By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family Given the beauty found in porcelain vases, dishes and even dolls, wouldn't it be amazing to have your favorite flower immortalized in the same material? Luckily, with the popularity of trying to keep fresh flowers as long as possible, porcelain flowers happen to be just another in a long line of materials that are being used to make flowers. Given the rose is the most popular flower of them all, it's no surprise to find that porcelain roses are in high demand. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family With the perfectly clear faceted crystal found in a crystal rose, it easily picks up the light and reflects stunning prisms around any room its in. And, a single crystal rose gift couldn't be more perfect as a lasting symbol of love. read more
By: Bob Leland | Gardening Rose fungus, or fungal infections are rampant at the start of hot or humid weather and prevention is perhaps the most important part of rose care. There are some precautions one can take to prevent rose fungus yet at times prevention is not possible and these instances rose fungus must be treated. read more
By: Barbara E. Volkov | Gardening Rose care should continue throughout the year. To deadhead a rose bush encourages the plant to produce more flowers but it should be done lightly at the end of the growing season so that any new growth has time to harden before winter begins. read more
By: Russ Cooper | Gardening The first thing to consider when planting your rose bush is the location. There are several things that need to be considered. read more
By: Rob Pearce | Parenting Have you ever been to a graduation ceremony that handed out roses to the graduates? A closer look at them reveals that they always have the thorns removed. That's the way we want it for our children, isn't it? All rose, and no thorns. But true beauty and joy in life come with risk. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family The specialization of gold plating a rose flower, ensures the delicate bloom will last forever. One of the many advantages to having a gold plated rose is that despite the thickness, karat purity, or even color of the object, the surface beauty of the flower is never compromised. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family Is there really such a a thing as a rose forever? For those of us fond of flowers - especially roses - having a rose forever is always a wish that doesn't come true. However, with the hand-crafting of roses in everything from gold to silver and platinum, to wood and crystal, that wish can become a reality. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family A dipped rose is made from a real flower that goes on to be preserved and covered in gold, silver, or platinum. It can be purchased with its blooms fully open or closed and includes the stem and leaves. Different colors of dipped roses can also be chosen if the coloring of gold, silver, and platinum isn't of interest to you. read more
By: stephenl | Football TCU lost last year's Fiesta Bowl against Boise State by just a touchdown. The very interesting issue here is that this small bump would be the only negative mark in what has been an otherwise impeccable two seasons for the Texas Christian University football team. read more
By: Kor Rassad | Gardening Rose bush care includes its proper pruning. For many gardeners, pruning can be overwhelming and very confusing. Rose bush care. Needs proper pruning as it can keep your rose bushes healthy blooming. The best time to prune your rose bush is during early spring. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family Roses have occupied a prominent position in literature for centuries. Most memorably displayed in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Roses are used as expressions for what we often can't say that we love someone or care deeply for them. It's not surprising that each color of a rose has a specific meaning. The red rose for example, means, love, courage, beauty, respect, and passion. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family Silver roses are real roses that have been dipped in silver so as to preserve the flower forever. They are hand-picked when at the peak of their beauty and then go through a 40 step process at the end of which, they come out 'encased' in a silver coating, ready to be given as a gift to someone special. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family If you are a dipped rose 'connoisseur,' then you know that the white gold rose is one of the most lovely as compared to silver, and platinum roses. There are lots of yellow gold roses on the Internet from which to choose. All these roses, of course, are natural flowers that were picked when they were at their most beautiful, preserved, and then crafted and dipped in gold, silver, or platinum. read more
By: Sophia Grace | Home & Family The very last time you were in the marketplace to purchase flowers, you most likely weren't aware that you could purchase something more everlasting, flowers that last forever. Roses are profoundly popular, and anyone would be exhilarated about having to have these beautiful flowers as long as possible. Unless you happen to be a shopping expert of unique gifts, you may not be aware that flowers can be purchased in a variety of metals including gold & silver. read more