Five Ideas to Capture the Essence of Valentine's Day

Five Ideas to Capture the Essence of Valentine's Day

By Kate Clancy

It has become a challenge for every holiday:  how to honor its intent, not the commercial qualities.  This is especially true for Valentine's Day.

How did Valentine's Day come to mean the most romantic holiday?  Well, St. Valentine's Day began as a celebration of one or several early Christian saints.  There are a number of stories about martyred saints with this name.  But the holiday first became associated with romantic love around the 12th century when it was connected with courtly love.  Geoffrey Chaucer, the English poet, popularized the holiday with his poetry about "valentines" in the 14th century.  The holiday continued to evolve until, in the 15th century,

6 Best Valentine's Day Gifts for The Lovely Valentine

6 Best Valentine's Day Gifts for The Lovely Valentine

By Iliena Bosu 

The distinctive quality of Valentine's Day itself is so romantic that it casts its magic on everyone. Couples cannot keep their hands off each other and singles hope to have that romantic togetherness, which the couples have. Valentine's Day is one of the major gift-giving occasions after Christmas or Diwali. In fact, even the men do not mind receiving flower bouquets and chocolates on this day. Although, flowers and chocolates make a lovely romantic combo, however, it is quickly becoming a clich d gift idea.

It is Valentine's Day; all one is looking forward to, is an over the top romantic date, dinner and a gift to cherish. So, think of a particular type of gift, which she enjoys. Or, try to understand why she enjoys a certain gift. Has she given you hints about what she might want as a gift? If at all you find a worthy gift, how is it useful or significant to her? Once you have some logical answers to these internal queries, you will most certainly know what to gift your Valentine.

5 Popular Friendship Flowers

By: Asma A Mohiuddin 

Flowers are symbolic gifts as they convey different messages and emotions to people. There are different meanings attached to different flower types and colors. There are many flowers that denote friendship, compassion and loyalty. Giving friendship flowers is a great way to express one's friendship. The most popular friendship flowers are mentioned below.

Yellow Rose

This is the most popular among friendship flowers and is the official flower of friendship day. Thus, one can find flower shops filled with it every year on friendship day. It signifies friendship, joy and delight. This flower was discovered in the 18th century in the Middle East. Earlier, it denoted negative feelings like jealousy but as time went on, its meaning changed to joy and friendship. A person can either give his or her friend a single rose or a bouquet with a baby's breath to signify the importance of friendship. 

The 8 Most Basic Flower Arrangements

By Stanley Hardin 


When you see flower arrangements on tables in restaurants, at special events and even in offices and homes that you visit, you may think that they are just arranged that way because the florist thought it would look nice that way. You might not know this but there are actually certain patterns that florists follow when they make their flower arrangements. Here are eight of the most basic flower arrangements you will find florists using for different occasions:

- Horizontal arrangements - these kinds of arrangements are made with the use of shallow containers and use anchor tape as well as anchor foam to keep the design in place.






- Vertical arrangements - these are the ones that you often see in vases and jars in towering yet free flowing forms.











- Triangular arrangements - when you talk about triangular arrangements, you are basically getting flowers arranged with the use of a shallow vase or bowl with a tall center flower and other flowers arranged in a way that the final arrangement forms a triangle.

Importance of Flower Arrangement in the Daily Life of People

By Lopamudra Sinha

The flower is always considered as a beautiful creation of nature, which can boost the mental energy of the people, as they become mentally satisfied and cheerful on seeing the colorful flowers and smelling the sweet scent of these blooms. So the habit of placing some flowers in the home or even in the workplace has proved to be beneficial for keeping the people at good mood throughout the day. But the flowers should be kept in a properly arranged bouquet, within a nice vase; so that the sight of it gives pleasure to the onlookers.

How to Choose the Best Single Roses

How to Choose the Best Single Roses

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Grena_Castillano]Grena Castillano

A lot of emotions can be beautifully expressed through flowers, and this non-verbal expression is very common today. One way to do it is through single roses.

These flowers are wonderful way to send a symbolic message. If you are looking for some tips on what rose should you send to your lover, friend, mother, etc., then read on.

If you are a romantic lover who wants to express your love to your other half, why don't you surprise her with one red rose? This has been considered to be the most beautiful and romantic item to give as a gift. In fact, the tradition of lovers giving each other single red roses has begun since the ancient Roman times.

Fresh Flowers - 5 Unique Floral Decorating Ideas

Fresh Flowers - 5 Unique Floral Decorating Ideas

By Tass Krapis

Can you think of anything that brings a smile to your face like a colourful display of fresh flowers in your home, office or wherever you want to create a feeling of warmth and appeal?

Like tropical fish in an aquarium, our eye is immediately drawn to a bunch of fresh flowers artfully displayed in a lovely vase. And to back it up, researchers have proven that a colourful arrangement of flowers nearby gives us a natural high. So that has to be a good thing!

Most modern florists have moved away from the formalized, traditional flower bouquets and added a whole array of flower-based items to their range, including bucket-loads of fresh flowers where you can often pick and choose.