In fact, most people suffer from terrible headache in the process of selecting gifts. Such questions as What might she like, Do I guess about her wish or dream, Should the gift be expensive or inexpensive, perplex and interfere with the purchase. Give flowers for a start; they have always been appreciated by women and can reveal your intentions and feelings. The way you give flowers emphasizes your style and class.

At the first glance, it may seem that rose is a simple rose and chrysanthemum is nothing more than a plant species. Nothing of the kind! Each flower is a symbol that has formed its meaning and essence for centuries and giving flowers is a real mastery, if not genuine art. If you accompany your bouquet with the message or your own words explaining the meaning of each flower, the effect will be enormously impressive.

There are several ways of selecting flowers.

• You may choose flowers according to the symbol of each and create the whole love message consisting of symbols and meaning nuances.

1. For instance, red carnation tells about adoration and love to the heart’s content, while white carnation is the symbol of love, fame and luck. Pink carnation means, “I will never forget you”.

2. If you give flowers as a token of your sincere friendship, choose irises, which express that you value your friendship, mutual trust and respect. If to add magnolia to the composition of irises, it will be a hint at your wish to turn your friendship into more serious relations. Magnolia means, “I want to love you”.

3. Roses have always expressed commitment, devotion, and love, while red roses show passion and desire.

4. Orchid refers to sophistication and refinement of tastes.

5. Forget-me-not express feelings of devotion.

In fine, by means of flowers one can send a letter and receive an answer. Such “correspondence” is much more romantic than sending common letters and e-mail messages. As for flowers’ language, there is a handful of books dedicated to this intricate subject.

• Choosing flowers by color is also a good method to express your feelings and intentions.

1. Pink flowers imply your positive attitude and sympathy toward a woman.

2. White flowers are suitable for celebrative occasions and for young ladies as a symbol of purity and innocence.

3. One should be careful with red color. It expresses feelings that might be too early to reveal. Red flowers are given to those only whom we passionately and tenderly love.

4. Yellow flowers are given if you want to gracefully part with a woman, - without unnecessary explanations and much pondering on what to say and how to say it correctly.

5. Give lilac and blue flowers if you want to underline refinement and sophistication of your spouse. The bouquet says, “I highly appreciate your sophistication”.

• Be creative in selecting flowers.

Professional stylists and photographers select flowers according to the color of hair and eyes. This bouquet will look quite original and emphasize all charms of your lady.

1. If a girl is brunette, she naturally attracts bright red roses, large gladioluses, bright orchids and carnations, multicolored dahlias. Bright flowers make a brunette look even more pretty.

2. Beauty of blonde is emphasized through tender colors such as pink, light yellow and white. However, one bright rose or chrysanthemum will also brilliantly stress the blonde’s individuality.

3. Red-haired girl looks perfect with flowers of dark colors – dark roses, orchids, gladioluses. Violet and blue colors also intensify her bright appearance.

The tendency of modern bouquet design includes selecting less open flowers, more foliage, leaves and buds. Buds also strengthen the meanings of purity, innocence, start of relations. Such bouquets are also more practical, they will create special aura of your presence in Her bedroom much longer than flowers in a full blossom. And when sending flowers to Russian woman, remember about Russian tradition of giving odd number of flowers (even number of flowers means sorrow and last farewell).

P.S. Thousands of miles between you and her is not the obstacle to giving gifs or flowers. Many agencies, available on the web, organize deliveries of gifts and flowers to many countries of the world, Russia included.

Irina Abolentseva