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FSN Thanksgiving 2012

November 15, 2012 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

Today we had a feast at FSN! It was Thanksgiving and everyone brought their own delicious contribution to fill all of our buffet tables to the brim. Ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes… you name it, we probably ate it today!

That doesn’t mean we aren’t doing our part to help those that need it. Since school started back, we’ve donated hundreds of items to our local food bank’s School Backpack Program to help students who may not get all that they need at home. Because it’s an ongoing competition between our departments, we have given a ton!

Here are more pictures from today’s Thanksgiving feast!

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What Is Causing My Plant To Drip Sap?

November 14, 2012 by Jamie Jamison Adams

Ask the Plant Expert:

I am finding odd brown colored fluid dripping on the sides of my outdoor potted plant. What is causing it, and how can I get rid of it? I can’t see anywhere on the leaves where it could be coming from. Thank you. – Lisa

Flower Shop Network Plant Expert Reply:

It looks like you might have damage from borers. Did you happen to see any ants climbing up the trees? Ants aren’t a problem, but they often indicate that borers are in your tree. Borers are a problem. Borers are a larvea, usually placed by a type of beetle into the trunk of trees and plants. The borers cause damage from the inside out, often creating a hole in which the sap of the tree is released. What kind of plant/tree is it?

Your local garden center nursery will have the right chemical to kill the borers.

Filed Under: Plant Care Questions Tagged With: Borers, Plants & Insects, Sap

All-Flower Floats In This Parade Will Blow Your Mind!

November 13, 2012 by Mandy Maxwell 2 Comments

I just saw photos from the 2012 Bloemencorso Zundert flower parade in Zundert Netherlands. To say the least.. mind blown!

Bloemencorso Zundert is the largest flower parade in the world entirely made by volunteers. The parade takes place on the first Sunday of September. Foats are large artworks made of steel wire, cardboard, papier-mâché and flowers.

In the Bloemencorso Zundert, only dahlias are used to decorate the objects, and it takes thousands of them just to cover one float. The huge floats are made by twenty different hamlets and each of them consists of hundreds of builders, aged 1 to 100, who are all equally crazy about the bloemencorso.

The older members of the hamlet are often responsible for planting and growing the dahlias, while the younger ones build the float in large temporary tents that are built exclusively for the event. The bloemencorso is also a competition. A professional and independent jury decides which float is the most beautiful and which hamlet will be crowned the winner of that year.

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Filed Under: Floral Design, Floral Industry News, Videos Tagged With: Dahlia, Floral Parade Designs, Parade

Plant Expert Needs Help With Queensland Plant

November 13, 2012 by Jamie Jamison Adams 4 Comments

Ask the Expert:

Could you please identify this plant. We live in Queensland Australia. It is a soft stemmed plant with a long tap root that is purple in colour. – Errol

Plant Expert Reply:
Errol,

Sorry to be so tardy in with my identification, but I am having a difficult time. My initial thought was that it was a type of Datura or Brugmansia. However, the blooms of these plants are large and appear at the end of the stalk rather than on the stems. The bloom look like they belong to Phytolacca Americana. So I am not really sure.

Hopefully one of the blog reader will have an idea of what this plant is. READERS PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY THIS PLANT.

Filed Under: Plant Identification Tagged With: Ask The Plant Expert

Thanksgiving Flowers – Always Tasteful!

November 12, 2012 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

With Thanksgiving on the horizon, most everyone’s thoughts this November are on the tasty, tasty food we will enjoy on the 22nd. No matter if it’s a extravagant get-together with extended family, or just a small gathering of friends, Thanksgiving is a very special time of closeness.

Skip the Casserole, Bring Flowers

If you’re attending a Thanksgiving party, you can’t arrive empty handed. Sure, you can bring another green bean casserole.. but why not something always tasteful — fall flowers!? They are a great way to say ‘Thanks!” to your hostess for all of her hard work. You’ll never have to worry about bringing the same dish as someone else..

Remember To Buy Local!

Just remember, before you head over to Grandma’s, stop by your local flower shop and pick up a beautiful fall bouquet as your dish to pass. Fall flowers – always tasteful for Thanksgiving dinner.

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Holiday Info Tagged With: Fall Flowers, Hostess Gift Ideas, Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Flowers

Florist Friday Recap 11/3 – 11/9: Autumn Hues

November 9, 2012 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

Time for this week’s Friday Recap! The response this week was almost overwhelming. We’ve got so many great flower arrangement photos in today’s lineup. You don’t want to miss this post! You can definitely tell we are well into fall from all of the beautiful colors of autumn — the reds, browns, yellows.. You’ll see all our favorite autumn hues in today’s post… now onto the pictures!

