Does a flower add happiness to your life?

@marguicha (223795)
Chile
January 25, 2012 11:15pm CST
It certainly adds to mine. A couple of days ago one of my cacti had 2 big flowers. I had the cactus for years in a container and decided to place it in soil. The plant felt I cared for it and gave me the present of beautiful white flowers.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
27 Jan 12
Sometimes cacti can have their own time table - reminds me of what a lot of research we can do when the paradise is here and we can use all the capacity in our brain and find out about the nature. I heard recently that our brain was designed to work forever. If the evolution theory were right, the brain would not need to evolve like that. Just the sense of beauty shows that we have a loving Designer who wants to make us happy..
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
27 Jan 12
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
25 May 12
Hi, marguicha and thank you so much for the BR award! I was reminded of a poem I wrote some years ago about the Blue Hour. So I used our great search box and made a search among the discussions. Yes, it is still there.. but the season is not right as it describes the winter time.. Now the ice is gone and the leaves have just started at the Arctic Circle. There is a green veil in the trees. Something for our sense of beauty - So here is from a web camera on May 25th: http://194.117.186.205/view/view.shtml I hope your flowers are still alive, at least indoors!
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
27 Jan 12
Beautiful words, buenavida. It will give me something to think about tonight. A big HUG!!!
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@rozilynf (140)
12 Mar 12
Hi marguicha, your asking if the flowers add some happiness in life? my answer is YES! especially when my boyfriend give me some flower its shows that he is so sweet, i feel flatter about that.. i feel some happiness that add in my life, every flower that i have seen i feel so wow, thats nice.. i am happy to see flower beautiful, pretty and kinda of sexy..
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
12 Mar 12
A garden is so much part of me that I could not live at an apartment. I need the feeling of soil in my hands. I do not like those gardens that are made by professionals, but the kind of garden where you steal seeds and cuttings from your friend´s homes and go your own landscaping.
@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
26 Jan 12
I raise Orchids, and, yes, indeed, when one of my plants flowers I certainly feel happy, flowers are something to wich, it is dificult to remain indiferent. Cactus too have very beautiful flowers and a wide variety of them too.
@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
28 Jan 12
Hello marguicha, I added some pictures of some of my orchids, maybe you would like to see them, here are the links, by the way, I also includes picture of one cacti, but, this is at my mother´s house, hope you can see them and like them. www.mylot.com/w/image/2545579.aspx www.mylot.com/w/image/2545576.aspx www.mylot.com/w/image/2545578.aspx www.mylot.com/w/image/2545707.aspx
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
22 May 12
I loved your orchids, but forgot to tell you. Sorry friend and thanks for sharing beauty We cannot grow orchids in my city, unlesss we have a greenhouse.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
27 Jan 12
I have seen orchids, but the climate of my country does not allow them to grow easily. Cacti, on the other hand, like our dry Summers and mild Winters. Cacti have a variety of flowers, as you say, and I try to take pictures of them if I can.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
26 Jan 12
Night Blooming Jasmine - Night Blooming Jasmine Fragrance in the Nights
Hi marguicha Cacti flowers are rare, arent they? I am not sure but this is what they tell us here at my place. Flowers any kind are great and definitely do add happiness. If nothing else, it is their live colors that brings freshness into anyone's day. The roses are said to be great gifts but personally, I like the Tuberose more due to their fragrance and there is also another one which I want to have sometime - the Night Queen (Cestrum nocturnum, or Night Blooming Jasmine) where the flowers spread sweet perfumes in the nights. Unfortunately, we dont have a land piece and I think these arent fit for pots, if they were, I would love to have them on our terrace.
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
26 Jan 12
I love cacti flowers because they are so rare. some bloom for a few hours, some only in the morning or in the evening. When they are about to bloom, you start wondering how they will be.
• India
12 Feb 12
this is night queen flower - hope all like this sweet scented flowe
Hi I and kalyani both are very fond of flowers, we have a rooftop garden with flower plants, my favorite is Nightqueen, it has nice scent, we fell addicted to it. Guess flowers add happiness to our life. How are you now. Here is a picture of Nightqueen, see my discussion on it. Best of luck. Professor
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
12 Feb 12
I love flowers, even the most humble ones. Many times I pick a cutting and try to make a plant out of it. I feel very happy when it works. My health problems have not ended and will not end, but they are controlled. I have a sort of vacation from doctors for 3 months and I´ll have to use that time to do other health checks that I had postponed. It happens like that at our age, friend. As soon as I can, I want to go to see some friends who live in the countryside. Have a lovely weekend.
