Aerial Green Blog
Flowers From St. Valentine Are Romantic Not Mainstream
Mainstream Flowers Roses, roses, roses. Valentine flowers are everywhere in every town, online, and now even on Amazon who are promoting flowers from “their farms”. Such a word mockery. We too could put a slippery edge on advertising conversationally, as my farm is one that I choose to buy from. Humph. All these Valentine offerings are mainstream and ordinary; from the same South American & African farms, in the same colors, cut the same time, and wrapped ever so common in the same plastic. So…the only difference is a sliding scale of size and price grabbing. Valentine Flower History […]
Make Mothers Heart Sing-Help An Animal With Flowers For A Cause
For Mothers Day Or Any Day-Flowers For A Cause So, here we go again into one of the busiest flower buying times of the year, and with it comes the pocket lining of billions for the big, foreign, conglomerates who supply the flower buying outlets online and off, chain & grocery stores and every gas station and street corner you see. These same conglomerates who continue to force our American farms out of business, fund foreign countries, and ruin the environments around the globe with their practices. And the human side? Sweat shop labor is not only in the clothing […]
Buy Local Grown Holiday Decorations-Not From The Sunday Papers
As I read the Sunday advertisements yet again this year, all the floral departments of the local big box stores from grocery to department to home stores were filled with great, bargain options. With the Holidays upon us-of course they are full of holiday flowers, poinsettias, and wreaths. With that, I will explain the offerings, the prices, and of course the claims for you to make your own conclusions on the real price of the decorations and if they are really a bargain….and for whom. Colorful Rose Bunches Here is a 10 stem bouquet of roses with the certification […]
Please Say Goodbye To Balloons
The Fish & Wildlife has finally conceded to just one of the campaigns of my green floristry practices. Balloons are bad for us, the environment, and especially our wildlife. Poor balloons; we all grew up with these celebratory friends but they are not as they were. Is anything? No longer made of rubber but yet a toxic mix of ingredients that never biodegrade and a colorful attraction to animals who think the colorful bits are food causing their demise. From a fun to horrible. And the metallic mylar? Even worse with the added addition of conducting electricity. Meaning, they can […]
Making A Show for Our National Parks-The 100 Year Cenntenial
As the Duchess Fair kicks off, it is time for the competition, floral displays to beautify the Horticulture Barn. With a theme this year of ‘passport to the world’ I knew immediately only one idea I would create. My passport is and always will be to any of our National Parks; the most awe inspiring places in the world. There is no need to travel around the world when we have these magnificent places right here in America. From Acadia to Yosemite, each having it’s own magic to take your breath. This year is the 100 year centennial and John […]
A Floral Badge of Merit On NBC-The Original Purple Heart
A purple, heart shaped patch named the Badge of Merit was the first US military award both designed and issued by George Washington himself to the Continental Army on August 7, 1782 at his headquarters in Newburgh. This was the first time in history that military awards were presented to common soldiers. In Europe it was a long standing honor to be presented an award but of course to only high ranking officers. However as General Washington said, “the road to glory in a patriot army and a free county is …open to all” When I was asked to create […]
For Memorial Day-Chinese Made American Flags & Foreign Grown Freedom Roses
There are many things that ruffle me… like our patriot holidays from Memorial Day, Independence Day, to Pearl Harbor Day is another that bewilders me. I know we say we are all grateful for our brave hearts that have fought for us and our freedoms since the Revolution; yet we remember these war heroes, veterans, and our own relatives with parades and ceremonies displaying foreign grown flowers and Chinese made American flags. Chinese Made American Flags Of all the American flags we so proudly wave and display every year, $5 million dollars worth of these American flags are imported with […]
Natural Easter Egg Dyes
I recall my Mother always having one of those little box kits miraculously appear to ‘naturally’ dye eggs for Easter. Such excitement & mystery that little box held for me. Still today, it is a harbinger of Easter and I can’t picture the holiday without seeing racks of them in all the stores. They are only dried forms of commercial food coloring, but they sure held a magic for me, and still do. Even though, I now know about toxins of artificial food coloring and dyes, the appeal of the box is hard to resist- as is many of our traditional, […]
Green House Plants for Clean Fresh Air Indoors
Sick House Syndrome (SHS)-have you ever heard this term? It has been bantered around quietly since a NASA study years ago but public awareness of SHS came to light loudly with hurricane Katrina. Unknowing to so many well meaning, construction companies and celebrities donating and building temporary housing; they made the rescued people ill. Today, the composition of nearly all of our building materials, furniture, and daily living items are made from synthetics, glues, resins, and chemical ingredient lists a mile long that permeate our rooms called offgassing. Formaldehyde, benzene, polyvinylchloride (pvc), and trichloroethylene being the undisputed kings. I […]