My Angel Mother--Sunday, May 12th

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my Angel Mother.

--Abraham Lincoln

Happy Mother's Day
Sunday, May 12th

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Remember Mother's Day! Sunday May 12, 2013

FUN SUNFLOWER FACT

Did you know.....

fun fact #1

Life-jackets were once stuffed with dried Sunflower stems to make them buoyant.


fun fact #2

Sunflowers were used to clean up radiation from the Chernobyl disaster. The roots absorbed caesium and strontium which removed 95% of radioactivity from irradiated water sources.

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CAN YOU GUESS A POPULAR AFRICAN AMERICAN WEDDING CUSTOM?

DID YOU KNOW..... 

A popular African American wedding custom is the "tasting of the four elements." This is when the couple tastes four flavors that represent different emotions within their relationship. Lemon is usually used to represent sour, vinegar for bitter, cayenne for hot, and honey for sweet. Tasting the flavors represents how the couple will be able to get through the hard times of life and enjoy the sweetness of marriage.

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APRIL BIRTH FLOWER

April Birth Flower
The April birth flower is the daisy. Daisies are associated with innocence. The gerbera daisy has large colorful blooms, which has made it a favorite with flower lovers. There is a legend that a nymph wanting to escape unwanted attention, transformed herself into the daisy. Ever after this the April birth flower has the flower meaning of implicity and modesty. An alternate birth flower for April is the sweet pea.

The Gerbera Daisy is a perennial favorite. This daisy and April birth flower is a wonderful flower to design boquets with as it can be the focal point or an accent. The Gerbera Daisy is actually a perennial herb native to South Africa. The Gerbera Daisy is also known as the African Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, Gerb, and Barberton Daisy. It is one of the most popular cut flowers. The fresh look of the daisy looks great in any location of your house.

These large bold April birth flower come in dozens of colors and work well in almost any arrangement. The Gerbera daisy has become the most prized daisy variety due to its bold and striking appearance. Although the Gerbera Daisy is native to South Africa, it has become a popular flower the world over. A Gerbera Daisy is perfect for any occasion as it is cheerful and playful. With it's bold colors and regal bearing, the Gerbera Daisy is the favorite among daisies.


The meaning of the Sweet pea can mean Good-bye or Blissful Pleasure
The April Birth Flower is the Sweet pea. The History and traditions surrounding the April Birth Flower, the Sweet pea is fascinating. There are many myths and legends about the origins of this tradition.

The hidden message of the Sweet pea, so favored during the Victorian era was “Thank You for a Lovely Time”.

The colors of the Sweet pea, are extremely varied because so many varieties have been developed. Sweet peas therefore come in a huge mix of soft colors and bi-colors.


Definition of the Sweet Pea: A climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers

The scientific name of a flower species is formed by the combination of two terms: the genus name and the species descriptor in the case of the Sweet Pea the Lathyrus odoratus

HOW TO COMPOST

Composting 


For container gardening, compost can be made in a small garbage pail. In small or large gardens, pick an area.

Mix 2 to 4 parts of green matter such as grass clippings with 10 parts of dried brown debris and a four pound bag of garden soil, which introduces friendly bacteria. Put the brown stuff-straw or leaves on the bottom.

Top that with several inches of green stuff and a thin layer of soil, add a layer of brown stuff again. Moisten the three layers and continue layering green stuff and brown stuff with a little soil mixed until the pile is 3 feet high-it takes a while before you have enough material to build a pile that high, just keep adding to the pile until it gets 3 feet high. 

You can also add coffee grinds and egg shells to the pile. Every couple of weeks use a garden fork or shovel to mix the pile, moving the stuff at the center of the pile to the outside and working the stuff on the outside to the center of the pile. Keep the pile moist, but not soggy.
When you first turn the pile, you may see steam rising from it, this is a sign that the pile is heating up as a result of the decomposing materials (that’s a good thing).

If you turn the pile every couple of weeks and keep it moist, you will see earthworms throughout the pile (you may need to add earthworms to an indoor compost pile) and the center turning black, sweet-smelling soil. When you have enough finish compost in the pile to use in your garden or pot, shovel out the finished compost and start your next pile with any material that has not fully decomposed in the previous one. Email us

info@hibiscusflowershop.com with more questions on how to compost or garden organically.