Fresh red flowers send the clear and powerful message of intense romantic love. Red is the unquestioned color of passion and any red bouquet or red flower arrangement will communicate your strong and powerful love. Red flowers are the closest symbolic likeness to the heart. Red is the color of seduction and desire. Red roses are the most common red flower, but red carnations, red tulips, and red gerbera daisies will all transmit your message of desire and passion.

Orange Flowers

If one could capture and concentrate the sun, the result would be bright, luminous orange flowers. Orange flowers offer happiness and joy. To look upon a fresh orange flower bouquet is to immediately feel the warmth of love. Orange flowers also send the message of adventure. Imagine the feeling of waking up without any responsibilities on a beautiful and warm weekend day. The possibilities are endless. This offer of adventure and spontaneity is included with each radiant orange flower arrangement.

Pink Flowers

Pink flowers combine innocence, playfulness, and sensitivity. For some pink flowers are the most romantic color because they are not as intense as deep reds and therefore express a deeper spectrum of love’s possibilities. Pink flowers have been traditionally associated with femininity, and with that association comes delicate and gentle connotations. However, more couples are eschewing those traditional expectations and allowing pink flowers to represent thoughtfulness and spontaneity. Either way you wish to interpret the meaning of pink flowers, these beauties are sure to delight. Pink flowers include pink roses, pink carnations, and pink chrysanthemums.

Yellow Flowers

Yellow flowers represent friendship and filial love. Yellow flowers represent trust, compassion, and respect. For these reasons, yellow flowers are a popular choice at the workplace to show appreciation for a job well done. Yellow flowers, with their soft radiance, also communicate sympathy. These gentle flowers show your warmth and compassion and renew ties of friendship, even during difficult times. Yellow daffodils are great flowers for friends. Yellow lilacs and yellow chrysanthemums are beautiful, thoughtful flowers.

Blue Flowers

Rich, deep blues, found in the beautiful hydrangea and the extraordinary iris, offer serenity. Blue flowers have a calming effect. They cool the emotions and create a contemplative mood. Imagine the easy pace of lying on your back and watching clouds float across a brilliant blue sky. Consider too the bliss of staring out at the calm blue sea. Blue flowers also speak of intimacy and are perfect flowers for long-term couples who want to communicate their deep and abiding trust. The peace derived from blue flowers also makes them an appropriate sympathy or get well flower.

White Flowers

Fresh white flowers are most closely associated with purity and innocence. The delicate white blossoms represent honesty, purity, and perfection. White flowers are ideal when you are looking to communicate that wonderful combination of elegance and innocence. For many, white roses are the perfect bridal flower. Other gorgeous and powerful white flowers include white carnations, white orchids, white calla lilies, and white daisies. These flowers all communicate pure, thoughtful love and undying fidelity.

Mixed Flowers

Combining the purity and innocence of white flowers with the passion of red flowers sends a signal of harmony and excitement. Together, these two flower colors transcend their original meanings and offer a promise of adventure wrapped in elegance.

Since the dawn of time, people have intuitively known the power flowers have on feelings. Only recently our intuition was proven right. Researchers at Harvard, Rutgers and Texas A&M universities have conducted studies proving flowers make people happy, spark creativity and decrease anxiety.

Research conducted by psychologist Jeannette Haviland-Jones, Ph.D., of Rutgers University proves 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. “Common sense tells us that flowers make us happy,” says Dr. Haviland-Jones. “Now, science shows that not only do flowers make us happier than we know, they have strong positive effects on our emotional well being.” Her research also shows flowers make intimate connections, even inspiring increased social activity among seniors in addition to easing depression.

Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, also conducted a behavioral research study about flowers. Her research reveals people feel more compassionate toward others, have less worry and anxiety, and feel less depressed when flowers are present in the home.  “As a psychologist, I’m particularly intrigued to find that people who live with flowers report fewer episodes of anxiety and depressed feelings,” Dr. Etcoff says.

