The PETUNIA… the lovely, colorful trumpet-shaped Petunia has a rather interesting origin, being botanically related to the family Solanaceae of tobacco,…
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The Rhododendron… with its profusion of large, glorious flowers, the Rhododendron has found its way into cultivated landscapes as bushes,…
The WISTERIA, also spelled Wistaria… named for American anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761 -1818). Wisteria is a luxuriant climber, known for…
The PHLOX… Greek for flame, the Phlox, with its flaming clusters of flowers, give great character and color to gardens.…
The BUTTERCUP… its butter-yellow cup-shaped flower beckons kids of all ages as it brightens both meadows and marshes and even…
The AZALEA… the hardy plant with gloriously colorful and profuse blossoms, its name derived from the Greek azaleos, meaning dry. …
The LILY OF THE VALLEY… the most delicate white bell-shaped flowers swathed within the warmth and safety of bountiful green…
The VIOLET… the sweet-smelling purplish-blue, mauve, pale yellow or white bloom that heralds the approach of summer. The Violet is…
The *FOXGLOVE… a whimsical, colorful, long stalk of bell-shaped flowers whose name derives from the Old English foxes glofa, meaning…
The BLUE PERIWINKLE BLOSSOM… one of the first little blossoms to peek up each spring, the Blue Periwinkle symbolizes early…
The DOGWOOD BLOSSOM… The Dogwood Blossom is said to symbolize durability because of the strength of the Dogwood Tree itself. …
The PANSY… derives from the French pensee or pansee in the sense of thought. The Pansy has come to symbolize…
The LILAC… derives its name from the Spanish lilac, Arabic lilak, Persian lilak, a variant of nilak meaning “bluish,” and…
The DAY LILY… The Day Lily gets it name from the Greek word Hemerocallis, meaning day (hemera) and beautiful (kalos).…
The HYACINTH… a bulbous Mediterranean plant characterized by narrow leaves and a funnel-shaped perianth, which is the outer envelope of…
The PEAR BLOSSOM… a lovely, white 5-pedaled flower that blooms in early spring, but lasts for a short period of…
The CHERRY BLOSSOM… so lovely, so transient, so glorious as it blooms en masse and then passes, welcoming us into…
The DANDELION: the dandelion got its name from the toothed outline of its leaves… dent de lion, meaning lion’s tooth.…
The TULIP… Once known as the tulipa, tulippa, tulipant or Turkes Cap, the tulip was introduced from Turkey into Western…
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Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.
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