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Flowers: Make a joyful arrangement - San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area gardens and sidewalks, along anonymous fence lines and around undiscovered bends. Five steps to the perfect arrangement Guidance and musings fromRebekah Northway of the Petaler. 1. Showcase a specimen: When creating a home arrangement, the aim is pure: Bring nature indoors. “The simplicity of a single found flower, cloaked by a sprig of greenery, is enough to celebrate the beauty of outdoors and bring it inside,” says Northway. “Slipped into nothing more than a glass pitcher or bud vase, that becomes perfection.” 2. Think gin and tonic: Beyond that simple intention, Northway offers the cocktail theory of flower design. Think of an arrangement as a gin and tonic: The base of the composition (gin) is greenery that’s leafy, strong and sometimes flowering — in the Bay Area, rhododendron, azalea or Philadelphus (mock orange) would naturally fit the bill. The next element (tonic), softens the greenery and lends more shape to the arrangement — honeysuckle, rose and flowering herbs like lavender or thyme work well to achieve a sculptural quality. The garnish (lime) at the end would be any delicate blooms like Iceland poppy, with its wide, paper-thin petals and sunny, open face; or snowdrops, with their dainty, dangling white flowers. 3. Color theory: Don’t make the mistake so many grocery store arrangements make and include blooms in too many varied colors. “That look always strikes me as clown-like,” says Northway. In her work, she prefers a monochromatic palette for its simplicity and harmony, plus its inherent focus on texture — velvety lavender garden roses with shaggy honeysuckle and ripening blackberries on a prickly vine, for instance. On the other hand, Northway also admires a dramatic, high-contrast pairing like plum ranunculus and peach rose. 4. Leave breathing room: When composing an arrangement, less is better, at least to start. That way, you can see strong lines and nice negat... https://www.sfchronicle.com/culture/article/Flowers-Make-a-joyful-arrangement-15270753.php

Spring flowers fight off frost attack - lehighvalleylive.com

Pennsylvania and New Jersey. So any day now I expect to see a male, although it probably won’t stick around. The frost also made daffodil flowers bend over but most of them recovered and survived. And now that a lot of what we know as normal-sized daffodils are getting to the end of their blooming period, smaller but very fragrant multiple-blooming narcissi are taking over. Daffodils, jonquils, and narcissi are all plants in the Narcissus family. From what I’ve read, the name daffodil is an aberration of an “asphodel” flower wherein the letter “d” somehow got added. But the name narcissus has a much more interesting background. Greek mythology holds that there was an extremely handsome young man named Narcissus. And, depending on what you read, either he liked his reflection in the water so much he died from looking at it, or he committed suicide because he couldn’t possess himself, or he died knowing no one else he could ever want would be as handsome as him. But that’s how the term narcissistic, meaning self-centered, evolved. Impervious to the recent below average temperatures, though, some extremely attractive ornamental trees are now covered with rosy pink blossoms, and soon flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida) will be all white. However, the white you see isn’t the flower but rather a group of four notched bracts surrounding a small flower cluster in its middle. One recent afternoon I looked out the kitchen door at the daffodils still blooming there when I spotted movement under my car. An eastern cottontail rabbit was eating millet from nearby grass and at first I thought it was another rabbit. But it wasn’t. It was a groundhog standing on its haunches, and it appeared to be trying to eat or lick something under the car’s rear bumper. A year or so ago wires in our truck had been eaten away and we blamed that on either squirrels or rodents. But perhaps a groundhog was involved because I know it’s happened to other people. I just ... https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/2020/04/spring-flowers-fight-off-frost-attack.html

Keep Your Valentine Flowers Looking Their Best - TAPinto.net

Or move them to a cooler spot at night and back in a prominent spot during the day.Even if you do everything right, roses sometimes bend or droop at the neck and disappoint. This can happen if they have not received enough water at some point between harvest and your vase.Fortunately, there is a way to revive roses.  Remove the roses from the vase.  Recut the stems and submerge the whole rose – stem, leaves, flowers and all – in a sink or tub of warm water.  Leave the roses submerged for 30 minutes.Clean and refill the vase with fresh water and a bit of floral preservative.  Recut the stems on a slant, underwater if possible, and place the roses back in the vase.  You will have perky fresh roses to enjoy for a week or more.And pick up an additional bouquet for yourself. Fresh flowers are a great way to brighten your home and lift your spirits.Melinda Myers has written numerous books, including Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and her web site is www.MelindaMyers.com. https://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-brunswick/sections/home-and-garden/articles/keep-your-valentine-flowers-looking-their-best-11

Gardening: Succulents not only save water and money, but offer other benefits - OCRegister

Senecio serpens) ground cover, and so the comical idea of giving a moniker representing outrageous height to this related, if still not very tall, cultivar came to be. Finally, Big Bend yucca (Yucca rostrata ‘Blue Velvet’) is recognizable by four foot diameter rosettes of thin, blue, soft-edged swords on trunks that are 6-12 feet tall. https://www.ocregister.com/gardening-succulents-not-only-save-water-and-money-but-offer-other-benefits

Upper Dauphin’s Macklin Ayers, Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers selected to Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-Stat - PennLive

