Flowers are incredible, they are beautiful to look at and fill our homes with sweet aromas but for thousands of years flowers have also been used for remedies in medicine because of their incredible healing properties.
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Want to send some fortune someone's way? Find out about the best flowers and plants to attract good luck that you can keep in your garden or homes.
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Yesterday was International Women's Day, which is celebrated every year on 8th March. It allows women all over the world to unite and celebrate equality. To tie in with the theme of powerful ladies, we are edging closer and closer to Mother's day. Here, at Appleyard London, we wanted to outline the most inspiring mothers in the world today and what they have been through to be where they are now.
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Unusual flowers and plants are often hard to come across, especially if you live in a city.
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With it still being quite cold in the morning this February, it seems like winter is never ending, at least it feels that way when you look at the bare trees and boring shrubs around the garden. We’ve picked our 5 favourite early blooming flowers, wild perennials and bulbs that can bring colour to your garden as early as March. These are the earliest of early bloomers and can be spotted peeping their way out of the soil way before spring is in full swing. So take a mental note and keep your eyes peeled for any of these delightful flowers that may be in sight over the next few weeks.
Here are our top 5 early blooming flowers to look out for:
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With Valentines Day less than 24 hours away, we have an amazing discount for you, plus an Appleyard London & Spa Breaks Competition!
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With Valentine's Day on its way, how do you subtly hint to your partner that you want Valentine's Flowers? Appleyard London are here to help and here are our answers:Â
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For generations, women spanning from Mothers and Daughters to Grandmothers and more, have loved to receive a beautiful bouquet of flowers. We guess there is no real science in the matter as to why women become very joyous and vibrant after receiving a bouquet, but these responses encourage men from all around the world to buy flowers for their loved ones.
A women’s response poses more questions than it answers; is it the art of the lilies that welcomes a smile to her face or is it the deep, luscious red roses that prompt her cheeks to fill with a warm, smitten glow?
These questions remain unanswered following the introduction of flower arranging by the Egyptians in 2,500 BC. Flower assembling eventually bloomed in Europe in 1000 AD when churches and monasteries used flowers for decorations and gifts. Today, scientists believe there are over 270,000 species of flower resulting in some quite overwhelmingly stunning bouquets. It seems appropriate to pay thanks to the Egyptians for their hieroglyphics, pyramids and their floral innovation!
With so many species of flowers, how do you decide which flowers are appropriate for your occasion and your lucky recipient? Fortunately, Appleyard London and Laura Ashley have teamed up to help you with this question; just in time for Valentine’s Day! So with the feeling of love very much in the air, the pressure begins to mount as you decide on the right Valentine’s gift for your special one.
Not everyone is happily married with kids and a mortgage, many singletons are preparing for their nerve-racking first date whilst many want to simply impress their current girlfriend. Therefore, below, we have given you the crucial advice you need to make the right choices when it comes to your bouquet, covering the right flowers for a first date, your anniversary and for Valentine’s Day itself!
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2015 is here and winter's notoriously cold, crisp mornings are in full effect. As spring begins to thaw through winter's sub zero temperatures, we have researched and identified 12 gardens that are certainly worth a visit over the year ahead.
At Appleyard London, we love anything and everything related to nature whether it's flowers, gardens or horticulture, we love it all and we wanted to share this with you. Therefore, we have picked out 12 stunning gardens from areas all over the UK that we recommend you visit in 2015. Each of the selected gardens has their own unique selling point; but, they all hold one common factor, they all offer beauty and tranquillity.
So here are the 12 gardens that we recommend you visit, maybe you could visit one a month throughout 2015?
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