The symbolism of the cherry blossom began in Japan and go back hundreds of years.

In that country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It is a reminder that life is incredibly beautiful but also tragically short.

Blooming in the hundreds, The flowers open only for a handful days each year, gently unfold and reaching their peak as tiny, delicately-colored blossoms. They die shortly after, detaching their stems and billowing out into the wind in gorgeous clouds of petals that clothes the ground in white and pink. 

People have loved magnolias for thousands of years, their large and beautiful flowers are associated with nobility, perserverance, dignity and a love of nature.

There seem to be as many symbol interpretations about magnolias as there are people who love them. In China they were thought to be the perfect symbols of womanly beauty and gentleness.

Camelia roses grow wild in China and during the early spring cover entire fields with they wonderful colours.

 They have a lovely symbolism, representing the union between two lovers. The delicately layered petals represent the woman, and the calyx (the green leafy part of the stem that holds the petals together),the man who protects her.  The two components are joined together, even after death.