“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
— Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875, Danish author, best remembered for his fairy tales)

“Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.”
— Luther Burbank (1849 – 1926, American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science)