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10 easy flowers to grow at home!

July 21st, 2015

Growing plants at home from seeds gives a great satisfaction and enhances our gardens too. This is an inexpensive way to have some gorgeous flowers at home. There are many flowers, which you can reseed, and they come back year after year. So, here are 10 flowers you can grow at home.

  • California Poppies: A popular native of California, these flowers thrive in dry and sandy soil. Plant seeds as soon as possible. The ideal time to grow them is in the spring. California poppies usually reseed and show up in the driest corners of your garden. Happy planting!

 

  • Cosmos: If you want to grow heat-loving Cosmos flowers, then use any average soil. If your soil is too rich, they won’t grow well. Grow these lovelies during the late summer days and add some dash in your garden.
  • Calendula: These yellow or orange edible flower petals are to be grown in cooler temperatures. Plant the seeds during late spring and make sure to deadhead these flowers so that they bloom for a longer time

 

  • Four o clocks: These stunning and fragrant flowers open on cloudy days. Plant these seeds mid-summer and you will see Hummingbirds in your garden.
  • Hyacinth beans: These pretty vines grow 10 to 15 feet so you will need some support in the garden for this plant. If the pods are leftover of the plant over the winter season, it often reseeds again next year.
  • Morning Glories: Blue, purple and white, these are some of Morning Glories. They are a true beauty for your garden and are sown in full sun locations. It is recommended that you soak the seeds overnight before you plant.

 

  • Nasturtiums: This edible plant is worth growing in your garden. Add some spicy and peppery taste to salads, eggs and soups with the use of Nasturtiums petals. Usually, spring is the ideal season to grow this plant and make sure your soil isn’t too nitrogen rich. Otherwise, you will have more leaves than flowers.
  • Sweet Peas: Sweet scented and romantic looking Sweet Peas add a charm to spring gardens. Plant the seeds during late winter or spring and make sure you have fresh soil. This plant requires support for their stems and need rich soil.
  • Sunflowers: This glowing yellow sun loving flowers are best grown during full sun seasons. Attractive to several bees and birds, they are drought tolerant and very hardy. Sunflowers too can be used in cooking purposes. But make sure too many bees do not surround this plant in your garden otherwise you will not be able to utilise them.
  • Zinnias: This popular and beautiful flower is grown in rich soil and needs a lot of sun. They are one of the most easy to grow flowers by seeds. If you love butterflies, then Zinnias are like a magnet to them and will hover around the flower a lot.

You can grow some of these flowers and make bouquets and send it to loved ones. You can also get next day flower delivery in UK through the online companies.

 

 

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Explore myriad types of yellow flowers!

July 15th, 2015

Flowers are the beautiful gift from God dotting the globe with its natural beauty. Flowers are special in so many ways. They give vibrant hues to the greenery against the green backdrop and bring an instant smile on anyone’s face. Flowers form a part of the gifts and bouquets are thought to be an ideal item in anyone list of presents. Amongst all kinds of flowers, yellow ones hold a special significance owing to the bright yellow aura that they exhibit. All the more yellow flowers stand as a symbol of friendship and hence are considered to be universal gifting flower option. In the present scenario, there is plethora of options of sending  online flowers in UK thanks to the umpteen online portals that process request for a particular colour of flower delivery.

If yellow is your colour, there are diverse types of yellow flowers, which are available offering myriad choices to choose from. Here is a list of some of them:

  • Aquilegia Plant– Also known as yellow star, this plant looks really unique in form. With a combination of bud forming and fully bloomed petals, the entire ensemble looks simply amazing. The centre of the plant has thin files of strands that conspicuously add glamour to the entire set up. If you want a unique yellow flower, this can be your pick.
  • Corydalis Plant– Canary like feather forming plant, Corydalis looks stunning occurring in a clamp form. The flower has a different kind of petals, which portray a bell like form with curvaceous structure. Teamed up with leafy greens, it forms the apt option for a bouquet.
  • Calendula Plant– Resembling the porcupine like structure, the Calendula looks amazing in its yellowish orange tinge. Thin petals flare out to create a bundle that is a feast for the eyes. It can be gifted along with other flowers or a single one can be presented. This can also be planted in gardens for a surreal appeal
  • Crocus Bulbs– With the vertical petals conglomerating to form a flower that is dipped in dash of vibrant colours, to ooze out a breeze of natural aura. These require very less maintenance and are available during the early spring season. The best ones are those that have yellow petals with a thin red hue marking the border.
  • Daffodil– Daffodil flowers are one of a kind with the lighter shade yellow petals encompassing a heavy shade interior to get an appeal that is marvellous. Daffodils are usually available in the month of January and they are best known for their haunting smell which entices one and all
  • Alyssum Montanum– A clustered form with tiny petals and buds which look best when a bunch of them are struck together is the Alyssum Montanum. It forms a kind of foliage, with the striking yellow colour, enhancing the green leaves to exemplify nature’s beauty

