Annie's "Flowers and their Meanings" Page

"My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over [and] gone; The flowers appear on
the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] is come, and
the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;"
~Song of Solomon 2:10-12~

Pansy: is a commonly cultivated type of violet. The beautiful flowers may be purple, violet, blue, yellow, white, brown, deep red, or a mixture of these colors. The pansy is a low-growing plant that grows best in a moist location with some shade. Most garden varieties live only a year. Some varieties are perennials--that is, they live at least three years. The word pansy comes from the French word pensee, which means thought.
~From the World Book Encyclopedia~

Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Lists Flowers as:
Wild in fields:
"As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth." ~ Psalm 103:15~

Cultivated in garden: "My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies," ~Solomon 6:2,3~

FLOWERS ARE DESCRIBED AS:
Beautiful - Matthew 6:29: "yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
Sweet - Solomon 5:13 "His cheeks are as a bed of spices, [As] banks of sweet herbs: His lips are [as] lilies, dropping liquid myrrh."
Evanescent - Psalm 103:16 "For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more." & Isaiah 40:8 "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever."
Appear in spring - Solomon 2:12 "The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing [of birds] is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;"
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE:
The lily - Hosea 14:5 "I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon."
Matthew 6:28 "And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:"
The lily of the valley - Solomon 2:1 "I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys."
The rose - Isaiah 35:1 "The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose."
The rose of Sharon - Solomon 2:1 "I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys."
Of the grass - 1 Peter 1:24 "For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:"
Garlands of, used in worship of idols - Acts 14:13 "And the priest of Jupiter whose [temple] was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes."

REPRESENTATIONS OF, ON THE
- Golden candlestick - Exodus 25:31,33 "And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it." and "three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick:" & 2 Chronicles 4:21 "and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;"
- Sea of brass - 1 Kings 7:26 "And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths." & 2 Chronicles 4:5 "And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths."
- Wood work of the temple - 1 Kings 6:18,29,33,35 "And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knobs and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen."; "And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without."; "So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part [of the wall];"; "And he carved [thereon] cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work."
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
The graces of Christ - Solomon 5:13 "His cheeks are as a bed of spices, [As] banks of sweet herbs: His lips are [as] lilies, dropping liquid myrrh."
Shortness of man's life - Job 14:2 "He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not." & Psalm 103:15 "As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth."
Kingdom of Israel - Isaiah 28:1 "Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!"
Glory of man - 1 Peter 1:24 "For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:"
Rich men - James 1:10,11 "But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings."

Lily,

beauty of - Matthew 6:28-29 & 2 Corinthians 9:6

LILY: In the Nave's Topical Bible

The principal capitals of the temple ornamented with carvings
of 1 Kings 7:19,22,26
Molded on the rim of the molten laver in the temple 1 Kings 7:26 &
2 Chronicles 4:5
Lessons of trust gathered from Matthew 6:28-30 & Luke 12:27
FIGURATIVE - Of the lips of the beloved - Solomon 5:13

Laws of nature in the vegetable kingdom uniform in action: Matthew 7:16-18,20; Luke 6:43,44; 1 Corinthians 15:36-38 & Galatians 6:7
Nave's Topical Bible has Botany in the Bible
Botanical Gardens - (Park, probably)
Ecclesiastes 2:5,6; 1 Kings 4:33 & 1 Kings 10:22

Flower Arranging:
Flower arranging. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all practiced the art of making decorative arrangements of cut flowers. However, the art received its fullest development in Japan. The Japanese tradition of flower arranging dates from the 500's.

Most flower arrangements are made of fresh flowers. However, you can use dried flowers. Flowers suited to drying include chrysanthemums, goldenrods, hydrangeas, larkspurs, and pearly everlastings. You can dry any of these flowers by hanging the blossoms head downward in a dark, dry, well-ventilated room for about three weeks. You can also dry various kinds of grasses and leaves in this way and then add the specimens to the flower arrangement. A dried floral arrangement that is prepared in late summer or fall should last through the winter.
~The above information about flower arrangement was taken from the World Book 1998~

Tulips:
Tulips are associated with the country of Holland. The flower fields are
full of many different colors of tulips for as far as the eye can see.
It really is a breath taking awesome sight to behold.
A tulip starts from a "bulb".

Spiritual Garden

Plant 7 rows of Peas (P's):
1. Prayer
2. Promptness
3. Patience
4. Preparation
5. Perseverance
6. Politeness
7. Purity
Plant 7 rows of Squash:
1. Squash Gossip
2. Squash Indifference
3. Squash Criticism
4. Squash Negative Thinking
5. Squash Envy
6. Squash Jealousy
7. Squash Hatred
Plant 7 rows of lettuce (Let Us):
1. Let us be unselfish and loyal.
2. Let us be faithful to duty.
3. Let us search the Scriptures.
4. Let us not be weary in well doing.
5. Let us be obedient in all things.
6. Let us be truthful.
7. Let us love one another.
No garden is complete without turnips (Turn-ups):
1. Turn up with a Friendly Smile.
2. Turn up for Church.
3. Turn up for Bible Study.
4. Turn up for Prayer Meeting.
5. Turn up with Determination to Do Your Best in His Service.
6. Turn up to Praise God and not man.
7. Turn up to receive the Holy Spirit and not to Quench the Spirit.
AFTER PLANTING, may you:
"Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ" (II Peter 3:18)
Cultivate well -Keep Saturated with Love - Reap a Harvest of Peace,
Joy, & Happiness ~Author Unknown~