Garden of Meaning (part 1)

As a young man he would watch his mother work in the garden, carefully pulling flowers and herbs for medicinal purposes and general wellbeing or, to create gift baskets for special occasions or for no other reason than to simply express the way she felt toward another.  He learned from an early age the meanings and symbolism of some flowers stemming back to the Victorian era, a tradition his mother passed unto him for what she hoped would be generations to come.  Her mother taught her.  Her mother’s mother taught her children and so on back through time.  A rose, depending upon the color, suggests several meanings; yellow for friendship, white for purity, red for passionate love.  Having danced from age three, his sister Jasmine grew into her name, grace and elegance.  His own name, Stephan, short for Stephanotis was the source of what his mother believed him to be, good luck.  Now, as he watched her lying in her bed keeping time until her final hour, she maintained her dignity and pride as it was written on her birth certificate.  To friends she was simply Maggie G.  To anyone stopping to read her epitaph she would be remembered as Magnolia Ginger Rose.  “What’s in a name?” said Shakespeare.  “Everything,” said Stephanotis.

It is never too late to send flowers and express yourself with purpose.  If you are interested in creating an arrangement similar to those of Magnolia Ginger Rose 1800Flowers gift baskets can assist you.  With holidays fast approaching try giving something from the garden of meaning.