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วันเสาร์ที่ 29 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2551

Flowerwhole Part Taking Care


Taking Care of Gerbera Daisies

Gerbera daisies are pretty flowers that can turn our garden into a visual delight! Read all about taking care of gerbera daisies.

Beautiful flowers can create a great atmosphere at any given occasions! Gerbera daisies are known for their bright, vibrant shades that can bring a smile across a face! These large daisies are amongst popular Flowers used for Flower arrangements and also make a great romantic gift idea! Their large flower heads are quite similar to sunflowers. The varied shades of bright yellows, gorgeous reds, lovely pinks and pristine whites are the most planted in many flower gardens. A strange fact about this beautiful flower is that sometimes, the petals of one particular flower can be in different shades. Growing these beautiful flowers in the garden will surely create a happy environment. However, you need to know some important points about taking care of gerbera daisies. We can take a look at the some tips and tricks related with the same. Taking Care of Gerbera Daisies: As is the case with many plants, gerbera daisies should be planted in well-drained soil. Avoid keeping the soil wet and squelchy at all times. One should water early on in the day so that the soil dries slightly during the day. A good drainage for the soil will help in proper growth of the plant. Gerbera daisies need partial to full sunlight. If in a pot, you can keep it by the sunny window side. The seeds can be planted around 10 weeks before the last frost. While planting, ensure you keep end of the seed pointed downwards. This is the time when the seeds need maximum light to germinate. You can plant them in pots and keep them indoors during the frost. Once the weather turns a little warm, the pots can be moved in the outdoors. When grown in the outdoors, gerbera daisies would need ample amount of water and regular fertilizers for the soil. This plant thrives well in cool temperatures however, if the temperature becomes too warm, you might not witness the beautiful blooms of the gerbera daisies. In case someone has gifted you a beautiful bouquet of gerbera flowers or you wish to keep some in a vase at home, ensure you choose a clean vase for it. Then, add some cool water to this. You need to trim the long stem as per the height of the vase. The stem should also be trimmed in a particular manner. Firstly, it should be cut underwater and another important point to note here is that it should be done at an angle of 45 degrees. Change the water everyday and also cut the stems again. To keep these gerbera flowers in full bloom for a longer period, add a teaspoon of sugar to the water. Also add 2 drops of liquid bleach for a gallon of water. When in a vase, the flowers should be kept in the cooler portion of the room. Avoid placing it in direct sunlight. Keep it away from areas that receive strong gusts of wind or objects that produce a lot of heat. With beautiful gerbera daisies all around, one is bound to feel fresh and happy at all times! Which is why, a pretty bouquet of gerbera daisies is an ideal gift for our loved ones!

วันเสาร์ที่ 15 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2551

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How to Choose a Flower Girl Dress
When selecting a flower girl dress for your wedding, there are many things to consider - the age and height of the flower girl, wedding colors, dress length, dress style, and so forth. The first step is to know what styles of flower girl dresses are available.
First one should know the roles for “Flower Girls”. There are really three distinct roles for little flower girls in a wedding. Flower Girl – a child attendant wearing a child-like dress in either Tea or Formal length who usually carries either a basket of petals to strew on the aisle or path announcing the arrival of the Bride. Miniature / Jr. Bride – a child dressed like a bride.
This role comes from medieval times as a decoy to lure evil spirits away from the Bride to avoid a curse on the marriage. She may wear a miniaturized version of the Bride’s gown or a edding-style gown complete with train and flowing headpiece. She carries a bouquet. Jr. Brides Maid – older girls certainly prefer this designation. The young ladies are usually dressed to coordinate more with the Brides Maids rather than in a full, fluffy little girl’s dress.
Types of dress: Selecting the right flower girl dress and accessories is an exciting time. Indeed it is a special day for the bride rather than the flower girl but what she wears will help her feel just that much more special and create memories for a life time. Traditionally and in many cultures yet today, the "little bride" look is desirable for flower girl.
It is usually a full satin gown with plenty of trimming and a frothy veil on her head. However that trend has now disappeared in many modern parishes. Today we're seeing a desire for clean lines and simple styles more in tea length than formal. Many feel that this helps focus the emphasis on the child and the meaning of the day. Sleeveless is also definitely popular in many locations.Light touches of beading are still very popular but it is not as 'standard' as it once was. More modern styles will include lovely dresses with an entirely different silhouette from the standard ballgown style. Selecting the Colors: White or ivory dresses are the most popular (always coordinated with the color of the Bride’s gown). There are many alternatives; consider the following:
A white or ivory dress and add a sash in a color close to the color of the Bride’s Maids dresses. It may be possible to order extra fabric from the company where you order the Bride’s Maids’ dresses to have sashes made up. Or, you can select a similar color from a child’s dress company; matching isn’t often that important.
A white or ivory flower-petal filled dress. Select flower petals in the color of the flowers everyone will carry or the color of the Bride’s Maids’ dresses. It is not necessary to have an exact match. When to Shop It is very important to shop early so you have the widest possible selection.
Start shopping in early October. Shop for her headpiece at the same time - once they are out of stock, they won't be available again this year. This will allow you time to think things through and order any style you want - even with extra dress length if necessary/available and still have time to make alterations before the day she wears it.

