I hope you are enjoying our series of a flower for a business.
Today we will be looking at the business Studying Online.
The aims and objectives of Studying Online are –
- To provide professional online English lessons and courses to speakers of other languages.
- To create a course tailored to your English language needs
- To help with everyday English skills, to improve accuracy, fluency and pronunciation
- To help you prepare for exams, entry to college or university
- To help prepare you for the citizenship test
The flower that I have chosen for this business is the Lily
In the language for flowers the lily stands for
- Eloquence,
- Fluency,
- Articulacy,
The lily is known for its grace, elegancy and beauty.
Here is some interesting information about this flower.
- The lily has about 100 different varieties, from the lily of the valley to the Alliums.
- To see a wide selection of the family of lilies, please visit BBC Gardener’s World – lily
- You can find them growing in Europe, North America and Asia.
- The growing season of the lily is from early summer through to autumn.
- The lily plays an important part in history, as a symbol in the Christian faith for purity and innocence linked with the Virgin Mary.
- From Greek mythology the lily was said to be associated with the flower of Hera.
- In Roman mythology Venus was so jealous of this flower’s beauty that she caused the flower to have a pistil grow within the flower.
- To the Egyptians the lily represented southern Egypt.
- Lilies are popular in poems, and plays, to see some quotes visit - The world of Quotes – how many have you heard before?
- The RHS have provided a guide to growing lilies in containers
- Lilies are a favourite food of slugs and lily beetles and sometimes the bulb can be affected by mould.
I cannot talk about the lily without mentioning my favourite series of paintings by Monet; his ‘The Waterlily Pond’ is one of his most famous works, and I just love the detail that he includes in this piece. For all of Monet’s paintings with this beautiful flower please visit Claude Monet Complete works – the water lily.
A favourite garden for me to visit is Bennetts Water Garden in Weymouth. It is a beautiful garden to visit to see the water lily. They even have a replica bridge from Monet’s painting.
The RHS Wisley has one of the best national collections of water lilies, which is well worth a visit.
William Blake wrote a poem about the lily
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
Here is a poem that I wrote about the Lily
Lily O Lily,
Your beauty portrays such innocence and purity.
Taking part in nature’s spectacular display,
Delighting the artist’s eye.
The moonlight touches your petals with such delicacy,
Protected by your strength and grace.
May your elegance always remain, shining brightly for all to see.
