The skill of decorating with live blooms, foliage, branches, fruits and other ornamental materials celebratory processions, clothing, interior has a long history. You can find lots of evidences of it in applied and ornamental arts, architecture, poetry and painting.
People used flowers already in the Bronze Age that is confirmed by archeological discoveries. One of the most ancient crocks for blooms belongs to the mid Iron Age. The most commonly were applied branches, flowers, leaves and other natural materials for decoration of interior or some festivals. Today, you can see that it's popular to apply the web for getting flowers, so you may find Russian flower delivery attendance for this aim.
In ancient Egypt flowers were widely utilized for decoration of churches, palaces and the processes of veneration. Especially for decorating deities' statues people utilized different types of branches and other plants. For instance, lotus blooms were laid in front of the statue of a god. Buddhist churches still have this custom.
When the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen was found in 1929 by archaeologist H. Carter, everyone saw that the most wonderful thing wasn't those treasures, but a modest garland of lowers that was placed by the wife of the pharaoh on his chest. The wreath was so good conserved that one might even see what kinds of flowers in it were: knapweed, the fruit of poppy, black nightshade and fruits of mandrake - “Apples of love”.
The basic state that is known for its love to blooms and bloom production is the Netherlands. It is true that the Dutch really love to be in the company of blooms. People of Holland have special fields for growing flowers as well as they may raise them in tiny vessels. Sometimes, we may even say that this love has grown in some kind of fanaticism. Blooms are one of the basic parts of Holland industry. For example, this state definitely has become a second house for tulips. But with the emergence of these blooms the Netherlands have little in common. The wild tulips still may be found in the Caucasus, China and Mongolia. Directly form the Caucasus they began their journey to Holland. Read the rest of this entry »