Search Results for 'Flowers'

Love Flowers and Red Rose

Flowers have been used for centuries to display a man’s love for a woman. It all began with the humble red rose- the redder the rose, the more a man was supposed to love a woman. Today, however, giving flowers to people has gone a lon [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

More wild flowers to be planted to save honey bees, says WI

The number of bumblebees in the UK has declined by around 70 per cent since the 1970s and honey bees by up to 15 per cent in the last two years, according go official Government figures. The sudden decline in bees has been blamed on inten [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Pasque flowers granted me peace

My dearly departed dog Friday was diagnosed with cancer at age 6. But thanks in large part to the alternative medicine of Doc Gurnery at Aspen Park Veterinary Clinic, she lived to the ripe old canine age of 15.5 years and died a natural dea [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Flowers show off

Roses are in bloom, hibiscus is in bloom, custard apples are ripe and chokos are ready for picking. Why? Because it is showtime and time to exhibit your home garden flowers, fruit, vegetables and more at the show today. Be quick. Read your [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

The art of working green flowers into your garden

Green is the colour for me at this time of year, despite the plethora of multicoloured spring bulbs. After months of lower light levels when we are grateful for the sterling work carried out by the evergreen brigade, the sudden mass of ju [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Two of the worlds smelliest flowers are about to bloom

One of two Titan Arum plants due to bloom at Kew Gardens in the next couple of days Its bizarre appearance and sheer size have long attracted curious visitors and avid gardeners alike. But anyone wanting to see this Titan Arum flower woul [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Little pretty flowers in shady places.

At this time of year, I seem to have a real collection of tiny flowering plants hiding under shrubs and trees. They are shy lttle shade lovers, but it’s worth crawling on my hands and knees to look for them, as they are so pretty and [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Foamflowers are a jewel for the shade garden

With gorgeous small spikes forming bright, starry, effusive tiaras of dainty blooms, foamflowers (Tiarella cordifolia) deserve a better common name. Tiarellas are woodland perennials that have found their way into formal shade gardens. Th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

The Autumn Green Tea flowers blooming

Green tea is grown in Korea on Jeju Island and in Southern parts of Korea. Green tea was first introduced to Korea during the reign of Queen Seondeok (632 - 647). Tea helps ward off drowsiness and invigorates one's mind and body, so Buddh [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Wither Bowmanville's flowers?

Bowmanville's flowers may be left high and dry this summer. The only thing that can save 100 hanging baskets on the town's main street from death by dehydration is a $10,000 bailout from municipal coffers. At least, that's what downtown mer [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Dry weather puts a damper on Texas bluebonnets and wildflowe...

Texas wildflower season is approaching, but predictions by the experts are far from rosy. "It's not going to be a good one. At least not in the typical areas," says Dennis Markwardt, director of vegetation for the Texas Department [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Beautiful and simple wild flowers in normal life

In spite of living in Saigon, remote lands always attract me. In recent years, I have become aware of the slender frontier between gains and losses, between career success and the stability of normal life values, I decide to overcome ties o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Final flowers go for Barack's big day

I hope I get to see what they are doing with them," Mrs Coils said yesterday."I hope that they take photos while they are doing them so I can see how they are working with flowers."The final seven boxes of disa orchids will l [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Bees see the beauty in flowers iridescence: Study

WHILE HUMANS admire only the outer colourful attractiveness and fragrances of flowers, their inner and hidden beauty is seen only by bees, reveals a scientific study. The researchers at Cambridge University have found that the followin [...]