In fact, the tradition of giving flowers on Mother’s Day dates back to ancient Greece, where they celebrated a festival in honor of the mother of gods, Rhea. Carnations, the flower most closely ...

January's birth flowers are carnations and snowdrops; together, these botanicals symbolize the warmth and resilience of those born in this month. Carnation tattoos, with their unique, tousled ...

You can make paper flowers as elaborate or a simple as you ... hand-curled crepe petals to coffee filter pom-pom carnations. A newspaper rose is a great entry-level project.

“Carnation tattoos are usually very sentimental or of great meaning to the client,” says tattoo artist Crys of Fleur Noire Tattoo in Brooklyn, New York. “Because the symbolism of the flower ...

Colorado’s carnation story is a fascinating one that includes free shipments of the flowers to Mamie Eisenhower ... according to a Colorado State University paper on the industry.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The flowers look like they have been tossed into the air, or onto a stage at a Maria Callas performance ...