Category Archives: Flowers

6 Easy Step To Growing Sunflower

March 17, 2009 – 8:31 am

Not all sunflower seeds are created equal. Open your package of seeds and lay the seeds out on a table and you will notice that they are all different sizes. One way to ensure even growth and the strongest fastest growing plants is to germinate your seeds before planting. By germinating your seeds before planting [...]

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Orchid Planting For Hobby Growers

March 15, 2009 – 9:48 am

Hobby growers should try growing hybrids of Phalaenopsis, Paphiopedilum, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Vanda and Epidendrum. Phalaenopsis orchids are excellent for beginners. They may produce up to 15 or more flowers per spike. The flowers measure up to four inches across. Flowers may remain open for six weeks or longer. Frequently when a spike is cut, a [...]

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Ornamental Cherries Planting

March 12, 2009 – 12:44 pm

Ornamental Cherries are one of the popular flowering trees for the small garden. They come in a lot variety of shapes and sizes, and include several quite small trees. They are easy to grow, hardy, disease resistant, generally pest free and need just a little pruning. Some also attract butterflies to the garden, providing food [...]

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Planting Beautiful Roses

March 5, 2009 – 9:52 am

Rose is the symbol of love and beauty. Rose is considered sacred to some god in Greek mythology, such as Isis and Aprodite. In the UK, rose become the national flower and used as a symbol of national rugby team and Rugby Football Union in England. In Canada, the wild rose is the flower of [...]

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Jasmine Flower

February 26, 2009 – 5:16 pm

In Italy, casablanca jasmine (Jasminum officinalle), called the Spanish Jasmine planted in 1692 to be made as perfume. In 1665 white jasmine (J. sambac) was cultivated in the UK which is introduced by Casimo Duke de Medici. In 1919 J. Parkeri jasmine found in the North West Indian, then cultivated in England in 1923. Among [...]

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