I’m not a fan of those rules about flowers that say “if mom is alive you give her one color and if she is deceased you give her another color”, nor do I like people being told they have to “understand the language of flowers” (THIS flower means “Love” and THAT flowers means “Happiness”) before they can buy, order, or send flowers to Mom (or anyone else for that matter).
With all due respect to my friends and colleagues who have long lists of guidelines and regulations posted on their websites to help you to make the “right” selection for whatever reason you’re giving flowers I say – “Phooey on the Rules”!
Flowers are unconditional interpreters of emotion.
Any and Every Flower Will Say Whatever You Want with 100 Times the Emotion of Words.
Want to say “I Love You”? Give something beautiful.
Want to say “Thank You”? Offer something bright and happy.
Don’t limit yourself to old customs that were created eons ago, within cultures that don’t exist anymore, in regard to flowers that have come and gone – only to be replaced by more spectacular blooms.
Bask in the freedom of the 21st century, follow your heart, and have fun sharing your love and its full range of emotions through the beauty and wonder of flowers – in all shapes, sizes, colors, textures, and breeds!