These are some of the amazing yellow flowers which can be gifted, planted or just looked at for their serene beauty. Bright sunshine yellow creates a dazzling effect which is surely remarkable, so go and get your yellow flower today!

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Select perfect birthday flowers according to Zodiac Sign

June 26th, 2015

Flowers are always a good choice when used as a gift, whether it is a birthday, wedding, congratulating moment, baby shower, get well soon or any other. When choosing flowers for birthday wish, one might get confused which bouquet to select. It’s a good idea to follow the liking for the person, but there is one other interesting way around to doing so. If you wish to make next day flower delivery UK then select the flowers according to zodiac.  Everyone now a day is excited about their zodiac signs and tries to follow the things accordingly. The signs of the zodiac tell us the predictable characteristics of a person and there are a number of flowers which are likely to suit each sign perfectly. Choosing a birthday flower according to the zodiac is an interesting gift that will be different from the other gifts and the receiver will be impressed by the selection of your choice.

ARIES (March 21 – April 20):

Aries are having bad tempered, but high in energy. No one can challenge their commitment power and challenging ability. Honeysuckle is the flower of Aries. Same like the flowers they naturally attract other towards them by their charm and grace. With their stunning confidence everyone gets attracted towards them. Just as bees can’t resist the lure of the honeysuckle – people can’t resist your energy.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20):

They are sensitive and friendly people. They love to share the happiness of life with others. Their esthetic sense is very good. They appreciate artwork and have a distinctive thinking about things that others might think ordinary. They think out of the box. Poppy is the flower that matches their personality. Those with the flower sign of the poppy are very strong too, and can weather any storm because of their patience and headstrong nature. The other flower are rose and foxglove flower.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21):

They are the artistic kind of people. They are having two sided personality. They are very thoughtful, creative and have great imaginations. Lavender is the flowers which make a perfect gift for their birthday.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22):

They are jolly and sweet natured people. They don’t have anger in them. White color is a perfect to describe them. They are peaceful and sensitive. The white rose is the flower for them according to zodiac.

LEO (July 23 – August 22):

They love to rule. They are powerful and have a dominant personality. Their birth flower is the sunflower. Just like sunflower they know how to reach to the top of any position and they are ready to take any challenge. Same a sunflower face the bring sun whole day long.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 23):

They are people with loving and caring nature. They like perfection in everything. They hate irregularity and abrupt plans. Unsurprisingly the flowers attributed to Virgo are small and tidy such as buttercups, narcissus and chrysanthemums. The flower bouquet for them should be organized well to match their nature.

LIBRA (September 24 – October 23):

They love the balance in life. They are the biggest supporter of justice. They want systematic process and hate haphazard plans. Bluebells, daisies and large roses are associated with this zodiac sign.

SCORPIO (October 24 – November 22):

They are mysterious and unpredictable. They are highly intelligent and sharp. They keep a bad grudge and never forgive people. Scorpios are dark horses, being rather mysterious some might say.

Dark red geraniums and honeysuckle are all associated birthday flowers.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 – December 21):

They are very loving and truly passionate. They are cool as water and hot as fire. When they like someone they can die for him, but when they hate anyone they will make world hell for him. They are an extremist. They don’t like to share their stuff. Carnation truly matches their personality. With the variety of colors, carnation shows versatile nature of the zodiac sign.

CAPRICORN: December 22 – January 20

They are very wise people. They never take any decisions that are not beneficial for them. They listen to everyone but do what they want to do.Pansies, ivy flowers, knapweed and heartsease are all favorites that are associated with Capricorns.

AQUARIUS(January 21 – February 19):

They are open minded and open heart kind of people. They don’t like bothering them self and the others. For them their comfort level is very important. They are positive thinker. That’s why Orchids are attached to this zodiac sign.

