Author: Jill Brooke
Toffee Roses Trending as New Color of Love
By Jill Brooke Red roses are getting some competition in the love department. Its new cultural rival? Toffee/taupe-colored roses. In the past year, rose farms are quadrupling production, sales have surged and florists can’t get enough of them. These roses not only represent multi-colorism but reflect the growing trends in marriage. According to the Pew …
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How Do Flowers Prepare for the Cold?
By Jill Brooke Plants have developed extraordinary adaptations over millennia to survive very cold and prolonged temperatures. The growers at Flora Toscana explained it so eloquently that I wanted to share it with you. As the days get shorter and the cold weather sets in, many plants “harden off.” What does this mean? The process …
Oprah Winfrey Sent Flowers for Lisa Marie Presley’s Funeral
A sea of flowers were seen at the funeral for Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of singer Elvis Presley, who was buried at Graceland. Presley died of a heart attack at the age of 54. While fans and friends paid their respects with floral tributes, New York Post photographer William Farrington revealed to Jill Brooke …
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Chinese New Year 2023 – Flowers for the Year of Rabbit
By Cindy Tang Apart from lucky dishes, fruits and flowers are important parts of the Chinese New Year. Flowers and fruits hold special significance during Chinese New Year. The Chinese calendar has 12 animals representing each year in the order of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. This year the Chinese …
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Miley Cyrus’ New Flowers Song and Break-up Anthem a Hit
By Jill Brooke Have you heard that sultry singer Miley Cyrus just released her song called “Flowers.?” It’s the first song from her upcoming album, “Endless Summer” which will be released on March 10th. Writer Lea Veloso termed it the “ultimate self-love anthem of the year.” We so agree. The lyrics that particularly resonate with …
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Why Lisa Marie Presley Loved the Sunflower
By Jill Brooke RIP Lisa Marie Presley – who had a special relationship with the sunflower. The only child of Elvis Presley died of cardiac arrest at 54. Like daughter and dad, this was a flower-loving family. Once married to Michael Jackson, she visited his grave and realized that it was sparsely decorated and made …
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Who Won Best Floral Fashion at Golden Globes?
By Jill Brooke There was a parade of beautiful ensembles at the 80th Golden Globe Awards. Although the show itself was criticized for a lack of entertaining content, the clothes did spark applause and accolades. The Golden Globes, which experienced backlash for its judging practices, was absent for two years and now came back in …
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Guess What Are the Favorite Colors in U.S.?
By Jill Brooke A study by Pixlr.com, the #1 web-based photo editor, analyzed Google searches for 22 different colors combined with 25 different color-related terms, and discovered that RED wins the top prize. Yes, the color of the red rose was most loved in 30 out of 50 states. Pink was the next most popular …
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All About Carnations – January’s Flower
By Jill Brooke Hail the carnation, the humble flower of January. The carnation, the flower for January, is technically called “dianthus” which is a combination of Greek words meaning “divine flower.” Others believe it is named after the word coronation because Greek ceremonial crowns used the flower and it also decorated sacred statues. And yet …
How Fireworks Are Inspired by Flowers
By Jill Brooke The Japanese word for fireworks, Hanabi, is translated as “flower fire,” which as one writer noted is a charmingly poetic way to think of fireworks. I often see flowers in fireworks displays that look like chrysanthemums, peonies, spider lilies, alliums, and asters, don’t you? In fact, we are not alone in thinking …