IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL FLORAL HOLIDAYS
The Floral industry have many “floral” holidays. These are special days of the year when people are more likely to stop in a Flower shop and buy a flower bouquet …
Know your flowers- Gladiolus Flowers
Gladiolus is a classic perennial known for its tall flower spikes. A great cutting flower named for the shape of their leaves, gladioli – from the Latin word “gladius,” meaning sword …
HYPERICUM- The gift that keeps on giving
Hypericum come from a plant in the Hypericaceae family and is part of the genus Hypericum. It is most commonly known as tutsan or St. John’s Wort and its scientific …
Floriography- The language of flowers
Floriography, or the language of flowers, stems from the coded messages of the Victorian era that facilitated the exchange of feelings among the simply unpoetic or those who were forbidden …
KENYA-Prepare For A Locust Plague
Farmers of every crop type including livestock are being urged to make plans to deal with the potential locust plague that spread from Somalia across Wajir, and has already devoured …
Know your flowers- Carnation flower
Carnation, comes from Greece… carnis(flesh) refers to the original color of the flower, or perhaps the word incarnacyon(incarnation), which refers to the incarnation of God made flesh. This mesmerizing bloom …
Know your flowers- Alstroemeria flower
Scientists assert that there are over 270,000 species of flowers that have been documented and are existing in the 21st Century. The evolutionary history of flowers extends across some 125 …
15 Beautiful Flowering Plants With Medicinal value
In the Modern age of Herbal medicine, the main ingredients for medicines are plants, flowers, seeds and roots. Below is a list of flowering plants used in herbal medicine to …
Pesticides and human health
Pesticides can cause short-term adverse health effects, called acute effects, as well as chronic adverse effects that can occur months or years after exposure. Examples of acute health effects include …