Say it with flowers...

A customer told me recently that her young granddaughter had told her that the reason we lay flowers on a grave is "to make dead people smile."
I agree! And I think that's a pretty lovely way to look at it!

I'm pretty sure it's common knowledge that flowers make us feel happy!
It's amazing how the raw beauty or uniqueness of a flower can demand our attention and admiration and make us feel a certain way.
It's even been scientifically proven that flowers improve emotional health! Studies found that the presence of flowers created happy emotions and better feelings of life satisfaction, leading to more positive social behaviour and other positive effects on our mood!
If ya didn't know, the act of giving flowers dates wayyyy back, hundreds of years!
It was a way to communicate and in the Victorian era, flowers were used to send coded messages. It allowed the sender to express feelings toward the recipient that society didn't allow to be spoken aloud! (I've seen some "interesting" card messages to recipients that should definitely not be allowed to be said aloud, ha! )

Delivering flowers is one of the highlights of my job because I get to see the joy and excitement people experience upon receiving a beautiful bunch of blooms! Its sooo nice to see! Sometimes people are so surprised, they don't believe it's really for them!

No matter what the occasion, whether it be a congratulations, the loss of a loved one or simply just because, flowers will always say what words cannot.
I love the way flowers evoke emotion whether you're either giving or receiving them, how they always tell a story and the way they bring people together.
I hope this inspires you to go out and share those positive flower power vibes with the special peeps in your life! Go put a smile on someone's dial, or maybe even your own!

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A bunch of Sweet Pea for your Sweet Pea?