The Parable of the Flower

There once was an extraordinarily beautiful flower more beautiful than any flower that ever came before and ever came after. This flower was Unique .. All that saw it wanted it for themselves. Somehow, the flower embodied all beautiful things in women: sensitivity, balance,...

Woodoo Lily - A strange stinking flower !

My story started with a bot from the flowermarked in Amsterdam Holland. May 5.- 2010. The man at the marked told me : You can just leave it as it is, no soil, no water ??? So trange ! It started to grow at once,...

The Dumaguete City flower festival

I attended the third Kabolakan Festival today it’s a non religious festival held each year on a Saturday at the near end of May.  Today the festival attracted thousands of local Negros Oriental local citizens...

Wandering in Dalat City

When wandering around Dalat, the city of mist and pine trees, tourists might experience four seasons in one day: a spring morning, summer afternoon, autumn twilight and winter evening. However, in terms of business, the flower city has only two seasons: peak season and low...

My Father Gave My Mother AIDS

My Father Gave My Mother AIDS Mom had a headache that wasn't going away. In fact, it was getting worse. Mom never complained about anything, ever. Maybe that's why my parents got along so well. But now she began to cry about her head hurting and...

Fountains, Flowers and Flights of Fancy at Longwood Gardens

Outside the trees are dropping their vibrant fall colors while inside exotic flowers and plants burst with more colors than a springtime rainbow. The place is Longwood Gardens, just west of Philadelphia,...

Why do we wear poppies on Remembrance Day?

Why do we wear red poppies on Remembrance Day, November 11? Where did that tradition come from?The poppy worn on Remembrance Day is the red-corn poppy, which grows abundantly in Europe, including Flanders...

Scientists Genetically Transplant Flower Smells

Scientists have discovered how to transplant scents from one flower to another through genetics, and also boost the smell of flowers up to 10 times, according to research published in the Plant Biotechnology...

Rose rage - flowerbed violence grows

A passion for gardening is something that many people have but when that passion turns into an obsession things can go badly wrong."As the green-fingered hordes descend on the lush lawns of Hampton Court flower...

The bees fall silent and food prices rise

Farmers in Washington are stating that food prices are likely to rise even higher due to the fact that honey bees are declining at a rapid rate.Bees play such an integral part in the crop development process...

DC National Cathedral hosts Flower Mart 2008

 Washington, DC – Washington National Cathedral opened their two day 69th annual Flower Mart with 80 degree weather, partly cloudy skies, and an occasional gust of wind. The event seeks to raise money...

Three young children found dead in Merritt, British Columbia

The town of Merritt, in the interior of British Columbia, is grieving today after three young children have been found dead.Their own father is the main suspect."The girl and two boys, all under the age of 10,...

Spring TIme

To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity for an hour. `William Blake

Cutting back topiary in Heaton Park, Manchester

It is reported in the Manchester Evening News that the Horticultural Centre at Heaton Park, Manchester, is in a state of neglect because, a council spokesman is reported as saying: ‘… the greenhouse...

The Chelsea Flower Show 2007

The Chelsea Flower Show awarded best in show to a Martian landscape which caused shock and horror to the flower exhibitors. It stood out like a saw thumb but the judges agreed it looked pretty impressive."The...

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