The Childhood Tradition of Giving Flowers

When we are born, we are blessed with "the artcame our first prom...our first corsage...roses from
of gift giving" Remember as a child picking wildour first love...the tradition continued from our
flowers and bringing the beautiful bouquets toteen years into adulthood.
Mother? We knew it would bring a beautiful smileWe always remember our Mother with a visit or
to Mother's face and it made us feel so good. Shea telephone call and flowers every Birthday and
may have scolded us moments before for someMother's Day. When our best friend is feeling blue,
minor misdeed, but all was forgiven whenour first response is to send a Rose. When our
presented with our beautiful gift of flowers. Ofneighbor's father dies, we immediately send
course, her smile wasn't as big when we pickedflowers. Giving a Gift of Flowers, a simple act that
her prize-winning Roses as it was when we gavestarted with that first fistful of flowers, has
her a fistful of Dandelions, Lilies of the Valley orbecome a time honored tradition...to say I Love
Trilliums, but it was a smile just the same. WeYou...to say Thank You...to say I am Thinking of
knew our simple gift made her so happy. WeYou...to say Get Well Soon...to say We Care.
weren't taught this timeless art of giving...it is aThe florists of today enable us to continue this
gift we are born with...it is part of who we are.childhood tradition of gift giving. They have
We show that we Care...we Appreciate...weextended our choices not only to flowers, but
Love...with this simple act of giving flowers.Chocolates, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Hand-Dipped
From this act of gift giving that started as a child,Strawberries, Cheese, Wine, Fresh Fruit and so
we carry on the tradition as we grow older.many more unique gifts. Online flower shops
Remember the wildflowers from the boy or girlmake it so easy for us to show the special
next door when we were eight years old? Then,people in our lives that we Care....we
it was our face lighting up in a big smile. Next,Appreciate...we Love.