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Here’s a 7 household tips that can make life just a little easier:
1. Sealed envelope – Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a knife under the flap. The envelope can then be resealed. 2. Use empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.
3. For icy doorsteps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won’t refreeze.
4. Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag dipped in baking soda. Comes off with little effort (elbow grease that is)!
5. Lavender oil is one of the most useful oils in therapeutic terms, being sedative, antiseptic, painkilling and calming.
6. The California Poppy treats insomnia, nervous tension and anxiety. It also relieves menstrual cramps and pain.
7. Next time you get fresh flowers instead of throwing them out, make compost. Using plant material in your compost pile produces rich fertilizer for garden plants and doesn’t attract scavengers the way food scraps can.
Order your flowers at Eden Florist in South Florida, serving Broward and North Dade Counties.
August 7th, 2008
If your birth sign is a Leo (July 23-August 22), throw caution (and practicality) to the wind and express your artistic side – be careful with the bankbook! You are more perceptive to other’s hidden agendas this month. Decorate your home with wildflowers, such as asters, daisies, snapdragons, and alstromeria.Need to order flowers for the Leo in your life? Visit EDEN FLORIST
July 22nd, 2008
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“I have gathered a posie of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own.” John Bartlett
Wear me in your next corsage;
Expensive and exotic;
Sophisticated colour scheme;
My spots and streaks may sometimes seem;
Amazingly quixotic.
What flower am I?
Answer will be posted tomorrow. |
July 20th, 2008
In the 16th Century Christian Missionaries in South America named the flower (Passiflora spp) because they saw it as being a symbol of the death of Jesus Christ. It was the first flower they saw on their journey and they saw it as a good sign.
They thought that the five sepals and the five petals of the passion flower represented the ten disciples without Judas Iscariot and Peter.
They also thought that the double row of filaments (corona) on the passion flower represented the crown of thorns that Jesus was made to wear. It also resembled a halo.
The vine tendrils represented the whips that were used to scourge Jesus.
The styles of the flower represented the nails Jesus had hammered into his palms and ankles when crucified.
The stamens represented the wounds Jesus sustained when crucified.
Where Passion Flowers Grow
They grow naturally in the southern part of the United States and in South America. They are grown in plantations in Australia, Brazil, Hawaii and Kenya. They are also grown in artificial conditions such as The Palm House in Kew Gardens.
There are over 55 species of Passion Flower. Their fruit is edible.
July 18th, 2008
Just as a prism of glass miters light and casts a colored braid, a garden sings sweet incantations the human heart strains to hear. Hiding in every flower, in every leaf, in every twig and bough, are reflections of the God who once walked with us in Eden. - Tonia Triebwasser, The Color of Grace
In honor of Summer, a time when many romances consumate in marriage, I thought it would be fun to share some romance trivia with you. These are things I have collected over the years and unfortunately don’t remember the sources:
Aphrodisiacs
Wild cabbage was traditionally recommended as an aphrodisiac.
Coffee Break Romance
It’s reported that more than 10,000 marriages a year now are directly traceable to romances which begin during coffee breaks.
Forgotten Romance
Most recent research indicates just about 9,000 romantic couples each year take out marriage licenses, then fail to use them.
Honeymoons
The word honeymoon first appeared in the 16th century. ‘Honey’ is a reference to the sweetness of a new marriage and ‘moon’ is a bitter acknowledgment that this sweetness, like a full moon, would quickly fade.
Marriage In Ancient Rome
In ancient Rome there was no legal ceremony by a priest, minister, or civil servant or any 3rd party to solemize a marriage and there were no formal records of the marriage. The couple agreed to live together and they became recognized as married by the fact they lived together, or by actions such as the man referring to the lady as his wife, or by evidence of a dowry, or by the general acceptance of their life-style as representing a husband-wife relationship. Divorce was by agreement or by simply leaving the household on the part of either partner.
Mating Birds
It was believed that birds chose their mates on February 14th and because doves mate for life, they have become a symbol of fidelity.
Stay tuned for part two…
Heidi
Be sure and visit Eden Florist for your wedding needs!
July 2nd, 2008
Wondering where all the pretty spring flowers come from? Most of them come from the Dutch Flower Auctions and are shipped all over the world. Here’s a little bit about the Dutch Flower Auctions:
The Dutch cut flower auctions form the distribution base for flowers and plants throughout the world. Their magnitude appeals to one’s imagination. The auctions have even become a major tourist attraction in Holland.
There is an endless stream of figures and facts designed to capture the magnitude of auctions. Here are interesting factual tidbits regarding the Dutch cut flower auctions in the world:
- According to the Guinness Book of Records, the auction in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands is the largest commercial building in the world, comprising one million square meters. For that matter, the total floor space of the Flora Holland outlets equals 1,500,000 square meters or 16,145,865 square feet.
- The Dutch auction at Naaldwijk has the largest floral cooling space in the world, measuring 43,000 square meters or 462,848 square feet – larger than 10 soccer fields combined.
