Tag Archives: Tulip

“Stemfest:” The Tulip Festival without Tulips!

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Connor Lowry

UPDATE: The Tulip Time Festival is now underway! Check out what the locals are saying about the lack of blooms this year. http://www.wzzm13.com/news/regional/211541/5/Holland-abloom-with-Tulip-Time-Events In Holland, Michigan (a city known for its Dutch heritage) the annual tulip festival is being dubbed … Continue reading →

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Holland’s Tulip Fields: A Feast for the Eyes

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Hollands rural fields are simply spectacular when the tulips are in full bloom. Vivid reds, yellows, pinks & oranges cover the landscape as far as the eye can see. The Tulips growing season is from March to August & the … Continue reading →

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The most popular flowers for Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Mother’s Day is almost upon us! Flowers are the most popular gift for mothers, but do you know which flowers are the most purchased for Mother’s Day? Here’s a list of the top ten: 1. Carnations – specifically white carnations … Continue reading →

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Country Style Flowers

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Do you remember the days when you would visit your Grandmother on the farm? You would walk into the kitchen and be over whelmed by the essence of the countryside. The delicious kitchen scent could be the cookies, apple pie … Continue reading →

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If a bunny can “deliver” chocolate eggs, who “delivers” Easter Flowers?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by iloveflowers53

This Easter Bunny is doing double duty this Easter. He has to deliver all the chocolate bunnies and Easter Eggs, and to top that off he has been assigned to deliver flowers. Being the smart bunny – he delegated your … Continue reading →

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Wacky Floral Facts

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Sunflowers: Life-jackets were once stuffed with dried Sunflower stems to make them buoyant. Sunflowers were used to clean up radiation from the Chernobyl disaster. The roots absorbed caesium and strontium which removed 95% of radioactivity from irradiated water sources.   … Continue reading →

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Do You Have Change for a Tulip?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by iloveflowers53

It’s a good thing we are not living in 17th century Holland, as the tulip was considered a true exotic and was used as currency during the era known as “tulipomania.” In the 21st century, the tulip is still highly … Continue reading →

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Tulips, Tulips, Tulips

Posted on November 24, 2010 by flowerjedi

November is not exactly the time of year that we traditionally think of tulips as most of us associate the flower with spring. Personally,  I love tulips any time of year, they are available in such a variety of vibrant … Continue reading →

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