At the end of July, my wedding arrives. I'm not a 'Bridezilla" although I ve been through three planners, 2 photographers, and now possibly, at the last moment a new Floral decorator...Why?...Because, after quite a bit of research, I settled on a designer who i thought would easily meet my expectations...I decicided on varied height centerpieces, using a array of summer blooms such as dahlias, Cockscomb, Peonies, Hydrangea, viburnum, asiatic Lilies, Garden Roses, and anything else that may be available the week of my party. The colrs are a mix of all shades of pink, orange, peach, butter yellow and chartreuse...But now my 'Hero" informs me that due to poor crops around the world recently he will have a difficult time procurring these types of blooms, in these colors...(However, he CAN get the flowers I prefer in shades of Lavender, Cinammon, Chocolate,Celedon and Hot pink) Interesting, these are the exact colors (minus the pink) that both he and my Fiancee suggested. What to do?
Why is my florist afraid to work with these flowers?
Well umm you sound a little like a bridezilla it is your fiancee's wedding too he should get some say, besides it is just flowers trust me nobody is going to care what everything looks like i guarantee they will not even remember what color flowers you had, they are there simply to get fed their dollars worth of whatever gift they bought you and leave.
Reply:Perhaps you are asking the wrong question. From what you've said it seems there is a lack of the colors you want or is it the florist prefers the colors your future husband likes? For me, your question isn't clear. You imply that you are extremely particular, why would you "hero" lie to you? I suggest that you call the local floral warehouse and ask exactly what flowers might be available during your wedding week. If a warehouse is not available to you, call several local florists and ask the same question.
Reply:Call around and see if other florist tell you the same thing...if they do, then he is being truthful, if not...dump him and go with someone else....hopefully this is the only wedding you will have...it should be perfect.
Reply:As you guessed , he's probably lying . Why? - ???? The Viburnum %26amp; Peonies area stretch at the end of July , %26amp; they %26amp; Hydrangea don't hold up well in the usual July heat .Also become more expensive out of season .(What your fiancee is worried about?) Might be what he's worried about . If you are OK with that ( should hold up for the wedding itself - more than that - ???) let him know. Dahlias, lilies, %26amp; cockscomb , are most readily available in a mix , so the rest of it sounds like bs. Good Luck
Reply:How about Mums. They could fill in the colors the other plants would be missing? Also, consider flowers that could be 'dipped' in edged dye.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Why are my Pink Dahlias Yellow?
A few weeks ago I bought some Dahlias and one of them had this vibrant pink flower. I have a container garden so I potted it in regular potting soil. Watered as usual. It's doing fine except all of the new flowers that are coming up out of this same plant are a bright sunny yellow?! Is there some kind of additive or acidity need for dahlia I didn't know about? How can I get my pink flowers back?
Why are my Pink Dahlias Yellow?
It's a color mutation called "sporting". You are not alone in this. It seems that pink dahlias turning yellow is pretty common.
Here is site about the color mutations.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/hydahlia/muta...
Reply:Are the flowers yellow or are the Buds yellow. Dahlias for some reason bud yellow and bloom true colors. Fun to watch a maroon blossom come from a yellow bud.
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Why are my Pink Dahlias Yellow?
It's a color mutation called "sporting". You are not alone in this. It seems that pink dahlias turning yellow is pretty common.
Here is site about the color mutations.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/hydahlia/muta...
Reply:Are the flowers yellow or are the Buds yellow. Dahlias for some reason bud yellow and bloom true colors. Fun to watch a maroon blossom come from a yellow bud.
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Can I bring a bouquet of flowers from Colombia to the US?
I was the maid of honor for my friend's wedding and I want to bring the bouquet I carried. It is a beautiful bouquet of yellow roses. I am concerned that they may not let me bring it to the US. I heard that only flowers that are marked "secured for US" are allowed. Please if anyone knows the answer let me know.
