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State Flowers of the United States

The natural landscape of the United States is vast, colorful, and diverse. Each state offers unique and breathtaking flora and fauna that are a source of pride and identity. America pays homage to nature’s wonders through official state flowers. Each U.S. state has chosen an official state flower throughout the years to represent its natural beauty and culture.

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The Most and Least Expensive Places to Get Married in the United States
A wedding day is often one of the most extravagant, nerve-wracking, and happy days of someone’s life. This momentous event often comes with a hefty price tag. Between finding and booking a venue far in advance, getting enough food to feed guests, decorations, flowers, dresses and suits, music and entertainment, and other vendors, the price can add up much more quickly than people expect. However, where you decided to get married affects how much your marriage will cost.

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Guide to Beautiful Fresh Flowers in Your Home

As well as keeping those anniversary flowers, birthday blooms and payday treats for longer looking fresh and pretty, you'll want to make sure they're healthy and beautifully presented. Choosing the right vase to place them in can be as critical as putting them in a vintage style vase... smaller buds and delicate flowers look beautiful. You could even use the antique crockery for shorter stems such as teacups or dessert bowls.

Any fresh blooms you might see right at home in a meadow will look dreamy in a vase of cottage style–try a metal jug and keep the flowers loose. Flowers spilling above the jug's rim will keep the appearance unfussy and natural.

Long stems with flowers stopping display deserve a tall vase that will show them in all its glory! With the right tip son how to keep your flowers fresh, how to show them and what flowers are in season, your flowers will continue to make your day brighter for longer!

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13 Corsage Flower Ideas for Your Prom Night

Like others might say, if you don't get to attend a prom, you're missing out on a lot of things. It's one of the highly awaited times that will complete your experience in high school or college. No wonder why many prom-goers always go the extra mile when it comes to planning –from searching for their dates to choosing dresses and even having the final touches like corsage.

It's always been a part of a tradition that people are the first to carry their partners the corsage. Nowadays, though, most girls prefer to make a corsage for themselves, as they are simple and cheap to produce. They don't wait any longer to get them a corsage for their prom date. So if you're looking for the ideal corsage that fits your dress, here's an infographic with various corsage flower ideas for your prom night.

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Flowers That Will Bring You Luck in 2020 Based on Your Chinese Zodiac Sign

As the new year awaits, you would once again expect superstitions to come across that are believed to summon good luck and drive away bad energy. If you are the type seeking advice from these readings, then you might not be new to the terms lucky colour, lucky number, and even lucky element. But did you know it's believed that even flowers bring you good fortune? Yes, lucky flowers are part of the zodiac system in China too! If you're curious about what blooms fit your pet sign.

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The Etymology and Symbolism of 50 Flowers

Not only are flowers beautiful, but they can have so much meaning behind them too. For example, you may not have known that the gladiolus is represents both strength and the water lily symbolizes purity and enlightenment! However, over the course of time, various flowers have had their meanings change throughout history.

With the lily, for instance, it was used to stuff pillows and represented love during the Roman era. As time evolved into the Middle Ages, the lily became a religious symbol that represented purity, and now today, they're often used for funerals. In this infographic from Kremp.com, you'll be able to learn more about the etymology and symbolism of 50 different flowers.

Other flowers from this infographic include those like the rose, sunflower, gerbera daisy, snapdragon, african violent, and carnation. The carnation represents love, admiration, and good fortune! Which flowers on this infographic had the most surprising meaning to you?

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Top 10 Evergreen Shrubs

Evergreen shrubs provide permanent structure in the garden and all-year-round interest. Some have beautiful flower displays, or are highly scented in winter when little else is growing, and some have variegated or colourful foliage - a perfect foil for summer perennials, and a feature in itself during the winter.

 Grow evergreen shrubs as stand-alone specimens, as part of a mixed border or as hedging. There are plenty of evergreen shrubs to choose from so here's some inspiration in our pick of top ten evergreen shrubs for an easy and reliable display.

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Natural Dyes From Your Flower Garden

If you're a gardener who enjoys crafting, then a garden devoted to dye plants just might be your next project. We plant gardens for food, health, and beauty. But did you know that many plants yield natural dyes for yarn, fiber, and fabric as well? The truth is that humans have been borrowing nature's colors for thousands of years. This concept is back in vogue as it opens up a whole new world for many – especially those who value organic practices.

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Budgeting for Wedding Bouquets: A Seasonal Flower Chart

All weddings are made of thoughtful details, and one beautiful detail people immediately notice is the flowers. The majority of couples in the U.S. will spend about 8% of their total wedding budget3 on flowers, including bouquets, boutonnieres, and table centerpieces. For some couples, the flowers are more than a detail, and one recent wedding in Russia featured a reported $500,000 in flowers.

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Making Flower Crowns with Real Flowers

For centuries, flower crowns of all styles and fashions have conveyed meaningful messages and been an honored tradition worldwide. They have been an essential part of special ceremonies such as weddings, festivals, and rituals. In fact, flower crowns are still an important part of the Midsummer celebration in Sweden. There’s something a little bit magical about them, and we find them irresistible to this day.

Flower crowns are worn at weddings, bridal showers, birthdays, anniversaries, and festivals, on May Day, or to welcome the first day of spring. They are simple to craft and, once you’ve created a few for yourself, will make excellent gifts for friends. They are a special and unique pick-me-up!

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Edible Flowers: 15 Blooms that You Can Eat
Flipping through the pages of a magazine treats you to a glossy imagery of dishes tastefully garnished with edible flowers. For centuries, these flowers have been gracing the tables across many cultures, not only making food look palatable, but also enhancing the flavors of recipes in a very interesting way.

Although it’s definitely not a new fad, you can’t help but be surprised to see a wide range of flowers that are actually safe to eat. If you’re curious to know what flowers exactly you can add to your salads, soups, desserts, and dishes, this infographic enumerates some of the blooms you can eat. It also identifies which parts of the flowers are edible and provides tips on how they can be prepared for cooking.

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10 Valentine’s Flowers and Their Romantic Meanings
Valentine’s Day is a time when everyone celebrates love — and when you send flowers on Feb. 14, you’re honoring a long-lived tradition of winning someone’s affection. However, sending flowers of a certain kind and color may say more than you think.

In case you didn’t know, each flower has a meaning associated to it — while a red rose is a classic way to say I love you, a pink of the same kind is used to connote grace and elegance. Such significance dates back to the Victorian era wherein the tradition of sending flowers became widespread. In this infographic, Flower Patch will guide you through 10 Valentine’s Day flowers and their meanings.

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