bookmarks

Bookmark Us
Bookmarks, or Favorites are short cuts to your most used or most visited web pages. It's your browser that stores the URL, and most browsers offer this function. Once you have added a location to your bookmarks, you can access the URL easily, over and over, without having to type the address.
It's easy to bookmark.
In NetscapeGo to our home page and simply click the 'Bookmarks' button. Select 'Add Bookmark', and you're done. The next time you want to visit us, simply click the 'Bookmarks' button and find our name on your list. Your browser will take you there, automatically. Refer to Netscape's Help section for details on how to organize your bookmarks.
In ExplorerGo to our home page and simply click the 'Favorites' button. Select 'Add To Favorites', and that's it. The next time you want to visit us, simply click the 'Favorites' button and find our name on your list. Your browser will take you there, automatically.

top flowers

About Flowers
"Some flowers spoke with strongand powerful voices, which proclaimedin accents trumpet-tongued,"I am beautiful,and I rule". Others murmured in tonesscarcely audible, but exquisetly soft and sweet,"I am little, and I am beloved"."-- George Sand (Armandine A.L. Dupin), (1804 - 1876) French writer
Alstroemeria
Daisy
Larkspur & Delphinium
Snapdragon
Aster
Fern
Lily
Solidago
Bird of Paradise
Gladiolus
Lily of the Valley
Sunflower
Calendula
Heleconia
Orchid
Tulip
Carnation
Holly
Poinsettia
Violet
Chrysanthemum
Kalanchoe
Queen Anne's Lace

Daffodil
Kangaroo Paw
Rose

Joy and jealousy, desire and dejection, solitude and sadness, loyalty and love — flowers echo each voice of the human heart.
While the symbolic and legendary meanings of flowers were known to many during Elizabethan times, it was the Victorians who assigned simple messages to individual flowers. Introduced to the Swedish court in 1714 by Charles II, the Victorian mode of flower language soon spread throughout Europe.
During this time of strict protocol and conformity, men and women used the beauty and color of flowers to express emotions, wishes and thoughts they dared not speak, and every corsage, bouquet, and garland represented a carefully chosen sentiment. Presentation was also important; for example, a bouquet with a ribbon tied to the left told about the giver, while a ribbon tied to the right signified the receiver. Upside-down bouquets portrayed the exact opposite of the flowers' common meanings: to receive an inverted rose was the ultimate form of rejection.
Flower Language became so important that durch die Blume sprechen (speaking through flowers) became a Western proverb, which meant any flowery or poetic expression hiding a secret message of love.

fragrance flowers

Because of their varied and colorful appearance, flowers have long been a favorite subject of visual artists as well. Some of the most celebrated paintings from well-known painters are of flowers, such as Van Gogh's sunflowers series or Monet's water lilies. Flowers are also dried, freeze dried and pressed in order to create permanent, three-dimensional pieces of flower art.The Roman goddess of flowers, gardens, and the season of Spring is Flora. The Greek goddess of spring, flowers and nature is Chloris.In Hindu mythology, flowers have a significant status. Vishnu, one of the three major gods in the Hindu system, is often depicted standing straight on a lotus flower.[10] Apart from the association with Vishnu, the Hindu tradition also considers the lotus to have spiritual significance.[11] For example, it figures in the Hindu stories of creation.[12]modern times, people have sought ways to cultivate, buy, wear, or otherwise be around flowers and blooming plants, partly because of their agreeable appearance and smell. Around the world, people use flowers for a wide range of events and functions that, cumulatively, encompass one's lifetime:For new births or ChristeningsAs a corsage or boutonniere to be worn at social functions or for holidaysAs tokens of love or esteemFor wedding flowers for the bridal party, and decorations for the hallAs brightening decorations within the homeAs a gift of remembrance for bon voyage parties, welcome home parties, and "thinking of you" giftsFor funeral flowers and expressions of sympathy for the grievingPeople therefore grow flowers around their homes, dedicate entire parts of their living space to flower gardens, pick wildflowers, or buy flowers from florists who depend on an entire network of commercial growers and shippers to support their trade.Flowers provide less food than other major plants parts (seeds, fruits, roots, stems and leaves) but they provide several important foods and spices. Flower vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower and artichoke. The most expensive spice, saffron, consists of dried stigmas of a crocus. Other flower spices are cloves and capers. Hops flowers are used to flavor beer. Marigold flowers are fed to chickens to give their egg yolks a golden yellow color, which consumers find more desirable. Dandelion flowers are often made into wine. Bee Pollen, pollen collected from bees, is considered a health food by some people. Honey consists of bee-processed flower nectar and is often named for the type of flower, e.g. orange blossom honey, clover honey and tupelo honey.Hundreds of fresh flowers are edible but few are widely marketed as food. They are often used to add color and flavor to salads. Squash flowers are dipped in breadcrumbs and fried. Edible flowers include nasturtium, chrysanthemum, carnation, cattail, honeysuckle, chicory, cornflower, Canna, and sunflower. Some edible flowers are sometimes candied such as daisy and rose (you may also come across a candied pansy).Flowers can also be made into herbal teas. Dried flowers such as chrysanthemum, rose, jasmine, camomile are infused into tea both for their fragrance and medical properties. Sometimes, they are also mixed with tea leaves for the added fragrance flowers n