Best Place To Buy Wedding Flowers

From experience, one of the first questions we ask the florist is what flowers are typically associated with the season we choose to get married in. If you are having a springtime wedding, tulips, ranunculus or even lilacs are gorgeous, fashionable options...

There is an amazing assortment of flowers and plants that are matrimonially named.If they are named for the bride herself, a wedding component like the veil or dress, or the romance involved, they are all beautiful plants to be included in a wedding garden.If...

So is it any wonder that I had a virtual theme garden all ready for this Royal Wedding? Kate does not come from titled gentry, another requirement in Charles's day. She and Wills had been living together, like a modern urban couple, so there was no question...

Many of us sell on eBay under a different name, or buy under a different name, but I get a lot of eBay tip-offs from my DG friends., whether it be a flat of petunias, a rare tree peony, or a gold chain or diamond ring.

It doesn't take long for them to realize the Bunny's generous gifts poop without abandon, grow at an alarming rate, and require more care and shelter than the humans can provide. These birds will be considerably more expensive than baby chicks, because...

School horticulture programs, a neighborhood flower society or a locally-owned nursery can all provide individual flowers, and are often willing to direct you to someone who can help if they are unable to meet your flower needs.

Like when you purchase a rose at a floral store, online florists generally provide fresh flowers and give you options about how you want the flower packaged. Around the 1800s, the familiar gift of the red rose came into vogue when introduced into modern...

Yes, you can build a rock that is perfectly sized for the area you will set it in. If not, it will be easy to create the illusion of a gorgeous landscaped garden with the right placement of pots sitting on decorative pedestals of varied heights.

Thinking back on which annuals have been the highest performers, I immediately think of butter daisy. No sooner than I entered the gate, I was smitten with the bright yellow daisy-like, nickel size flowers of the butter daisies.

These blooms are waxy, somewhat succulent-like and hold up in floral arrangements quite well.Hellebore wedding flowers are available in many colors such as black, purple, mauve, pink, yellow, white and light green.

Daylilies (Hemerocallis spp.) are another Virginia stalwart. A sun lover that can also withstand drought and poor soil, goldenrod blooms in late summer and early fall, bearing plumes of tiny yellow-gold flowers.Leaves and foliage of an oak leaf hydrangea...

If you take pride in your lawn and want to keep it as healthy as possible, you might want to add a lawn aerator to your collection of equipment. If you take pride in your lawn and want to keep it as healthy and vibrant as possible , you might want to...

It also gives you a nice cascading effect. The sweet smell of the flowers as well as the beautiful blooms adds an heir of romance to the evening. I have created this diagram to do in my own yard with a lovely bench to go in front of it or perhaps a nice...

Several years ago my class of 6th graders and I noticed a raised brick planter behind the cafeteria. It will most likely do just fine without you.Thanks to Delirious_kat, gardengrrl, and chicochi3 for their images of Portulaca.

For example, when you buy your cheese from the local dairy farmer, he might use that money to purchase feed from a local farm store. After the event, more than 3,000 Marylanders had signed a pledge to participate in Buy Local Challenge Week (July 23 to...

Morels have been found in rural forested areas north and east of town by local recreational morel hunters. Morels are also located in the forested regions that border the Maryland state line.The Monongahela National Forest covers a 919,000-acre area in...

Regional native plant nurseries provide seeds and started butterfly weed plants.Showy lavender blue tubular flowers grow on the stems of the native Great Blue Lobelia. This native plant flowering perennial thrives in moist garden conditions in sun or...

Surely they had to have a pile of manure free for the taking.I found all the manure I could have, free for the hauling.Mind you this was in January, so I had some time to let the manure age while I waited for spring's thaw.I knew that I needed to let...

They will love dropping the color in the water, and there's not really any way they can get too much.After the materials are assembled, the grown-up will have to do a bit of preparation before the dyeing process actually starts.

Some flowers may need to be planted a few years ahead of time, and even with proper planning, many flowers are seasonal and simply won't bloom at any other time. Make sure to keep them well watered and fertilized, and cover them with row covers if the...

Bells-of-Ireland is an old-fashioned garden favorite with a showy, quirky appearance. This mint family member is in reality native to the eastern Mediterranean countries of Syria and Turkey.

I love green flowers because of that very reaction; that and chartreuse is my favorite color. As fall approaches, its greenish blooms take on a rosy tinge. It forms 2-3 foot spikes of pale chartreuse calyces which surround modest blooms.

Besides the interesting stories that each specimen carries, the rose itself has a very unique history. This euphorbia blooms pale green flowers amid small leathery leaves and spiked, gray stems, which makes for an interesting contrast.

An annual that often self-sows, this Brazilian native produces three- to four-foot high stems from which dangle hundreds of delicate apple green bells. This dwarf daffodil, only four to six inches high, is a mid-spring bloomer.The vast majority of tulips...

During Queen Victoria's reign, edible flowers found their way to the new world where they are experiencing a resurgence today.Besides making the food look nice. Edible flowers add a unique taste to various dishes.

Early settlers found rudbeckia useful as a medicine, as did native Americans before them. This will extend the plant's flowering season and keep plants looking neat. Keep rudbeckias dead-headed by pinching off flowering stems at their base.

The blossoms are elegantly, yet strongly fragrant and generally come in white.As gardeners we already have a familiarity with most of these flowers. Other historic references to Iris: she was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, and the Fleur de Lis is a...