Archive for August, 2008
Turning your Hydrangea plant blue
If you’re growing Hydrangea Marcrophylla (French Hydrangea) you can turn it from pink to blue by lowering the pH level of your soil. The colour is determined by ...
Pinched by Pollen
Scientists are using lily pollen as a way of trapping criminals by linking them to weapons and ammunition.
We all know how hard it can be sometimes to remove lily ...
The Colour Blue for Your Garden
One of the newest trends to follow is the use of the blue colour in your summer garden. This colour can add an up-lifting spirit and a feeling of well ...
The Iris Popular and Beautiful
The Iris is known by many people and is one of the most popular flowers in the world. This flower does not demand much care. There are some things, though, ...
Flower Fairies Books
In the 1920s Cicely Mary Barker wrote and illustrated a series of books about Flower Fairies, drawing on the contemporary interest in these creatures. Her fairies are the spirits of ...
Legendary Cereus Flower Blooms More Than Once
The night-blooming cereus is the stuff of legends. According to many tales, it is a flower that blooms only once a year for one night. However, Joan Rothney of Sherborn ...
Bel Air Full of Lotuses
The Lotus festival in Echo Park did not see many lotuses this year as they bloomed poorly in that area. However, in the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden is seeing an ...
