Archive for April, 2008

What Is This Berry Looking Vine?

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Ask the Expert: What blooms w/ raspberries but has white on leaves
This looks like a ‘berry’ vine but is blooming with what looks like small white berries in a cluster. The leaves have white on them as well. Some of these are growing with rose bushes and some right along with the raspberry vines. I just moved to this house one year ago and am interested in identifying this.

Thanks! Jeanene

Wilted Peace Lily - What Is The Problem?

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Ask the Expert: Is my lily dying?

I repotted my lily a week ago and it has been wilting ever since. The soil I used was garden soil miracle grow. The soil is moist I don’t think it’s over watered. Could it just be in shock? If so how long should it take to come out of it. Some of the leaves are starting to turn yellow.

Becky

English Garden Florist Introduces New Wedding Website

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The English Garden Florist introduces TEGWeddings.com - a new website that showcases the shop’s Wedding and Event flower business.

Flower Shop Network member, The English Garden Florist of Raleigh, North Carolina has just launched TEGWeddings.com, a new online resource for couples in search of a wedding florist in the Raleigh/Durham Triangle, North Carolina area. The new wedding site offers prospective brides and grooms the ability to learn more about The English Garden Florist and their capabilities through an online gallery and testimonials from past customers.

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Florists Can Blossom During Prom Season

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

It’s hardly news to anyone that prom remains one of the biggest events in a teenager’s life. These young adults, with their mass of disposable income, spend months planning the perfect evening for themselves and their prom dates. To them, prom would be incomplete without the perfect dress or tuxedo, shoes, hair, ride, and matching corsages and boutonnières. This is where the florist can make the difference between fancy trimming and shabby accessories.

Prom Wrist Corsages

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The Greatest Natural Wonder: Celebrating Earth

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

It’s Earth Day again! Time now to celebrate the rich beauty and the fullness of this great planet that daily sustains the lives of millions of inhabitants. With such a remarkable and rewarding existence, it is no wonder that April 22 marks the yearly celebration of such a fascinating home.

My older brother and I were sitting around discussing “green” politics one day—a practice not at all unusual or uncommon. The topic of Earth Day and Arbor Day spawned such (more…)

Secretary’s Day: More Than A Simple Thank You

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

I may not have a secretary but I’ve been one, and the simple pleasure that comes from an employer’s appreciation is worth its weight in gold. Sometimes it is hard to find the right words to show an employee how valuable their efforts really are. Administrative professional, clerical assistant, secretary—whatever title graces the placard, the right hand (more…)

Let the Daffodils Go Free

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Ask the Expert: tie off daffodils?
After 27 years in Florida we moved to mid Georgia where gardening is a whole different game. My neighbor told me she was told that after the daffodil blooms die to tie the green in a bundle by knotting it together. I thought it needed the greenery to develop new bulbs. What is correct?  Kathy

One Man’s Weed Is Another Man’s Lucky Shamrock.

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Ask the Expert: What Is This?

I am an RE agent and a client left this plant behind when they moved. Each flower has 3 pedals which are a purplish color. The pedals close up at nite and open in the sunlight. They have long, thin stems. The client let it go and I am now trying to “bring it back”. Would love to know what it is and how to care for it. Chris

Mystery Flower Oxalis

Photos sent by Chris

Oxalis

Oxalis - Love Plant

Brown Blooms On A Peace Lily

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Ask the Expert: peace lily
My peace lily has the blooms turning dark brown.even the new baby blooms.i bottom feed, and let the plant dry in between waterings. What can I do? does the water for feeding have to be free of chlorine?
Thank you Margaret

Dropping Peace Lily

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Ask the Expert: peace lily

we have a peace lily at work that has been watered too much and is really looking very droopy. What can we do to save it? I removed it from its pot and repotted it with new soil. Will it make it?

Thanks Elaine