Documents tagged 'Flowers'
Published: 08/08/2008
When it comes to a funeral, there's nothing worse than flowers that are wilting around the casket during the ceremony. You want to purchase floral arrangements that are going to last long after the service and that will brighten the gravesite for days to come. However, it can be difficult to find...
Published: 06/08/2008
What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these colourful and dainty creatures to your garden. Delight your family and visitors with beautiful butterflies, but be sure to create a safe habitat for them. If you own cats...
Published: 01/08/2008
Destination weddings are gaining popularity, with many couples jetting off to the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii or other tropical locations for their nuptials. Tying the knot in an exotic location is a great way to create wedding memories that last a lifetime, but there are potential problems and...
Published: 31/07/2008
My mother always had a flowerbed or two in front of our house and she would spend a morning every now and again weeding, watering, and generally taking care of her flowers. Yet she never got more adventuresome with her flower choices than petunias, pansies and an occasional geranium. I asked her...
Published: 29/07/2008
Cut flowers make us feel good. They make us all feel special, both those that give the flowers and those that receive them. They help us communicate with others in a special way. They help us say things like "I love you," "thank you," "get well," "I'm sorry" and "you're special." More than any...
Published: 23/07/2008
The philosophy behind tincture is to capture the spiritual and physical essence of the plant. This is done by using the power of ethyl alcohol to dissolve and preserve the herb in question.
The substance used to extract the herbs is known as the menstrum. The herbs you are tincturing...
Published: 22/07/2008
Formerly the word burn out is used to describe busted electric bulbs. Somehow, the word burnout came to origin and is now also used to describe emotional drain in humans. For light bulbs, it is irreversible. In humans, this is only temporary. Self-help remedies are readily available to get...
Published: 20/07/2008
Leave your tic-tacs at home. This medicinal plant provides delicious mouth fresheners to integrate into a balanced healing diet.
When a herb or plant has the designation ’officinalis’ it means it has been recognised to have medicinal qualities. ’Rosemarinus’, so called because...
Published: 19/07/2008
Since the beginning of our creation, the plants, flowers and trees have been with us. Even at our most primitive, we relied on them for their profound healing abilities. What has changed? Mostly, our lack of personal relationship with them. Our highly technical, over busy, media-drenched...
Published: 19/07/2008
The birth of a baby is always a joyful occasion. Whether it's a baby girl or a baby boy, a celebrating this wonderful occasion is always best when it comes with flowers. New baby flowers are usually given to symbolize the acceptance of this new member of the family, the quick recovery of the...