Can I bring a bouquet of flowers from Colombia to the US?
I think that you can. But DONT carry it in your hand or your carry on. I bring avocados back all the time.. And most roses that we see in the US are from Colombia anyway. I dont see why not. Or, why not get them dried in Colombia before you go.
Reply:i dont know, security in colombia is pretty tight. you should probally pack it in your luggage or something, they might take it away if you have it with you or something. or you should probally go to the airport and check with them, just in case.
---and remeber dont bring anything liquid with you or in your hand bag, just in your luggage
Reply:I don't know about the flowers, but I was wondering if you could bring a package back for me? It is fairly small, only about a kilo in weight. Well?
Can I bring a bouquet of flowers from Colombia to the US?
I think that you can. But DONT carry it in your hand or your carry on. I bring avocados back all the time.. And most roses that we see in the US are from Colombia anyway. I dont see why not. Or, why not get them dried in Colombia before you go.
Reply:i dont know, security in colombia is pretty tight. you should probally pack it in your luggage or something, they might take it away if you have it with you or something. or you should probally go to the airport and check with them, just in case.
---and remeber dont bring anything liquid with you or in your hand bag, just in your luggage
Reply:I don't know about the flowers, but I was wondering if you could bring a package back for me? It is fairly small, only about a kilo in weight. Well?
Why do some New York City Taxis now have flowers painted on their roofs?
I stayed at the Westin Times Square on the 33rd floor and while looking out the window down onto the street I noticed several yellow cabs had these 60's era flower designs painted on top of their roofs and some on the front bumper. What does this mean?
Why do some New York City Taxis now have flowers painted on their roofs?
It’s an idea that seems more like Woodstock, 1969, than New York City, 2007, but it has the Bloomberg administration’s blessing and the city is going ahead with it.
Starting today and extending through December, hand-painted, adhesive, weatherproof images of giant decorative flowers will be applied to the hoods, trunks or roofs of New York City’s yellow taxicabs. Ninety percent of the flowers were painted by children from the city’s public schools and hospitals; a fraction were painted by children in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Cleveland and Los Angeles.
The flowers “will soon transform the ubiquitous yellow icon into a mobile artistic canvas,” according to a news release from Portraits of Hope, the nonprofit program that is organizing the effort.
The vast public art project, known as “Garden in Transit,” originated with two brothers, Ed and Bernie Massey, who founded Portraits of Hope in 1995. The project was intended to provide creative therapy for seriously ill and disabled children, but has expanded to include children and adults participating through schools, after-school programs, hospitals and nonprofit groups. Portraits of Hope has decorated blimps, buildings, tugboats, airplanes and even Nascar racers; the taxicabs are the group’s latest effort.
Ed Massey conceived of the idea in spring 2000, and after preliminary meetings with the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, Bernie Massey, his older brother, led a team in developing educational and civic engagement elements for the project. The taxi commission unanimously agreed to support the project in July 2006, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the event at a news conference.
“By unleashing the creative power and civic pride of New Yorkers, our city has come together for one of the biggest volunteer efforts we have ever seen,” the mayor said.
Bernie Massey, 46, said the flowers were chosen for the project because children everywhere — including the hospital wards the brothers visited — draw them. “It’s the one universal symbol of hope, beauty, life, joy, inspiration,” he said.
(The Massey brothers grew up in Los Angeles. When Bernie was asked whether he and Ed, 42, enjoyed flowers as children, he said, “We liked flowers, but they were no more special than anything else.”)
The cab owners and drivers do not have to pay for the flower patterns, and participation is voluntary. The vinyl flowers do not damage the cabs and are easily removed. The organizers hope to get a majority of the city’s 13,000 yellow cabs to participate. At a news conference today at Union Square, the organizers unveiled six cabs with the decals. Each cab can accommodate two or three panels; each panel has one to five flowers on it. About 27,600 panels have been painted, enough for each cab to have two.
