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• Thursday, March 11th, 2010

It is essential to put the right decoration in your house. Decorations can make your house more alive and more attractive. There are many options for decoration but rug is the right choice if you want to present the atmosphere of classical style.

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• Thursday, March 11th, 2010

                      “Earth laughs in flowers.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

Gifting Flowers to your near ones is a special experience which can not be expressed in words.  It is all about a rich feeling which springs from the heart.  It is a source of pleasure which can be compared with none.  Flowers are one of the best gifts for any occasion.  Nothing can convey your emotions better than flowers.  A single rose expresses the inner most feelings of the heart in a beautiful manner.  Assortments of flowers are even better!  They are about enriched feelings and sensations.  A colourful assortment of flowers is one of the best gifts that one can offer to their loved ones.

The origin of the process of gifting flowers is obscured in history.  It is a widely prevalent process cutting across cultures.Flowers were revered in ancient Greece as property of the Gods.  In the other ancient cultures flowers were given to near ones as gifts.  Flowers had a special importance in the Victorian times.  They were used to convey eternal love.  Lovers used to write a whole letter with flower petals to express their inner feelings.  The form of expressing love changed with time and it gained momentum with the passage of every century to invade the space of almost each and every occasion.

In modern times, flowers are not only sent to women but it is gifted to men as well.  A nice flower bouquet can be an exclusive gift for the man of your dreams.  Even children nowadays get in to the act of wishing their dear ones with flowers. They present roses, gerberas or other vibrant flowers to their friends, class mates or their class teachers.

While gifting flowers, the occasion for which it is being given is to be kept in mind.  Roses can be gifted in a number of events.  Red roses are taken to be the most romantic gift during Valentine’s Day, Wedding Ceremony and Anniversaries.  The colour red stands for “love” and “passion”.  Pink Roses can be sent to a lover on Valentine’s Day because it signifies “romance”.  Yellow Roses can always be gifted to a special friend.  White roses and other white flowers are apt for a funeral ceremony.  Lilies, Gerberas, Carnations and Orchids in bouquets, baskets and other arrangements can just light up different occasions.  During events like Raksha Bandhan, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Durga Puja, Diwali and Mother’s Day flowers of different colours are prized gifts.

Different Types of Flower Arrangement

Assorted Flowers

A rich assortment of flowers are  always special.  They are associated with multiple emotions.  Imagine the love which is linked with a heart shaped floral arrangement!  They just speak your heart.  Consisting of exotic, elegant and wildly beautiful variants Assorted Flowers light up moods.

CarnationsCarnations are wonderful flowers which are associated with love and fascination.  A beautiful arrangement of carnations make life appear bright.  Carnations as gift bring difference to life with a newfound freshness.

Flower BouquetsA bouquet of flowers are all about love and care.  Flower Bouquets appear in exclusive shapes.  There are heart shaped bouquets, flowers wrapped in attractive foils and other fascinating variants to express your heart.  Flowers Bouquets are big sized arrangements for those with a big heart.

Flower Baskets

It appears really nice when you gift your loved ones in India flower baskets .  Different flowers in attractive cane basketsof beautiful shape and design add a different and refreshing dimension to occasions.  They are baskets filled with love.

Flowers in a VaseImagine the beauty of a room where there is a vase filled with bright flowers!  They define the decor and convey a senseof goodness.  Flowers in fashionable vases are gifts to enrich the life of those you love.

GerberasGerberas , one of the most colourful flowers, have the advantage of being kept in a vase for a long time.  They don’t wither away easily.  Having  beauty of their own, gerberas only fascinate.

OrchidsThere is a lot attributed to the charm of orchids .  They can be presented all the year round.  Having amazing shapes andcolours, orchids are gifts to  win a persons heart.

RosesThe king of flowers are roses .  Red, pink, yellow or white, roses are a class apart.  A nice looking arrangement of roses can be sent to India for expressing love, friendship or condolences.  Roses are exceptional gifts for different occasions.  They communicate a lot in very short time.

