The coded language of floriography meant that Victorians could express affection, desire or disdain, allowing a society governed by strict etiquette to show its true feelings. Now the language of ...

SEE: The Queen's state funeral: Royal family unite ... with the RHS which had begun in Victorian times. The Queen's visits to the Royal Chelsea Flower Show each year were thought to have ...

Other flowers associated with sympathy include lemon balm ... This European native was a good luck charm during the Victorian era. White heather has the additional meaning of protection and ...