Blogs Posts in Flowers category; 287 blog posts

In the flower bazaars of Kovai

It's a bigger version of the regular flower shop you find at street corners. You get a variety of flowers there, for a cheaper price. Flower sellers head there straight at dawn to shop for the day's goods. And yes, I get a whiff o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Summer Wedding Flowers

Wedding is one of the most important days in everyone’s life as this is the day when people get into the relationship with someone to whom they can call their very own and that is the most different relationship that comes into one& [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Flowers power many Bangladeshi poor out of poverty

Flowers sell cheaply on the streets of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, adding fire to the efforts of Aleya Begum and several other children nearly begging for sales at a stoplight. “Sir, buy some flowers,” the tall, sle [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

A flower that takes your garden from yellow to scarlet

This outré, heavily floriferous plant has daisy-like flowers that start out – as most tickseeds do – sporting a soft but bright yellow in July. As the days grow shorter and the evenings cooler, the crimson centre enlarg [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening Calendar: September 2011, Week 4

EARLY AUTUMN COLOUR: Why fade to brown when a virtual round-the-world trip can bring high-summer glamour to the September garden. Plant in a sunny, sheltered spot. SOUTH AFRICA: For splashy blooms, it’s hard to beat Kniphofia roo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

A budding Alaska industry: Wedding flowers

Demand for wedding flowers is helping a budding industry to sprout in Alaska. Peonies blossom later in Alaska than elsewhere. So when big competing growers are past their seasons, Alaska can meet the demand. The number of peony plants [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Kew sets up 'UK seed hub' to restore wild flower meadows

Some 98 per cent of the country’s semi-natural grasslands have been ploughed up for farmland or housing since the Second World War, meaning the loss of familiar flowers like cornflowers and oxeye daisies. In an effort to try an [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Simple orange flowers ask little, give much

Its proper name is "Cosmos sulphureus," but I've always called it "orange flower." This unpretentious, hardy wildflower is one of my favorite blooms. When I lived in Kissimmee, my yard overflowed with orange flo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

I Smell Dead Things

The rotten meat flower. Otherwise known as Amorphophallus titanum and commonly referred to as the corpse flower. This endangered plant species has only bloomed 30 times in the US, but soon, Hilo’s Panaewa Rainforest Zoo will add one [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Cornwall Council plants wild flowers to save money

The flowers include cornflowers, marigolds, poppies and other species more likely to be seen in meadows. The council said the move would save money because there was no need for repeated potting or weeding, and it would help wildlife, inc [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

7 Ways to Grow Flowers

Flowering landscape trees are the crown jewels of the yard. Perhaps no other plants, individually, can have as great an impact on how a yard looks in spring. Browse the articles to which I've linked below for information on p [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Flower Bed Designs – The Benefits Of Choosing Plants From On...

When thinking about a scheme for flower beds, the tendency is to concentrate almost exclusively on the question of color. While color is obviously important and undoubtedly the primary category to consider, it is not always recognized tha [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Comparing Fresh & Silk flowers

The journey of life is full of special moments, celebrations and jubilations. Sending fresh and silk flowers at such times make these moments more beautiful and special. Often buying fresh lilies or buying silk flowers involves g [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Buy flowers closer to home

Wending my way along the floriferous Kentish lanes to flower-grower Anna Evan's farm, I thought about the circuitous route that most bunches of flowers take to reach their place on our kitchen tables. Many are flown in jet lagged from [...]