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Flowers help to alleviate anxiety
The following exercises are some of my favorites for alleviating anxious feelings;
Step 1: Close your eyes 👀
Step 2: place one hand ✋on your heart ❤️
Step 3: place your other hand on your forehead slightly to the right side
Step 4: focus taking your breath from your heart ❤️ to your head
Step 5: continue the process, you may at some point feel the need to take one big deep breath which symbolizes the head and heart connection
An expansion of the above practice is to visualize the heart as a flower full of petals 🌸 This can also be done as a separate exercise
Watch as the petals unfurl on each breath and as they do new petals appear. As new petals appear some start to fall and detach from the ever expanding bloom. The detachment of the petals can symbolize the removal of emotions, thoughts and feelings that no longer serve you or the attachment to possessions or expectations and wants of others. The ever expanding, overflowing of petals may also symbolize the outpouring of self love that is within and available to share with others. It is a self sustaining, effortless source of love and light ready to tap into. 💗🙏🌸
ALLEVIATE ANXIETY WITH FLOWERS
Waratah
Waratah
Spring is the only time of the year we get to see Waratah, which is second to why they are so special to me. First is their immense beauty. Early in the season, we see them available in Red and soon we will have the choice of stunning pinks and creamy whites.
Although Waratah are in the Proteaceae family, they are native Australia with some varieties growing in Southern NSW, Victoria, and Tasmania. Many Proteaceace varieties are native to South Africa and some native to Australia such as Grevillia, Banksia, Hakea & Macadamia . Whilst the ever popular Protea varieties including the King Protea varieties are native to South Africa yet do grow extremely well here.
The botanical name is Telopea Speciosissima. Thankfully we use their indigenous name ‘Waratah’
Telopea is derived from the Greek ‘telopos‘, meaning ‘seen from afar’, and refers to the distance from which the crimson flowers are visible. The name speciosissima is the superlative of the Latin adjective ‘speciosus‘, meaning ‘beautiful’.
Understandably the artists amongst the Early European settlers fell in love with the Waratah and it was heavily used in artworks.
Enjoy Waratah in your home while they last,
Yvette
5 Creative Hobbies to help alleviate stress
Yvette was recently asked by Wellness Daily to offer her top 5 favourite stress relieving creative hobbies. Follow the link to read on; https://www.wellnessdaily.com.au/balance/5-creative-hobbies-help-alleviate-stress-busy-career-woman
How to decorate an old chair with living Succulents
Tulips – locally grown
TNB Tulips are one of if not the largest growers of Tulips in Victoria for the commercial cut flower industry. Els Bakker is the lady who runs the very impressive high tech facility in the Dandenongs just outside of Melbourne. Els comes from a long lineage of flower growers in Australia and the Netherlands, which is where her precious bulbs originate. Each year we visit Els and her team with our Floristry Career Change course students and each time we are blown away by her dedication to bringing the industry new and even more exquisite varieties of tulips.
See below for more information on Tulips on images from our time with El at TNB Tulips
Common name Tulip
Botanical name Tulipa hybrida
How to tell it’s good quality..
Choose well coloured buds and flowers that are partly open
Look for strong stems and glossy leaves with no signs of damage or yellowing
Avoid drooping or wilting leaves or flowers
Products or arrangements it’s suitable for, stem length..
Stem length 30cm–80cm
Mostly suitable in vases but can be used in foam
Conditioning, care and storage needs..
Split the bunches and strip the lower leaves, then wash the ends of the stems well
Cut 2cm–4cm from each stem with secateurs and put the stems in cold water with NO preservative
Replace the water daily
Keep them cool
It is suggested not to bucket them with daffodils or jonquils unless you have had the daffodils or jonquils quarantined in their own water for a day first
To prevent tulips turning to the light and becoming bent, wrap them in paper for support and put the wrapped paper and tulips in cold water for 3–5 hours. Once displayed in a vase they work beautifully in a well lit room with windows on both sides of the room.
Colours they come in..
White
Red
Yellow
Cream
Purple
Orange
Pink
Adam the Flower Man on Bloom TV live
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show 2018 Tour
Singapore Flower Show Tour
Bloom is going on tour! This July, the teachers from Bloom will be hosting a tour to Singapore for the Singapore Garden Festival!
We will be staying in this fabulous city for 5 nights and activities will include other Singaporean highlights such as the Gardens by the Bay, a perfumery workshop and a trip outside of the city to the amazing culinary farm, Bollywood Veggies.
There will be plenty of down time for shopping and sipping cocktails at the Marina Bay Sands, or relaxing by the hotel pool!
If you are a flower and garden lover (and want to escape the cold of July), we would love you to join us on this special trip.
Prices start from $3995 for twin share accommodation. Email us at info@bloomcollege.com.au if you would like more information on this fabulous floral exploration!
The unseen Power of Roses
Roses
Roses are one of if not the most popular of all flowers. Their immense beauty and intoxicating scent are some of their greatest qualities but what we know now is that they have deeper powers we can not see but only feel. Roses are the most powerful of all blooms. Scientists have been able to rate their vibrational energy levels at over 300+mhz with some of the Red varieties rating at over 320mhz. To put it in perspective healthy human beings rate somewhere between 60-80mhz and an organic apple rates at 15mhz. No wonder roses make us feel so good. These guys are also ancient with the oldest Rose fossil found to date is over 300 million years old. Middle Eastern belief says the energy of God can be found in a Rose, which I thank my Uber driver for sharing with me. Roses are one of the best healers too, once cut from their source they immediately start to seal over forcing them to preserve any water they have within their stems. With this knowledge florists and flower lovers must ensure they re cut the stem just before placing water, best practice is to cut the stem under water. We are so fortunate in Victoria to have so many wonderful Rose growers of both indoor and outdoor grown roses. We are honoured to be creating a display on behalf of The Australian Rose Growers Association at this years Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show,
Yvette x
