Ruth's Flowers & Gifts

Business name:

Ruth's Flowers & Gifts

Address:

9972 Mission Church Road

City:

Locust

State:

North Carolina

Zip Code:

28097

Phone number:

(704) 888-4747

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Garden Tips for March - Foothills Sun Gazette

Happy springtime! The UCCE Master Gardeners will be available to answer your gardening questions each Friday at the Visalia Senior Garden, 310 N. Locust St. from 11 a.m. to noon, and each Saturday at the Visalia Farmer's Market in the Sears parking lot from 8 to 11 a.m. Let's block ads! a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org/acc...

MYSTERY PLANT: Mystery Plant's flowers resemble a glowing candle

More specifically, this tropical bean is a member of the bean "subfamily" known as Caesalpinioideae, and is thus related to honey-locusts (Gleditsia), the various partridge-peas (Chamaecrista) and even the common redbud (Cercis canadensis). Our Mystery Plant belongs to a big genus, with probably over 500 related species.It has attractive and remarkable foliage, each leaf with 10-15 pairs of rounded leaflets. Interestingly, there's always an even number of leaflets, the leaf apex terminated by a pair. Even more interestingly, these leaflets basically fold up, like praying hands, along the leaf midrib at night. (Botanists like to use the term "nyctinasty" to refer to such night movements by plants.)Flowering stalks are loaded with brilliant gold flowers forming thick spikes, standing straight up, giving the effect of a brightly glowing candle. Pods (legumes, actually) follow the flowers, and are somewhat angled. They start out green, but become brown as they dry. When I've seen large plants of this species on a calm, warm autumn day, there are invariably lots of insects visiting.Bees and butterflies are attracted to the flowers, and wasps, flies and ants seem to like investigating the fruits and leaves which tend to give off a sticky, somewhat shiny resin. This plant has been used medicinally, but its seeds and foliage are probably somewhat toxic if ingested in large amounts.This is a tropical species, native to portions of South America, but commonly grown now as an ornamental. In warm places, it behaves like a perennial and may actually form a small tree. Otherwise, in colder areas, it dies down to the ground, and presumably won't survive unless mulched heavily. Not being mulch of a gardener myself, I can't help you there too much.[Answer:"Candlestick plant," Senna alata] .ctct-form-embed.form_7 .ctct-form-defaults {background-color: #f2f2f2;} div.ctct-form-embed div.ctct-form-defaults {font: 14px 'Open Sans', sans-serif; padding: 10px 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-radius:0px;} div.ctct-form-embed div.ctct-form-defaults h2.ctct-form-header {font: 18px 'clarendon_fsbold'; border-bottom: solid 1px #cccccc; padding-bottom: 8px;} div.ctct-form-embed div.ctct-form-defaults p.ctct-form-text {font: 14px 'Open Sans', s...

Tips for Growing Dahlia Flowers

When he was head of horticulture at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, Steinhoff grew spectacular dahlias for a decade before retiring. Now he runs Germantown Blooms in Colombia County where he lives with his husband, John Kirslis. Dahlias are key components of the cut-flower bundles Steinhoff provides to his Flower CSA subscribers. Dahlias, like potatoes, grow from swollen underground stem structures called tubers. The tubers are planted in spring, then new shoots arise from the "eye" (bud) at the end of each tuber as the stored carbohydrates and other nutrients nourish the new growth. In summer, the tuber's reserves get used up, leaving just a husk, and new tubers are formed. Those new tubers are dug up in late fall and overwintered indoors, as dahlias originate mostly from northern Mexico and thus are "nearly tropical in their preferences," says Steinhoff. As you may be able to guess by their floral morphology, dahlias are members of the daisy family (Asteraceae). What's the first thing someone new to growing dahlias needs to know? Tim Steinhoff: Dahlias must have full sun. Some full-sun plants like or tolerate afternoon shade, but because of how they evolved in the high plains of Mexico, dahlias need sun all day long. Second, although they are adaptable to different kinds of soil, they need good drainage or else the tubers will rot. You could grow dahlias on a slope but not on low land. Are there certain classes of dahlias that are easier to grow than others? Within each class there are some varieties that are easier to grow than others. Dahlias are separate...

