Late Fall Color For Your Garden →

October 27, 2020 Eliza Gray

It’s the last hurrah for gardens across New England. This time of year, colors are starting to fade and foliage is beginning to turn. What’s left in most gardens are seed heads, fall grasses and browning leaves.

You can stretch the growing season by incorporating some choice perennials that can carry the color throughout September, October and even a few weeks in November!

Left to right: Calicarpa, Amsonia, Hydrangea, Continus, “Oso Easy” Rose and Platycodon

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A Little Extra Sweetness for Valentine’s Day Pre-Orders!

This year, we’re partnering with Dean’s Sweets to bring you Maine-made hand dipped truffles (double dark and milk) with your Valentine’s Day arrangements.

As an extra bonus, if customers order before 1/31/20 they will receive a complimentary box of truffles with their order!

Dean’s Sweets is located at 475 Fore St., in Portland, Maine.

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How to Make Your Flowers Last

January 21, 2020 Eliza Gray

A little care is the key to longevity.

Keep your flowers away from intense cold or heat.
In the winter months, pay special attention to your flowers when moving them from one controlled environment to another. Always cover your flowers with a plastic bag or paper if the temperature. Inside, keep your flowers away from any heat vents or wood stoves. Flowers prefer to be slightly cool but not below 40 degrees.
Change the water every day and recut the end of each stem.
Stagnant water invites bacteria. The easiest way to keep your flowers lasting long is to change the water in the vase every day with lukewarm water. Snip the bottom of each stem at an angle so the stems can absorb the maximum amount of water. Once trimmed, immediately get the stems back into water before air is trapped.
Remove any greenery on the stem below the water line.
As mentioned in #2, if greenery is floating around in your water source, bacteria will grow even quicker. Avoid this easily by stripping the stems below the water line.
Keep your flowers out of the light.
Avoid displaying your cut flowers in direct sun. The sun heats up the stem and weakens them, causing stress.
Leave ‘em alone.
By far, the best advice is to avoid over-handling flowers. Pulling the flowers out one-by-one and laying them on a counter will only bruise the delicate petals and stems. Instead, when changing the water, create a cuff with your hand and pull them out of the vase in one gentle grab. With the other hand, replace the water and recut the stems. Gently guide the flowers back inside the vase and return them to their cool spot away from direct sunlight.

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