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Cory Bordonaro

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Cory is the editor of skirt! magazine in Birmingham. A University of Georgia grad, she moved west to Alabama in pursuit of her journalistic ambitions. Cory had aspirations of working in magazines from a young age. Her first title, Cory's Story, printed on college-rule (using Crayola), was published...

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Cory

“Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.” --Japanese Proverb

[The following entry was inspired by a Sunday afternoon at the “flower farm” in Cook Springs, Alabama, propelled by one round-trip ride in my truck: the Danger Ranger, 3 friends, and good conversation.]

The pickins were rather slim in the garden yesterday. The website that led us there boasted a full-fledged flower farm. In reality, it was a glorified yard. We did, however, manage to gather enough to compose three substantial bouquets, including:

-Zinnias, which according to a flower dictionary, denote thoughts of absent friends
-Sunflowers, symbolizing devotion
-Gerbera daisies, signifying innocence and purity

Here’s some more flowery language:
-Gardenias mean “I love you in secret.”
-Red Jasmine says folly and glee
-Pansies emanate thoughtful recollection
-Peach roses communicate “’let’s get together” (yeah, yeah, yeah)
-Viscarias ask, “Will you dance with me?”

If you picked a meaningful bunch of flowers today, what would yours say?