Tag Archive: bloom

Featured Flower: Bearded Irises

  Irises As you may recall, last weekend was Mother’s Day.  Here is to another kind of mother:  an aunt.  While yellow roses make me think of my mother, irises will always be… Continue reading

Featured Flower: Foxgloves

Foxglove Pretty, magical, deadly.  Foxgloves remind me of Tinkerbell and her friends, dwelling on the edge of deep forests these flowers speak of mystery; but they also remind me of my mother.  And… Continue reading

Featured Flower: Rose

Love.  True love, friendship, purity, romance, beauty.  Juliet asks: “Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?”  Perhaps, but few flowers have reached the universal symbolic recognition and resonance of roses. … Continue reading