2 Dozen Roses - $44.95 Yellow Roses indicate Friendship and Joy.     With this selection you receive two dozen elegantly wrapped Premium Long Stem Yellow Roses (18"-24"), with Filler Greens, a personalized card, and rose care information.     Your order is wrapped in decorative cellophane and carefully hand packed on ice in an attractive, fully insulated gift box, and shipped via Overnight Courier.

Bold & Beautiful - $36.95     This boldly colored bouquet is sure to fit any occasion! Six Mixed Roses along with three bright Gerbera Daisies and three stems of Mixed Asiatic Lilies are accented with greenery and will brighten any decor. Also included are a quality message card, floral preservative and flower care information. Your flowers come elegantly wrapped in a decorative sleeve and are hand packed in an attractive gift box.

Bountiful Basket - $79.95     Soft pink roses nestle with lilies and other dainty blossoms to create this abundant garden basket bouquet. This all-around arrangement is approximately 13 inches h x 12 inches w.    Based on season and availability this selection may contain: Roses, Veronica, Stock, Lilies, Candy Tuft, Thistle, Curly Willow, Fox Fern, Pittosporum.

Ohio

Date Of Statehood: March 1, 1803

Capitol: Columbus

Slogan: Heart Of It All

Nickname: Buckeye State

Motto: With God, all things are possible

Web Site: http://www.state.oh.us/

State Flower: Scarlet Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus

In 1904, Ohio adopted the scarlet carnation as the official floral emblem of the state. It is said that William McKinley was fond of the flower. When Legislator Elijah W. Hill introduced the adoption resolution on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives, he said, in part: "England has the rose, France has the lily; Ireland, the shamrock; Scotland, the thistle. These flowers awaken in the hearts of the natives of these countries memories of home, fireside, childhood days, sweet sorrows, family ties, and incidents of the land of their nativity. To these ends we seek to adopt the scarlet carnation as Ohio's floral emblem."

Today, as always, the carnation is a staple of the American florist industry. However, the carnations are no longer grown in any great number in North America. Instead they are grown in South America and imported to our flower shops. Still, the carnation is grown in gardens and hobbyist greenhouses and adored by Ohio.

Gardening in Ohio
    http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/hygs.html Ohio State University offers a superb resource for gardeners in Ohio. The site is called Ohio on Line. It offers information and articles on subjects such as Trees, Shrubs & Groundcovers. Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables, Lawns, Insects & Pests, Landscaping, Specialty Gardens, Weed Control and Soil Management. The site is searchable and also connects you to the extension office which is a tremendous resource in its own right.