Pa. Football Writers’ Class 2A All-State TeamOFFENSEQUARTERBACKAaron Tobias, Penns Valley – 6-2, 210 seniorKellan Stahl, Richland – 5-11, 190 sophomoreZack Swartz, Washington – 6-3, 200 seniorCaelan Bender, Wilmington – 5-10, 180 juniorLogan Pfister, Chestnut Ridge – 6-2, 178 juniorRUNNING BACKGaige Garcia, Southern Columbia – 5-10, 205 seniorJax Miller, Avonworth – 6-1, 183 seniorKobe Brish, Schuylkill Haven – 5-9, 205 seniorGavin Garcia, Southern Columbia – 5-8, 175 sophomoreKyrie Miller, Ligonier Valley – 5-9, 186 seniorDamien Landon, Troy – 6-0, 220 sophomoreWIDE RECEIVERRazen Reyes, Riverside – 6-3, 180 seniorJulian Fleming, Southern Columbia – 6-3, 210 seniorGabe Davis, Minersville – 6-1, 170 juniorZahmere Robinson, Washington – 6-0, 170 seniorTIGHT ENDJunior McConahy, Wilmington – 6-4, 205 seniorLogan Snyder, Penns Valley – 6-2, 220 seniorOFFENSIVE LINELear Quinton, Southern Columbia – 6-2, 235 seniorConnor Vass-Gal, Wilmington – 6-2, 289 juniorJack Imbt, Troy – 6-0, 286 seniorJake Chimiak, Wilmington – 6-3, 280 juniorJosh Elm, Avonworth – 6-4, 268 seniorWylie Spiker, Ligonier Valley – 6-3, 250 seniorATHLETECaleb Burke, Richland – 6-1, 180 seniorSteve Borgia, Dunmore – 5-10, 175 seniorDEFENSEDEFENSIVE LINECole Schankweiler, Southern Columbia – 6-1, 310 seniorMike Petrof, Ligonier Valley – 6-2, 275 seniorEvan Pellegrine, Bellwood-Antis – 6-1, 270 seniorDuane Knisely, Chestnut Ridge – 6-0, 236 seniorZahki Marshall, Washington – 6-0, 295 seniorp class="article__paragraph article__p... https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/football/2019/12/upper-dauphins-macklin-ayers-steel-highs-mehki-flowers-selected-to-pa-football-writers-class-2a-all-state-team.html

Florists Rescue Their Spring Blooms For Public Installations During Pandemic - OPB News

Your browser does not support the audio element.Springtime in Oregon usually means longer, warmer days, plenty of sunshine and bright, colorful flowers beginning to bloom.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:But Gov. Kate Brown’s recent stay-at-home order due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 forced many of Oregon’s businesses, including flower companies, to temporarily close their doors and lay off their workers.Jocelyn Kehrle is a florist for Mayesh Wholesale, one of the state’s biggest flower suppliers. She was one of many workers recently laid off and couldn’t bear to let quantities of flowers go to waste.A close up of a white rose from a large flower installation wrapping up a pole and a sitting area on Mississippi Ave. in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Noble Floral Co. designed and installed this piece as their part of the virtual #FlowerTourPDX, a movement by local florists to do something worthwhile with all the flowers that would not be sold due to business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.Claudia Meza / OPB“I talked to my boss into l... https://www.opb.org/news/article/potland-flower-installations-sping-pandemic/

A Floral Designer Who Forages in the Hills of Malibu - The New York Times

Positioned within a streamlined, brightly lit space, then, an Isa Isa arrangement has the power to bring the wildness of the L.A. landscape inside and into focus.An arrangement of Oregon-grown apple branches and gloriosa lilies; local fig branches and tree of heaven; and, f... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/t-magazine/sophia-moreno-bunge-floral-design.html

Tulip Fest had to be canceled, but Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm finds new life for flowers - OregonLive

It makes us feel like we are doing something for the community,” she said.[embedded content]-- Tom Hallman Jr; thallman@oregonian.com; 503-221-8224; @thallmanjrSubscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts for the latest news and top stories. https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2020/03/tulip-fest-had-to-be-canceled-but-wooden-shoe-tulip-farm-finds-new-life-for-flowers.html

Portland Florists Rescue Their Spring Blooms For Public Installations During Pandemic - OPB News

Springtime in Oregon usually means longer, warmer days, plenty of sunshine and bright, colorful flowers beginning to bloom.But Gov. Kate Brown’s recent stay-at-home order due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 forced many of Oregon’s businesses, including flower companies, to temporarily close their doors and lay off their workers.Jocelyn Kehrle is a florist for Mayesh Wholesale, one of the state’s biggest flower suppliers. She was one of many workers recently laid off and couldn’t bear to let quantities of flowers go to waste. A close up of a white rose from a large flower installation wrapping up a pole and a sitting area on Mississippi Ave. in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Noble Floral Co. designed and installed this piece as their part of the virtual #FlowerTourPDX, a movement by local florists to do something worthwhile with all the flowers that would not be sold due to business closures during the COVID-19 pand... https://www.opb.org/news/article/potland-flower-installations-sping-pandemic/