Let Flowers Brighten Your Life

Few things in life are guaranteed to bring such joy as a bright bunch of newly cut flowers. A few slender, dramatic stems in a shapely glass vase in the corner of a room, a wonderful arrangement delivered to your door, a wild and ragged wild posy, or a bunch of flowers spontaneously chosen while walking round the supermarket – all these can add a sparkle to your day.

It is so easy to fill your life with beauty without going to great expense. You can grow flowering plants, whether bulbs, annuals, perennials, shrubs or trees, in relatively small spaces: in gardens, on a patio, in windowsill troughs, and in pots and hanging baskets. You don’t even need to have a garden, as you can enjoy whatever is growing all year round during a walk in the park, the woods or the countryside.

Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter – you’ll never be short of a flowering stem to enliven your office or home, to cheer up a dull area or enhance your dinner table. There is always plenty of choice, whether it’s the bright new promise of bulbs in spring, the blousy blooms of summer, the warm glow of the colors of the Fall, or the whites and reds of winter.

All cultures and so many parts of our daily life include flowers to give them meaning. Many colors have come to be known by their names: lily white, peach, violet and forget-me-not blue, to name but a few. No matter what climate you live in, an abundance of flora thrive in temperate zones, alpine heights, tropical heat and desert vastnesses whose names and colors have significance in so many ways in our lives.

Qualities such as courage, sincerity, patience, fidelity are widely valued in human society and these all have all been associated symbolically with different flowers. Tulips symbolise the spring and new beginnings, so can be offered in congratulations and at times of change. Pink carnations communicate ‘I’ll never forget you, ‘ while azaleas are associated with a first love. White chrysanthemums mean truth and orange lilies mean wealth.

Every state in the United States claims its own floral emblem. The New Mexican symbol is the flowering yucca, while in New Hampshire, it’s Pink Lady’s Slipper. Magnolia is the flower choice for Louisiana and golden rod for Kentucky. International emblems include the Australian golden wattle, in Bangladesh the water lily, while for the Danish, it’s the Marguerite daisy.

Flowers have been used artistically to decorate a multitude of household and everyday object for many centuries. Clothes and jewellery, materials for dressmaking and upholstery, items of furniture, pottery and china and hair decorations are just some of the items which display a floral theme in their design.

It is hard to think about scents and perfumes without thinking about flowers. Plants form the basis of so many scents on sale today. Lavender, lime blossom, freesia – it’s hard to bring these plants to mind, without starting to smell their fragrance.

If you want to congratulate a friend on a special achievement, or have been invited to a celebration, then a Orangeville Flowers tribute is the obvious gift of choice. If someone has suffered a bereavement, a sensitive and delicate bouquet can bring great comfort. Weddings, baby showers, parties, birthdays and festivals all benefit from the presence of beautiful flowers.

Looking for Barrie Flowers? Then be sure to visit Chasing Petals, one of the oldest and most trusted Barrie Florists that has served the region for over 30 years.