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In Full Bloom of botany, Olaus Rudbeck. You you certainly liked her or him well
thought I was going to tell you the enough to buy roses!
story of how Susan got a black eye, Not only does the color of the
but I seriously couldn’t find anything rose tell a story, but also the number
by Valerie Nusbaum about that. My guess is that she was of stems you’re handing out. A
born in August and got lippy with a single flower shows your utmost
I originally intended this column primrose represents modesty and girl who was born in March. devotion. Two entwined roses say
to be about our garden project, virtue. Randy’s April birth flower Texas has the bluebonnet and “Marry me.” A bouquet of thirteen
but I decided to put that story on is the sweet pea (how appropriate), Massachusetts has the mayflower, roses is from a secret admirer, so
hold until later in the summer when which means that he’s blissful and while Maine’s state “flower” is the please remember not to sign the
I’ll know whether or not our new full of pleasure. Sure he is. My birth white pine cone and tassel. These card, and don’t deliver it in person.
garden is a success or a failure. We’ll flower for August is either the poppy should be self-explanatory. I can’t We use flowers at weddings to
either be eating tomatoes and corn, or gladiolus, which both symbolize list all fifty states here, but you celebrate new beginnings, and we
or crow. That remains to be seen, moral integrity. So, there. can look up the state flowers on send flowers for funerals to show
and I’ll let you know. Other flower months are as Wikipedia if you’re interested. respect and say good-bye. We plant
We’ve been experiencing sort of a follows: March—daffodil (rebirth, There are hundreds of varieties flowers in our yards to beautify
strange spring this year. Raise your vanity); May—lily of the valley of roses, and these sweet-smelling our homes. Our choices reflect
hand if you agree with me. You know (happy, humble); June—rose (love, beauties come in a wide range of our personalities and tastes, and
I can’t see you, right? Anyway, March appreciation); July—delphinium colors. Did you know that the color sometimes our degree of laziness.
came in like a lamb and went out like (joyful, fickle); September—morning of the rose you give to someone is These days, I tend to plant flowers
a lion. The winds were terrible and glory (daintiness); October— intended to tell that person exactly that don’t require much attention.
they wreaked havoc on our daffodils calendula (grace, comfort); how you feel about her or him? Red I used to have a gorgeous rose
and all the stuff that was starting November—chrysanthemum roses, of course, infer romantic love, garden, but roses are such divas and
to bloom. Since it’s said that April (cheerful, friendly); December— while white roses imply purity of the constant pruning, feeding, and
showers bring May flowers, I’ve been holly (sweet, self-esteem). heart. Pink roses are the correct way tending wore me out. People used to
thinking a lot about flowers lately Every state has a state flower. to show appreciation or say “thank stop all the time to ask me questions
and decided to do some research into Some are cultivated and some are you” and yellow roses indicate about my roses. I didn’t have
species and varieties. wildflowers, but each blossom is friendship. On a trip to San Antonio answers for them because I tossed
Each month has a specific indigenous to that particular state. a few years back, Randy and I out all the tags that came with the
“birth” flower, which symbolizes We all know that Maryland’s state learned that the Yellow Rose of plants. I didn’t care what they were
characteristics of those born during flower is the black-eyed-susan Texas was a person and not a flower, called. They were pretty.
that particular month. January’s (rudbeckia hirta), but did you know but that’s a story for another day When we were dating, Randy
flower, the carnation, stands for how the flower got its name? It was and probably another publication sent flowers to me all the time. I
fascination and love; February’s named for the Swedish professor since it’s a bit risqué—at least the jokingly told him once that pink
way the story was told to us. On carnations were my favorite. After
the other hand, our tour guide was that, he always sent me bouquets
drinking something from a flask. of the perky pinks, or he made sure
But I digress…. that the florist included at least one
Giving orange roses to someone pink carnation in every arrangement
is meant to let that person know delivered to my office. Years later, I
that you desire her or him, while confessed that my favorite flowers
lavender blooms indicate that it are really white roses. Randy still
was love at first sight for you. A sends or brings me flowers, and
bouquet of different-colored roses he still gets me pink carnations,
might say that you’re unsure how because, as he says, why mess with a
you feel about the recipient, but sure thing.
