Flower News Archive - May 2008

MuskogeePhoenix

Expressions such as "red as a beet" and "cool as a cucumber" are common ways to use plant names in everyday conversation.

Deccan Herald

A herb garden incorporated in your landscaping is a delightful feature with its attractive foliage and flowers with fragrance, which is a bonus.

Dallas News

It's not too late to fill your garden with color that will last through the sultry summer season.

Mail Online

They are taking over our waterways, hunting down our native animals and spreading disease. So fearsome is the invasion of foreign plants, animals and insects that combating it costs Britain £2billion a year, the Government said yesterday.

SCNow

Wildlife biologists, foresters, extension agents and other natural resource professionals are increasingly turning to native plant species when managing land for wildlife, aesthetics, forage, etc.

English_Xinhua

Uganda is to introduce a 10-year tax holiday for flower sector in the next financial budget aimed at boosting the ailing sector amid fierce competitions from neighboring countries.

Examiner

The toothache plant can add a touch of whimsy to borders and blends nicely with oranges and orange-reds.

Independent.ie

The flower is very distinctive, with five tubes, five pointed petals just behind and five long spurs from the flower.

Inside Bay Area

The first thing that often comes to mind when one thinks of a cactus is the giant saguaro ? tall arms curving upward, large spines that warn creatures not to get close.

Thaindian News

The cold winter has given way to a balmy spring and India's often troubled Kashmir Valley is awash with colour - nowhere more than its latest attraction, Asia's largest tulip garden on the banks of the Dal Lake in the state's summer capital Srinagar.

Niagara Falls Review

Dogwood trees (Cornus) are a family of genteel flowering trees that will brighten a shady garden. Short in stature and blessed with a graceful profile, fascinating history, decadent spring flowers, attractive fruit and red fall colouring, a dogwood might just be the ideal tree for a shaded, suburban garden.

Times Online

Don't limit yourself to nasturtiums window boxes are perfect for everything from alpine strawberries to houseleeks

Jacksonville News

Although hydrangeas are considered the ugly ducklings of winter, the spring transformation is worth the wait. From May into July, they are a mass of large sphere-shaped flowers in shades of red, pink, blue or white.

wnywired

If you have noticed a lull in your garden in late spring and early summer, you are not alone. After the spring-flowering bulbs such as crocuses, daffodils, tulips and hyacinths have faded and the summer flowers are yet to arrive, there may be empty spaces.

TCPalm

Common spiderwort is among the most common wildflowers found in the Eastern United States. Some folks consider it a weed; others find it a beautiful addition to landscapes and gardens.

Lake Country Calendar

It takes good quality soil, plenty of watering and a minimum of care to have beautiful flowers.

kingscorecord

Have you ever noticed that no matter how many tulips you plant in the fall, in the spring it's just never enough.

Canadian news

Luscious colours of new cultivars allow gardeners to make delicious contrasts.

Pensacola News Journal

Gardeners are often unhappy about how their grass and other plants look in shady areas, especially under trees. People can spend a lot of money, time and effort trying to make sun-loving plants grow in shady areas.

Canadian news

There's always so much to do in the spring garden, but don't forget a couple of essential jobs that should be done if you want your spring bulbs and flowering shrubs to prosper for a long time.

Orillia Today

May flowers are more appreciated than any others throughout the year.

Organic Gardening

Edible flowers add a special touch to salads. Once the salad has been tossed with dressing, pick off petals from edible flowers and toss them on top. Many flowers have a strong flavor, so use a light hand when adding them to a salad.

Telegraph.co.uk

The month of May belongs to the tulip, but there are other bulbs that can add something different to the borders at a time when the summer perennials have not yet hit their stride.

Atlanta News

Summer is just around the corner and it's time to think about seasonal color. If you garden in the shade, sometimes this can be challenging, but there are a host of annuals with striking foliage, colorful flowers and interesting forms that grow happily in low light conditions.

The Star Online

It is a plant with an awful stench but its beauty is enough to stop nature-lovers in their tracks.

