Zinnias make excellent cutting flowers. Don’t you just love fresh flowers at home? Cosmos on the dining room or coffee table, bachelor’s button by the bathroom sink, or sunflowers on the bedroom bureau-but they can wilt after only a day or two. Follow these steps and watch your cut flowers stay stunning for over a week! – Harvest the flowers when the buds are just starting to open. If possible, harvesting in the early morning...
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Celebrate roots! Roots are delicious! For Your Health Celebrate roots. Now is the time to seed these delicious options to have a late fall bounty. Turnips, rutabagas, carrots, beets, parsnips, and radishes are all root crops that love cool weather, store well, and provide colorful, bountiful fall harvests right up until your first fall frost and even beyond. Cold-hardy crops, such as most root vegetables, are better able to survive...
Read MoreOutdoor Decor in 4 EASY Steps … STEP 1 Fabrics So let’s start with outdoor furniture. Yes, it can get expensive … but here’s some fun ways to keep it budget friendly. Shop your favorite flea markets for inexpensive furniture that you can paint and repurpose. Dress up the pieces with outdoor fabrics and even an outdoor rug to give it the polished look – almost instant and pocketbook friendly! STEP 2 Mood Lighting Forget open flames …...
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Preparing for Christmas in July A look behind the scenes Our production team begins potting poinsettias yesterday at our facilities in Pleasantview, Kansas. By the end of the day there were 175 10” pots and 700 8” pots planted, and when all is finished a total of 22,000 poinsettia plants will be prepped for the upcoming Christmas holidays! The process of growing our poinsettias actually began last month with...
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Month of May Gardening To Do Tips … Tips & Tricks VEGETABLES – Beginning in May, plant pumpkin and herb seeds and plants. Basil, sage and savory may be direct seeded. – Plant beans, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, peppers, okra, Swiss chard, tomatoes, squash and sweet potatoes. – Side-dress beans 2-3 weeks after emergence. – Thin and harvest beets, carrots,...
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A Timeless Classic for Your Garden Geraniums bloom in a burst of deep reds, scarlet, pinks, white, purple or salmon with flowers lasting throughout the gardening season. Geraniums are used in beautiful flowerbeds or in containers, planter boxes, or hanging baskets on porches, patios or balconies. Plant in a location with 5 to 6 hours of full sun each day after the last spring frost. During the hottest summer months, a...
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