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Flower Trends for 2024
I have written blogs in the past about flower trends so as we look ahead to 2024 it’s time to name a colour. So, the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2024- is……………. Peach Fuzz and according to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of Pantone Color Institute, well as flower trends go we can see why. “Peach Fuzz is a soft, orange-pink colour that “captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others,” Which when we think about flowers will be a fabulous shade to pop alongside a cream or ivory…. Just delicious if you ask me… Eucalyptus and peach really compliment each other, possibly also with some sage greens too as…
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Mother’s Day- where did the tradition of sending flowers come from?
When is Mother’s Day you ask?…. Well that may depend on what country in the world you are in? Different countries celebrate Mother’s Day on different dates. In the UK Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday as it was originally known, falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which is three weeks before Easter. But if you are in the US- this always falls on the second Sunday in May. And if you are in France- this is the last Sunday in May…. Spain the first Sunday in May. So, the date itself may move depending on where you are in the world- unlike Valentine’s day which is the world over…