Flowers Blog

Afloral.com has created a new site for those who are not exactly informed in the field of flowers, FlowerstothePeople.com. This site is host to all kinds of information on types and names of flowers. There is also a photo gallery, advice on sending flowers, and flower care tips.

FlowerstothePeople.com is best site to find information on how to send flowers, and other for finding resources on flowers. There are in depth descriptions on which kind of flower is appropriate for which person or occasion, and of course the price these blooms can be purchased at.

Meanings of flowers and tips on caring for them are also included in this site. There is also a specific section dedicated to roses, with facts about the flower and just about every type.

Also included is advice on flowers for weddings, flower associations, schools, and state flowers.

Afloral.com provides most of the silk flowers for Upstate New York, and with their success in this aspect of business they decided to expand to the internet. They have a vast expanse of knowledge extending from years of experience.

The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, is a great event to go to for those who are looking for new ideas for their gardens, or for new tips on gardening.

Every year at the festival there are a multitude of seminars on gardening, people from all over the United States attend, and speak; even the horticulturalists for Disney have been at the show.

There are many colorful flower displays — one nautical flag display houses as much as 75,000 plants and bedding flowers. There are floating gardens, which are put out each spring, and housed in the nursery during the year.

Along with the colorful flower gardens there is a butterfly garden area, where guests can experience the beauty of butterflies up close, as they fly among the flowers.

According to Debbie Mola-Mickler, one of the horticulturalists and presenters at the festival, after the flower displays the seminars are not to be missed.

However for those looking for some gardening inspiration will have to wait until June 3rd to visit the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.

[Via: CFnews13]

There was strange weather and even stranger music to start off the Woodland Tulip Festival in Washington, making for a lively start of the annual event.

The show is held every year at Holland America Bulb Farms and there are many kinds of tulips featured — all the colors of the rainbow are present.

This year the festival began with a blast of cool windy weather. Russell Prewitt, a bagpiper, provided the music for the visitors of the farm. There was really no explanation for the Scottish bagpipes introducing the Tulips from Holland. Prewitt simply said, "It's a haunting sound. Whether you are playing in the forest or in the tulips it just fits."

Admissions are free for the festival, and it was only supposed to last for a week but has been extended.

Though only the tougher tulip lovers came out as the weather has been fairly nasty for the time of the festival with a couple of hailstorms to make things worse.

The tulips have been protected from the hail with the help of an anti-hail machine, allowing the sightseers the best of the tulips.

Many children and adults attended the festival, buying fresh cut, and potted flowers. In addition to the flowers there was food and drink to keep the crowds entertained.

[Via: The Columbian]

Sometimes it is difficult to define exactly which flowers are new and which aren't. A lot of flowers that are advertised as being "new" have actually been in existence for a long time. Though, they may have been very rare and extremely expensive. Very frequently, they are just given different names and put out on the market again. This year many of those tempting flowers are out in stores and easy to get to.

The first and most exciting flower is the Pink Octopus, being a very beautiful, candy-pink, swirling petals.

The Pashmir is not a hybrid, but was found in India. It is appearing in the United States for the first time; it has very eye-catching bright blue petals and is extremely sturdy.

Scabiosas are perennials that grow for quite a long time. Their blooms resemble pincushions. They are a popular choice for cut flowers and bouquets; they require quite a bit of water, but give unending blooms in return.

The first among cone shaped flowers is the Coconut Lime. It is a small, tough plant with ruffled double flowers, which have a pale green coloring. This flower is especially pleasant as it attracts butterflies.

The most interesting flower is the Ultra Violet. This is a naturally bred hybrid and it's the hummingbirds that are responsible for breeding this flower, by transporting pollen from one flower to the other to create a new plant. It blooms until there is frost, with pinkish violet flowers.

[Via: The Seattle Times]

The Dixon May Fair has been around for years, the cut-flower contest bringing many contestants. Flowers anywhere, from miniature red roses to weeds have been entered in the various categories of arrangement. The fair is held from the 8th of May to the 11th.

Though the paperwork for the fair is due fairly early on, the contestants and exhibitors deliver their arrangements only a day before the fair.

One of the oldest exhibitors at the fair is 101 years old. Almost everybody calls Letha Cannon of Dixon, "Grandma." According to tradition she has entered African violets every year. This year her daughter Ruth Leber will enter as well.

There are many divisions in this contest, perennials, tall bearded iris, flowering shrubs, annuals, petunias, pansies, and violas, with the most popular being miniature roses.

There is a special category for those who are not so at home in the garden called, "largest weed." The only rule is that the exhibitor must know what type of weed they are showing. The giant reed is one the largest types of weeds found on the banks of creeks.

This is one of the oldest fairs in the state of Texas at 133 years of age.

[Via: DailyDemocrat]