Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What Makes Flowers Appealing

By Carol Webb

Self-beautification by making use of flowers was quite common before people began to flaunt metal jewellery. Colourful and perfumed flowers have been fulfilling the purpose of beautifying people for ages. In most historical civilizations, putting flowers in the hair or on other parts of the body was regarded as a crucial aspect of beautification, and even men were known to do this.

No two flowers have an identical scent. Humans have categorized flowers according to different feelings or mental dispositions and also to different occasions that the flowers best go with, and to a large extent this has been dependent on their scent and looks. The distinctiveness of their fragrances has encouraged perfume manufacturers down the ages to come up with a huge variety of products, each exclusive in its own way. However, now the utility of flowers in the perfume industry is somewhat waning as artificial ingredients have started substituting them.

A flower's fragrance has its attraction not just to perfume manufacturers. Flowers have acted as wonderful gifts for people by virtue of their fragrance and elegant appearance. Scent of flowers can rouse the spirits of an individual and radically transform the whole ambience of a place. Any expert florist will tell you that good bouquets are those that have a perfect blend of colour and scent. Flowers are extensively used in ritual ceremonies as well to make the entire venue fragrant.

Sadly, horticulturists have always channelled all their efforts towards the development of beautiful flowers that fade slowly, with scant consideration for fragrance. Recent strides in bio engineering have intensified this search for long lasting floral attractiveness at the expense of scent. For example, several varieties of carnations and roses now exhibit perfect appearance and long lasting freshness, but their famous scents have faded significantly.

Thus, how good a flower smells, or if it smells at all, should be the foremost consideration for buyers when they are buying flowers. Whether you are having bouquets made or buying flowers in large volumes for a marriage or any other function, it is critical that you take the counsel of an experienced and well established florist in the market.

A good florist in Singapore with decades of experience in the industry can be tracked either through the internet or by enquiring people about it. Another way of selecting a florist is that you go with a branded flower outlet. Companies doing big business will never compromise on quality or service, and so it is a good idea to approach them, particularly if you are making a bulk purchase.

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