Flowers are all about higher emotions.  They bring smile to faces and spread a sense of happiness which stays for a long time.  Celebrating occasions like birthdays and anniversaries with flowers is fun!  Flowers are always there as trusted friends when love blooms between two individuals.  In times of condolence flowers help in expressing sympathy.  Flowers have even a greater role to play; they help in mending bridges in relationships when differences occur.  They have innumerable roles to play in life, roles which are divine.  Flowers speak a thousand words which are prized and straight from the heart.  A heart which beats all the time for ones who are special.

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• Thursday, March 11th, 2010

The floral industry uses specific techniques and skills to create extremely appealing fresh cut, hand tied flower arrangements, bunches and flower bouquets using the intricate art of floral design. This involves the use of bowls, baskets, vases, paper and other decorative objects to complete a floral design.There are various styles of design that are popular and each type of style has different characteristics. Flower design originates from many different cultures all over the world. Floral design techniques are usually taught in a school, special college or academy for students to receive the best quality training. The skill is reasonably in demand and there is a shortage of trained professionals in the field, especially with the rising need for professionally arranged flower bouquets.A flower designer will require training in specific skills and techniques. Use of the correct combination of flowers (aesthetically and practically), cutting, treating and selling flowers are all skills a flower designer should have.Bouquet or BunchesBlooms gathered in a hand tied flower arrangement using a creative style are called bouquets. Large varieties of bouquets make attractive arrangements and are used at weddings, given as gifts on special occasions and are a favourite romantic gesture.This type of arrangement is extremely popular and widely available in many different flower combinations, according to flowers that are in season . Bouquets are available from shops, petrol stations, florists and online retailers as they are so enduringly popular. Small flower bouquets have more specific names and traditions associated with their use.BoutonnièreThis small, flower arrangement is an accessory for a man’s jacket lapel. The flower used is generally a carnation or a red rose and the arrangement is a very simple decoration using one flower. These are used at formal events such as weddings where the groom, his groomsmen and best man will wear them. The word “boutonnière” is French for “button hole” and is a reference to the traditional positioning of the flower on a man’s lapel, through the buttonhole. Today, the boutonnière is attached with a pin, as many jackets do not have the traditional straight buttonhole on their lapels, yet this can be considered a faux pas to some due to traditional associations.CorsagesA corsage is a single flower or a small flower arrangement, larger than a boutonnière. The arrangement is extremely popular in America for formal dances and special occasions and was previously favoured as a fashion accessory. The corsage can be pinned to an outfit but generally the corsage is tied around the wearer’s wrist to avoid damage to their outfit.Posey, nosegay and tussie-mussieA Posey is a small collection of flowers. Also known as a nosegay or tussie-mussie, these small bouquets are generally presented as gifts and were very popular in history.The name ‘nosegay’ stems from the use of a small flower bouquet to eliminate foul odours such as bad breath and bad hygiene, from as early as the Medieval Period. Worn attached to the bodice or tied around a person’s head, they were a widespread solution for disguising bad smells and keeping the nose ‘happy’ (gay).Tussie-mussies were popular during Queen Victoria’s reign in England. The small flower bouquets were favoured as a fashion accessory and were often comprised of flowers with symbolic meanings. Tussie-Mussies were used to convey messages and meanings to those they were presented to as a gift.WreathsA wreath is an arrangement of flowers in the shape of a ring. These are purely for decoration or to be worn as a head dress or festive crown during a celebration. Wreaths are extremely symbolic according to the flowers used in the arrangement. For example, evergreens symbolised strength, whilst wreaths of red poppies laid at memorials on Remembrance Day represent the poppies which grew on the battlefields and trenches after the war and the blood spilled during battle. The Romans used wreaths as a female headdress and winning Olympians were crowned with a special wreath.In South Africa wreaths are often used for sympathy arrangements at funerals.Different styles of arrangement: Ikebana Ikebana is Japanese for “the art of giving life to flowers” and uses oriental styles to create minimalistic, pure and uncluttered arrangements aimed at exploring nature and man’s relationship. The arranging of flowers in this method is a highly skilled and very disciplined art.The arrangements often focus on the areas of the plant alternative to the customary Western-World tradition. The stems and leaves are extremely important in this style of flower arranging. The colours used are simple and the style of arrangement emphasises the clean-cut shape. Ikebana uses only organic plants which are arranged in a scalene triangle shape to represent elements such as humanity, heaven and earth or the earth, moon and sun.English GardenThis English variation of floral design is structured in a radial arrangement in a tall vase or shorter bowl. The style uses flowers which are in season, especially garden blooms.High StyleThe High Style variation of flower arrangements uses tropical or exotic flowers predominantly such as the Bird of Paradise flower and is not limited to any symmetrical formations. Contemporary and up-to-date designs are generally classified as High Style and the unique floral arrangements are emphasised by the linear structure of the arrangements.Hand tied flower arrangements and flower bouquets made from fresh cut flowers in the Ikebana, English Garden and High Style fashion are responsible for providing aesthetic and emotive décor for many situations and settings. Gifts made of beautiful hand tied flower arrangements are highly regarded in all societies, making the art of flower design a welcome necessity.

