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Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Flowers of Love



Well it ain't a gonna be as long now as it has been
I got a feelin' that me and love are in tune
And it ain't a gonna be as long now as it has been
Somewhere the flower of love is waitin' to bloom


Sunshine and laughter just over the hill all I got to do is climb
Someone is waitin' true love to give waiting over on the other side

it ain't a gonna be as long now as it has been
Somewhere the flower of love is waitin' to bloom

~ Lynn Anderson from Flowers of love




Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Vinca Rose.

Vinca Rose

The species has long been cultivated for herbal medicine and as an ornamental plant. In traditional Chinese medicine, extracts from it have been used to treat numerous diseases, including diabetes, malaria, and Hodgkin's disease.The substances vinblastine and vincristine extracted from the plant are used in the treatment of leukemia.
This conflict between historical indigenous use, and recent patents on C.roseus-derived drugs by western pharmaceutical companies, without compensation, has led to accusations of biopiracy.
It can be dangerous if consumed orally. It can be hallucinogenic.





This picture isnt of Vinca rose. I found this wild flower on  a trek, very similar to it and hence clicked it. This picture reminds me of the Microsoft's pre installed wallpaper 

Thursday, 27 October 2011

Flowers in the garden..!!!


Many, if not most, plants considered decorative flowers originated as weeds, which if attractive enough would sometimes be tolerated by farmers because of their appeal. This led to an artificial selection process, producing ever-prettier (to humans) flowers. This is thought to have occurred for the entire history of agriculture, perhaps even slightly earlier, when people tended to favor naturally occurring food-gathering spots. This may also explain why many flowers function as companion plants to more useful agricultural plants; they had evolved that symbiotic relationship with the food plants before either was domesticated, and therefore was found in the same area, convenient to be selected as an attractive plant.




Once domesticated, though, most flowers were grown either separately or as part of gardens having some other primary function. In the West, the idea of gardens dedicated to flowers did not become common until the 19th century, though in fact many modern gardens are indeed flower gardens. Flower gardens are, indeed, a key factor in modern landscape design and even architecture, especially for large businesses, some of which pay to have large flower gardens torn out and replaced entirely each season, in order to keep the color patterns consistent.



Well, that's some light on how flower garden became an important part of a landscape design :)

Cheers..!!!

P.S : I seriously dont know the name of the flowers. Interested people can contact my mother..!! A hard core garden lover and a Botany teacher :D (she would loves to explain too :D)

Monday, 17 October 2011

Flowers and its langauge



The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken. This language was most commonly communicated through Tussie-Mussies, an art which has a following today

A few clicks from the florist at Bangalore, near Forum.