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Make your florist an offer she can't refuse
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Monday, 08 March 10 - 06:57 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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An Open Posy When ordering flowers for a funeral, many customers prefer to send a natural-looking tribute, such as an open posy or basket. The open posy can be made in a range of sizes, and various combinations of flowers and foliage can be used. This would be a suitable tribute to suggest for a...
Why make a big deal over flowers?
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Tuesday, 23 February 10 - 01:55 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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A Modern Handtied Design For many years, assistants in flower shops in Europe have held flowers in the hand as the customer chose them, and then tied them together with twine, to produce a carefully organized bunch, ready to be placed straight in a vase. Most designs are very modern in shape, and...
Calling all flower lovers
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Wednesday, 27 January 10 - 05:35 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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Starting a flower garden from scratch If you are starting right at the beginning, with virtually a piece of waste ground, the layout you plan is most important. Assuming it is feasible and you have the time, it is best to start by clearing the area completely of stones and stumps, weeds and rough...
One road bump too many for local florists
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Tuesday, 01 December 09 - 02:05 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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Perennial Defined A perennial, in the broadest horticultural definition, is any plant that lives for three or more years. As often is the case, the flowers delivered Nangana from the ground grow to be both beautiful flowers and lowly weeds. The definition covers a lot of ground, embracing both da...
Use flowers when looking for love
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Wednesday, 18 November 09 - 12:37 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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Flowers for Drying When we visited Colonial Williamsburg one November, we regretted not seeing the gardens when they were in bloom. But the beautiful dried arrangements in each home nearly compensated for what we missed. For as long as people have gardened, they have dried flowers to enjoy d...
Starting over again is not so hard with flowers
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Tuesday, 10 November 09 - 03:21 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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Harvesting Dried Flowers For success with all methods of drying flowers, remember a few simple steps when harvesting. Pick flowers at the correct time in their development; before the color has faded and the petals begin to drop. Harvest in midmorning, after the night's dew has dri...
When your girl has gone - go see your florist
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Monday, 02 November 09 - 11:38 PM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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When should I send flowers? Pretty simple question right? Well it seems that it poses more of a problem than you might think for the majority of men. Now, in the context of just giving flowers to people for the loss of a loved one or bringing flowers to someone in the hospital most men have no pr...
A world without flowers is unthinkable
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Monday, 26 October 09 - 03:30 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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My dearest flower series - Muscari Few spring-flowering bulbs grow as well with as little care as grape hyacinths, and few garner the reaction that people expect when you send flowers Strathmore to someone you love, for the grape hyacinths’ many bright flowers make a remarkable impression. ...
What does the future hold for the local florist?
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Friday, 09 October 09 - 01:17 AM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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Your florist should . . Store the flowers in an upright position for, preferably, no more than 2 days. If flowers are to be stored for more than 2 days, extra handling steps should be taken to assure good postharvest quality. Before selling the flowers, cut off the ends but leave the wrapping on ...
Can a florist improve your love life - well flowers can!
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Tuesday, 29 September 09 - 11:27 PM (GMT) By Brenda Sparrow in General |
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Stem blockages A flower’s stem can become blocked, preventing it from taking up water and food. Cut flowers lose water through the stomata in the foliage (these can be likened to skin pores) and through petals. This is part of the process known as transpiration, and the lost water must be r...
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