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Flowers are an important gift item in modern society. They are suitable as gifts on a variety of occasions- Birthday, Graduation Day, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day, to name a few. One thing that is worth keeping in mind while presenting or receiving flowers as gifts is the meanings associated with different flowers. These meanings came to be conventionally accepted and seem to vary from culture to culture. In the western culture, there are some standard meanings associated with different flowers. The convention of associating meanings with flowers has been systematized and is now talked of as the language of flowers.

The reason for preferring flowers to convey a message rather than use words is very simple. This way, the communication of the idea becomes more beautiful and subtle. The visual effect seems to make the experience of giving and receiving gifts stick to memory in a more effective way than a mere stream of words.



Flowers in the News

Flowers on the water (Thanh Nien Daily)
Farmers in Sa Dec Flower Village take care of their daisies. Driving into Sa Dec, you can see what looks like endless rows of potted flowers on wooden racks nearby the rice fields.

Make the most of your Valentine's Day flowers (The Tuscaloosa News)
By Dean Fosdick The Associated Press There may be cheaper ways to declare your love on Valentine's Day than by saying it with flowers, but that doesn't mean having to forgo a bouquet. Just put more thought into the presentation.

Take part in Valley of Flowers Festival (Suburban Journals)
The Valley of Flowers Festival will take place May 7-9 in Florissant. Festival organizers are accepting applications for those who wish to take part in the parade, the flea market and the craft fair, and those who wish to have food booths. Applications also are being accepted for Valley of Flowers queen candidates.

Secrets to get the best Valentines Day flowers (ABC 2 Baltimore)
Plus, expert advice how to keep your cut flowers fresher, longer

When sending flowers long way, find florist in that area (Hutchinson News)
Dear Heloise: I have a great way to save money when sending flowers. Quite a few times, I must send ...

Whiteaker Named Builder Representative for North Farm Cottages at Flowers Plantation (dBusinessNews.com)
RALEIGH, NC – Gaye Orr, President of Coldwell Banker Advantage New Homes, is pleased to announce that Colleen Whiteaker has been named Builder Representative for North Farm Cottages at Flowers Plantation in Clayton.

How to make the most of Valentine’s Day flowers (Texarkana Gazette)
There may be cheaper ways to declare your love on Valentine’s Day than by saying it with flowers, but that doesn’t mean having to forgo a bouquet. Just put more thought into the presentation.

Flowers of grief: Davidson poet publishes works (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Anthony S. Abbott's just-published book, “New and Selected Poems, 1989-2009,” presents the flowers of his profound familiarity with grief and grace. The first section presents 10 new poems, “simple and unadorned like a bride at a Quaker wedding,” and the following parts represent previous volumes.

Vogue Flowers owner confident business will keep blooming (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Before perennials and corsages became a daily staple in Steve Papoulakos’ life, he sat in pre-med classes at Lehman College in Bronx, N.Y. But the ambitions of being a doctor were more his parents’ than his own. A summer job at a flower shop in the Bronx during college kindled his true calling.

Vogue Flowers & Gifts Ltd. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
& Gifts Ltd. What is it? Full-service florist and flower wholesaler Employees: 45 Owners: Steve Papoulakos, president; Paul Christofakis, vice president Locations: Vogue stores at 1114 E. Main St. and 1106 N. Parham Road; The Flower Market locations at 1100 N. Boulevard and 10060 Midlothian Turnpike Contact: (804) 353-9600 or (800) 923-1010; or http://www.vogueflowers.com[[[SHIFTIN ...