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The Arboricultural Association will be pursuing a programme of promoting arboriculture to domestic consumers.
The West Country
Schedules are now available for the annual Ilminster Show which is set to take place on August 7.
NJ
A flower show using the theme ?Stars and Stripes: Salute to Patriots,? will be presented Sunday at the James and Ann Whitall House on the grounds of Red Bank Battlefield Park.
I Newswire
At this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show the bespoke conservatory giant Amdega collaborated with Smallbone and built a stunning contemporary orangery for their "Alfresco Kitchen" stand which also featured a garden design created by Stephen Woodhams.
Getwokingham
Tiny Titchmarsh-wannabes at a village school have won an award for their gardening skills at a top flower show.
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By Anita Karen Gray: Something is eating my marigolds. Could it be rabbits? They are stripped down right to the stems.
Answer By The Flower Expert:It is a fact that rabbits love to eat tender marigolds, but not mature marigolds. The animals eating your marigolds might be slugs. Please, if possible, do send in the photograph, so as to identify the animal.
By Joan: Do potted daffodils need to be dug out of the pot and stored till fall planting? OR may I just leave them in the pot in a cool dark shed?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Potted daffodils can be handled in 2 methods. They can be planted in the garden in the spring, but they take 2 to 3 years for bulbs to come back after being forced indoors.
Another method is to store them over summer and plant them in the fall. To store them remove spent flowers to prevent forming seeds, and let the foliage die back naturally. Keep the soil moist, but not wet. Then, when the foliage dies, quit watering and let soil dry out. You can store them in a cool dry place and plant them in fall.
Clitheroe Advertiser
An ancient Ribble Valley church will host a flower festival in July.
Hertford Shire Mercury
Waterford will blossom at the bi-annual flower festival this weekend.
Go London
The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is the largest annual garden and flower show in the world.
Gwd Today
The South Carolina Festival of Flowers is celebrating its 43 anniversary this year during a month long celebration that began the first week in June.
Telegraph
Some of Britain's most exotic flowers are blooming in meadows and gardens across the country as orchids make a comeback.
Bexhill Observer
A RARE wildflower has been discovered at one of Mid Sussex's famous gardens.
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Amestrib
Saturday afternoon, in the middle of the prime growing season for roses, flower lovers had the opportunity to celebrate roses at the Rose Festival at Reiman Gardens in Ames.
Times Republican
The 52nd Annual State Center Rose Festival brought hundreds of happy faces to Main Street on Saturday for the grand parade, carnival, food, and sunshine galore.
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Stock Markets Review
Winning entries in the Fairy Tales of Flowers photo competition of the Hong Kong Flower Show 2010, which was organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and held in March at Victoria Park, are now (June 16) on display in Kowloon Park Arcade until July 18, from 7am to 11pm daily.
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By Jackie Wilks: I live in the south of Spain. I have grown Freesias in pots on my terrace successfully but wish to transplant them to a garden bed. They are obviously very dry now but I wonder what is the best time to transplant the corms. In fact, any tips on how to do this would be much appreciated.
I also have a Strelitzia in a large pot on the terrace, it is about 5 years old now and, whilst I know that they like being in a clump together, I am beginning to think that they should b separated and replanted, as the flowers are not nearly as good as they used to be. How should I go about this, please.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Freesias - After the blooming has finished, you can transplant freesia plants to outdoor gardens.
Strelitzia -
Divide your Bird of Paradise after removing it from the pot.
Separate the roots coming from each division, cut between the two plant sections with a clean, sharp knife.
Dust the fresh cuts with a rooting hormone, such as 'Roottone'.
Repot each section in a sterile pot, using a good commercial potting soil, as they are rootbound.
Do not water the plants for 2-3 days.
Give moderate watering.
Give an all purpose fertilizer next spring, and watch them grow.
Your Strelitzias would be blooming again profusely in the following year.
By Guest: I have a Anthurium scherzerianum for many years which has grown and which produces may flowers often but recently the leaves, which are very green, have developed dead areas indicated by a mark which resembles a "cut in to the leaf" or some of the surface of the leaf is missing toward the middle aspect of the leaf, not along the edge. Does this indicate a need to repot the plant to a larger pot? Please advise.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Probably the age factor might be the cause for the cuts in the leafs of anthurium.
Though, you can detect the cause and use these fungicides for the below problems.
Thrips - Use Diazinon, malithion
scale and mealybugs - Use malithion
anthracnose diseases of the spadices - capton fungicide.- Use 1 teaspoon of fungicide for 1 gallon of water.
