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Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (2/27/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

Queen Creek’s Annual Garden Show on Feb. 27
eastvalleytribuneThe Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Queen Creek Library, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road. (More)

1-800-FLOWERS.COM(R) Teams with Howcast for Online Video Campaign
tradingmarkets1-800-FLOWERS.COM, the world’s largest florist and online gift shop, is using Howcast’s technology and online video expertise, to provide quick and easy answers to commonly asked customer questions, further enhancing the shopping experience on www.1800flowers.com. (More)

Texas Expecting an Abundant Array of Wildflowers
abcnewsTexas should have a colorful spring, with recent rains bringing an abundance of wildflowers and blooms already popping up, experts say. (More)

Punjab Agricultural University to train on flower production
timesofindiaPunjab Agricultural University would organize training on cut-flower production and management for horticulture development officers (HDOs), district extension specialists (DESs) and teachers of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) on February 25-26. (More)

Flower Articles

Growing Zinnia Seeds in the Home Garden
Learn to grow beautiful, showy zinnia flowers in your home garden from zinnia seeds. Easy to grow and maintain, these popular annual cut flowers bloom abundantly for several months. Great in the cut flower garden or mixed with other annuals and perennials, you’ll be sure to love zinnia flowers once you try them for yourself. (More)

Amazing History of the Indoor Bonsai Tree
From China, to Japan, to the US, the hobby of bonsai has traveled across the world over thousands of years to arrive with us today as a true art form, and pleasure to people all over the globe. Learning the history of the indoor bonsai tree will help you fully appreciate your bonsai. (More)

How to Make a Soothing Herbal Bath
With all the stresses of everyday, it is sometimes nice to take a soothing and relaxing herbal bath. You can easily make your own herbal bath from herbs you have grown in your own garden or windowsill. Lavender and mint are excellent herbs to soak with in the bath. Here are seven easy steps on how to do it. (More)

Fun of Flower Gardening
As long as there is space in your home for placing a variety of flower pots, you can design and create a More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (2/20/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

The Annual New York In Bloom flower show from feb.19
troyrecord New York in Bloom is open Friday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the New York State museum at Empire State Plaza. (More)

Flower and Fruits Exhibition at Kadri Park, Mangalore from Feb 19
daijiworldThe annual Horticulrual Fruits and Flower Exhibition, is being held at Kadri Park in the city in association with the department of horticulture, Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat, district administration, City Corporation and Siri Horticultural Association, for the year 2009-10, from Friday February 19 at Kadri Park in the city. (More)

National Trust for Scotland gardens growing more than 550 daffodil varieties
Horticulture WeekMore than 550 different varieties of daffodils are being grown in National Trust for Scotland gardens this year. (More)

Strategy urged for flourishing flower industry
Vietnam News The flower business is still flourishing in Da Lat, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong. (More)

Flower Articles

Choosing Your Bonsai Pot
As strange as it may sound, selecting the correct pot for your bonsai tree is almost as important as the actual selection of the tree itself. Growing a bonsai tree takes a slightly different mindset than growing most other specimens. Growers of bonsai will normally have a very precise idea of what the tree will look like after it matures. They will have either a mental picture or an actual printed concept of how the tree will appear after the pruning, training and wiring of the tree have altered the tree. (More)

Grow Your Vegetables
If you’ve decided to grow your own vegetables, you’re in good company. There are so many great reasons to start a home vegetable garden, that people throughout the world are picking up spades and trowels and digging holes to plant seeds. (More)

What to Consider When Planting a Rose Garden
It’s cold outside and maybe there’s even snow on the ground. It hardly seems the time to be thinking about your roses and where you should put them, but actually, it is the time. It’s time to think where in your landscaping scheme you want roses this year. It’s time to think what roses would fill the gaps you have in the yard, what color scheme you want to go with and what plants will coordinate with your roses. (More)

Essential Oils – Body Energy
An essential oil may be extracted from the plant material by one of four different methods. Part 1 of this 3 part analysis explains the first and foremost used method of DISTILLATION. Most of the ess… (More)

