Flowers


A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.



A flower is the bloom or blossom of a plant.
The flower is the part of a plant that produces seeds, which in time become other flowers. This is thanks to a process called pollination that is carried out either by insects or the wind. Every type of flower is different, in colour, smell, shape and size.
Flowers need food and sunlight to survive, as they make their own food/energy through photosynthesis.

Find some more information on the Wikipedia

History

Flowers as present and decoration in Anciant Egypt

History shows that flowers have been used by humans for thousands of years, to serve a variety of purposes. An early example of this is from about 4,500 years ago in Ancient Egypt, where flowers would be used to decorate women's hair. Flowers have also inspired art time and time again, such as in Monet's Water Lilies or William Wordsworth's poem about daffodils entitled: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"

Now all around the world, people use flowers to mark important events in their lives:

  • For new births or christenings
  • As a corsage or boutonniere worn at social functions or for holidays
  • As tokens of love or esteem
  • For wedding flowers for the bridal party, and for decorations for the hall

Ikebana

Floristical composition

Ikebana (生け花, 活け花, "arranging flowers" or "making flowers alive") is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
The tradition dates back to Heian period, when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the tokonoma (alcove) of a traditional Japanese home.
Ikebana reached its first zenith in the 16th century under the influence of Buddhist tea masters and has grown over the centuries, with numerous distinct schools extant today.
Ikebana is counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with kōdō for incense appreciation and chadō for tea and the tea ceremony.