Cambs 24
There were collections of everything from paper weights to trains when Christchurch Parish Church held its annual flower festival.
Dallas News
Wild About Flower Mound will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in Bakersfield Park, 1201 Duncan Lane.
CNN Money
As members and visitors gathered for the June meeting of the Castle Donington and District Flower Club, there was an air of anticipation for the evening ahead.
State News
After 15 years of waiting, the amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, finally bloomed in the Michigan 4-H Children?s Garden last Friday.
Daily Times
Prices of flowers has witnessed immense increase in the city as a rose bouquet, which was earlier sold for Rs 100, is now being sold for Rs 150.
The News
For its end of the season meeting, the Islamabad chapter of the Floral Art Society organised a fun event ? a competition among its members to encourage their creative abilities.
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By Guest: I have at least a thousand irises in my yard that need to have the dead flowers cut back. Do you have any suggestions on an easier way to cut these back other than individually? I like the look of the grassy foliage during the summer so I try to cut back the stalks right after they bloom. Since there are so many it is very time consuming. If I cut back the entire plant would the grass grow back quickly? Thank you in advance for any helpful suggestions you might have.
Answer By The Flower Expert:When all Iris blooms are spent, allow the stem to die back on its own. Then you can easily pluck the dried ones. Iris need to be divided and replanted every 3-5 yrs, the best time is in July or later after blooming. This energieses the bulbs. If your plants are old, then dig up your rhizomes and cut away the new parts, discarding the old. Plant the IRis rhizomes 18-24 inches apart pointing the fans of leaves away from each other. You can plant in a circular group. For quicker mass flowers, plant iris clumps in set of 3 closer together (8-10 inches). Cut the Iris leaves to 1/3 of their full height. Mulch for the winter.
By Ralph: I have planted four barrels of angelonia angustifolia. One barrel is doing great,and on the others,the leaves are turning brown,and then the plants are dying. I was wondering if there might be something I could put on them to stop this. Sure hope you can help me out on this one.
Answer By The Flower Expert: The angelonia angustifolia plants yellow leaves, brown spots and curly leaves is because of a deficiency of nutrients.
These brown leaf edges that are indicative of heat stress.
If there is also the high level of nutrients accumulation in the leaves, it causes them to dry out and burn up.
Do not overfertilize and overwater. Probably if the leafspots occur for the whole plant, it has very meagre chances of surivival.
Worcester News
A Flower festival is being held in the village of Leigh, near Bransford, for the first time in 10 years. The festival starts at 7pm on Friday, June 18, with a preview of the flower arrangements in the church.
Wiltshire Times
The first Bradford on Avon flower show in 50 years will take place this autumn along with the awarding of prizes for the annual Bradford Blooms competition.
Evesham Journal
PERSHORE is bracing itself for thousands of visitors for the Festival of Flowers in what the mayor, Chris Parsons, has described as "a national event". Taking place at Pershore Abbey for three days from June 24 to June 26.
Orleans Online
The final preparations are being made for the 50th anniversary celebration at J.A. Laporte's Flowers and Nursery on Old Montreal Rd. which will take place tomorrow between 9 a.m. and noon.
Gazett Extra
Petals of flower power have blossomed at Rotary Botanical Gardens. The 27 plywood daisies took root in May and can be viewed this summer along a walking path in the gardens at 1455 Palmer Drive.
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By Guest:My bulb collection is getting to be too much work for me. I try to share with friends and neighbors, but they are not interested in the dormant stage some plants require. I live in the North Carolina foothills zone 7. We rarely have temperatures as low as zone chart indicates. I have a brick front porch, somewhat protected by roof overhang. The sun sets on this side of house and receives full afternoon sun. The brick absorbs some warmth. I have a foundation bed planted along here. Should I chance leaving calla lilies and Hymenocallis narcissiflora in the ground over the winter, if well mulched?
Answer By The Flower Expert: These calla lilies and Hymenocallis narcissiflora flowering bulbs should be dug in early fall and stored over winter for replanting the following spring.
By Michael: Hello, I hope you can help me. I need to make a beautiful arrangement of flowers but they all need to be scent free...!!! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Answer By The Flower Expert:I have heard that Mona lavender flower has no fragrance. Though its a fact, flowers with no scent can still cause allergies. Even flowers without scent produce and spread their pollen which can cause allergies.The flowers without scent are a difficult one. Instead of flowers, you can have nonscented foliage of ferns, horsetail, cattails.
