I remember my mom showing me the tulips of Holland one time in a magazine article or something. Everywhere you looked, it was just huge swaths of color. And when I was a kid, it s not like I was some huge fan of flowers or anything. I just remember being mesmerized by all the colors.
As an adult I m much more appreciative of those kinds of things. Granted, I have two whatever-the-opposite-of-green-is, thumbs. I m relatively sure I could kill a plant by looking at it. As opposed to my wife, who seems to have magical powers when it comes to that sort of thing.
Thursday, 13 May 2021 09:41 AM MYT
By Kenny Mah
Fleeting flowers: Fuji , as wisteria is known in Japanese, blooms in the month of May. Pictures by CK Lim
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TOKYO, May 13 It is the month of May. In Japan, this means it is the final turn of springtime blossoms, that last burst of colour and petals. Those fragile, brief blooms.
Perhaps the last flowers of the season are
fuji, as wisteria is known in Japanese. These delicate flowers are late bloomers, appearing at the end of April and finishing their glorious parade in the month of May. Right before summer.
Local flowers in demand as Covid transforms French flower industry
RFI
14 May 2021, 16:16 GMT+10
The vast majority of cut flowers sold in France come from abroad, grown in warmer climes or greenhouses in Holland. A growing number of florists are tapping into an increased interest in local products and finding success selling only flowers grown in France. And the Covid-19 pandemic has also boosted demand for French flowers.
Fioretti looks like many Parisian flower shops: a small storefront with potted plants arranged artfully in baskets and crates on the sidewalk in front, and inside, bunches of colourful flowers overflowing enticingly from vases, ready to be made into bouquets.