Fall Flower Arrangements

Fall flowers by Ann’s Balloons & Flowers, Birmingham AL

“Fall Arrangement”

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Filed Under: Floral Design, Florists Only Tagged With: Autumn Flowers, Facebook Friday, Fall Flowers, Floral Design

Wedding Day Flower Ideas

November 8, 2012 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

While I was looking through the FSN archives, I noticed two really amazing wedding flower articles that really should not be missed for anyone planning their wedding flowers.

Wedding Flower Details

This post is filled with great ideas to add those finishing touches to your wedding day flowers. From personal flowers for your wedding party, to new ideas for the ring bearer, definitely worth the read! Not only is there ideas for where to put flowers, it also gives great flower and accessory suggestions to make sure your wedding decorations won’t soon be forgotten. Click to read more about Wedding Flower Details.

Wedding Ceremony & Reception Flower Ideas

This oldie-but-goodie post has even more great ideas that even I had never thought of (and I’ve been writing about flowers for almost 4 years now; our archives are so massive!). Great tips for aisle flowers, reception ideas, guestbook flowers, centerpieces and even more that you won’t expect! If you need wedding flower ideas, click here!

Although these blog posts were written way back in 2002, they’re chock full of GREAT ideas and deserve a little spotlight. So, go check them out!

Image credit: Wedding flowers by Botanica Creations, Klamath Falls OR

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks, Wedding Flowers Tagged With: Wedding Decorations, Wedding Flowers, Wedding Tips

What is Wrong With My Schefflera?

November 8, 2012 by Jamie Jamison Adams

Ask the Expert: Please help me identify the problem with this plant!

A dear friend of mine gave me a cutting off her HUGE and prolific plant about 1.5 years ago. Around the same time, I believe I brought some insects in with some bad potting soil. I have sprayed with Bayer Natria Insect, disease & mite control as well as another Bayer insect killer. After I treat, I usually find dead insects around the plant which look like fruit flies. The plant seems to put out new growth but looks wilted.

I forgot to tell you this plant usually lives on the windowsill facing south of our house which has blind-filtered light. I have moved it to other areas such as by a room with north and east facing windows with filtered light and a north window. The mother plant lives in a north-facing sliding glass door and is a prolific grower to say the LEAST! I have repotted twice in the 1.5 years. I water only when the surface soil seems dry.

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Filed Under: Insect Identification, Plant Care Questions Tagged With: Ask The Plant Expert, Plant Care Problems, Plants & Insects, Schefflera, Spider Mites

Can This Yellowing, Umbrella Plant Recover?

November 7, 2012 by Jamie Jamison Adams

Ask the Expert: Can this plant recover?

The plant shown in the picture is turning yellow; it was ok until recently. The soil is hard, and I can’t tell if I’m watering it too much or too little. Some parts seem healthy but others seem to be unhealthy. Please also let me know what the plant is. Thanks for any help you can offer. Paul

November Newsletter: Be Thankful

November 6, 2012 by Mandy Maxwell Leave a Comment

November: Be Thankful

November is here already! The month when we take time out of our busy lives to be thankful for the blessings we have. Sure, there is a day specifically devoted to being thankful, (Thanksgiving is November 22!) but why not observe what you are thankful for the entire month of November? No matter where we are in life, there are so many things to be grateful for.

November is also a month of beautiful flowers. A great way to say ‘Thanks!’ is by sending a beautiful fall arrangement. It doesn’t have to be much, but this simple gesture can make someone truly joyful.

Be thankful of the beauty all around us. Bring fall flowers into your home as an easy way to decorate for the remainder of the season. During Thanksgiving, when family is gathering to celebrate the bounty of our lives, why not display the beauty of fall flowers? Your local florist can create a gorgeous cornucopia flower arrangement for your Thanksgiving table centerpiece. The above flower arrangement, Thanksgiving Feast would look perfect setting near the green bean casserole on your buffet table.

Just remember your local florist this November, for all your fall decorating needs.

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Filed Under: Newsletters, Weed Identification Tagged With: Newsletters

Skip the Casserole, Bring Flowers

Remember To Buy Local!

Fall Flower Arrangements

Wedding Flower Details

Wedding Ceremony & Reception Flower Ideas

November: Be Thankful

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