Venere
One of our favorite places to visit is the small village of Costozza (near Vicenza), Italy. The quaint village sits at the foot of the Colli Berici hills and is surrounded by stone cliffs and rolling fields of vineyards.
Emcst Lawrence
The Rideau Lakes Horticultural Society (RLHS) hosted a beautiful 'Flower Power' Garden Show on Saturday, June 5 in conjunction with the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Old Stone Mill in Delta.
CNN Money
Flower Power is a standard flower show in honor of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. The show will be judged by Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania accredited judges. The show will be open to the public at no charge.
Pak Observer
A field training program under the joint auspices of Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and Department of Agriculture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held at Kund, district Swabi.
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By Ken Shapley: Hi, my mother has found a beautiful wite and pink tulip with seven full heads on a single stem. She is wondering if this maybe of interest to bulb growers?Can it be reproduced or is this not possible? Basically can she sell it is the question I think she is asking.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Generally, Yes, there are some varieties in Tulips, where there are multi flowers 4-7 flowers per stem. Like, heweri tulip, a multi headed with 2-3 flowers per stem, native of Iraq with a glowing yellow and a red flush on the outside petals. And Tulip Candy Club a violet flush and edges, 4-5 per stem brilliantly colored large flowers, which are tall, bunch flowering tulips.
So, in my view, yours might be some variety like this one, and ofcourse this would be of some interest to bulb growers.
By Dorothy: I was wondering if you could settle an argument for me. I have Heather in my garden. They are now small plants with little purple/pink flowers on them which are finishing up now. Is Heather considered a bush, shrub, plant, etc. and what is the difference between the three. It is important for me to know this. I have seen them mentioned as different things.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Trees are woody plants more than 6 m tall, with a dominant stem, or trunk, and a definite crown shape. Generally, any nonflowering and flowering plants are called as plants. IF they are huge they would be called as trees, and if they are small (a few meters in length,) they would be called as shrubs. If these shrubs have a medicinal value they would be termed as herbs.
So, here Heathers are called as shrubs (generally they are 2-3 feet), as they are less than 5-6 meters in height.
Courant
So many wonderful home- and gardening-related events are coming up, I can't squeeze them all into the At Home section, not to mention my own calendar. The national Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program is in full swing, with nine private gardens in Hartford and Litchfield counties open to the public this weekend.
Metrowest Daily News
Join the Sudbury Garden Club as it celebrates 75 Federated years with "A Gem of a Show: The Diamond Jubilee", a flower show at the Goodnow Library.
Earlycountynews
Tucked away on Dothan Road lies the home and gardens of Jim and Mary Netherton. For much of the year the yard is a green oasis, but in summer it is transformed into a stunning rainbow of color. A sign at the end of the driveway reads ?Peace on Earth Gardens,? but to a flower lover it is truly daylily heaven.
Sltrib
Despite a dearth of green, Salt Lake City officials want to see the capital bloom. City Council members, fearing that blossom-less patches and forsaken parks could project a shabby image, are poised to buck Mayor Ralph Becker and keep flowers funded -- even in a prickly budget year.
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By Mommie: Which holiday is the most popular for sending cut flowers?
Answer By The Flower Expert: In my view, Christmas/Hanukkah is the No. 1 holiday where flowers are purchased as gifts to their loved ones. You can view, a lot of information regarding the purchases in this site.
http://www.aboutflowers.com/holiday-statistics.html
By Glenn Daugherity: I have black spots on my bird of paridise plant. Is this normal for this time of year?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Probably it might be a Leaf Spot disease on a bird of paradise plant. IT is caused by fungi or bacteria. Brown or black spots and patches may be ragged or circular, with a water soaked or yellow-edged appearance. The major culprit helping to develop this may be Insects, rain, dirty garden tools, or even people. Yes, it is a normal thing for a plant to develop disease, and have symptoms.
Exmouthherald
Withycombe Raleigh is to revive its popular flower festival after a 30-year break. St John the Evangelist parish church, in Withycombe Village Road, is hosting a medley of events from June 25-27 to celebrate the history of the flower festival.
Malverngazette
A FLOWER festival is being held in the village of Leigh later this month for the first time in 10 years. The event is being held in two of the most historic buildings in the parish, the 12th-century St Edburga church, and the 14th-century tithe barn, the largest of its type in England.
North Centralohio
"A Fling into Spring" was a proper theme for the 2010 Spring Flower Show held over the weekend at Kingwood Center in Mansfield. The Kingwood Center Meeting Hall was filled with flowers from youth and adult gardeners who showed in various horticultural and artistic class categories.
