Did You Know?
That lifejackets used to be filled with sunflower stems?
The spice saffron comes from a type of crocus?
The rose was adopted as England’s flower emblem during the Civil War (1455-1485). Which was also known as the War of the Roses. Chloris is the Greek Goddess of Flowers. She was married to Zephyrus, God of the West Wind ?
The Royal House of Lancaster being the red rose and the Royal House of York being the white. At the end of the war King Henry VII chose to combine both roses into a single red and white Tudor Rose?
The possible reason for the Daffodil being used as the welsh emblem is that the words for Leek (the traditional welsh emblem) and daffodil in Welsh are the same – Cenhinen being Leek, and Cenhinen Pedr being Daffodil?
The Thistle was adopted as the emblem of Scotland during the reign of Alexander III (1249-1286). Legend has it that the army of King Haakon of Norway, intent on conquering the Scots, landing at night and removed their footwear to allow them to move more quietly onto the sleeping clansman. They are said to have stood on the spiny thistle and screamed out in pain, awakening the Scots who then won the day?
A four-leaf clover is a symbol of good luck, and a five-leaf clover is a symbol of bad luck?
An orange lily is meant to mean hatred?
It is said when a bamboo flowers, famine, death and destruction will soon follow?
Author - Fay
The Society Of Floristry Annual Show
16TH NOVEMBER 2008
East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham.
Entrance Tickets
Members £12.50 Non-Members £15
Theatre of Design
Members £7.50 Non-Members £12.50
All ticket prices less 10% if bought online before the 31st October ‘08
“Curtain Up” Act 1 - 11:00 am
Amanda Canning NDSF FSF & Petra van der Veen (Holland)
“Curtain Up” Act 2 - 1:15 pm
Laura Leong NDSF FSF & Stijn Cuvelier (Belgium)
Suite 2
“Under the Spot Light” - Free SOF demonstrations
Trade Stands, Business Seminars, Workshops, Competitions, Bridal Designs, Function Designs, Funeral Tributes, etc.
For further details contact 0870 2410432
Author - Fay
Southport Flower Show 2008
This year the Southport Flower Show will be opening it’s doors between the 21st and 24th August.
This year marks the 79th anniversary of the Southport Flower Show and with all those years under the belt it is no surprise that this show is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK.
This year there are several competitions, David Bellamy Schools’ Competition, Bellamy’s Budding Gardeners and the new Floristry Competition.
There are loads of exhibitors and traders at the show and of course more gardens and flowers than you can shake a big stick at.
Advance tickets start at £14 for any single day of the show.
More information on the official website of the Southport Flower Show 2008
Author - David
Taunton Flower Show 2008
August saw the Taunton Flower Show 2008, the show is located in the centre of Somerset’s county town in the historic Vivary Park. The Taunton show is very much a traditional British flower show.
At the Taunton Flower Show this year were ;
- show gardens
- competitive classes
- magnificent floral marquee
- craft traders
- wide range of garden-orientated traders
- a central events arena
- a children’s zone
For more information visit the official Taunton Flower Show website
Author - David