“The kids have done their part,” Bernie Massey said. “Now it’s up to the taxicab industry. The mayor’s office and the T.L.C. are trying to rally the support of the industry.”
Garden in Transit is a privately financed effort that has included about $1.5 million in cash donations so far. Helen and Peter Bing, a California-based couple, and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield have been among the donors to the project. Vornado Realty Trust provided about 20,000 square feet of studio space, while MACtac, a manufacturer of adhesive products, gave deep discounts on the flower decals.
Reply:Soot pollution kills 40,000e Americans each year so I wonder how long this flower power disguise will last for these cabs. Soon or later someone will complain and take notice and force the TLC to comply with human standards Report It
Why do some New York City Taxis now have flowers painted on their roofs?
It’s an idea that seems more like Woodstock, 1969, than New York City, 2007, but it has the Bloomberg administration’s blessing and the city is going ahead with it.
Starting today and extending through December, hand-painted, adhesive, weatherproof images of giant decorative flowers will be applied to the hoods, trunks or roofs of New York City’s yellow taxicabs. Ninety percent of the flowers were painted by children from the city’s public schools and hospitals; a fraction were painted by children in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Cleveland and Los Angeles.
The flowers “will soon transform the ubiquitous yellow icon into a mobile artistic canvas,” according to a news release from Portraits of Hope, the nonprofit program that is organizing the effort.
The vast public art project, known as “Garden in Transit,” originated with two brothers, Ed and Bernie Massey, who founded Portraits of Hope in 1995. The project was intended to provide creative therapy for seriously ill and disabled children, but has expanded to include children and adults participating through schools, after-school programs, hospitals and nonprofit groups. Portraits of Hope has decorated blimps, buildings, tugboats, airplanes and even Nascar racers; the taxicabs are the group’s latest effort.
Ed Massey conceived of the idea in spring 2000, and after preliminary meetings with the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, Bernie Massey, his older brother, led a team in developing educational and civic engagement elements for the project. The taxi commission unanimously agreed to support the project in July 2006, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the event at a news conference.
“By unleashing the creative power and civic pride of New Yorkers, our city has come together for one of the biggest volunteer efforts we have ever seen,” the mayor said.
Bernie Massey, 46, said the flowers were chosen for the project because children everywhere — including the hospital wards the brothers visited — draw them. “It’s the one universal symbol of hope, beauty, life, joy, inspiration,” he said.
(The Massey brothers grew up in Los Angeles. When Bernie was asked whether he and Ed, 42, enjoyed flowers as children, he said, “We liked flowers, but they were no more special than anything else.”)
The cab owners and drivers do not have to pay for the flower patterns, and participation is voluntary. The vinyl flowers do not damage the cabs and are easily removed. The organizers hope to get a majority of the city’s 13,000 yellow cabs to participate. At a news conference today at Union Square, the organizers unveiled six cabs with the decals. Each cab can accommodate two or three panels; each panel has one to five flowers on it. About 27,600 panels have been painted, enough for each cab to have two.
“The kids have done their part,” Bernie Massey said. “Now it’s up to the taxicab industry. The mayor’s office and the T.L.C. are trying to rally the support of the industry.”
Garden in Transit is a privately financed effort that has included about $1.5 million in cash donations so far. Helen and Peter Bing, a California-based couple, and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield have been among the donors to the project. Vornado Realty Trust provided about 20,000 square feet of studio space, while MACtac, a manufacturer of adhesive products, gave deep discounts on the flower decals.
Reply:Soot pollution kills 40,000e Americans each year so I wonder how long this flower power disguise will last for these cabs. Soon or later someone will complain and take notice and force the TLC to comply with human standards Report It
Small yellow animals on my table?
there are some small animals almost like ants, they are yellow, and i saw them on my glass table, i dont know what they are, oh and i have some flowers that are dying, i think the little bugs are from the dead flowers im not sure... are they?
Small yellow animals on my table?
