Folk omens about flowers
Flowers adorn the house, create coziness, and caring for them is a good hobby to soothe nerves. However, before buying a new plant, you should find out about the signs…

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Garden Build: Eternal, New, and Unexpected
From April 5 to 8, Crocus Expo IEC hosted the 3rd international exhibition Garden Build - a major event in the field of landscaping and landscape design. The exhibits, which…

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Rome, wife and Finnish nature: what inspired the authors of musical masterpieces about flowers?
Any of us will name a couple of musical works, in the name of which certain flowers appear. What inspired the authors of these masterpieces and are all these compositions…

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Precious flowers: flower-shaped jewelry

Jewelry is real magicians, any girl knows this. After all, even a casual look, consisting of jeans and a T-shirt, can be transformed using beautiful earrings or a pendant. Each woman chooses jewelry depending on her mood: strict geometric shapes emphasize strength, confidence, but floral motifs focus on romance and tenderness.

Floral decorations in different cultures
The main jewelry for girls is not diamonds at all, contrary to popular belief. The main “friends” of girls in many cultures at any time were flowers. From ancient times, girls decorated their hair, wove wreaths, hung flower garlands around their necks.

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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 (Egypt, Rome, Greece), petals were added to food. Now dishes with the addition of flowers are found in the national cuisine of any corner of the earth. Gourmet treats can be tasted in Europe, Asia, Australia. The most popular flowers used as spices are cloves, lavender, etc. But sometimes there are more unusual ingredients.

Capers
Capers, like olives with a ponytail or exotic berries, are unopened buds of a caper. The first dishes with their use were invented by the ancient Greeks and Arabs. But for them it was more likely a cure than a treat: then they could not get rid of the bitterness of these buds. Continue reading

For a long memory: drying flowers

Drying flowers only at first glance is a simple task. The flower itself will dry out after some time. But will he preserve his beauty and not fade? Do not remember the petals and leaves? To avoid all these troubles, you need to adhere to some rules.

Roses, even when dried, do not lose their attractiveness and elegance
The rules for drying flowers
Collect only dry flowers when all drops of dew or rain have dried. Wet plants will mold faster than dry.
Harvested plants need to be dried as soon as you pick them. When they are tightened, it will already be much more difficult to spread the petals.
Get more stuff. During drying, many flowers can go to waste. In addition, among the already prepared dried plants, you will have the opportunity to select the best. Continue reading

LEGENDS AND INTERESTING HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT FLOWERS
One of the ancient Greek legends is dedicated to the mysterious origin of violet flowers. The beautiful Apollo - the sun god - entertained himself by chasing a pretty young…

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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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How to take pictures with flowers?
Beautiful fresh flowers are simply created for a photo shoot, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that a girl who received a bouquet as a gift immediately asks…

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