Read the language of flowers and travel back to the Victorian times, when bouquets sent messages of love friendship and more.

Throughout history flowers have been used in a variety of ways, to adorn everything from clothing to dishes, but also relay different “messages.” The Secret Language of Flowers was the theme for ...

"The Language of Flowers," the debut novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, is an unexpectedly beautiful book about an ugly subject: children who grow up without families, and what becomes of them in the ...

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 ...

This Valentine's Day, millions of Americans will convey their feelings about someone special in their life through the gift of flowers. In doing so, they will be following the advice of a major floral ...

We use flowers as gestures and symbols to communicate with our dear ones. Whether it’s a birthday or a funeral, or a deep love for someone, we express our emotions through flowers. Flowers have taken ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Georges Bataille's essay, The Language of Flowers¹, on the symbolic nature ...

Roses are red, violets are blue, but what does it mean if I give them to you? Your choice of bouquet might, or might not, represent the feelings that you intend. From early civilizations through ...

There are five places for flowers in my apartment: the vase on my coffee table, the bottle in my kitchen, a spot on my dresser and another spot on my roommate’s windowsill. The language of flowers — ...

This debut novel by an American foster mum and art teacher sparked a bidding war last year, with Picador winning the coveted title. It’s now set to be published in more than 30 countries, with a heavy ...

February is the month of love and romance, and Valentine’s Day is a day to show our love for that special someone. But the choice of flowers in your Valentine’s Day bouquet speaks in its own language.