9NEWS

In a world of chaos and unrest, the toddlers and kindergarten aged kids are learning about world peace through planting.

allAfrica

High production costs and stagnant prices on the international market may soon push flower investors into alternative investments as the sector continues to register declining exports and revenue for the third consecutive year running.

Argus Leader

Take a look around. The warmer weather has teased flowers open, trees are beginning to bloom, the grass is growing and fears that we'll never see spring are forgotten.

The Sunday Mail

As we eagerly look forward to the arrival of summer with its peonies, hydrangea and garden roses, let's not forget the gorgeous flowers of the season coming to an end.

Telegraph.co.uk

Euphorbia polychroma is a great mound of yellow-green that lasts the best part of a month, fading gracefully for a month or so after that. Like all euphorbias, the colour we see is not that of the flowers, but of the long-lasting bracts that enclose the flowers.

The Truro Daily

In the few days leading up to the second Sunday in May florists are kept on the move with a steady call for fresh flowers.

Canadian news

Every woman loves flowers, and moms are no different. But just like people, daffodils, roses, tulips and daisies each have their own personality. The difference between a great Mother's Day bouquet and an amazing Mother's Day bouquet is choosing blooms that match her style.

Popular Science

Flowers are known to attract pollinating insects through a variety of means, from alluring fragrances and nectar to vibrant colors and shapes.

The Carrboro Citizen

Holly flowers are really neat. Though not big and showy like dogwoods and magnolias, once you have looked closely at a cluster of holly flowers you may get hooked on looking forward to them each spring.

Forbes

This Mother's Day, the flowers you send to your mother were very likely grown in South America--and they may have been picked or bundled by a mother there.

Lynchburg News

Soil and weather conditions are ideal for gardening in May. Seeds are more likely to sprout than rot as the soil gets warmer this month.

Commodity Online

For the Kanchanjunga Floritech Society, Daramdin, winning the State level entry in the first International Florishow organized by Government of Sikkim from 14-16 March 2008 at Saramsa came as a huge surprise for the rose flower growers.

canada.com

What's a garden without roses? Well, some people do love the serene green and cool shade of a woodland garden, but there is nothing like a rose garden for inspiring love and romance and for communicating the sumptuous abundance of summer. Everyone has their own idea of the perfect rose.

CBS 11

Wedding season is right around the corner. But as money grows tighter in these tough economic times, dreams of a wonderful wedding with fabulous fresh flowers are wilting for many brides.

canada.com

Flowering bulbs are a major component of a garden's visual impact. They are the subterranean treasures that emerge from below ground to bloom beautifully year after year.

Dallas Morning News

Just like the candles on a birthday cake, a container bursting with seasonal color is the first thing you see in a landscape. It grabs the spotlight, drawing attention away from problem areas, and it is the easiest and least expensive way to add seasonal color.

AuburnPub

Every year Americans seem to recite "April showers bring May flowers" in anticipation of spring. We enjoy spotting the first green sprouts foreshadowing beautiful flower blooms that are a sure sign of rejuvenation and new life.

Athens Review

Roses are red, violets are blue, flowers aren?t just for picking anymore, they're tasty, too.

KOLD

If you give flowers as a gift you are viewed as more successful, caring, and emotionally intelligent, according to a Rutgers University, New Jersy study.

toledoblade

Early spring planting can be exciting at ground level thanks to annuals and perennials. But look up. Is your yard bare up there? Time to plant a few early-flowering trees and shrubs.

Washingtonpost

Air pollution interferes with the ability of bees and other insects to follow the scent of flowers to their source, undermining the essential process of pollination, a study by three University of Virginia researchers suggests.

Independent.ie

The flower is very distinctive, with five tubes, five pointed petals just behind and five long spurs from the flower.

Seacoast Online

The canna, the old-fashioned bedding flower, is coming back into favor after having been banished for awhile with Victorian houses.

The Star Online

It is a plant with an awful stench but its beauty is enough to stop nature-lovers in their tracks.