Do you suffer from the morning blahs? According to Dr. Etcoff’s research, keeping a bunch of flowers next to your alarm clock or by your coffeemaker can be a perfect pick me up . “The morning blahs, it turns out, is a real phenomenon, with positive moods – happiness, friendliness and warmth, for example – manifesting much later in the day,” Dr. Etcoff says. “Interestingly, when we placed a small bouquet of flowers into their morning routines, people perked up.”

While research shows flowers are good for you, the best part of flowers is they’re fun! They come in so many beautiful colors, shapes and styles. Like fashion, you can use flowers to express your individuality. Flowers in different combinations can be classic, contemporary, playful, bold – even sensuous.

So, whether you want to share a bunch of happy, say, “I’m sorry,” “thank you,” or “I care,” flowers can do it. They touch your senses of sight, smell, touch – and that, when combined with a personal note, is unbeatable at sending a powerful message.

Beyond the message, giving flowers says something about you, too. Research shows people who give flowers are perceived as thoughtful and sophisticated. Who doesn’t want that?

We dare you to conduct your own scientific experiment to test the power of flowers for yourself. Here’s an easy way: Stop by the next florist shop you pass and pick up a bunch of flowers to go. Walk down the street, and watch and see just how many people smile at you, look in your direction or even start a conversation. Just because.

That’s why flowers.

If you can’t leave the house to run your errands, because you have a small child, or you have to take care of relatives at home, something as simple as ordering a thoughtful bouquet for your mother quickly turns into an ordeal when you have to navigate around a toddler.

Ordering flowers online is an excellent alternative to visiting your local florist. On the other hand you are also be able to look at a number of different options at the touch of a button.

www.ninaandvalentine.com offers a big range of flower arrangements, handmade chocolate, honey products, wines and spirits, gift certificates, books, cute teddy bears and fruit baskets. You can choose from hundreds of gifts that will be delivered right to the recipient’s home in no time.

And most of the time, it all works through your favorite local flower shop. What is really nice about it is the prices. This site offers the flower arrangements and gift baskets at a very reasonable cost.

The ability to order flowers online can come in very handy this year. One of our relatives passed away right before the holidays.

She was a distant relative, and we wanted to pay our respects with a beautiful flower arrangement dedicated to her memory.

My daughter was very sick during this time and my husband was working long hours. It was impossible for me to get to the flower shop and if I did make it to the shop, I wouldn’t have time to find something appropriate for such an important occasion.

I was able to shop for flowers online. I had time to really consider which arrangement reflected this wonderful woman’s life and what she meant to our family.

The flowers arrived at the funeral home and the family was very pleased that such a thoughtful arrangement of her favorite flowers was delivered so promptly.

Since I was able to order flowers online, I could put a lot of thought into the arrangement without risking my daughter’s health by taking her out into the cold.

Order flowers online is a quick, convenient way to pay your respect. You can send a little pick-me-up for a friend who isn’t feeling well or you can just send a little arrangement to say that someone special is in your thoughts.

With the many options of ordering a flower arrangement or gift basket online, it takes very little time to make a big statement of caring.

A good indicator of when it might be appropriate to send flowers would be to consider his favorite occasions for sending them. Does he send flowers for birthdays, or perhaps as a thank you? Don’t forget that no reason is often the best reason!

Just as women love receiving flowers for no reason at all, a surprise floral gift will surely catch his attention too.

The Best Designs and Colors for Men

• Men are stimulated by color and are visually oriented. Research shows that men prefer vivid colors such as yellow, orange and red.
• Flower arrangements that are contemporary, linear styles or natural styles are best. Other favorites might include green or flowering plants.
• Tell your florist that you want flowers for a man and ask for specific suggestions. If your recipient has a hobby, perhaps you could highlight that. For example, if he is a golfer, tuck in a box of golf balls. If he is into cars, add an auto magazine or two. Your florist can offer creative suggestions for flowers that are sure to please.