How Organic Herb Gardens will aid Organic Gardening
My intention in writing this guide to organic herb gardens is to offer you an explanation of how using herbs as natural pest and disease repellents in your garden will provide an organic garden of flo… (More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (2/12/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

Save 15% Across the Site at PickupFlowers.com
Save 15% Across the Site at PickupFlowers.com! End Date : 15/02/2010 (More)

McMillan Greenhouse hosts Valentine’s Day orchid sale
nineronline McMillan Greenhouse, Charlotte, NC is hosting the second plant sale event of the year. The greenhouse is selling flowers, primarily orchids, for Valentine’s Day. The last day to purchase these flowers is Sat., Feb. 13. (More)

The Kansas State Horticulture Club sells roses for Valentine’s Day
kstatecollegianThe K-State Horticulture Club will hold its annual Valentine’s Day rose sale in the lobby of Throckmorton Hall on Friday, 12th Feb. from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 13th Feb. from 10 a.m. until noon.

Valentine’s Day orders keeps local flower businesses busy
kcbyWith Valentine’s Day now just a couple of days away, local flower businesses says they’re busier than ever trying to accommodate all of their incoming orders. (More)

Flower Articles

The Outdoor and Indoor Gardener in Middle, Late November
Outside in the garden, late-delivered herbaceous plants can still be planted providing it is mild with no forecast of overnight frosts Inside the house, Azalea indicais a small shrub that flowers exuberantly in a root-bound pot, where there is little room for earth. The plant must be watered generously, sometimes twice a day, or on occasion plunged in a bucket of water. Rainwater, rather than tap water, should be used when possible for this lime-hater. (More)

Accelerate Your Composting With a Compost Tumber
If you’re developing an organic garden, you will already fully comprehend how crucial the part of selfmade compost plays if you are to obtain the most effective results from your efforts. For that reason, owning your own compost tumbler can offer many great benefits. Compost tumblers can make the process of composting a lot easier. (More)

Types and Caring Your Roses
Most gardeners would say that the first step in the proper care of your roses is choosing the right roses, way in advance of actually planting them. You need to take into consideration where you want to plant them. You need to make sure that your roses will be right for the temperature, light, humidity, rainfall (or the lack of it), soil fertility, root competition, and shade where you wish to plant them. Some roses are very particular about where they’re planted, so you need to keep that in mind. (More)

Gardening by the Square Foot
Square foot gardening is an idea to help all types of gardeners. Elderly, kids, those with little room for gardening can all benefit from this system of gardening. (More)

Ideas For Face Paint Designs
Face painting can be mastered easily if anyone has the passion for it, but it is sometimes hard to come up with new ideas, every time one sits down with the face paints and brushes. The type of the oc… (More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (2/6/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

Butterfly gardening show from Feb. 10
wickedlocal The Millis Garden Club will host a slide program on butterfly gardening in Eastern Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Veterans Memorial Building, Room 130 Main St. (Rte. 109). (More)

Get free roses for Valentine’s Day by donating blood
WNDU Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and this month, you can get a half-dozen of red roses for free, just by donating blood. (More)

New discovery uses flowers to make cheap insulin for diabetics
newsday Scientists at the University of Calgary in Canada have developed a super-cheap way to produce insulin, according to Popular Science report published this week. (More)

How secure is Britain’s horticulture sector?
freshinfo The future of the UK fresh produce offer has fallen into the grip of a research crunch in recent years, following repeated warnings that funding, the number of scientists moving into the field and partnerships with the industry must be boosted in a bid to secure the long-term sustainability of the sector. (More)

Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2010
Easy DestinationNorthwest Flower and Garden Show will featuring Wednesday, February 3 through Sunday, February 7, 2010. (More)

Flower Articles

Rose Planting Tips For Beautiful Roses
For beautiful roses follow these rose planting guidelines. First off an ideal time to plant a new rose bush is after the winter frost. If you have particularly hot summers then you might want to wait until after July however there are many varieties of roses and some of them can handle hot weather. (More)

Ways to Supply Artificial Lighting For Plants
It is important to supply plants grown indoors with the right lighting. If it is not feasible to do it with sunlight through a window or in a greenhouse, then artificial light is needed. There are several different types of light bulbs that can be used to achieve the right quality and intensity of brightness. (More)