PISCES(February 20 – March 20):

Lively and funny these two words describe them to the full. They don’t like calm and pease in like. They are fun loving and want hustle and bustle of life.  Water lilies, poppies, moss, lilac, orchids and even rhubarb are known as birth flowers to a Pisces
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Celebrate the National Rose month June, by planting more & more Roses.

June 26th, 2015

The most beautiful way to celebrate the national rose month is by planting rose plant and taking care of the rose flowers. A lawn with an amazing display to colorful roses shows your love and affection to the plant. If you have your own garden and pot planted with the royal rose flowers then you can send flowers cheap to loved ones on any occasion by making an arrangement out of your own collection.

 Rose is considered the king of flowers. It has its unique beauty; royalty and fragrance which make it compete over the other.  June is considered the national rose month as it is the perfect time of the year on which roses are in their full bloom.  Fortunately, roses are easy to grow plant. There are few steps; if you follow them correctly, you will enjoy your own blooming roses in your pot or garden.

Understanding the rose’s ability to undergo different conditions:

There are more than 100 varieties of rose. So when you plan to plant a rose, first understand its kind and study the ideal conditional for its growth. The garden center from where you buy a pot of rose can also give you expert opinion on that. In general, roses flourish well in warm weather. So if you live in a northern climate, then it’s very tricky to grow a rose. Roses grow best on landscapes.

Select rose type:

Rose has different sizes and sizes. Some come in bunches other grow in the form individual flower.If you want to grow the traditional long, thick-stemmed variety, you’ll want to choose hybrid tea roses which are the best for cutting long-stemmed arrangements.

Basic conditions:

The way your rose will grow deeply depends on the conditions of sun, soil and water.  It is the plant which loves sun. Rose needs at least six hours of sunlight to flourish well. The Rose plant needs a lot of water. It grows best in moist soil with a good drainage. If the water will stand in, it will weaken the roots of the plant.

Planting in the Garden:

It is vital for successful plantation that the roots of the rose plant are wet. It’s good to soak them in water overnight before plantation.  Dig a large hold so that the roots get fit in comfortably and then fill the hole with fertile soil and water the plant immediately after plantation.

Planting in pots:

Rose can be easily planted in pots. Make sure to place the pot in sunlight. And there should be a small hole at the base of the pot that allows excess water to drain out. Otherwise the roots will get damaged by too much moisture. It is recommended to put a deep plate at the base of the pot, so that the drained water can be used by the plant when needed.  It will keep the plant healthy and happy.

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Tradition of wedding anniversary gifts

June 16th, 2015

A wedding anniversary is the annual commemoration of a love bound that two people made. The importance of an anniversary and the way it is celebrated varies from one culture to another.

Convention has it that because each wedding anniversary signifies a milestone, a specific gift should be exchanged by the couple or gifted to them by their family and friends. No one exactly knows how these stories and old wives takes their place. The main thought behind it is that the materials of the gift for each wedding anniversary correspond with the strength and quality of the marriage at that stage. For instance, fundamentalists believe that a gift of paper or made of paper for a couple’s first wedding anniversary represent the delicate and fragile nature of relationships.

There are many people who still follow this tradition of materials and some use to take ideas out on them on mile stone wedding anniversaries like 1st, 5th 25th, 50th and 75th. The tradition of material according to wedding years is as follows, according to U.S and U.K.

Anniversary UK UK
1st Cotton Paper
2nd Paper Cotton
3rd Leather Leather
4th Flowers Silk
5th Wood Wood
6th Sugar Iron
7th Wool Wool
8th Bronze Bronze
9th Copper Potter
10th Tin Tin
15th Crystal Crystal
20th China China
25th Silver Silver
30th Pearl Pearl
35th Coral Jade
40th Ruby Ruby
45th Sapphire Sapphire
50th Gold Gold
75th Diamond Diamond

Gifting is not confined to the traditional material only. Many people don’t even bother about them and buy what they love to give.  When thinking for an anniversary gift, flowers and chocolates are the most popular. A friend of mine lives in abroad with his family in the UK. Unfortunately, he is always not at the hometown on his wedding anniversary. He used to send online flowers UK to his wife. The interesting part of the gift is that the number of flowers is always equal to the number of wedding years.

You can always complement your wedding gift with flowers, chocolates, cakes and balloon for an added effect. The tradition of using the material as a wedding gift can easily be used by gifting something awesome in that material that is according to the time and taste of the receiver. Gifting according to this traditional list is a fun and the gifts will be remembered with the years of celebrations.

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