: Young sunflowers move throughout the day, following the sun from east to west. Why does this happen? It has to do with the growth of the sunflowers. It’s a result of …
It’s time to once again visit our floral rainbow , this time focusing on the colour pink.
If I could choose only one colour flower to have for the rest of my life, without a doubt I would choose pink. And it turns out I’m not the only one who feels this way, as pink is one the most popular colour choices for fresh flowers. Here are three reasons why …
