Garlic Festival 2011 Advance Tickets Available @ claudia's Florist

Garlic Festival 2011

Sat October 8^th & Sunday October 9^th

Save by purchasing tickets in Advance. 

Advance tickets are available for purchase at

claudia’s Florist- Both Locations

Amherst, VA – 173 Ambriar Plaza 434/946-5906

Lovingston, VA – 121 Main Street 434/263-5848

Flowers Strengthen Feelings

Flowers Strengthen Feelings of Compassion, and Decreases Anxiety and Worry

Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D.

With people’s desire for tranquility and stress relief stronger than ever, fresh research takes an insightful look at flowers and the important role they may play in our daily lives. A behavioral research study conducted by Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, reveals that people feel more compassionate toward others, have less worry and anxiety, and feel less depressed when fresh cut flowers are present in the home.

“Other research has proven that flowers make people happy when they receive them,” Etcoff says. “What we didn’t know is that spending a few days with flowers in the home can affect a wide variety of feelings.”