Ever wonder why we give and receive roses for Valentine's Day? It can be traced back to the Victorians who began using bouquets of flowers to telegraph their feelings to loved ones in a messaging system known as "floriography," when roses were cemented as a symbol of romantic affection. read more
The rose was sacred to a number of goddesses including Isis of Egypt, and the ancient Greeks and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of love, Aphrodite and Venus. Now giving a bouquet of flowers is considered a classic Valentine’s Day gift. read more
It can be traced back to the Victorians who began using bouquets of flowers to telegraph their feelings to loved ones in a messaging system known as "floriography," when roses were cemented as a symbol of romantic affection. read more
Valentine's Day is historically supposed to coincide with the beginning of spring and birds' mating season, a time when garden roses would start to bloom. However, come mid-February, we are usually still knee-deep in snow, and the majority (about two thirds) of those long-stemmed beauties we find in flower shops and grocery stores are imported from the Columbia and Ecuador. read more