What is it about flowers?

What is it about flowers? We all love them, we grow them in our gardens, we send them for special occasions, we hold them as brides, we place them on graves. They make us cry, they make us smile. We love their colours, which is like nothing that can ever be reproduced in our material world. The red of a rose will never be matched in a paintshop or at an artist's easel. God-made colours in a world dominated by man.

A very good friend of mine is travelling from Australia to Alaska to undertake an Alaskan Flower Essence course. Dr Edward Bach of England back in the 1930s discovered by using sunlight and water he could collect the essences of flowers and preserve them and use these precious essences to make people better. Flower Essences are for sale on line and in health food shops, I myself have used them. Dr Bach collected five specific essences and called them his 'rescue remedy', you can get it now in drop form or a special mouth spray - I used it a lot when I went for my driving test - it helped a lot! There is a calming, pleasing thought that the 'magic' of the essence of a flower can help to steady your nerves and make you feel better.

For centuries women had embroidered, cross stitched and needlepointed their way through many flowers. You will find flowers in most tapestries on the walls of many stately homes, castles and manor houses. Beginner cross stitch kits often use a simple flower as the way to get the keen learner going. Flowers are on books, cards, wrapping paper, silk scarves, curtains, window nets, we put flowers in our hair when we marry, they are used in folk festivals, Wiccans adorn themselves with them - we simply love flowers and have them as a part of our lives. It was something I thought of and so I thought I would share with the rest of you. You sit and think a while about just how often and how many times you see, buy, stitch, use flowers - they are all around us.