New Flowers For The Cutting Garden
For something a little unusual in the late summer and fall, there is an exciting, brightly colored variety of grain called Quinoa Brightest Brilliant Rainbow. This grows to about two feet in height. This features very unusually colored flowering ... [... more]
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Lavender As A Cut Flower
Concerning the English lavenders, one of the most widely grown is the Hidcote. This is considered hardy in zones 5 through 9. In addition, there is a compact type of Hidcote, Hidcote Superior. Normally, this one would bloom sometime between June ... [... more]
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New Flower Varieties For Cutting Gardens 2008
Also new from Thompson and Morgan comes Antiquity Cosmos. This award winner received a Fleuroselect Novelty award for its very unusual color. This reaches about two feet in height. Very free flowering, it begins blooming during mid-summer. ... [... more]
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The Chinese Lantern
The Chinese lantern grows as a perennial. Up to two feet in height, the plants spread by roots or underground stems. Under good growing conditions, this plant can be aggressive and spread very easily. If necessary, you can control this by pulling ... [... more]
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Decorating With Fruits
The simplest approach works very well when it comes to displaying fruits. Start with a large, clear glass vase. Fill it with an assortment of fruits. It is best to use a combination of ones in different colors and shapes, such as limes, oranges, ... [... more]
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Easy Care Cutting Gardens
Mulching is recommended for easy care cutting gardens. This helps to conserve moisture and minimize the need for weeding. I prefer to use bark mulches of some sort. For annual cutting gardens, many people like to use plastic mulch, which is most ... [... more]
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The Language Of Flowers
The language of flowers was a popular idea during Victorian times. In this lexicon, each kind had its own special meaning. That was necessary during that era when a limited number of blooms were available. Through this language, each particular ... [... more]
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Daylilies For Floral Design
For most floral designs we would usually use daylilies grown in our gardens. One species of this plant has escaped and naturalized in much of the U.S. This will be the ordinary orange daylily. It would be fine for informal summer bouquets. But ... [... more]
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Cures For The Winter Blahs
Check out some of the new floral design books. “Keiko’s Ikebana” by Keiko Kubo was published by Tuttle. Kubo is a certified Ikebana teacher, and has a master of fine arts degree. Like any art form, Ikebana is not static. In this volume, the ... [... more]
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Petal Power
One of the loveliest everlasting arrangements to make is topiary. Various forms of topiary are possible, and the easiest is to take six or eight stems of the same type, such as roses or sunflowers. Tie them together with a ribbon to form a ... [... more]
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Floral Designer Kathy Wright
"I think my generation is part of a dying breed. When I look at my younger “competitors” in the San Diego market, sadly I see very few, if any, that understand design. Also, their mechanics are terrible…unfinished backs of arrangements, poor ... [... more]
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Summer Blooming Perennials As Cut Flowers
Generally, bellflowers do better in cooler areas of the country. They are recommended for zones three through seven or eight. Most don’t do as well in areas with hot summers. When I lived in upstate New York, a blue-flowering one just showed up ... [... more]
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