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HOW TO GROW AND MAINTAIN ORCHIDS

February 25, 2018

How to Grow and Maintain Orchids

With a number of Orchid Shows popping up at botanical gardens this time of year, I know I’m always excited about bringing one or two home with me. For many years, I was under the impression that orchids were difficult to grow and hard to re-bloom the next year. I’m even guilty of throwing out a couple of orchid plants after flowering, just for that reason. So I thought I would share some tips ...

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THE EXPERIMENT RESULTS: VODKA & PAPERWHITES

February 11, 2018

THE EXPERIMENT RESULTS: VODKA & PAPERWHITES

I don’t know about you, but I don’t enjoy when I grow my lovely Paperwhites in the winter, watching them flop over or needing to spend the time to tie them up to support them. So, I decided to try an experiment: growing them in an alcohol and water mixture (7 parts water to 1 part Vodka or 13 parts water to 1 part 70% rubbing alcohol) to stunt the growth of the stems so they stand upright. You...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: WHITE KRINKLED PEONY

February 09, 2018

Friday's Flower Fact | White Krinkled Peony

The more delicate, “single” type peony bears a whorl of only 5-20 broad petals around a central mass of stamens, unlike its double or semi-double counterparts that are most common in the flower trade. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: BLUE GLORY BOWER

January 19, 2018

Friday's Flower Fact: Blue Glory Bower

Blue Glory Bower has been grown in botanical gardens for almost 100 years, but this vine has only recently been available in the trade as a potted plant. It should be brought indoors before frost occurs in colder zones, but is root hardy in zones 8 and 9 as it returns from its roots in spring after freezing to the ground. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join m...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: CONEFLOWER

January 05, 2018

Coneflower

Coneflower, also known as echinacea, has been found to stimulate the production of white blood cells in the body, which help fight infection. It has anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, and has been used to treat a variety of symptoms from colds to arthritis to ear infections to gingivitis. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, j...

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FLOWER QUOTE: AND NOW WE WELCOME

January 01, 2018

Flower Quote: And Now We Welcome The New Year

MY TWO CENTS And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been... This quote comes from a letter the author wrote to his wife while in Capri and experiencing the excitement and chaos of the New Year being celebrated in the streets. I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions, but there is something very exciting about a new start and a new beginning; to think about all of...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: CHRISTMAS CACTUS

December 08, 2017

Friday's Flower Fact: Christmas Cactus

Using darkness and temperature, Christmas Cactus can be forced to bloom during other times of the year. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FLOWER QUOTE: BE KIND, FOR EVERYONE YOU MEET

August 21, 2017

Be Kind For Everyone You Meet

MY TWO CENTS Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle… I have heard this quote or something very close to it a handful of times lately, and it really strikes a cord. It’s so easy to be in my own space, and to not take the time to be aware that everyone I intersect with has their own battle they are dealing with. Life is a challenge for each of us, and I will have to work on ta...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: GRANDPA OTT’S MORNING GLORY

August 18, 2017

Grandpa Otts Morning Glory

This American heirloom, Grandpa Ott’s Morning Glory, has been preserved by the Seed Savers Exchange and Grandpa Ott’s family. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: BORAGE

April 28, 2017

Borage | Friday's Flower Fact

Borage is one of the only truly blue edible substances and is lovely as a dessert decoration. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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