- Over three-quarters of flowers and plants supplied to Dutch auctions are exported.
- The auction clock was invented in Holland in 1902. The auction takes place by counting down from highest price to lowest price. The buyer stops the clock by pressing a button. If he is the first to press his button, he then purchases the flowers or plants being auctioned.
- The auction in Aalsmeer draws more than 100,000 visitors annually.
- At the auctions, the price of cut flowers is always a per stem price.
- In 2006, Dutch auctions had combined sales of 3,975,400,000 euro – of which 2,500,400,000 euro for cut flowers.
- Most Dutch cut flowers are exported to Germany, followed by the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Belgium.
- At Dutch auctions, the most popular cut flowers sold are roses, chrysanthemums and tulips (in that order).
- The export of cut flowers to Russia is the fastest growing (up 26% in 2006) export market for Dutch grown cut flowers.
- Each year, the Dutch ornamental flower sector develops between 1,200 and 1,500 new flowers and plants.
- Not all sales take place by the auction clock. The auctions also act as intermediary brokers between flower growers and buyers, without using the clock. This service started in 1972, and now makes up around one-fourth of total sales.
- Dutch flower auctions use 12 million flower buckets and 800,000 flower boxes annually to get its flowers safely from the grower to the wholesaler.
- Some 12,300 companies are involved in making deliveries to the Dutch auctions.
So next time you order spring flowers from your local florist, you have a little more insight into what goes into getting them from the earth to you!
Heidi
Be sure and order your next floral bouquet from Eden Florist.
June 29th, 2008
Cancer June 22-July 22A romantic and a homebody, the cancer person is devoted to family. Insightful and intuitive, you are cautiously optimistic. You tend to focus more on helping others and often forget to take care of yourself.Roses and Iris reflect the Cancer personality.Need to order flowers for the Cancer in your life? Visit EDEN FLORIST
June 21st, 2008
Rose ~ The Flower of Love
Botanical Name ~ Roseceae “Rosa” Family
White ~ I am worthy of you
Pale Pink ~ Innocence
Hot Pink ~ Infatuation
Red ~ Love, Passion
Yellow ~ Friendship, Honor
Peach ~ Beauty, Grace
One of the oldest flowers known to mankind, and perhaps the most popular,
the rose represents love, magic, hope and the mystery of life.
Nebuchadnezzarused them to adorn his palace. In Persia, they were grown for the perfume oil,
and the petals filled the Sultan’s mattress. In Kashmir, the Emperors cultivated
elaborate rose gardens and the roses were strewn in the river to welcome them
home.
Emperors filled their sitting baths and fountains with rose-water and
sat on carpets of rose petals. The Greeks associated the rose with the blood of
Aphrodites (the Goddess of Love) beloved Adonis. The Roman’s used roses in
feasts and orgies. From an image of Pagan love, the rose was transformed into
an emblem of Christian spiritual love connected with the Virgin Mary, with
Christ’s blood and with the Crown of Thorns.
The rose was created by Chloris, the Greek Goddess of Flowers, out of the
lifeless body of a nymph found one day in a clearing in the woods. Asking
for Aphrodite’s help, she gave the nymph beauty, Dionysus (the God of Wine)
gave her a sweet scent, and the three Graces gave her joy, charm and
brightness. Zephyr (the West Wind) blew the clouds away so that Apollo
(The Sun God) could shine upon her and make the flower bloom. The rose
was born and crowned the “Queen of All Flowers.”
To order Roses for someone you love and admire, visit: Eden Florist
June 8th, 2008
Memorial Day Flower Trivia
Our cheer goes back to them, the valiant dead!
Laurels and roses on their graves to-day,
Lilies and laurels over them we lay,
And violets o’er each unforgotten head.
~Richard Hovey
What is the nationally recognized flower of Memorial Day? Red Poppies are recognized as the Memorial Day flower. These small red flowers were first worn back in 1915 to honor fallen soldiers. Here’s the story:
In 1915, inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” Moina Michael replied with her own poem:
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
Ms. Michael then conceived of an idea to wear red poppies on Memorial day in honor of those who died serving the nation during war. She was the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the money going to benefit servicemen in need. Later a Madam Guerin from France was visiting the United States and learned of this new custom started by Ms.Michael and when she returned to France, made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women.
This tradition spread to other countries. In 1921, the Franco-American Children’s League sold poppies nationally to benefit war orphans of France and Belgium. The League disbanded a year later and Madam Guerin approached the VFW for help. Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans’ organization to nationally sell poppies.
Two years later their “Buddy” Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post Office honored Ms Michael for her role in founding the National Poppy movement by issuing a red 3 cent postage stamp with her likeness on it.
If you’d like to order a patriotic centerpiece, visit Eden Florist Today!
May 24th, 2008
Gemini – May 21-June 21
You are drawn to the sound of applause – never explain your secrets of all the adulation. You are quite the charmer.
The Lily will make you feel like a true celebrity.
Need to order flowers for the Gemini in your life? Visit EDEN FLORIST
May 21st, 2008
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