“Shining Flowers” – editorial

“When I was a child, my mom and I used to spend Sunday afternoons in a nearby greenhouse. Occasionally we went home with a new baby plant, but we never bought a bouquet of flowers. Every time I think about it, I feel sorry. It seems to me as if fresh flowers today have become a kind of luxury, which we indulge ourselves with only on special occasions. I wish there were more fresh flowers around us – in the living room but also in the kitchen and, why not, in the office. Flowers are the natural quintessence of the concept of beauty and I believe that nothing like their proximity can teach us what it means to be beautiful without trick. We need little to shine and, not surprisingly, that little is the same that flowers need to bloom. Good hydration, sunlight and (few) natural products”