Saturday, August 11, 2012

5 Reasons to Send Flowers


5 reasons to send flowers… Just because…  I love you…     I care…    It’s Thursday…    Your cat purrs …. The sun it shining…  You love me…

Flowers put a smile on your face…. Flowers make the receiver feel special, loved, considered, thought of, appreciated, adored, and worth your time. Who wouldn’t smile when they received flowers from you?

Flowers are like butter…with no calories! Women are just funny creatures… they like to be buttered up…Women love to be spoiled… treated like a queen…and to receive love through flowers! However, once women are butter… they melt!

Flowers talk. Sometimes it’s hard to express your feelings or you’re too far away to let others know how you feel. A bouquet of flowers can express what you cannot and also shorten the distance while separated.

Flowers show support. Sometimes a friends just needs a little reminder that you’ll be an open ear or a shoulder to cry on during the rough times. It’s also a good way to say that you’ll be there through the thick and thin.

Random Acts of Flowers are a great way to show kindness whether its for the neighbor, the teenage babysitter, a volunteer or stranger. It’s twice as nice when it’s random because it’ll make you feel nice too!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to make someone’s day! Send Flowers!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Corsages of Yesterday and Today

Why do women (and some men) wear corsages?

        Historical portraits show single flower or a crown of flowers worn in a woman's hair. These as well as the crown of flowers that men wore, are the earliest corsages. Later photos show women with large cumbersome, and ackward bouquets of flowers off the shoulder or on a gown. Today’s corsage, worn on the shoulder, wrist, ankle, purse, shoe, or finger is lighter and easier to wear.

Corsages are worn for weddings, proms, formal events, Mother's Day, holidays, semi-formal occasions, memorials, graduations, anniversaries, award banquets, or for other special occasions. They are created with fresh, silk, or dried flowers, ferns, and ribbons. Depending on the situation and wearer’s style, they can be creative, elegant and/or fun.

In weddings, the corsage identifies members or family of the wedding party. In the past, mothers and grandmothers wore magnolia corsages that set them apart from other wedding members. Today, females may or may not wear corsages that match the bridal flowers. Some wedding corsages match the wedding colors rather than the bridal flowers and others are completely styled to the person, clothing color, or bridal choice.

Graduation corsages are usually symbolic of the class theme, color or motto. In the past they were always fresh flowers so that they could be “dried” for the baby book or scrap book. Today they are often silk so that class members can make them weeks in advance and for the ease of preservation for scrapbooks.

The Mother's Day corsage is usually an orchid, which represents love, beauty and strength as a sign of respect. It is usually matched to the color or the mother’s dress.

A Mother-to-be is honored with a corsage that is usually pink or blue for the baby's gender. If the gender is unknown, a pink/blue combo, green, or yellow is often used. Baby shower flowers are usually pastel colors.

Groups often wear corsages to symbolize patriotism, a memorial, awareness or their convictions to a cause. The flowers are often symbolic to the cause as well as the ribbons used to decorate the corsage. Causes are often identified by a color:

* Pink is most commonly associated with breast cancer awareness, birth parents, and childhood cancer awareness (alternative color: light blue)


* Yellow is known for support of our troops, MIA/POW, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, amber alerts, bladder cancer, spina bifida, endometriosis, and a general symbol for hope. A yellow ribbon with a heart is used to represent the survivors left behind after a suicide.

*Red is most commonly associated with the fight against AIDS and HIV, heart disease, stroke, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

*Burgandy is know for support of brain aneurysm, Cesarean section, headaches, hemangioma, vascular malformation, hospice care, multiple myeloma, William's syndrome, Thrombophilia, Antiphospholid Antibody Syndrome, and adults with disabilities

*The Purple color is a symbol of pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, domestic violence, ADD, alzheimer's, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 including the police and firefighters, Crohn's disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, lupus, leimyosarcoma, and fibromyalgia

*The Lavender colors symbolizes general cancer awareness as well as epilepsy, and rett syndrome

*Periwinkle is a symbol of eating disorders and pulmonary hypertension

*Blue is a symbol of drunk driving, child abuse, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), the victims of hurricane Katrina, dystonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), alopecia, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Save the Music, colon cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown), colorectal cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown), and anti-tobacco - particularly anti-second hand smoke (in Canada; alternative ribbon color: brown), I Love Clean Air

*Dark Blue symbolizes arthritis, child abuse prevention, victim's rights, free speech, water quality, and water safety

*Light Blue is a symbol of childhood cancer (alternative color: pink), prostate cancer, Trisomy 18, and scleroderma

*Teal is a symbol for ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers as well as sexual assault, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and tsunami victims

