Whilst today’s floral gifts usually have a card with a written message attached, history tells us that a century or so ago, people didn’t need that written expression – instead they knew what the sentiment was from the style of the arrangement, the flowers used and the colours chosen. Throughout history, flowers have had language [...]

With much of the world’s attention focused on the Royal Wedding, there has been and indeed will be plenty of talk about the ‘language of flowers’ or floriography to give it the scientific name, after Kate Middleton said that she has chosen the flowers that she has because of their meanings. Therefore, here’s an interesting [...]