Since childhood I have been drawn to the aesthetics and customs of the Victorian Era, roughly the period of Queen Victoria’s reign in England, 1837-1901. I especially find Victorian floral practices ...

A bouquet of flowers has been a thoughtful gift to give for centuries, but during the Victorian times, it signified much more. The combination of blooms often sent a specific message, which recipients ...

Victorians were anything but shy, retiring, stuffy or conservative, especially when it came to their gardens. Their gardens were colorful, flamboyant and outrageous with eccentric floral displays to ...

Flowers most certainly speak to us. Even those who don’t make a living from flowers will hear and answer their call. At weddings, at funerals, and at so many less momentous occasions that come between ...

In the 19th century, tourists who traveled through the Holy Land may have picked up scrapbooks of pressed flowers as souvenirs. Specimens from ‘Flowers of the Holy Land’ (courtesy Thomas Fisher Rare ...