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Offsetting your Carbon footprint may be the most environmentally friendly thing one can do. This could also be one of the most important things one could do for their family, or even their country. Setting an example from the ground up is one of the best ways to invoke change, and as small as it might be, one can also deliver flowers to loved ones and offset the carbon impact of that

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Spring's buds of flowers...A fully bloomed daffodil is quite a sight! The following is a link to flowers pics by me, Pinky. Have fun, it's new so check back often or subscribe to the various blog update services.

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Today is the official day for Administrative Professional's Day, and quite often these seasoned pros do receive flowers and plants from their high powered executives. There is usually a week of activities and gift giving as well as other sentiments of appreciation. Flowers and plants are probably the smartest gift to give to the administrative professional for 1 reason: greater productivity.

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I do not want this to become a flower blog full of doomsday posts, and this is probably the 2nd or 3rd post out of many that seems to highlight of potentially harmful changes to come, but it seems that there are many areas of the world that are seeing the timing of seasonal changes starting to vary, as well as the warming and cooling seasons vary. One example is that in some areas of New York

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Once again, it is time to start thinking about your flowers for your sweety. You'll be on your way to a pressure free evening if you can get the flowers delivered to your sweety's workplace. Otherwise, you'll really have to work hard to make her forget that you did not send flowers to her workplace. And, that will take more than just a nice dinner. May I throw out some suggestions? How about

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According to the California Cut Flower Commission, during fall time, flowers are sent most during Thanksgiving, followed up by Sweetest Day. The voting is still ongoing so for the latest results, please see: http://www.ccfc.org/ Something interesting to note about Sweetest Day is that it was started in the midwest, and seems to be forgotten in other areas of the country. This is interesting as

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I've been blessed with finding new sites that just radiate - in words - or in this particular case in art - flowers. This blog is all about flower drawings and seems to be from one artist who enjoys using watercolors in her pieces of art. The latest is an unidentifiable blue flower that looks as though it might be a rendition of hydrangeas, but you'll also find tulips in a dancing pitcher,

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Plants and their integration into one of our favorite beverages - root beer - is one of those recipes that has evolved over the years. Original root beers were a bit different than today's versions. Most of today's versions predominate with wintergreen, and some vanilla. Centuries ago they may have contained ginger, licorice, juniper berries, and usually predominated with Sassafras and

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I stumbled upon a new, and somewhat technical flower blog the other day. It offers insight into origins, history, and the use of flowers in modern times. One recent post goes so far as to reference the scientific name of the lisianthus used in the anime video game “Shuffle!”. As time goes on, this blog should turn out to be a very well rounded resource for those looking for more of this type

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This is the tree that we can thank for quinine, which most importantly was used to ward off malaria or cure those who had it. Today, it is thought to improve circulation and aid in digestion, and still used in hospitals today to help with circulation. The quinine is extracted from the bark of the Cinchona tree, and usually harvested at ten year intervals. It is also used in tonic water, which

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I’ve recently been intrigued by milkweed also known as Asclepias. While it grows as its name as a weed implies, as I’ve watched it go through its stages of growth, I see that it is a very utilitarian plant to the environment around it. Most namely, bees and butterflies relish in this plant as a food and shelter source. The white pinkish flowers that bud on this “weed”, are in small bunches and

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The weather is nice, and that means it's time to spend time outdoors in the garden or on the trails, or in the parks. Finding and eating edible flowers can be one of the many enjoyable outdoor activities. Commonly known edibles are roses, daisies, and violas. For safety from pesticides and other potentially harmful chemicals, one should ensure that the petals are free from other human

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Let's face it, a wedding without flowers is like a beach without sand. However, this is usually one of the final decisions and probably the most skimped on components of the big day. Trying to squeeze another 500 or 1000 bucks out of the budget becomes more of a struggle of principle than being another drop in the bucket. Perhaps it should be this way. You only get to enjoy the flowers for a

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Lately, I've been on a fennel kick with cooking, and I find it most enjoyable with salmon. The mellow licorice flavor is a delightful balance to the sweet richness in salmon. The local grocer does not always have a trustworthy supply of it, so when they have it, I jump on it. The flowers of fennel, which you won't see at the grocery store, are a sort of canary yellow with a hint of green. The

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I just discovered this blog directory that contains many other home and garden related blogs that may be of interest to you. This Blog Directory also has a plethora of other categories which you could spend the next 5 years perusing. Happy Blogging Folks!

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Well, we've done loused it up again. Yes, that's right folks. Our unnatural manipulation of pollination - trucking colonies of bees around the country, or countries is starting to see a very natural result: disease. Disease in bees and disease in flowers and crops. This just disgusts me. We are smarter than this, and now we've got to figure out a solution to another problem we created.

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I stumbled upon a flower topic with many unanswered questions that deserves its own blog. Time after time, someone asks me these questions, and I find it tedious to repeat myself so without further adieu I welcome you to find out how to send flowers.

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I stumbled upon this creative Valentine's Day gift idea and just had to let you know about it. This Bluegrass artist has come up with a way to take used guitar strings and make a lovely flower bouquet. I would call it more of a flower sculpture , but art is in the eye of the beholder, right?

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Since it's just around the corner, the cliche of red roses for Valentine's Day doesn't seem to be going anywhere. As a matter of fact, even though most women take it for granted, they'll also notice it if they don't receive them. Delivering roses at the workplace seems to be the most prevalent method, but more and more people are sending roses to the restaurant of the evening for a nice

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This year as many of us have had to deal with crop damage, plant and tree damage, mother nature reminds us of who is in charge. While unfortunate, it is quite amazing how 3/4 of an inch of ice accumulation on a tree or plant can injure it for the coming blooming and/or fruiting season. The branches and vines become brittle and do their best to hold to the trunk, but quite often a strong wind

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Your flowers and garden don't need an expensive spray, or toxic concoction. What they need is a guard dog, or at least some of the neighbors dog's droppings and/or shedding fur. Yep. That'll keep the deer away from your buds, fruit and other edibles. I've tried it multiple times and it works. The problem is that we are encroaching on what used to be the deer's land with our growth into the

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There has been some limited interest in my blog here, and I just wanted to post some more information here on this blog. I'm not a flower expert. I love flowers and plants. Flowers and plants are exponentially complex living things that provide us with medicine, beauty, knowledge, pleasure, sight, sound, taste and touch. It's that simple and that complex all at once. Yes, I know that Rosemary

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Without a greenhouse, I find that winter is high time for planning spring gardening. I'll be planting a new garden this spring and visions of perrenials dance in my head, from rosemary to thyme, and of course lavender. All of my research tells me that sowing seeds of lavender will most likely result in an ununiform look. Propagating from cuttings seems to be the best way, but I have a feeling

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Toxicologists at the ASPCA have concluded that poinsettias will cause upset stomach and gastrointestinal irritation, but it is not the deadly poison that seemed to have reached urban myth status. Says the APCC’s Dana B. Farbman, CVT, “In reality, ingestions typically produce only mild to moderate gastrointestinal tract irritation in pets, which may include drooling, vomiting and diarrhea.” So

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As mentioned in one of my earlier posts this year, poinsettias can last and reflower for years with proper care. With improper care, poinsettias will not last very long at all. I went into a big box retailer recently, and noticed the poinsettia selection. They had very nice looking poinsettias for about 15 bucks, and then they had some ready for the grave at a discounted price. You'll see

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