Green symbolizes childhood depression, missing children, open records for adoptees, environmental concerns, kidney cancer, tissue/organ donation, homeopathy, and worker and driving safety

*Orange is know for  leukemia, hunger, cultural diversity, humane treatment of animals, and self-injury awareness

*White is a symbol of innocence, victims of terrorism, violence against women, peace, right to life, bone cancer, adoptees, and retinal blastoma

*Pearl is a symbol for emphysema, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and multiple sclerosis

*Black is a symbol of mourning, melanoma, and gang prevention

*Brown symbolizes anti-tobacco symbol as well as a symbol of colon cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue), colorectal cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue)

*Grey is a symbol of diabetes, asthma, and brain cancer

*Silver Ribbon is a symbol for children with disabilities, Parkinson's disease, and mental illnesses such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders.

*Gold symbolizes childhood cancer and 50th anniversary

*Lace ribbon and Queen’s Anne’s Lace is a symbol for osteoporosis

Pink and Blue together symbolize miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death due to SIDS or other causes

*Red, white, and blue used together symboize both the victims and heros of the 9/11 attacks, as well as patriotism and support of our troops and fireworks safety.

*Rainbow Colors symbolize gay pride and support for the GLBT community and their quest for equal rights.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Easter Cactus ... a poorly timed Christmas Cactus?

The Easter cactus, a symbol of rebirth, is often identified as a Christmas cactus with poor timing. It isn’t confused because of the time change or leap year… it is a tropical cactus that blooms during the Easter holiday. As a jungle cactus, it can stand more humidity and water than a desert cactus.

Besides blooming time, there is also a slight difference in the leaves. An Easter cactus has leaves that are wide and round and trimmed with a red tint. The Christmas cactus' leaves are pointed. Both plants’ leaves are joined together to form a long stem that produces flowers.

The Easter star-shaped cactus flowers can be red, pink yellow, white, or purple and have sharp or rounded edges.

Most Easter cactus are considered to be a house plant. It can only survive outdoors with a  hardiness zone of 10 and 11, including are of southern California, Hawaii and Mexico.

The care of the Easter cactus is much like that of the Christmas cactus. Both species require cool temperatures and reduced watering until the flower buds form. During bloom time, the cactus should be watered regularly so that the soil does not dry out. Do not fertilize the plants when they are blooming because this will interfere with flowering.

After Easter, the cactus should be given about a 30-day rest. Place it in a cool room and provide limited water. It's normal for a few leaves to be drop off during this time.

Want to share you plant with others? Propagate new plants by taking cuttings of cactus branches. Let the cuttings dry out overnight before planting them in cactus soil and you'll have a new Easter cactus plant.





Monday, February 27, 2012

The meaning of carnation colors

 


Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome. The term "Dianthus" can be approximately translated to "flower of love" or "flower of the gods."

Each color of carnation has a meaning:

Light red carnations can signal admiration between lovers or those who mutually respect one another.

Dark red carnations convey deep love, passion and affection.

White carnations traditionally convey a pure love between lovers, family, or friends. They are also  symbolic of innocence, faithfulness,  gratitude and good luck.

Pink carnations usually represent motherly or sisterly love.

Purple carnations express unpredictability, spontaneity and capriciousness, power, luxury, and spiritual fulfillment. They are often used for ceremonial arrangements.

Yellow carnations reflect rejection, disdain or disappointment. They are not often paired with other colors.


 


Green carnations represent health, resilience, good fortune and youth,"


Solid colored carnations imply an affirmative response.

Striped carnations convey regret or refusal of an offer. They are often paired with a “loving” carnation as a kinder way of declining a lover’s affection.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

January 2012

Thank you for your patronage in 2011.

Each year we strive to add new product to our current quality line and continue to give you quality service.

We will continue to accept orders on-line at our website  http://www.coppercountryflowers.com/ .
We will also continue to accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and Pay Pal as forms of payment. If your time is as hectic as many these days, shop our on-line store 24-7! shop.coppercountryflowers.com

Now that the snow has blanketed our world... check your houseplants for bugs! If you find gnats, bugs, or sacs, give us a call and we'll send you a homemade organic recipe from one of our wholesalers. Also, remove all deadleaves from the soil and fertilize as recommended.

Despite, recent reports, icy cold faucet water and ice cubs are not the best option for hydrating your plants. It can actually cause black rot in gloxinias and white rings on the leaves of African violets. Tepid or warm water is a much better option.

We look forward to helping you with your flower and plant purchases in the coming year. Please call if we can help advise what to buy or how to take care of it!

Jen and the Kukka Crew