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Favourite flowers?

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PollyinBrum

PollyinBrum Report 3 Dec 2012 16:54

I love all flowers, but like Sparkling, especially love the Daffodils in the Spring.

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 3 Dec 2012 15:10

It's a draw!! :-D.....skinchies ;-)

Joeva

Joeva Report 3 Dec 2012 15:02

Only split seconds between us Mau ! :-D

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 3 Dec 2012 14:58

SNAP Jo :-)

Joeva

Joeva Report 3 Dec 2012 14:54



Beware the lovely Lily if you have a cat, the pollen is toxic to felines. :-(

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 3 Dec 2012 14:54

I love all flowers but have to say Roses are my favourite.

Just to say all you feline lovers that Lilies are dangerous to cats!! :-(

GinN

GinN Report 3 Dec 2012 14:47

Thanks, Sue. Mind you, it does have some advatages, as you can imagine!

Sue

Sue Report 3 Dec 2012 14:43

I love the cottage garden flowers, sweet peas, williams, lupins , honeysuckly etc., but not much good for sending by post .! I dont like flowers that have no perfume, but look lovely like some of the roses they now have in stores.

Geordie, hope you have a good memory!! sorry to hear that you have lost your sense of smell.

wisechild

wisechild Report 3 Dec 2012 14:42

Freesias, hyacinths & mimosa, all for the perfume.
I love flowers & always said that if I ever won the lottery books & flowers would be my two extravagences.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 3 Dec 2012 14:40

For flowers indoors I too love freesias. But I also love daffodils and narcisuss (sp) in the spring, they too have a special perfume. But if anyone is sending me flowers, I love any Lol!!!! :-D

Merlin

Merlin Report 3 Dec 2012 14:38

You should know my Favourets Rose, Roses, and David Austin Will deliver Flowers to the door.**M**. :-D

GinN

GinN Report 3 Dec 2012 14:34

You are all making me jealous! I used to love the scent of freesias and other flowers, but I lost my sense of smell a couple of years ago, so have to rely on memory. Saves a fortune on perfume, though! :-(

~Lynda~

~Lynda~ Report 2 Dec 2012 23:23

They are wonderful memories Det, although my Mum didn't like flowers very much, as she said that when she was little, in the 20's, my Nan would buy flowers instead of food, which was so she could buy food, but Mum said when you're little and hungry, she didn't see it that way.

aivlyS, can you believe that as i read your post about roses, I can actually smell them, how weird is that :-D

Re lilies, once they open I always cut the middle bit out, so none of the staining :-D

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 2 Dec 2012 23:23

Dont try to brush off the pollen first Detective or it will not lift off with the cellotape. If you get it on your clothes whats the chance you cant get your hands on a roll of cellotape lol.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 2 Dec 2012 23:18

Thank for the tip - we had to downgrade a sweatshirt from 'smartish' to 'getting grubby in' a few years ago!

Mind you, they do have a wonderful scent.

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 2 Dec 2012 23:17

Lol It certainly does stain, DIL got some on her top this weekend. I think cellotape brings off the pollen on clothes.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 2 Dec 2012 23:14

And it stains! :-0

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 2 Dec 2012 23:14

Freesias are my favourite to. I had them for my mum and mil. to wear when we got married. I love the smell of them. I do like most flowers, Lillies are lovely to look at but I cant have them in the house because the pollen affects me.

aivlyS

aivlyS Report 2 Dec 2012 23:13

Lynda . .. I send to Jersey plants for the old fashioned scented roses they still breed them .

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Dec 2012 23:11

Lilies have a wonderful smell :-D

sweet williams also, but my absolute favourite scent is lilacs, very brief flowering period but when we had them I always brought a bunch indoors :-)