Carnations have received a lousy reputation, because they have been the workhorses of the retail flower world. They last long, are quick to grow, and ship well. Many flower snobs dismiss them out of hand now-- they might not know any other flower names, but they do know carnations, and they don't want them. I'd like to suggest, if you haven't, take another look at them. With all the new varieties available, it's hard to recognize them anymore! The blue gene in flowers is recessive-- bees don't see blue, and only polinate blue by accident-- and in the scientist's quest for more blue, there are actually more PURPLE and derivatives of purple (blue + red = purple / lavender / lilac / aubergine. . . you get the idea). They still last well, smell good, and one can make all those fun orbs and fancy shapes repeating with the same flower. So next time your special someone brings home a bouquet of CARNATIONS, see what you can really do with them- can you arrange them in a way that's unusual? Do what it takes to take them out of the "ordinary." That's what designers do.

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