วันเสาร์ที่ 8 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2551

Flowerwhole Part Industry

The Philippine Flower Industry
The Philippines offers a vast selection of flora to the world. With the fast-paced technology, local horticulturists aid the country’s flower industry to grow even more. This article discusses the Philippines’ flower industry and how it strives to meet the local and international demands.
The Philippine flower industry has gone a long way since cut flowers were its major produce in the 1970s and growers were local hobbyists and plant enthusiasts. During the 1980s the flower industry became more commercialized as it generated huge profits and had lots of potential to earn foreign revenues. The land area of flower farms grew and growers adapted modern techniques and machinery to produce flowers both Filipinos and other people around the world can enjoy. Over the last two decades, growers and enthusiasts realized that the high return on investment, higher standards of living, rapid population growth, and an influx of tourists led to more fickle clients who only want high-standard cut flowers. For a period of nine years (1991 - 2000), fresh cut flowers and buds earned USD 371,281 annually. There was an increase in the domestic market’s demand for cut flowers and it grew to such an extent that the Philippines had no choice but to import flowers like orchids and chrysanthemums to meet the demand - particularly on Valentine’s Day, All Saint’s Day, school graduation months of March and April, and the Christmas season. All sorts of flowers from asters to roses are cultivated throughout the Philippines. Chrysanthemums, sampaguita, and gladiolas are grown in open fields or in the mountains north of Luzon. Roses and gerberas are grown in greenhouses because the structure protects them from the heavy rain and the intense summer heat. Jasmine and sampaguita carry heavy religious connotations and are strung into garlands to be offered to statues in churches. Gardens for these flowers are usually located along roadsides or near churches so the grower has an easier time selling them. Despite innovations and new technology, horticulturists in the Philippine flower industry still face a few constraints and challenges - especially small farmers. For one thing, structures like greenhouses have high costs that they cannot afford. The technology in the country still can’t handle some new varieties of flowers like calla and gerbera. While production technology can be imported, new agricultural chemicals need to be bought along with it. Combined with high import taxes, acquiring these can be very expensive. Even access to credit sources is a problem due to high interest rates on loans. Although the Philippine flower industry is already picking up, horticulturists still encounter problems meeting the local and worldwide demand for cut flowers. These issues need to be addressed so the country can cut down on import costs, and so the businesses of small growers can thrive as well as the big players in the Philippine flower industry. This article was written by Timothy Spencer for Island Rose - Flower Delivery Philippines. We hope you enjoyed this article and encourage you to visit our website. Through Island Rose, you can Deliver Flowers to Philippines or simply browse through our blog for more informative articles.

วันพุธที่ 5 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2551

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Rare Flower Found on Site is a Plant, Says Developer
When the sudden appearance of an endangered flower halted a controversial housing project in the heart of California's wine country, the developer, Scott Schellinger, suspected he was the victim of a plant. Now, after calling in experts from the state's fish and game commission, who have backed his findings, he is claiming that the "discovery" of rare and protected Sebastopol meadowfoam on the eight-hectare (20-acre) site near San Francisco was the work of opponents who transplanted the flowers from elsewhere. "It looked like a bad toupee," claimed one botanist, who observed the small, white flowers - latin name Limnanthes vinculans - growing through clods of "alien" soil. The row has escalated into a scandal known as Foamgate. The controversy has parallels with the Tom Sharpe farce Blott on the Landscape, in which opponents of a motorway project employ a variety of ruses to stop construction. But the residents of Sebastopol, a town of 7,800 environmentally conscious residents in the centre of Sonoma county's grape and apple growing region, deny wrongdoing. Bob Evans, a retired grammar school teacher and leading campaigner against the $70m (£38m) development, says he had come across the meadowfoam while walking his dog. "It's our job to protect endangered species," he said. "I didn't plant it. No one planted it. It's clearly a natural plant that grew there because that's where it belongs." But Mr Schellinger insists the reappearance of the bowl-shaped blooms is evidence that his opponents are desperate. "The people who planted it mistakenly believed that it would be the silver bullet that killed the project," he said. Sebastopol's council has ordered the parties to mediation to try to find a compromise that could include a scaled-down development. And the state has ordered that the plants be removed after deciding they were deliberately introduced. "They didn't belong there. It was appropriate to remove them," said Eric Larson, a regional manager of the California fish and game commission. But Mr Evans said an official from the California Native Plant Society and a professor of biology at Sonoma State University had visited the site and agreed the meadowfoam could not have been transplanted.