Four Floral Businesses To Receive The Century Award In Palm Springs

John B. Gould who opened the first of the family's flower shops in Middleport, Albion and Medina. Then came the first location in Lockport, on Locust near Main St. The shop relocated to 83 Locust St. where Gould's has been servicing customers since 1952. John B. & Barbara Gould have spent years making the shop a family tradition. Their four children spent many years in the shop. Janet Gould, the youngest of the fourth-generation time-honored tradition, manages day to day operations of the shop. She works alongside her Mother, Barbara, Niece, Kylee (Gould) Peters (who is a fifth generation Gould) and loyal staff. Janousek Florist & Greenhouse Inc. Omaha, Nebraska Now in their fourth generation, Janousek Florist originally opened in 1913 to serve the people of Omaha with the freshest flowers possible. Since then, they have been delivering to the entire Omaha Metro area with their own fleet of delivery vehicles and pride themselves on accommodating their customers' requests. Edward and Fred Janousek founded Janousek Florist & Greenhouse Inc. as a wholesale business in 1913 inside a cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. Edward and Fred began to grow their own seasonal flowers and plants and over the last century and through four generations, they have maintained their position as the premier florist and greenhouse in Omaha. Ervin and Eddie Janousek ran the business from 1956 to 1983. Donald Janousek took over in 1983 and continues to run it with his son, Eric. While the days of delivering their flowers by streetcar are long gone, the Janousek family continues to pride itself on providing the freshest flowers and plants to the citizens of Omaha and the surrounding areas. Lake Forest Flowers Lake Forest, Illinois Erwin Dryskey moved his family to Lake Forest, Illinois, and opened the doors of Lake Forest Flowers in September of 1917. He went on to open two other flower shops on Chicago's North Shore. When Grace McGill bought the Lake Forest shop from Dryskey in 1949, she moved it one block, to the corner of Illinois Road and Western Ave, where it stands today. McGill designed custom floral and wedding work for families in Chicago's North Shore communities until her retirement in 1981, when she sold the business to John Looby III, AAF. Looby, with a background in greenhouse growing (who earned his AAF by commercially developing the oxalis regnelli-white blooming shamrock), expanded the business. Today, Lake Forest Flowers continues as a full-service boutique floral operation, and Looby's daughter, Eileen Looby Weber, AAF, joined the management team after earning her Bachelor's degree in horticulture and MBA. She established a large wedding and event following and has developed a variety of floral design education programs. Her continued efforts in promoting the floral industry earned her AAF in 2014. The 2018 Century Award honorees will celebrate with the 2017 Century Award recipients. Due to Hurricane Irma forcing the cancelation of SAF's last convention which was scheduled for last September in Florida, the 2017 Century Award recipients will be honored alongside the 2018 honorees. The 2017 Century Award recipients are: Johnston's Quality Flowers in Fort Smith, Arkansas Mitchell's Flowers and Events in Orland Park, Illinois Wistinghausen Florist & Greenhouse in Oak Harbor, Ohio Read about the history of their businesses here. Any industry company that has served the floral industry for 100 years or longer qualifies for the Century Award. The award was first presented in 1982. For information about the Century Award or to apply for recognition, visit safnow.org/awards or contact awards@safnow.org. ### About SAF The Society of American Florists is the leading organization representing all segments of the floral industry. SAF is proud to provide marketing, business and government services to its members, including gr...

Sunny or shady? Sandy or clay soil? Know specifics of your garden before picking plants.

Determine the answer and keep it in mind when choosing plants for the shady section of the garden.Also remember that the west side of your house will be hotter than the east side. Some hostas will perform well on the east side of the house, where there’s morning sun and afternoon shade, while the hot afternoon sun on the west side will burn the foliage.Determine the kind of soil that is in your garden. Parts of Evanston have sandy soils that drain well and dry out quickly, while others have the heavy, clay loam soils typical in the Chicago region. The type of soil and drainage in your garden should be used to help make plant selections. Astilbe is a common garden plant that generally prefers light shade and moist, but well-drained, soil. If it is planted in full sun in soils that are sandy and tend to be dry, then it will die out, while catmint (Nepeta), another perennial, will prosper. Read up on the plant’s needs to match the type of environment it prefers to grow in.Many gardeners like to push plants’ limits some in order to grow their favorites. This results in plants being installed in conditions that they tolerate versus prefer. Special site preparation and maintenance practices can also allow you to grow plants that are more demanding or not ideally suited to your site’s conditions.Some things to consider about individual plants include their size, habit, foliage and seasonal interest, such as flowers and fall color. Evergreens provide good structure for winter. There are plants that are resistant to deer browsing. For instance, deer will generally eat yews and arborvitae, and leave boxwood alone. Look for disease- and pest-resistant plants. Powdery mildew is a common disease on phlox, but “David” is a phlox cultivar that is resistant. Visit the Botanic Garden’s website to access Plant Evaluation Notes, which are reports on the performance of cultivars of various plant genera, such as Phlox, to learn which grew best at the Garden.Also make sure that you choose hardy plants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a plant hardiness zone map that will help you decide on wheth... (Chicago Tribune)