Brief Life of Flowers
The beauty of flowers is well known, inspiring creative minds from Botticelli to Beatrix Potter. But they''ve also played a key part in forming the past, and may shape our future.
Roses and thistles have served as symbols of monarchs, dynasties and nations. We wear poppies to remember the First World War, but it was the elderflower that treated its wounded soldiers. A rose might mend a broken heart...
The beauty of flowers is well known, inspiring creative minds from Botticelli to Beatrix Potter. But they''ve also played a key part in forming the past, and may shape our future.
Roses and thistles have served as symbols of monarchs, dynasties and nations. We wear poppies to remember the First World War, but it was the elderflower that treated its wounded soldiers. A rose might mend a broken heart...
