Innovative Bay Area Floral Designer Teresa Sabankaya to Teach Class on the History and Language of Flower's and Posy's at McShane's Nursery
Throughout the year, McShane's Nursery & Landscape Supply provides complimentary classes about gardening and landscaping to folks of all experience levels.
- Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) July 22, 2016 - Join Innovative Bay Area floral designer Teresa Sabankaya to learn about the history and language of flowers and posy's.
•TOPIC: A Posy in Your Pocket LEARNING TO LIVE WITH THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
•COST: Complimentary
•WHEN: Saturday, August 6th, 2016 1:30 p.m.
•WHERE: McShane's Nursery & Landscape Supply 115 Monterey Salinas Hwy. Salinas CA 93908, 831-455-1876
Teresa will discuss:
The origin of the language of flowers is believed to have begun in Turkey, and specifically spawned from the early Turkish Selam, which is a greeting, and also a language of objects. Upon visiting Constantinople from England, Lady Mary Montagu was fascinated by the Selam, which consisted of gifting boxes filled with various objects to another person. The objects each carried a secret language, and there were very few objects that did not carry meaning. Even a pebble had a verse or a meaning attached to it. The Lady Mary carried this idea back to England with her, where the objects became the more romanticized flowers and herbs. And thus, the Language of Flowers was born and became a phenomenon in Victorian England.
Far earlier than the Ottoman days of Selam however, flowers held symbolic meaning and held great prestige in the day today lives of people. For instance, the Iris, native to the Mediterranean region and southern Europe, was considered by the ancient Egyptians as a symbol of power and placed on the brow of the Sphinx. Throughout the centuries it was placed on the scepters of kings and rulers, because the three large petals of the iris symbolized faith, wisdom and valor. To this day, we still view the Fleur-de-Lis symbolic to royalty and upper class.
It's easy and fun to incorporate the historical language of flowers into your life today. Sharing a gift of a Posy to another is a very meaningful way to express your sentiments for many occasions. A birthday, a new-born baby and even your deepest condolences. When someone receives a gift of a posy, it's not only a beautiful arrangement of flowers, but the message the flowers are conveying is strong and very memorable, and will have a great impact on the recipient. Start using the abbreviated dictionary today to create some Posies for your friends and loved ones!
About Teresa Sabankaya:
Sabankaya is the founder and owner since 1999 of The Bonny Doon Garden Company, a full-service floral design studio, florist, and botanical gift shop.
Sabankaya holds an influential position as one of the most innovative florists in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has exhibited her floral art annually at the "Bouquets to Art" exhibition at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, the National Trust Filoli's Estate in Woodside, and various other floral design and garden shows.
Sabankaya's floral designs have become highly desirable due to their unique style of arranging and elegant garden appeal. Her wedding floral styles have been featured in numerous wedding blogs and magazines including Smitten, Sweet Violet Bride, Style Me Pretty and Green Wedding Shoes.
She has been featured in Amy Stewart's "Flower Confidential" book as well as her blog, and was featured "like a florist from 100 years ago" in the PBS documentary "Botany of Desire," based on Michael Pollen's bestseller Botany of Desire.
Sabankaya's trademarked creations, Bonny Doon Posies, have been a core part of her retail business from the beginning, and have been featured in such media as "CBS Sunday Morning," Romantic Homes magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Cruz Sentinel and The New York Times.
She is a Certified Green Gardener; a member of Slowflowers.com, an online directory of florists who source their materials locally; and Greatgardenspeakers.com.
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