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Famous Quotes:

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. (Chinese proverb)

Good taste is the flower of good sense. (A. Poincelot)

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)

If the day and the night are such that you greet them with with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, more elastic, more starry, more immortal--that is your success. (Henry David Thoreau)

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. (Henry Ward Beecher)

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be. (Hubert H. Humphrey)

God gave us memory that we might have roses in December. (James M. Barrie)

This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet. (William Shakespeare)

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)

Alpharetta 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.

White roses signify spiritual love and purity.

Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.

Lavender roses mean love at first sight.

Dark pink roses say "thank you." In general, pale-colored roses signify friendship.

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.

The rose is native to the United States.

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

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

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.

Light pink roses imply grace, gentility and admiration.

Coral roses imply desire.

Orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic".

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

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.