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Flower Bulbs to your garden

June 17th, 2010 |

Author: jennie

With a combination of bulbs one can ensure the garden remains colorful with bulbs blooming all round the year. The plants are quite versatile as they can easily be grown indoors as lovely houseplants or outdoors as a fine addition to any garden. Bulbs provide yearly color to the home garden once they are planted.

Many varieties are seasonal, however, that should not discourage the avid grower or those who wish to cultivate the blooms year round. Almost all varieties can be grown at any time throughout the year with a little know how and extra care. The bulbs are easy to plant, easy to transport and have good shelf life. It can be stored for months in cold temperatures. There are many different types of bulbs that can be grown for nearly any purpose. Bulbs also thrive under a wide range of growing conditions.

Flower bulbs, if planted in a bed, need a soil that has good drainage. Bulbs of all seasons need this facility, but a special care has to be given for the spring bulbs. Gladioli, lilies, crocus, lilac, daylilies, daffodils, tulips… all are instantly recognizable among them. Having tulips and daffodils is a dream for any gardener. Bright yellow daffodils are a powerful symbol of sunny spring days, and the most representative of all the daffodil flowers. The unique aspect about bulbs is that the flowers can be planted, in fact require planting, many months before they grow, bloom, and become pretty, so gardeners should order flower bulbs in a timely fashion. Almost all the flowers coming out from bulbs have a good perfume. The fragrance is extracted from these flowers to make beauty products like face wash, soaps, perfumes, deodorant etc. they are also used as coloring agents.

Care has to be taken while planting these bulbs. Choose healthy bulbs without any spots on it. Avoid bulbs that are dry and withered, spongy or moldy. They have to be planted in a 2 feet depth with a little loose soil. They have to be watered alternate days because over watering causes the spoilage of these bulbs. If rodents tend to eat your bulbs, you can try sprinkling some red pepper in the planting hole. It takes many weeks to months for the shoot to appear. And takes almost an year or even more than that in some plants for the first flower to appear. But once the flowering starts it continues every season until the plant completes its life cycle.

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What can be mother’s day gift to mom?

May 3rd, 2010 |

Author: jennie

Spring brings with it many reasons to celebrate, one of them being Mother's Day: a time devoted to moms everywhere for their care and devotion. The gesture that is personal, unique, special, and remembered for a lifetime is the idea for this mother’s day gift. Here are a few ideas:

1. What is best than a family tv. Its good to be mounted at the centre of the house or kept as table top in kitchen of bed room of mom.

2. Why don’t we make her a queen of one day?! Just take a print out saying ‘Queen of the house’. And paste it on a well cushioned chair and give her a surprise with chocolates and homemade cakes.

3. A touching and memorable gift for a mom or grandma of any age is a photo keepsake gift. This could be in the form of a photo album, scrapbook, picture key chain, or a brag book with pictures of the grand kids.

4. Many people are searching for a personal gift that goes beyond the typical store-bought merchandise. A great way to do this is to buy local pottery. Pottery is handmade, eco-friendly stoneware that is both safe for the environment as well as artistic and unique. Because it is hand made, no two pieces are alike, giving it a sense of originality that many modern gifts lack. Get it personalized. Have a family photo or mom’s photo on the pot and gift it.

5. Just a bouquet of flowers with a card expressing your feelings and a kiss on her cheeks gives her a lot of happiness.