TVNZ
Poor weather and the recession are being blamed for the loss reported at this year's Ellerslie International Flower Show. The show made a loss of $88,000 after turning a profit of $224,000 in its first year in Christchurch in 2009.
prweb
Verdissimo USA has developed a real extreme-life long-stem rose that can be transformed into a cherished keepsake ?The Forever Fresh Rose?. A natural preservation process keeps the rose soft, supple and vibrant for at least two years without the need for water or other maintenance.
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By Guest: I have a strange question regarding Gerbera Daisies. I have many plants that keep returning year after year, most likely from seed. But this year I had one come back that started producing more flowers than normal. I have seen plants with 5 or 6 flowers at a time before but nothing like this. This particular plant has sprouted 23 flowers that are all open at once. And there are at least 10 to 15 more blooms coming up now too. How did I get this to happen? I want to reproduce this one.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Though its a rare thing, you can very well reproduce Gerbera Daisies, atleast you can try your luck. After the flowers fade away, that is flowering is finished, collect the seeds from the flowers. You can store them and plant them during favourable conditions, as they need high temps and high humidity to germinate. The seeds should get about 8 hours of sun a day and the temp should never fall below 68 F.
By Phyllis Ames: Do pansys continue to bloom all summer?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Pansies are growing in gardens during the winter in the South or Southwest and during the summer in the North. Pansies grow for many years.
Pansies are a cool weather plants. Though they survive much of the summer with plenty of watering and a semi-shady location, if placed in a hot location they may not last.
It is seen that pansies generally do not live through the summer, unless the plant is in a very mild, northern climate with cool summers. In hotter places pansies get killed by the end of May.
CNN Money
As part of their May meeting, the Optimistic Gardeners Club replenished the annuals in a round flower bed in the front of New Heights Chapel Church on St. Andrews Drive.
Today Online
Right in the heart of Orchard Road lies a flora and fauna treat that provides shade and sanctuary, and also gives a sneak preview of what's in store at Asia's No 1 garden and flower show. The SGF will run from July 15 to 22 at Suntec Singapore.
Oneida Dispatch
he next meeting of the Chittenango Garden Club is Tuesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room in Sullivan Free Library, Chittenango. Speaker Jane Schue will present ?The New York State Fair Flower Shows? and will give a behind the scenes look at all aspects of the three annual flower shows. All are welcome to attend.
Radionz
The Christchurch City Council says the recession, compounded by bad weather, is the reason the Ellerslie Flower Show lost $88,000 this year.
Caribbeannet News
After many months of planting and nurturing a myriad of exotic blooms and foliage, the Barbados Horticultural Society were rewarded with this highest possible accolade last month at the Chelsea Flower Show, the largest and most prestigious flower show in the world.
By Karron Bratt: What flowers will bloom in mid- late May in Nebraska?
Answer By The Flower Expert: These are some flowering plants that grow in Nebraska, till late summer.
Antonia Aster
Fremont's Clematis, Clematis fremontii
Mongolian Gold Clematis, Clematis fruticosa
Dwarf spiderwort, Tradescantia tharpii
Mongolian Skies Skull Cap, Scutellaria scoridifolia 'Mongolian Skies'
Mongolian Gem allium, Allium senescens
Mongolian Mist pincushion flower, Scabiosa superba
Prairie Pink dianthus, Dianthus caryophyllus ?Prairie Pink?
Prairie Lode Yellow Sundrops, Calylophus serrulatus ?Prairie Lode?
By Guest: Should dead calla lily blooms be removed?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Yes, calla lily blooms should be removed after flowering.
Prune the Calla lily flowered blossoms. When the flower withers, then prune dead leaves and stem. You can remove the bulb from soil and allow to dry without moisture for 2-3 months.
Times Georgian
This year?s third annual Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival is taking advantage of this association by naming its award-winning standard flower show ?Twist and Shout? after the new variety.
Canada
If you're an avid gardener, chances are you'll already have Saturday, June 12 marked on your calendar. The 63rd annual Mill Bay Garden Club Community Flower and Garden Show runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Cobble Hill Hall will be the place to be for all things gardening.
Midhur Stand
Heavenly scents will be filling Chichester Cathedral over the next three days as it stages the eighth Festival of Flowers. Volunteers have been working their magic to turn this vast space into a cornucopia of breathtaking arrangements, which this year take the theme of Poetry In Paradise.
