Begonia
The birthplace of this plant is South America, Asia, Africa and the islands of the Malay archipelago. Currently, more than 2000 garden forms obtained through selection are known. Begonias were…

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Interesting facts about colors
More than 4000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians, who first thought of it, began to grow flowers Gardening and floriculture in the Middle Ages was an honor. People who showed…

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One day in the life of a courier Flora Express
In some cases, the courier acts as a bartender. No, of course, he does not pour strong drinks, but performs other functions that are assigned to employees of entertainment establishments:…

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chrysanthemums

17 interesting facts about colors

Flowers are essential in the culture of most peoples. Somewhere they are used for decoration, somewhere they serve as a sign of attention, and somewhere they are completely revered, as, for example, in some countries of Africa. It would seem that these are just plant propagation organs, but humanity has made a real cult of them, and for many hundreds of years, in most parts of the Earth, a bouquet of flowers has served as a universal gift.

1. The smallest flower in the world, belonging to the duckweed family, has a diameter of only 1 millimeter. The largest flower on the planet boasts a tropical plant of Arnold’s rafflesia – with a diameter of 91 centimeters, it weighs about 11 kilograms.

2.White colors do not exist – in fact, they are colorless, that is, they do not have any color pigments and simply reflect sunlight. Black pigment also does not exist in the world of colors – the color can be either dark red or deep purple. Continue reading

Rules for making flower arrangements

Flowers accompanied a person throughout his life. Mankind has dedicated a huge number of legends, songs, poems, and paintings to flowers. It is hard to imagine our gardens without a riot of colors, shapes, subtle smells. Breeders tirelessly work on creating new varieties, and flower shop shelves are bursting with tender and capricious goods. Without flowers, it’s hard to imagine an anniversary, a wedding or a holiday. And, perhaps, there is not a single country in the world that would not use flowers at official and festive events.

True love for flowers, their charm, fragility, perfection, forced mankind to establish a whole science of creating works of art from living flowers. This science is called floristry. Continue reading

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS – WHICH TO CHOOSE

Christmas holidays are associated with a Christmas tree, bright balls and a nativity scene. Choosing bouquets and compositions of flowers for Christmas, you should stop choosing those that are decorated with elements corresponding to the holiday.

FIRST BRANCH COMPOSITIONS
Flowers for Christmas Suitable compositions for Christmas are compositions that include branches of spruce, spruce or pine. A combination of green and red is considered classic and not out of fashion. In addition to classic roses and “winter” chrysanthemums, you can use rowan branches or their imitation, red Christmas balls, satin or chiffon ribbons. The composition of the cotton branches, which today are considered one of the most popular floral trends, will be refreshed. Continue reading

Flowers on the festive table
Flowers are the best decoration created by nature. Using compositions of roses, lilies, tulips and other flowers is appropriate for any occasion. The original floral design of the table will…

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Flower plate, or Flowers in cooking
Flowers can serve not only as a room decoration or birthday present. Some of the flowers are often used as an exquisite addition to the dish. Even in ancient countries…

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What are the flowers dreaming for?
From ancient times, flowers are a kind of sign in events and relationships. Presented with a bouquet, the giver expresses his feelings and emotions, and he does not even need…

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