How to Use Rubber Mulch in a Garden
Having an evergreen lawn in the garden or backyard is everybody’s dream. However, keeping it evergreen is quite a task. You have to water it regularly, trim it, and keep it pest-free for your safety. (More)

Why Growing Herbs Outside is So Rewarding
We tend to think of herb gardening as an outdoor past time but more and more people are growing herbs indoors now. This does not mean that outdoor herb gardening is dying off but simply that people want a different type garden than the more traditional one of growing herbs outside. (More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (1/31/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

Gardening Show to Help Eradicate Polio on February 4
abc NEWSA charity recording of the popular BBC Radio Leicester gardening programme ‘ Down to Earth’ is being organised by the Rotary Club of Melton Mowbray Belvoir. (More)

Tet Flower Festival Feb. 12
ocregisterThe local Vietnamese community in Little Saigon is already in the mood to celebrate their most important festival of the year ? the Lunar New Year. (More)

Help Fight Cancer by Ordering Daffodils
KPTH NEWS The coming of spring means many things but to the American Cancer Society, it means Daffodil Days! Siouxland residents have until February 24th to place their orders for daffodils. (More)

Growing Black Roses
pennlive The Black Baccara rose, a hybrid tea variety that was bred mainly for the cut-flower trade. (More)

Flower Articles

Is a Survival Seed Bank Enough For Urban Survival?
A survival seed bank is a great tool for potential food. There are some things that need to be prepared besides the seeds in order to use it as a food source. (More)

Flowers Shrubs and Hedges in Early August
Many a gardener takes his holidays in August, but goes away with certain foreboding. Will there be a drought in his absence? To whom can he entrust his blue poppies and the lilies that are the apple of his eye? (More)

Survival Gardening – 5 Tips
Survival gardening means gardening like you mean it. Many times gardens produce really very little for all the work involved. Here are tips to make a garden pay. (More)

What About Roses Called Climbers?
Some say roses aren’t climbers naturally and must be coached. Just think… a climber that can grow to forty feet up a tree. Yes, it’s potential! (More)

Flowers for New Born babies
New born babies are symbols of delicateness and it is appropriate that they be welcome with a gestured that echoes the same sentiment. Flowers for new born babies are the most fitting gift to welcome … (More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (1/24/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

care for forced hyacinths in january
What should I do with my fading bloom hyacinths that are in pots in my house right now, January? (More)

Peonies
By Michelle:Can you reseed your own peonies
Answer By The Flower Expert:Dear MICHELLE,Peonies reseed themselves readily, and will enjoy them for years to come. (More)

Indoor plant
By Jennine Kelleher:The kitchen in my new house is a large space, never gets the sun, gets down to around 10-12 degrees in a NZ winters day. It would be great if there was some indoor plant that didn’t mind the cold. Can you help?
Answer By The Flower Expert:Dear Jennine Kelleher,Cast Iron Plant is an easy plant to take care of and an ideal indoor plant. It requires low light, can handle drafts and is known for being the most cold tolerate indoor plant.Try this. All the best. (More)

Flower Articles

Roses For Sale
There are hundreds of places to purchase roses online today. Here are my thoughts as to what and where to proceed before buying roses that will arrive at your home without any damage. (More)

4 Ideas For Putting Together a great Wedding Reception
We all know that the main course of the mean is why we go to the restaurant, but it is the dessert that everybody loves the most. The same can be said of the wedding and the reception. Yes, the weddin… (More)

1 Flower Girl, 1 Ring Bearer, and 1 Wedding
Weddings are filled with people who play different roles – all of which are important: all of which are fulfilled out of love. The future in-laws on both sides are usually the most obvious: th… (More)

Interesting facts you may not have known about fragrances
Men’s aftershaves and women’s fragrances are extremely popular gifts at Christmas, and all throughout the year. It may be surprising to note that fragrances for both men and women have been used for a… (More)

Keeping Squirrels Away From Bird Feeders
If you enjoy feeding the birds in your garden then it is likely that you have experienced the problem of squirrels trying to steal the food. Squirrels are great contortionists and can also walk across wire, jump about 1 metre upwards and up to 3 metres across. You will find they are adept at climbing practically any obstacle too. (More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (1/15/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

