Mother's Day was first promoted in 1908 when Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia presented five hundred carnations to friends and her neighbors on the anniversary of her own mother's death.
This simply beginning ultimately resulted in the official designation of the day by Congress in 1914.
The official Mother's Day flower is the red carnation
Red carnations are the official gift of the day for every proud mother across the land.
When a person thinks of one's mother and Mother's Day,one instantly thinks of home. And of all the good things associated with home.........comfort,security and good home-cooked meals. For a Mother's Day flower arrangement you may place it next to such every day accessories as
- cookbooks,
- fruit prints,
- plates.....
Colors: red, yellow,green,brown.