Independent
UP to 60,000 people are expected to visit the popular Bloom festival over the bank holiday weekend. The gardening festival, which is now in its fourth year, has already drawn large crowds to its 10-acre site, which is twice the size of the Chelsea Flower Show.
Belmont Garden Club
In celebration of its 80th year, the Belmont Garden Club will present a standard flower show on Friday, June 11, and Saturday, June 12.
Spring Flower Show
The annual Spring Flower Show at Kingwood Center is the first local show for 2010. It focuses on entries associated with spring and early summer. This year's show is Saturday and Sunday.
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The Nordland Garden Club presents a standard flower show, "Wedding Bells," on Saturday, June 5 at the club hall at 320 Garden Club Road, Marrowstone.
statenews
The MSU Horticulture Gardens 2010 Plant Sale will take place from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the MSU Plant and Soil Sciences Building.
shreveporttimes
A "How to Grow Orchids Workshop" is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 5 at Barnwell Art & Garden Center, 601 Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway, Shreveport. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
baltictimes
Flowers have played a key role all throughout human history. Traces of their usefulness can be found in various religious texts, folk tales, and myths.
duluthnewstribune
It won't come as any surprise, seeing as we had flowers blooming in March and lakes ice-free in early April, but spring 2010 was the warmest recorded in Duluth.
By Guest: What types of jasmines are there?
Answer By The Flower Expert: These are the types of Jasmines. Which one are you talking about.
1. Spanish Jasmine
Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum),
2. Arabian Jasmine
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
3. Common Jasmine
Common jasmine (Jasminum officinale), poet's jasmine and true jasmine,
4. Winter Jasmine
Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
By Malcolm and Marie: The Jacaranda trees we planted nine years ago have never produced blooms, they produce a healthy leaf one tree looks stronger than the other. Do you have any advice we live in the western Algarve surrounded by pine trees and mimosa trees.
Gardeners do not seem to have any knowledge here, yet the Jacaranda flourishes by the side of the road in dusty dry areas with no attention. We welcome any advice.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Jacaranda trees will flower only when they are past 5 years old.
They need to have consistent moist soil in order to flourish. Also, they require a lot of sun.
The amount of flowers produced each year is dependant on the warmth of the summer.
Jacaranda do not tolerate frost.
In my view, the trees non blooming nature can be because they are overshadowed by other trees, as well as they are surrounded by pine and mimosa trees. Or Frost might be the culprit.
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press-citizen
The fifth annual Festival of Flowers will be held Thursday at the Brown Deer Golf Course clubhouse.
mansfieldnewsjournal
The annual Spring Flower Show at Kingwood Center is the first local show for 2010. It focuses on entries associated with spring and early summer. This year's show is Saturday and Sunday.
valleyshore.localonlinenews
This year's event, organized by the Essex Board of Trade, has been expanded to include 12 professionally-designed container gardens and numerous special programs throughout the quaint village main streets of Essex, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton from Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6.
houstonherald
The Texas County Garden Club will hold summer gardening classes beginning June 15 with a session on soil amendments and fertilizer.
Star Bulletin
The only known fringed orchid on Kauai might get some company soon thanks to an Illinois botany professor and his students.
BBC News
A rare smelly flower which may never have bloomed outdoors in the UK is thriving on the Isle of Wight.
By Pat: My parents are Italian and their anniversary was coming up. I wanted to send flowers. I began a search of flowers from Italy on the internet. It showed that the white lily was the national flower. (It actually read one of three) Who has three national flowers for their individual country? ? ? Then began a search I wish I'd never gone on. Once I found 'white lily, I found a million variations. At this point I was seriously thinking about sending them a gift card to a restaurant and be done with the whole stinkin' thing. So, after I tossed that idea, I enlarged the picture of the white lily, copied it onto glossy cardstock, bought a beautiful frame and when the picture in it, it was stunning. Here's my question : does Italy even have a national flower, and if so, what is it? I so appreciate any and all help you can give me.
Answer By The Flower Expert: It is said that Stylized Lily is the national flower for Italy. We do not have any picture of the flower. Though you can try the most traditional flowers used for gifting in Italy are Orange -Tree Flower, White Lily, Violet, White Yellow And Pink Roses.
By R. Schlenker: You had a great deal of information on the growing of gladiolus, except where to plant them.Full sun, partial shade or shade? I have all areas around the yard.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Plant the gladiolus in the place in your garden where the sun remains for part or most of the day. That means they need full sunlight.
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