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Fleurs de Villes’ Floral Couture Launches at 900 North Michigan Shops Featuring Chicago’s Top Luxury Florists
CHICAGO, USA – Stop and smell the roses at Fleurs de Villes ’ Floral Couture Installation 900 North Michigan Shops, as it makes its first appearance in Chicago from September 25-29, 2019. The unique, five-day exhibition is Fleurs de Villes’ signature event,...
Sunflowers in October? Re-bloomers create deja vu in the garden
‘SunBelievable Brown Eyed Girl’ is an annual sunflower that grows 3 feet high and wide and produces continuous flowers until the frost. Robert “Buddy” Lee has been a grower of wholesale plants and a registered nurse over the years, but his one abiding...
Plotlines: Tribute to acclaimed rose expert Susan Irvine
Susan Irvine contributed to saving many long-lost roses and also created some stunning rose gardens. Credit:Simon Griffiths Roses authority and author Susan Irvine died in Tasmania earlier this month. Born in Queensland in 1928, it was only after retiring as a teacher...
The perfect plant? Bromeliads can be ignored for months
It took plant breeder Robert Larnach 16 years to develop a vriesea with glossy leaves the colour of a rich Barossa shiraz. He started with a plant that was all green, so the ruby-leaved gems sitting next to the originals look like the result of a magic spell. Larnach...
How to Prune Garden Roses
It’s no secret that roses are falling back in fashion with home gardeners. In and out of vogue since the days of Cleopatra, these days we’re less crazed about the super tight, ” Will-you-accept-this-rose ” version of the flower and much more...Latest News
