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Flower Therapy: Whimsical

Free-spirited feelings are conveyed by the Flower Therapy Whimsical palette, which is characterized by bold, contrasting colors. Flowers Featured: Professional florists call this garden-style arrangement "vegetative" for duplicating nature as flowers would grow in a garden. Fuschia stock, royal blue delphinium, yellow-orange spray roses, pink tulips, Italian ruscus and yellow-orange bell-like saraconia ring out over golden-yellow mini gerberas, lime-green pompons and hot pink mini carnations.

Flower Therapy: Tranquil

Serenity and relaxation are the feelings conveyed through the Flower Therapy color palette of light shades of green, misty blues and other cool hues. Flowers Featured: An airy, asymmetrical design of lavender lisianthus, lavender larkspur, light blue delphinium, light blue hydrangea, eryngium thistle, and seeded eucalyptus accented by dusty miller foliage is loosely grounded in river rocks resting in a glass cube. The water, visible through the vase, adds to the tranquil feeling.

Flower Therapy: Sensuous

The rich colors of the Sensuous Flower Therapy color palette create a rich, luxurious feeling that sets the mood for sophisticated and passionate settings. Flowers Featured: This "pavé" arrangement fully blankets the top of a sleek black ceramic bowl. Orbiting lily grass frames rich maroon ranunculus, orange spray roses, two-toned reddish-orange and coral-apricot roses, burnt orange Asiatic lilies, hypericum berries, magenta phlox and variegated pittosporum.

Flower Therapy:Romantic

Through Flower Therapy, a sensation of intimacy and nostalgia is created by a color palette of delicate warm and cool colors, with lavenders and pinks at its heart.Flowers Featured: An iridescent ceramic rose-colored container holds a radial cluster of deep lavender roses, pale pink roses, champagne spray roses, grape hyacinth muscari, pale pink bouvardia, blush tulips, lavender stock and lilacs, accented by asparagus plumosa. Professional florists refer to this opulent and compact design style as "Mille Fleurs" or a thousand flowers.

Flower Therepy:Nurturing

A true sense of caring is created by a combination of colors that are fragile, soft and tender. Arrangements in pastel shades and the softest yellows, peaches, warm pinks, creamy whites and subtle greens make us feel safe, snug and loved. Consider a nurturing floral arrangement for a new mother, a sick friend or a grieving loved one – anyone who would benefit from a caring, loving embrace.

Flower Therapy

DISCOVER THE COLORS OF EMOTION THROUGH FLOWER THERAPY International Color Expert Leatrice Eiseman Reveals How Flowers Bring Feelings To Life The power of color is well established. Throughout time, nature’s spectrum has played a vital role in areas that significantly impact our everyday lives, from the color of our walls, to our clothes, to our cars – and, even more meaningfully, our emotional responses. In this realm, color may be more essential to our consciousness than we realize. International color expert Leatrice Eiseman, who has earned international acclaim for her five book titles, including Colors for Your Every Mood and The Color Answer Book, has unearthed the philosophy of Flower Therapy. Eiseman believes that certain color combinations – easily expressed in floral arrangements - can stimulate and relax the senses, release happy memories and enhance our moods. “Our response to color is intensely emotional, and flowers can be a catalyst for feelings that stimulate more than j...
Flower Research Flowers = Happiness The presence of flowers triggers happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction and affects social behavior in a positive manner far beyond what is normally believed, according to behavioral research from Rutgers University. Another study demonstrates that flowers ease depression, inspire social networking and refresh memory as we age. It Can Be Better to Give Than to Receive Those who send flowers, in comparison to other gifts, are viewed as successful, caring and emotionally intelligent people, according to research from Rutgers University. The Benefits of Flowers in the Home Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital behavioral research reveals that people feel more compassionate toward others, have less worry and anxiety, and feel less depressed when fresh cut flowers are present in the home. Another study reveals that people feel least positive in the early hours but reported being happier and more energetic after looking...