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Gerbera Daisies

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Pansys

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Optimistic Gardeners prepare for Flower Show

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Orchard Road in full bloom

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Chittenango Garden Club meets June 8

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Ellerslie Flower Show loss blamed on recession

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Radionz

The Christchurch City Council says the recession, compounded by bad weather, is the reason the Ellerslie Flower Show lost $88,000 this year.


Barbados wins gold at Chelsea Flower Show

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Flowers In Mid Late May

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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?


Calla Lily Blooms

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Festival flower show named for new variety

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Garden show marking 63 years

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Chichester Flower Festival is poetry in motion

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


Bloom festival to host 60,000 gardening fans

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


It's a 'Summertime' show June 12

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.


POFFENBAUGH: Spring Flower Show Sunday at Kingwood

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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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