27 Jan 12
yes its gives happiness and stress free for me especially looking at the colorful flowers
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
27 Jan 12
There is something in flowers that are similar to when we dress up for a party. We want to look our best and we get the dresses whose colours suit us better. Flowers are sisters to us in that sense
@mavil85 (348)
• Philippines
27 Jan 12
that's so true beautiful flowers are loved by women because of their calming and relaxing feel
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
6 Feb 12
Oh yes flowers really add happiness to my life. I envy those houses with lots of flowering plants. I just have few orchids and am so happy every time they bloom and have flowers. I really feel happy seeing flowers that even when I'm at the malls I used to pass by at the flower shops. Regret I don't have a garden this time maybe when we transfer to a new home I would love to have a garden full of flowers.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
22 May 12
We don´t have orchids where I live, except at greenhouses. But there are other beautiful flowers that are fit for our climate. And besides the plants that grow easily in our mild and dry climate, cacti also thrive.
@shibham (16977)
• India
26 Jan 12
Hi Marguicha... A perfect and complete human being cant live far long away from natures like birds, animals, flowers, trees and so on. If someone does not like them then either he is maniac or ill. have a nice time.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
26 Jan 12
you are so right, friend. I need to be near the soil and make things grow. I cannot understand people who are completly indiferent to plants or animals.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
31 Jan 12
While I really don't like cut flowers because of the fact that they will only die rather quickly, I do love potted plants or the plants that I've planted in my front yard. One of my favorite things to look forward to is my rose bush, when it starts to bloom every spring, there will be not just one or two roses on the bush, there will be hundreds of them. I really do feel happy when the flowers start to bloom.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
31 Jan 12
I don´t use cut flowers in my house but I have plants under the staircase and in other places. And of course, I have my garden. This cactus flower belonged to a cactus I transplanted from pot to soil a few weeks ago. The plant loved it´s new home and flourished.
@fannitia (2167)
• Bulgaria
26 Jan 12
Hi, Marguicha, I can imagine your joy after so many years of care for your cacti. Years ago I was living in a house and I had flowers in the garden. Now I live in an apartment but one year ago I bought a cypress and it became my Christmas tree. I like to see it in my living room but I think that it's time to put it outside where it belongs. Have a nice day!
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
27 Jan 12
I love my plants and cacti have been part of me for a long time. But to see a cactus bloom is always something special for me. These flowers were open only for a few hours and then faded. But I could take a picture of them.
@fannitia (2167)
• Bulgaria
27 Jan 12
You should have a beautiful album!
@jordq7 (576)
• Philippines
26 Jan 12
Hi there marguicha Well for me flowers represents some part of life that are beautiful and flowers also are nice to see for the eyes.I feel relax whenever I can see flowers in garden or just in the shop.I can't explain it but all I can is that GOD is very good to create this thing that bring colors and happiness in our lives.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
27 Jan 12
I agree with you. They are part of life. I need to be near the soil and make things grow. I cannot understand people who are completly indiferent to plants or animals.
@saibal10 (89)
• India
26 Jan 12
Yes. it is true for all, I mean for all living creature. All living creature can feel the essence of love. We the man can express it soundly but the plant too responds. That is why the cactus gifted you like this.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
27 Jan 12
I agree with you. Life is shown in so many ways and one can only stand in awe at the miracle of it all. A rose is a rose is a rose. I love my plants and talk with them.
• Philippines
26 Jan 12
Yes, I love flowers. Come to think of it, in general, I am very fond of plants too, flowering and non-flowering. When time permits, I try to check how they have grown everyday. It makes you look forward to life's every moment, to savor it, and to wonder about the mysteries of life.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
27 Jan 12
Cacti are the kind of plants that bloom occationally. Some only have a flower oor two every 2 or 3 years. When the bloom, I feel I´m witnessing a miracle.
@bharsil83 (114)
• Indonesia
22 May 12
Cactus plants...a fun and exciting, we can create a cactus shape make it look attractive. But unfortunately the price is rather expensive compared cactus with other flowers.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
22 May 12
I hve not spent a cent in my cacti. I have bought proper soil and containers, but friends that have cacti have given mt cuttings to plant. They are easier than other plants if you don´t overwater at first.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
26 Jan 12
wow! that is great, i heard that cactus, cacti that produces flowers mean good luck. :D But for me, well i really do think that flowers will make us feel happy. of course.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
26 Jan 12
I just downloaded the picture I took hor everyone to see. They were awesome. I hope it means good luck.