Introducing the Flower of the Month Series

Happy New Year!

Let's start the New Year with a New Idea!!!  The Flower of the Month.

Just as every month has a birthstone associated with it, it also has a flower.  Every month I'll introduce the flower of the month which will be that month's Birth Flower.  If you can't decide what to get someone for their birthday, what better way than to give them the flower associated with their Birth Month.

 

January's Birth Flower is the Carnation and the Stone is the Garnet.  The Carnation is a symbol of fascination and distinction.

*There are many myths and legends about the origins of this tradition. It is believed that birthday celebrations originated in the Roman Empire and the origins of birth month flowers, such as the Carnation,  could be said to date back to these times. During Roman
birthday celebrations family and friends offered congratulations and brought
gifts. The gifts included gemstone jewelry, such as the Garnet, and also
flowers - the first traditions and origins of the January Birth Flower. (*Souce 

 

 

http://www.birthstones.org.uk/birth-month-flowers/index.htm)

 

This month's flower is in the Birthday Album and is on sale until the end of January for $35.00