Lucky Snapping in 2013
The View Challenge: July
apricots and gillyflowers.
While I was looking for carnations / gillyflowers/ to complement the poem - I came across this beautiful hydrangea and even bought a blade of it.
Много е горещо и цветарските магазини са доста внимателни в подбора за цветя.
Dear Viv, maybe I don't know
What did they gillyflowers ..
It is very hot and florists are quite careful in the selection of flowers. /
gillyflowers = кичести карамфили
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Have you heard of the Gillyflower?
The Gillyflower is one of the Dianthus genres. Similar to a carnation in their petal shape, colors, and boldly fragrant, the Gillyflower is a Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red petals that are spice-scented, usually double flowers. They are widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors.
“The Gillyflowers got its name via French giroflée from Greek karyophyllon = “nut-leaf” = the spice called clove. Some say that “gillyflower” originally referred to scented plants that were used in Europe as a cheap substitute for the spice called clove” per Wikipedia
Although the Gillyflower is not a common florist flower, its “cousin” the carnation is. Carnations are one of the longest lasting flowers; available in beautiful colors, and fragrant.
Carnations have long been known to have a love hate relationship with flower receivers. Some look at them as a cheap out from sending more exotic flowers or roses, however others love receiving carnations because they know they will be able to enjoy their beauty for a long time. . Whatever, carnations remain one of the best values in flowers. Throw in a nice card, balloon, a teddy bear, box of chocolates, or what not and although the carnations may be slightly more cost effective, the sentiment is the same – they were sent with the heart.
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Looks like it's really summer in Bulgaria. You lucky ! xxx
ОтговорИзтриванеthe field of sunflowers looks great
ОтговорИзтриванеI love, love, love the sunflowers but also the apricots!
ОтговорИзтриванеThose Sunflowers look wonderful as do the apricots.
ОтговорИзтриванеThank you for finding out what a gillyflower is.
Wow, how interesting, thanks so much for finding that out!
ОтговорИзтриванеHow fab is that view of the field of sunflowers, I adore it, you must print it out in large and put it on the wall! xxx
Lovely sunflower fields, we have seen these in France a few years ago!
ОтговорИзтриванеI didn't know about gillyflowers either, thank you Borqna xxxx
I love the sunflowers! They are one of my favorites.
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