Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, What Kind of Flower are You?

July 13, 2012 by

Your choice of flowers says a lot about your personality.  It would be fun and interesting to check out what your flower personality is using the various quizzes and tests online.  In the same way that you can get your message across with different flowers, you can also express yourself and bring out your personality through your flower choices.  Next time you visit your local florist, choose your flowers according to your mood and outlook.  Find out what flowers can complement your feelings and emotions and bring out the best in you.

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Carnations are chosen by those who are down-to-earth and trustworthy.  These blooms are often used in traditional flower arrangements.  People who love carnations are great communicators and are always consulted by their loved ones for guidance.  On the other side of the spectrum are tulips which are the choice of those who thrive on change.  These people choose to innovate and strive to come up with new things all the time.  Despite the need for change, people who are taken to tulips are actually contented with what they have.

The romantic personality will always choose to have roses, orchids, and chrysanthemums in their homes.  These flowers symbolize love and beauty.  The rose personality is one who believes in fairy tales and who keeps a busy social schedule.  Friends usually consider this kind of person a good confidante and a trustworthy friend – usually the first one to hear the latest developments in her friends’ lives.  An iris personality is similarly busy and flighty.  Such whimsy calls for people with iris personalities to hold jobs where they are their own bosses especially since daily routines and repetitive activities bore them.  People with iris personalities have the need to channel their creativity and would eagerly turn their attention where inspiration hits.

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A Guide to Giving Flowers as Birthday Gifts

March 30, 2012 by

Each month of the year is symbolised by a particular flower, and what better to send that special someone as a birthday gift than a stunning arrangement of flowers which are an emblem of their own birth month. Obviously, flowers aren’t for everyone and some people would be more grateful for an alternative on their birthday. Why not look into some gift baskets filled with fruit, snacks and chocolate- something for everyone! It’s not too late to send a gift basket for someone’s birthday, but if you feel flowers are a better choice, Interflora.co.uk can help you choose the perfect flowers, whatever the time of year.

January is the month of the carnation. Striped carnations are sent to say ‘sorry I can’t be with you’, whereas solid colours denote an acceptance of an invitation. For those born in February, iris may be the flower of good news but is also the flower associated with this month. March brings daffodils, which are the first sign of spring and also a symbol of respect. For April birthdays, daisies are given. Although when most people think of daisies they imagine the tiny white flowers on their lawns, but there are actually over twenty thousand types of daisy. A stunning bouquet can be made of aster, ox-eye and African daisies, giving an exotic display of riotous colour. For those born in May, lilies are the way forward. Again, there are so many different types that it would be impossible to name them all here, but our florists at interflora birthday gifts will be happy to advise you of the best seasonal blooms to use. June is the month of roses, most commonly associated with love, but also with early summer, and the heady scent will be a welcome guest in any home. For July birthdays, larkspur, which also means ‘beautiful spirit’, should be sent to loved ones. August is the time of the gladiola, September can be celebrated with aster, and October with calendula. All these can be made up into one of interflora.co.uk’s delightful hand-tied bouquets.November has chrysanthemum as its very own flower, and as the colours have different meanings, you can say happy birthday to a friend, a relative or a lover born in November with a dazzling arrangement of blooms. And finally we come to December, with narcissus, which can be used to say ‘stay as sweet as you are’, a delightful birthday message.

Any of our florists at interflora birthday gifts can help you choose the perfect combination of flowers from our many bouquets, or guide you in making your own personalised gift.

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