Thursday, March 31, 2016

Gorgeous spring flower


Seen at SF Brannan Street in the Historic San Francisco Flower Market...

This amazing flower has a checkerboard type pattern on it's petals...

and it's name comes from the Latin word for "dice-box"... referring to that pattern...

Part of the Lily family and native to North America... and may also
be called "mission bells"... 




P.S. We call this gorgeous spring flower- Frittilaria or Frittilaries (plural)

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4.5 Million Baby Blue Flowers


A Sea of 4.5 Million Baby Blue Flowers in the Hitachi Seaside Garden in Japan...

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P.S. That's a lot of Blue Flowers- Simply Magnificent!!!!
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Isn't Natural remarkable????


It may not be the "VERY First Flower"... but perhaps the oldest that
modern man has laid it eyes on...

The Perfect preserved Flower inside a piece of Amber is believed to be over 45 million years old... the tree that made the sap that created the amber is long since extinct...

But the treasure has been preserved for us to this day... 

P.S. Isn't Natural remarkable????

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Monday, March 28, 2016

Flowers have a certain power over all of us...


As spring approaches... 1000's of tourists flock to the flowers...

Whether it's the Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC... the Tulips in Amsterdam or these Cherry Blossoms over the Meguro River
in Tokyo... 


P.S. Flowers have a certain power over all of us...
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Friday, March 25, 2016

Just SCREAM- Happy Easter!!!


It's a Telltale sign of Spring... the Celebrated Easter
Bunny Topiary in Channel Gardens in Rockefeller Center
in New York City...

These giant Topiary Bunnies... complete with Easter
Eggs created of Flowers...

Just SCREAM- Happy Easter!!!

P.S. Egg-cellent... hehehe!
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#parade 
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

They are easily the size of a large grapefruit...


On my recent visit to SF Brannan Street ... in San Francisco
(MY favorite Flower Seller... )

Barbara was unpacking these amazing Japanese Ranunculus...

They are easily the size of a large grapefruit...
and are about 25 Inches tall...
You can see my hand below the bloom...

They are simply spectacular... 

P.S Aren't flowers (and Brannan Street) Amazing... ??? I think so!!!

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

"ever-essence"...



This just in from our Friends Mel and Diana at Resendiz Brothers...

They shared this NEW Protea Variety with Kel and I at the
World Flower Expo in Los Angeles...

The Pincushion Protea variety is called "ever-essence"...

Also known as "Fruit Salad"...  it like several pincushion heads
melded together and they open at different rates...

P.S. Leave it to Mel... to bring us something "outta this world"...
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Friday, March 11, 2016

Now this story is Flowerful


After his wife lost her eyesight due to diabetes... this amazing husband
filled their yard with flowers...

The fragrance drew her outside and lifted her spirits and relieved
her sadness...

Today, their small dairy farm is visited by 1000's of people and she enjoys
interacting with the visitors.. and sharing their garden...

Read the whole story and watch the video...


P.S. That's the Power of Flowers!!!
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Help feed the bees!!!


I'm planning my garden ... and it's going to include lots of flowers...

Not only for cutting and arranging... but also for the Bees... 



P.S. Plant Flowers- Help feed the bees!!!

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

So... any guesses???


This one is something else... it's AMAZING...

So... any guesses???

The Kalanchoe Tubiflora... Or "Mother of Thousands"...

The bluish flower-like "blooms" are actually small plantlets
that will fall off and start new plants...

Sometimes called the "Chandelier plant" because of it's it's pendulous
blooms...

Either way this succulent type plant is Awe-inspiring... 


P.S. Beautiful and Functional...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

One of my favorites.


Succulents are Super Easy to grow... and the perfect plant for Beginners...

I was fascinated with the colors and diversity of the Succulent Family
when we visited Succulent Gardens in California

To start creating your Succulent collection... check out this great article
from 1 Million Women.com .... it's got great information.

Read the article here...
PS. #Succulents ... one of my favorites... How about you?

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

‪#‎IWantYouToBeHappyDay

National I Want You to be Happy Day - March 3 NATIONAL I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY DAY
National I Want You to be Happy Day is observed annually on March 3. This day was created as a day encouraging us to do something to make others happy. Putting a smile on someone’s face tends to put one on ours, too.
HOW TO OBSERVE
SEND FLOWERS
It’s actually quite limitless. A flower here, a silly knock-knock joke there. Buy the person’s coffee standing in line behind you. Remind your kids how much you love them. Leave a sticky note for a co-worker telling them to have a spectacular day, a happy day. Draw a happy face in the snow for a stranger to come across later. Give someone a hug. Use ‪#‎IWantYouToBeHappyDay‬ to post on social media.
HISTORY
Within our research we were unable to identify the creator of National I Want You to be Happy Day.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

The prettiest roses on the planet...



It's part of the Collection from Eufloria Flowers... you know... they
have the prettiest roses on the planet...

This spray rose is a "milk chocolate color"... and I love it... 


PS. It's called Chocochino... Great Job


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