Parrot Flower
By Sharon:I would like to know if this flower “Parrot Flower” (Impatiens Psittacina), truly exists. Would you please let me know?
Answer By The Flower Expert:Dear Sharon,Yes, it is a Parrot Flower. It is the native of Thailand. It is a rare endangered species and therefore is a protected species in thailand. (More)

Boston and RI Flower Show, plus other events, scheduled Feb. 18-21 & March 24-28, 2010
Flower & Garden ShowThe Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show will return for the 17th year go the RI Convention Center Feb. 18-21.There will also be a new Boston Flower & Garden Show held March 24-28 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. More to come on that. (More)

Farmers find flower planting more profitable
Cultivating flowers from cropsFarmers of the Trilochonpur union in Jhenidah district have switched over to cultivating flowers from crops like paddy and jute, because it has been proved more profitable to them. Flowers, which can be cultivated three times a year, are improving the financial conditions of the farmers of the area. They say that they are not starving anymore. ‘We live in brick built houses now,’ says a flower grower. (More)

Florists expect drop in sales
Drop in flower sales Florists in the city expect a 20% drop in flower sales due to the double celebration of Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day this year.Flower shop owner Ann Yong, who has been in the business for more than 12 years, said sales were expected to dip next month as the festivals were usually celebrated separately. (More)

Flower Articles

Tips to Starting Your Own Garden
There are some important things that need to take into consideration before starting to grow a garden. Know some tips below to succeed in gardening. (More)

Indoor Bonsai Trees
Indoor bonsai trees can be purchased at your favorite garden shop for around $25 to $30. Indoor bonsai trees are usually dwarfed fig or pine trees. Bonsai trees are usually re-pruned and repotted every 2 to 3 years. This article covers bonsai tree care. (More)

Ikebana – The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
The Japanese have always placed great importance on the four seasons and the beauty offered by each. Japanese feel very connected to the seasons since nature provides their human form and life force. The individual aspects of each season are often expressed with Ikebana. (More)

Decorative Lighting Fixtures For Your Living-cum-dining Room
There was a time when living and dining rooms were separate in most houses. In today’s world, however, a part of the living room usually becomes the dining space. This has led to an enormous change in… (More)

Buy those Next Flowers Online
The best way to a man’s heart maybe through his stomach but for any woman, flowers will do. Any person who wants to impress a woman for any reason at all should send her flowers. Research shows that n… (More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (1/7/2010). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

ABC Free Flower Arranging Classes from 11 Jan, 2010
Flower and Garden ShowThe Anguilla Beautification Club is doing it again. Just in time for the 11th anniversary of the Flower and Garden Show, the ABC is offering free flower arranging classes.Beginning on 11th January 2010 from 5:00 to 7:00pm classes will be held every Monday for one month at the hall of the Soroptimist Day Care Centre. Bring your own flowers and foliage, local or bought and learn to make beautiful artistic bouquets and arrangements just like you always dreamt of doing. (More)

Dyed blue dendrobium orchid
By Ebony:I am hosting a turquoise and yellow wedding reception. The dyed blue dendrobium orchid is to be used as the primary flower with in the centerpiece. What kind of flower would your recommend as a compliment to the orchid?
Answer By The Flower Expert:Dear Ebony,In my view, White call lilies, Stephenotis flowers can be a combination for the Blue dyed dendrobiums. (More)

Frost damages 30% of Colombia’s flower production
Flower industryOngoing freezing temperatures have damaged 30% of the Colombia’s flower production, announced the Association of Colombian Flower Growers on Wednesday.The loss was predominately caused by the freezing temperatures plaguing the Sabana de Bogota region, which accounts for 70% of Colombian flower exports. (More)

Over 900ha devoted to Tet flowers in HCM City
Growing flowers and Ornamental plantsThe total area in Ho Chi Minh City allotted for growing flowers and ornamental plants for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays has now reached 903 hectares.The city’s Agricultural Promotion Center said January 5 that of this area, 402 hectares are being used to grow yellow apricot blossom plants, 17 percent more than last year. (More)