In Full Bloom of botany, Olaus Rudbeck. You you certainly liked her or him well
thought I was going to tell you the enough to buy roses!
story of how Susan got a black eye, Not only does the color of the
but I seriously couldn’t find anything rose tell a story, but also the number
by Valerie Nusbaum about that. My guess is that she was of stems you’re handing out. A
born in August and got lippy with a single flower shows your utmost
I originally intended this column primrose represents modesty and girl who was born in March. devotion. Two entwined roses say
to be about our garden project, virtue. Randy’s April birth flower Texas has the bluebonnet and “Marry me.” A bouquet of thirteen
but I decided to put that story on is the sweet pea (how appropriate), Massachusetts has the mayflower, roses is from a secret admirer, so
hold until later in the summer when which means that he’s blissful and while Maine’s state “flower” is the please remember not to sign the
I’ll know whether or not our new full of pleasure. Sure he is. My birth white pine cone and tassel. These card, and don’t deliver it in person.
garden is a success or a failure. We’ll flower for August is either the poppy should be self-explanatory. I can’t We use flowers at weddings to
either be eating tomatoes and corn, or gladiolus, which both symbolize list all fifty states here, but you celebrate new beginnings, and we
or crow. That remains to be seen, moral integrity. So, there. can look up the state flowers on send flowers for funerals to show
and I’ll let you know. Other flower months are as Wikipedia if you’re interested. respect and say good-bye. We plant
We’ve been experiencing sort of a follows: March—daffodil (rebirth, There are hundreds of varieties flowers in our yards to beautify
strange spring this year. Raise your vanity); May—lily of the valley of roses, and these sweet-smelling our homes. Our choices reflect
hand if you agree with me. You know (happy, humble); June—rose (love, beauties come in a wide range of our personalities and tastes, and
I can’t see you, right? Anyway, March appreciation); July—delphinium colors. Did you know that the color sometimes our degree of laziness.
came in like a lamb and went out like (joyful, fickle); September—morning of the rose you give to someone is These days, I tend to plant flowers
a lion. The winds were terrible and glory (daintiness); October— intended to tell that person exactly that don’t require much attention.
they wreaked havoc on our daffodils calendula (grace, comfort); how you feel about her or him? Red I used to have a gorgeous rose
and all the stuff that was starting November—chrysanthemum roses, of course, infer romantic love, garden, but roses are such divas and
to bloom. Since it’s said that April (cheerful, friendly); December— while white roses imply purity of the constant pruning, feeding, and
showers bring May flowers, I’ve been holly (sweet, self-esteem). heart. Pink roses are the correct way tending wore me out. People used to
thinking a lot about flowers lately Every state has a state flower. to show appreciation or say “thank stop all the time to ask me questions
and decided to do some research into Some are cultivated and some are you” and yellow roses indicate about my roses. I didn’t have
species and varieties. wildflowers, but each blossom is friendship. On a trip to San Antonio answers for them because I tossed
Each month has a specific indigenous to that particular state. a few years back, Randy and I out all the tags that came with the
“birth” flower, which symbolizes We all know that Maryland’s state learned that the Yellow Rose of plants. I didn’t care what they were
characteristics of those born during flower is the black-eyed-susan Texas was a person and not a flower, called. They were pretty.
that particular month. January’s (rudbeckia hirta), but did you know but that’s a story for another day When we were dating, Randy
flower, the carnation, stands for how the flower got its name? It was and probably another publication sent flowers to me all the time. I
fascination and love; February’s named for the Swedish professor since it’s a bit risqué—at least the jokingly told him once that pink
way the story was told to us. On carnations were my favorite. After
the other hand, our tour guide was that, he always sent me bouquets
drinking something from a flask. of the perky pinks, or he made sure
But I digress…. that the florist included at least one
Giving orange roses to someone pink carnation in every arrangement
is meant to let that person know delivered to my office. Years later, I
that you desire her or him, while confessed that my favorite flowers
lavender blooms indicate that it are really white roses. Randy still
was love at first sight for you. A sends or brings me flowers, and
bouquet of different-colored roses he still gets me pink carnations,
might say that you’re unsure how because, as he says, why mess with a
you feel about the recipient, but sure thing.
