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Saying I Love You with Flowers

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Expressing love, affection and gratitude verbally can be difficult for a lot of people.  People have learned to express love in a variety of ways from elaborate gifts of jewelry to small acts of kindness.  Saying I love you with flowers is a custom as old as time.  Flowers have their own language and a flower bouquet is a beautiful way to tell that special someone that you love them.  You don’t have to wait until Valentine’s Day to send a bouquet of beautiful flowers to that special someone in your life.

Choosing the Right Flowers

There are dozens of different types of flowers that you can use in a bouquet but roses are traditionally sent to tell someone you love them.  That doesn’t mean you have to send the traditional bouquet of roses.  Choose flowers that they love whether that be roses, lilacs or daisies.  If you really want to show someone that you care then consider picking some wildflowers and creating your own bouquet. There are plenty of suitable flowers that will express your feelings.  Giving flowers is about the expression of love not the cost of the bouquet.

Presenting Your Flowers

Just like there are dozens of choices when it comes to picking the right flowers there are just as many ways to arrange them.  The traditional method is to put a bunch of flowers into a vase and send this as a gift.  If you buy a bouquet from a florist you can either have them sent in a box, typically a bouquet of roses will arrive this way.  Flowers with long stems work well in the box, but you can order a decorative vase as well.  Other types of flowers look beautiful in smaller handheld bouquets.

There are plenty of ways to tell someone that you love them, from the little things you do to remembering special occasions.  Sending flowers is a time honored and traditional method of sending love that will never go out of fashion. It is an easy way to express yourself when poetic words don’t come naturally to you.  You can give that special someone something beautiful that they will love.  Don’t spend your entire salary on a bouquet, you can pick the flowers yourself if you want to, it’s the sentiment you’re after not the cost. Today you can eve send flowers to that special someone halfway around the world, you have no excuses not to commemorate a special occasion.

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The Meanings of Popular Flowers

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Flowers have been given to convey messages of love and friendship since the dawn of time.  When you buy someone flowers you not only need to keep in mind what the recipient likes, what looks good and what these flowers mean.  In past people could convey the same message through a bouquet of flowers as they could through a well written love letter.

The Significance of Flowers

People have been growing flowers for thousands of years, yet they serve very little practical purpose.  There are few you can eat, fewer still used in medicines yet we spend millions of dollars growing and producing flowers each year.  We still grew flowers even when our survival depended on the amount of food we had to harvest each year.  There is no question that the human race loves our flowers.

The Meanings of Popular Flowers

Do you speak the language of flowers?  If not, that’s okay here are some of the more common flowers and what they mean when you gift them to someone special in your life.

Roses

Roses are by far one of the most popular type of flowers that are purchased each year.  Red roses are symbols of romantic love and passion.  Yellow roses are given to friends.  White roses are traditionally used in bridal bouquets and they mean innocence.  The number of roses that you give someone is also significant, a dozen roses means that you are declaring your love for someone.  Two dozen roses are given when you want congratulate someone and 50 roses means unconditional love.  50 roses are an ideal Mother’s Day gift.

Carnations

Carnations are another popular type of flower that is often given as a gift.  Carnations carry many of the same meanings as roses, red ones indicate love and admiration.  Pink carnations are often given to your mother and white carnations like white roses also indicate innocence.  Yellow carnations mean rejection and disappointment and purple carnations mean that someone is capricious.

Daisies

Daisies are happy flowers and they often indicate purity, innocence and pure love.  They can also indicate cheerfulness and pure thoughts, if someone gives you daisies then enjoy them.

Orchids

In ancient Greece orchids used to indicate virility, in modern times they still signify strength but more often than not they represent luxury or beauty.

Chrysanthemums

Mums are often featured at weddings and they convey a spirit of optimism, joy and long life.  Red chrysanthemums mean love, white indicates truth and loyalty whereas yellow means your love has been slighted.

The next time you buy a bouquet of flowers take the time to consider what they mean, not just whether they are pretty or not.