Sure. The flowers are the primary attraction in a flower arrangement, but the vase is not exactly beside the point. A florist will, of course, supply you with a vase when you purchase an arrangement, but is it likely to be (1) particularly distinctive, (2) your taste, or (3) something the recipient will want to [...]
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After the Flowers Are Gone
Posted in As Business, As Object, tagged ceramic, glass, vases on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two Celandines and a Swallow
Posted in As Kind, tagged celandine, invasive species, swallow on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greater and lesser celandine are not particularly closely related; their shared common name seems based solely on similar colored flowers. The greater variety is also known as the celandine poppy (Chelidonium majus) and, indeed, is a member of the Papaveraceae, or poppy, family. The lesser variety is sometimes called figwort (Ranunculus ficaria) and is a [...]
