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Famous Quotes:

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. (H. L. Mencken)

An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. (H. L. Mencken)

For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive. (David H. Lawrence)

Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it. (Jess Lair)

I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some. (Herbert Rappaport)

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. (Joseph Addison)

Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. (Lewis Mumford)

Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes. (Clare Ansberry)

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem, or saying a prayer. (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)

Burlington Florists - Local Resource(s):

Birthday: There is no better way to say happy birthday than with roses in any color. Another great option is an assorted arrangement in a vase or basket combining flowers such as lilies, iris and tulips.

Anniversaries: One of the most popular occasions to celebrate with flowers. A dozen red roses in a vase is the classic anniversary gift. Roses of mixed colors or multi colored mixed bouquets also do the trick.

Funerals: Funerals are an emotional time. It has been a long tradition to send flowers at the time of bereavement. White flowers are the most common, typically roses or lilies. Pink or yellow roses are also fairly common. Consult your local florists for more ideas.

Lavender roses mean love at first sight.

The rose is the official National Floral emblem of the United States. This legislation was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 7, 1986.

White roses signify spiritual love and purity.

Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.

Red roses of any hue say "I love you".

George Washington, our first President, was also our first U.S. rose breeder.

Three separate nationally conducted public opinion polls, dating from 1975-1986, found the rose to be the number-one choice of over 85% of those individuals surveyed.

The rose is the state flower selected by Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and the District of Columbia.

Yellow roses today signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.

The oldest fossilized imprint of the rose was left on a slate deposit found in Florissant, Colorado. It is estimated to be 35 million years old.

Columbus discovered America because of a rose! It is written that on October 11, 1492, while becalmed in the Sargasso Sea, one of the crewmen picked a rose branch from the water. This sign of land renewed their hope for survival and gave the seafarers the courage to continue on to the New World.

About 60% of the roses grown in the U.S. are produced in California.

There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse dedicated to the production of fresh-cut roses in the U.S. One acre of greenhouse rose production in the U.S. is valued at about one million dollars, which includes the value of the plants, greenhouse structure and land.