They might be aphids, but they are greenish. Maybe they are covered in yellow pollen from the flowers, and they are ants. Without a picture I can't really help you, sorry.
Reply:dump the flowers as that's probably where they are coming from, either the flowers or the moldy water. See if that helps and if not, then get back to us.
Reply:silver fish.
Small yellow animals on my table?
They might be aphids, but they are greenish. Maybe they are covered in yellow pollen from the flowers, and they are ants. Without a picture I can't really help you, sorry.
Reply:dump the flowers as that's probably where they are coming from, either the flowers or the moldy water. See if that helps and if not, then get back to us.
Reply:silver fish.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
My tomato plants were doing great...I have about 15 tomatoes on 2 plants, but now the flowers are falling off.
The flowers bloom and then shrink and then fall off, the entire last part of the stem turns yellow instead of green and falls off taking the dead flower with it. When I pull out the flower part, I can see the tiny tomato...but it never grows any bigger than the size of an earring stud. Also, it seems as though the tomatoes that I do have on the plant are taking forever to turn red and I am starting to wonder if they are ever going to ripen fully. I am dying to eat one, but they are just not turning red...I also wanted to wait to eat any fried green ones until I had a fresh red one. I am using a fish emulsion fertalizer and an aphid spray (prob with red and black aphids) and I think I have a minor fungus (leaves at the base turning yellow, but think it is due to the extra humid conditions we have had this month...should clear up when it stops raining.)
My tomato plants were doing great...I have about 15 tomatoes on 2 plants, but now the flowers are falling off.
Sounds to me like you have blossom drop. It can be caused by too much fertilizer amongst other things. Stop fertilizing and killing the bugs on your plants and let nature take it's course.
As for riping tomatoes, depending on the variety, it could take a month and a half before your tomatoes are red and ripe.
Here is a little info about blossom drop:
http://gardening.about.com/od/problemspe...
Good Luck...
Reply:You might be over watering it; that could be the cause of the stems turning yellow. It takes time for the fruit to develop. And it depends on what kind of tomato plant you have. If it is a cherry tomato plant the fruit is not going to get very big. And for the fungus; try using a fungicide. And keep the weeds, grass, and bottom leaves clear off the plants. You need to let the plants have plenty of air circulation %26amp; sunlight to help clear up the fungus which trives on moister and darkness.
Reply:PLEASE do not eat anything from those plants..Very possible they are diseased.,.
Reply:Sadly it could be just too wet. Blight affects tomatoes as well as potatoes, and I lost an entire - and promising - crop of tomatoes to blight a couple of years ago. I hope for your sake it isn't that.
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My tomato plants were doing great...I have about 15 tomatoes on 2 plants, but now the flowers are falling off.
Sounds to me like you have blossom drop. It can be caused by too much fertilizer amongst other things. Stop fertilizing and killing the bugs on your plants and let nature take it's course.
As for riping tomatoes, depending on the variety, it could take a month and a half before your tomatoes are red and ripe.
Here is a little info about blossom drop:
http://gardening.about.com/od/problemspe...
Good Luck...
Reply:You might be over watering it; that could be the cause of the stems turning yellow. It takes time for the fruit to develop. And it depends on what kind of tomato plant you have. If it is a cherry tomato plant the fruit is not going to get very big. And for the fungus; try using a fungicide. And keep the weeds, grass, and bottom leaves clear off the plants. You need to let the plants have plenty of air circulation %26amp; sunlight to help clear up the fungus which trives on moister and darkness.
Reply:PLEASE do not eat anything from those plants..Very possible they are diseased.,.
Reply:Sadly it could be just too wet. Blight affects tomatoes as well as potatoes, and I lost an entire - and promising - crop of tomatoes to blight a couple of years ago. I hope for your sake it isn't that.
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Is the yellow flower the same as the seeded flower, or are they one in the same (male & female or asexual)?
they are the same, both.....
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