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• Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Moss is either loved or hated in the garden. People very often passionately rake it away. Why not to look at it as blessing to your garden? Its kinds are very difficult to recognize – you need proper book for that and magnifying glass. I don’t remember since when I love moss. I think since always. Soft, fragile and moist. In my garden moss is welcomed everywhere. I try to grow it on my stones as well. Few months ago I covered them with yoghurt dilluted with water 1:1. No great effect yet, just little greenish something appeared.
You can appreciate moss beauty especially in the winter – when it is lush green and so soft to walk on. Grows in the lawn in the shadow? Great! I don’t need to move it. Grass is weaker and weaker in these spots, and moss patches are larger and larger… and more and more green. Moss reminds me my second big and earliest garden fascination of Japanese Gardens.
I look for tranquility and harmony in the garden. In the smaller gardens it is even more important to not overload it with too many different plants.
I like them for meditative and tranquill character. I remember that in communist time in Poland there was not so many books about landscaping and Far East – that was of my special interest at that time. I made friends with the owner of the shop selling used/old books. Whenever something about Japan appeared on the shelf I was getting a phone call and I immediatelly run to the shop to see it.
There is six features as a synonym for an excellent not only Japanese but landscape garden.
According to the ancient book of gardens, there should be six different qualities to which a garden can aspire.
They are grouped in their traditional complementary pairs, they are:
spaciousness & seclusion
artifice & antiquity
water-courses & panoramas.
As the specialists say “it is difficult enough to find a garden that is blessed with any three or four of these desirable attributes, let along five, or even more rarely, all six.”
Yet there is such case in Japan.
Its name is “Kenroku-en” which means “garden that combines six characteristics”, which is named by Sadanobu Matsudaira, a feudal load in the present Tohoku district (northern part of mainland Japan).
Plants recommended for Japanese gardens:
Trees and shrubs
Acer plamatum, Acer japonicum, Acer ginnala, Amelanchier canadensis, Cercis chinensis, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Cornus kousa, Cryptomeria japonica, Gingko biloba, Pinus nigra, Pinus thunbergiana, Pinus densiflora, Magnolia kobus, Magnolia stellata, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus mume, Prunus serrulata, Prunus armeniaca, Sciadopitys verticillata, Tsuga canadensis,
Trees and shrubs of medium size
Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’, Spirea japonica, Chaenomeles japonica, Chaenomeles lagenaria, Euonymus alatus, Enkianthus campanulatus, Forsytia x intermedia, Forsytia suspensa, Juniperus chinensis ‘Armstrongii’, Kerria japonica, Mahonia aquifolium, Pieris japonica, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Syringa vulgaris
Small shrubs
Buxus microphylla, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana’, Daphne cneorum, Ilex crenata, Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Vase’, Pinus mugo ‘Compacta’, Rhododendron obtusum, Rhododendron kaempferi, Spirea japonica, Spirea bumalda, Thuja occidentalis ‘Globosa’, Viburnum carlesii
All these plants are accompanied by different kind of grass, moss, perennials, bamboo, ivy that might be chosen according to the climate zone.
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