A genuine blue rose used to be impossible for gardeners to grow. Usually blue roses were “constructed” by simply adding blue dye to a white rose. Why couldn’t they be grown naturally? Because any type of blue flower contains a pigment known as ‘delphinidin,’ which is what makes them blue, but roses lack the necessary ...
Roses are my favorite flowers and I love them in all colors, shapes and sizes. Growing roses; however, can be a daunting task because rose bushes need the proper soil and nutrients to thrive. It is essential that you use a good rose fertilizer to feed your rose bushes each season. Rose fertilizers should contain ...
“Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun but you wouldn’t dream of pulling open the petals of the tightly closed buds and forcing them to blossom to your time line.” —Gloria Lemay, Birth Attendant What is ...
Every state in America has a capitol and state symbol, but what about nicknames for cities that essentially seem to have been created by the people that lived there? Here, I’m going to examine ten American cities, what their nicknames are, and how that nickname was created. 1. Las Vegas aka “Sin City” Also known ...
“…in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, lies the seed that with the sun’s love, in the spring becomes the rose.” (“The Rose” by Amanda McBroom, 1977.) One of my favorite topics is the many uses for liquid worm castings, ‘worm tea’, in the garden. This unique organic fertilizer is especially effective when used ...
Growing roses from stem cuttings is the quickest, most effective way of propagating roses. While there are only a few ways to propagate roses, stem cuttings and seeds are the most common. However, growing roses from seeds can take a lot of time and patients along with trial and error. I have found that growing ...
For those of you who have heard that growing roses is full of trials and tribulations, have faith. There are roses that are very picky about their conditions and then there are others that grow in spite of any weather conditions and neglect that is brought their way. Hybrid Tea Rose The most popular and ...
Ahh. Beautiful roses. I am such a sucker for them, aren’t you? Most people think that growing roses is beyond their reach. Not so! True, some roses are quite finicky and will need special care, but did you know that you can grow beautiful hybrid tea roses? Hybrid Tea Roses Hybrid Tea Roses are what ...
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