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Let's talk fresh flowers
2010-02-23 14:03
Budding
The most difficult and time-consuming method of propagating plants vegetatively is budding, which is now used to reproduce nearly all commercial rose plants, especially hybrid varieties. In this process a sliver of stem bearing a bud eye of the desired variety is inserted beneath the...
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Give your florist a break
2010-02-09 11:36
Pleasing your girl with flowers
Create a fresh bouquet of blooms of different varieties in various shades of her favorite colour. This monochromatic look is a sure winner. Your other option would be to mix both colors and types, resulting in a contemporary and adventurous look to take her breath...
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A wonderful view made even better with flowers
2009-12-01 10:46
Rose Festivals
Of the scores of rose shows held each year, a few have become full-fledged festivals, complete with parades, queens and attendant hoopla. The largest of these is the 10-day Rose Festival staged every June in Portland, Oregon, a major commercial growing center that calls itself...
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Fresh start with fresh flowers
2009-11-17 10:49
Pods and Cones
Dried pods and sponge mushrooms are easily found in many varieties, sizes, colors and textures to be used in arrangements. Mushrooms and pods can be found with long wire stems or 4”-6” wood picks, making them easy to attach or insert.
Also available from Stokes Croft florists...
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Don't look back in anger - move forward with your flowers
2009-11-06 11:51
Negotiate budget
When discussing your budget with a florist, be very firm. Only you know how much you are willing to spend on your flowers. If the quote that a florist gives you is unreasonable, search around your neighborhood. It is always better to find a great deal and a florist that will...
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A broken heart can be helped with enough flowers
2009-11-02 11:44
The Pleasure of Gardening
Many things in life can make us happy, some for a day, others for a month. But if you want to be happy for a lifetime, our experience tells us that the best prospect comes with being a gardener. It would be untrue to say that gardening is all joy and that...
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Bring the flower shop to a close
2009-10-26 13:16
Spring Bulbs
To most beginning gardeners, spring bulbs mean crocuses, tulips and daffodils, and certainly no garden should be without them. But there are more than a dozen other kinds, (see your nearest florist Barton Hill if you have questions), each of which may include many species and...
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Create a future with flowers
2009-10-07 11:59
My dearest flower series - Galanthus
Snowdrops are among the first flowers to open in spring and can also be grown indoors for midwinter bloom. Each translucent blossom is composed of three green-tipped inner petals and three longer, all-white outer petals; the slender leaves grow 3 to 8...
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Take the plunge and become a florist
2009-09-15 11:57
Mother’s Day
This is one of the most important, and busiest, occasions in the florist’s calendar. At Christmas, customers accept that arrangements will be sent out throughout the week preceding the event, but Mother’s Day arrangements must go out on the Saturday and Sunday, resulting in long...
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Florists start to feel the pinch with the GFC
2009-09-02 12:12
Planting a Potted Rosebush
To plant a rosebush purchased in a tar-paper or metal pot, dig a hole twice the diameter of the pot and twice as deep as the height of the pot. Then fill the hole with soil mixed with fertilizer and peat moss until the pot, when set in the hole, has...
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