Filling your home with living flowers is one of the quickest ways to bring nature inside for Earth Day, making your space feel graceful and thriving. We can trace our admiration for flora all the way back to the Paleolithic Period, when Neanderthals apparently buried their dead with flowers containing therapeutic properties — a discovery which changed the way we think about Neanderthals today. We use them to express ourselves, to enhance our homes, within our art and tapestries, and to showcase our societal status, to name just a few. So, instead of grabbing just any bouquet of colors that strikes your fancy at the grocery store, you should take into consideration the rich history and uses many flower types have to this day and talk to a local florist about the perfect arrangement.