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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

Planting a flower garden: 3 steps for beginners

Start small in spring. Watch carefully in summer. Plant daffodils in fall.If you’re thinking about creating your first flower garden in 2009, following those three steps will give you a good chance at success, a low-cost test to judge [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 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

Da Lat unveils new, unique flower varieties

The area and output of flowers in the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong increased in 2008. Local farmers have introduced many new and special varieties of flowers for this Lunar New Year festival (Tet). To [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 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 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Contented fuchsia of Trebah Garden flowers year-round

Falmouth A fuchsia paniculata, normally found in Mexico and South America, has startled horticulturalists by flowering nonstop for a year. The 6ft plant has been producing its mauve and pink flowers since October 13, 2007, at Trebah Garden, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

US flower trade resumes

Cut flower and foliage growers who export product to the US have received an early Christmas present with the US approving the resumption of imports of NZ field-grown cut flowers and foliage.The US says from November 1 all field-grown cut f [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

AROMATIC FLOWER

Kashmiri villagers collect saffron flowers from a field in Pampore, some 25km south of Srinagar, the summer capital of the state yesterday. Pampore is famous worldwide for its high quality saffron. Kashmir is the only place in India, and [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Flower market at gudimalkapura inaugurated

In order to encourage farmers to take up flower cultivation in a big way, the State Government started a flower market at Gudimalkapur here today.The main objective is to create better opportunities for the flower-growing farmers in getting [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Just Judy's sells flowers and much more

Just in time for fall and holiday decorating, Pensacola has a new florist shop.Owner Judy Fitzpatrick opened the 1,800-square-foot Just Judy's Flowers, Local Art & Gifts at 2509 N. 12th Ave.We have balloons, gift baskets and silk flower [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Christine shows her flower power

CHRISTINE Thorpe has been brightening up the aisles of a Halifax church with her colourful flower arrangements for 31 years.Now her work will be on display for all to see at flower festival at St Jude's Church, Savile Park, from October 24 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Flower sellers perpetuate centuries-old tradition

They hardly escape notice in rain or shine, with their colorful and sweet-smelling blooms, and are continuing a florists' tradition that goes back generations.One of them is Gülümser Çapat, 50, who has been selling flowers [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Amid flowers and festivities, memories

It's been a long time in the works, but 13.2-acres of freshly planted park space in downtown Boston was joyously welcomed yesterday as tens of thousands flocked to the official opening of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.Under bright su [...]