Flower Articles

Gardening Tips For Beginners – Using Your Greenhouse To Its Full Potential
Gardening has been a worldwide enjoyable and great hobby for yourself and your whole family. The reason behind that statement is clear, the satisfaction attained from just watching your plants grow, your flowers bloom after all those months of nurturing and taking care of them from the very start is extremely rewarding – better still, the growing of fruits and vegetables allow for you to eat your work’s effort! (More)

Planting – Basic Herb Garden Tips
Most people hesitate to start an herb garden because they think that planting basic herb garden is difficult. Starting an herb garden can be easy with the right guide and garden plan. Before anything else, you should decide between backyard gardening or container gardening. Once you’ve made the pick, you can proceed without having many problems. (More)

Assessing Herb Garden Light Requirements
This article was intended to let you know that your herb garden light requirements will depend on the herbs you decide to grow. Some herbs will grow in a shady ambient and some require more sunlight. You will have to evaluate the amount of light available in your place, so you can decide what herbs to grow in order to get a healthy herb garden. (More)

How Composting Can Improve Your Garden and the Environment
Composting has many benefits for all gardeners and gardens. It also can improve the environment in several ways you may not be aware of. Learn about the many reasons to start composting, whether you are an experienced composter or are just trying to decide about composting. (More)

Miss You Cards New Year Cards: A Medium to Express Heartfelt Emotions
When words fail to express the deepest emotions and desires remain unexpressed; cards always succeed in putting forth hidden embers of the heart in a most impressive way. One goes through a potpourri… (More)

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Dear Florist4Us.com Readers,

Welcome to the Flower Newsletter (12/31/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: Florist4Us.com.

Flower News

Irises
By Guest:My irises are blooming, but I find that so many have turned “white”.
What has happened to the color?
Answer By The Flower Expert:Dear Sir/Madam, We do not know the exact reason, but we have seen that iris flowers change or mutate from one color to another, after a period of time, the pollen from other flowers will make the Iris flowers different. Extreme weather changes also effect the color change.But bearded Irises do not change the color, even when extreme weather changes. (More)

Cosmo seeds
By Guest:My son planted cosmo seeds in a small 4″ clay pot. I wanted to plant them in my garden, any suggestions when I should do this.
Answer By The Flower Expert:Dear Sir/Madam,I think the cosmos seedlings when are more than 8 inches in height , can be transplanted to other place for growth. (More)

Floralite
By Cheryl:I want to pick fresh flowers and put on tables. should i pick friday morning, put in floralite and keep cool or will they be wilty? just do sat morning and no florallite for that evening?
Answer By The Flower Expert:Dear Cheryl,You can pluck the flowers the day before the wedding, and place the flowers in the vase with the flower food. This helps the flowers to remain fresh the next morning. (More)

California Gears Up for Annual Rose Parade
A colorful New Year’s Day traditionIn California, preparations are underway for the annual Rose Parade, a colorful New Year’s Day tradition. Volunteers are working around the clock to decorate parade floats with flowers, plants and other organic materials.Hundreds of thousands of people will line the streets of Pasadena to see the flower-covered floats, marching bands and equestrian units. (More)

Flower Articles

Conserving Water With Your Landscape Irrigation System
Many people are concerned with the overuse and waste of water. This has been a hot topic for years. There are water restrictions in many parts of the U.S. during times of drought. Regardless of restrictions, the need to water your landscape and/or garden is still a must. (More)

Tips to Improve Passive Greenhouse Heating With Heat Sinks
Passive heating is one of two greenhouse heating methods, the other one being the active method. The main difference between the two is on the power source. Where passive heating relies on the power of the sun, active heating depends on the power of electricity to generate heat. (More)

Pruning Grapes the Right Way
What does pruning grapes the right way mean? It covers all questions as to why pruning is required, the best seasons to prune, why is it necessary to increase the bud count and more. (More)

Tips on How to Grow Grapes
How to grow grapes will walk you through 6 important tips on how to grow grapes. Each of the grape growing tips is simple yet profound. Make sure you read through them carefully and think over what’s being said. (More)

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