How to speak flower : a kid's guide to buds, blooms, and blossoms
by Williams, Molly (Author)
Summary
"Sunflowers are symbols of friendship. Gardenias represent secrets and mystery. Irises say, I trust you. Flowers bring color and beauty to the everyday world around us, but flowers aren't just prety: Throughout history, they have been used to express ideas about ourselves and the people we care abou... Full description
- Welcome!
- A mini-history of speaking flower ; Floriography: a way to communicate by using flowers
- Symbolism in floriography ; Color meanings in floriography ; Flower parts: definitions
- Plant buzzwords
- The flower life cycle ; Pollination 101 ; The pollinator crisis
- Botany versus horticulture
- Quiz: What's your soul flower?
- Flower language: love
- Flower language: friendship
- Flower language: gratitude
- Flower language: celebration
- Flower language: healing
- Flowers with negative meanings
- Danger: flowers that harm
- Quiz: What's you flower power?
- DIY flowers ; How to dry flowers at home ; Making your own floral bath bombs ; Flower pressing 101 ; How to make homemade potpourri ; Create a flower crown
- How do your flowers grow? ; Growing your own cutting garden ; Arranging cut flowers ; Bouquet recipes ; Flowering houseplants ; Flowers that make their mark: using flowers to dye fabric
- Plants/flowers and the colors they make
- Why connect with flowers?
- Historical meaning of flowers
- Quiz: test your knowledge.