Fleurenasci — Keepsakes

As February approaches we find ourselves searching for just the right way to show that someone special in our lives just how much they mean to us.  At Fleurenasci, we use the catch phrase, bringing flower essence to life.  This morning I found myself reflecting on flower essence.  I like to think of flowers as a gift from nature.  A gift of beauty and renewal, sometimes growing where nothing else will sprout.  Essence is defined as the core nature or most important qualities of a thing.  Sure, we preserve those flowers and allow...

The birth sign flowers for Capricorn are the African Violet, the Snowdrop and the Jasmin. The African Violet with its essence of friendship and faithfulness holds special meaning for me. As a teenager I spent many summer days with my Grandmother.  She loved her African Violets tending to them daily working to produce new plants from leaves. Just as she faithfully tended to her Violets she tended to family and friends.   As I tend to my African Violets I will no doubt take a moment to smile and reflect on the friendship...

Flowers and candy ... candy and flowers.  Two of the most popular Valentine's Day gifts that are given and received each February 14th.  But why not change  it up this year?  We at Fleurenasci say yes, keep the flowers but instead of chocolate, give her a gift card to Fleurenasci.  By giving her a gift card she can take those beautiful flowers and turn them into a keepsake she can treasure for a lifetime.  Roses make beautiful beads for a necklace, earrings or bracelet.  Carnations, which are actually the flower for those born in January, also makes a gorgeous bead.  The options...

A rose, one of the most popular flowers that is sent each and every day, and used quite frequently at Fleurenasci. Shakespeare wrote about a rose when he said 'a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,' and there is even the famous saying a rose is a rose is a rose, which comes from Gertrude Stein's poem, Sacred Emily, written in 1913. There are many different colors from white to red and from yellow to pink. You've heard of the Yellow Rose of...

I don't typically flip thru the real estate section while perusing the paper. For some reason this morning I did and boy am I thankful. You see my focus this past week has been on the changing of the seasons and how this will affect the beautiful flowers we all love and enjoy having inhabit our spaces! Here is what I found: article-As-the-seasons-change--prep-your-plants-for-fall?instance=special_coverage_bullets_right_column I hope it helps with your planning for a beautiful Spring!