here is a great recipe, for example
Artichoke Crowns Stuffed Saffron-Scented Crab
Recipe from: Gratins
by Tina Salter, Paul Moore, Catherine Jacobes
Cookbook Heaven at Recipelink.com
These artichokes topped with creamy, golden, saffron-scented crabmeat make an elegant special-occasion starter. Choose large artichokes, because you’ll be trimming away all of the leaves and choke and using only the meaty base, or “crown.” Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice because it takes more than 4,300 crocus blossoms to produce enough (handpicked!) stigmas to make a single ounce. It’s worth the expense, though; it only takes a pinch to add a beautiful golden hue and subtle but distinctive flavor to foods.
Artichokes, a kind of thistle, have been around since ancient times. Today, most of the artichokes we find at the market are cultivated in Castroville, the self-proclaimed “artichoke capital of the world,” near California’s Monterey coast. Don’t think of artichokes merely as leaves to be dipped in lemon butter; their tender bases can be topped with all kinds of wonderful fillings, an experience well worth the effort it takes to clean and prepare the crowns.
Servings: 6
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46 large artichokes, trimmed*
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Topping:
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1 cup fresh bread crumbs
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3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup heavy cream
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1/3 cup clam juice
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Pinch of saffron
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
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1/2 pound fresh lump crabmeat, picked over to remove any cartilage or shell bits
1.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the artichokes and cook until a thin-bladed knife can be easily inserted into the bottom of the artichoke, 15 to 25 minutes. Drain and place the artichokes upside down on a clean kitchen towel; let cool.
2.
Preheat the broiler. Lightly butter a 9 by 13-inch (3-quart) gratin dish.
3.
To make the topping: In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs and butter; toss until the bread crumbs have absorbed all of the butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
4.
Carefully remove the remaining leaves from the cooled artichokes. Using a melon baller or small, sharp- edged spoon, scrape away the fuzzy chokes. With a sharp knife, trim the outside of the artichoke crowns to a smooth shape. Transfer the crowns to the prepared gratin dish and set aside.
5.
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Whisk in the cream, clam juice, and saffron. Whisking constantly, bring to a boil and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and add the crab; mix gently with a fork so that the crab is coated with sauce but remains in small chunks.
6.
Spoon the crab mixture into the artichoke crowns, dividing it evenly. Sprinkle the topping over the crab. Place the gratin dish on a sturdy baking sheet. Set under the broiler, about 4 inches from the heat source, and broil until deep, golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
* To trim artichokes:
1.
Working with one artichoke at a time, cut off the stalk flush with the base of the artichoke, then remove the outermost leaves to reveal the sides of the pale, cream-colored heart. Cut off the top about an inch above the base. As each artichoke is trimmed, rub the cut surfaces with lemon to prevent discoloring, or drop them into a bowl of cold water with the juice of 1 lemon.
Artichokes.........love them want more recipes on how to make them even more wonderful?
http://www.thegutsygourmet.net/artichoke...
http://artichokes.org/recipes.html
http://elise.com/recipes/archives/000318...
Reply:Go to recipezaar.com and do a search for "artichoke"... I'm sure you will find tons of great recipes. Here is a good one ... Greek Chicken with Artichoke Hearts. http://www.recipezaar.com/69442
Friday, November 18, 2011
Men vs Women: Showers (joke)?
How To Shower Like A Woman...
* Take off clothing and place it in sectional laundry hamper according to lights and darks.
* Walk to bathroom wearing long bathrobe. If you see your boyfriend/husband along the way, cover up any exposed flesh and rush to the bathroom.
* Look at your womanly physique in the mirror and stick out your gut so that you can complain and whine even more about how you're getting fat.
* Get in shower. Look for face-cloth, arm-cloth, leg-cloth, long loofah, wide loofah and pumice stone.
* Wash you hair once with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added vitamins.
* Wash your hair again with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added vitamins.
* Condition your hair with Cucumber and Lamfrey conditioner enhanced with natural crocus oil. Leave on for 15 minutes.
* Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes until red and raw.
* Wash entire rest of body with Ginger Nut and Jaffa Cake body wash.
-continued-
Men vs Women: Showers (joke)?
lol
Reply:FUNNY
Reply:Funny! 100!
* Take off clothing and place it in sectional laundry hamper according to lights and darks.
* Walk to bathroom wearing long bathrobe. If you see your boyfriend/husband along the way, cover up any exposed flesh and rush to the bathroom.
* Look at your womanly physique in the mirror and stick out your gut so that you can complain and whine even more about how you're getting fat.
* Get in shower. Look for face-cloth, arm-cloth, leg-cloth, long loofah, wide loofah and pumice stone.
* Wash you hair once with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added vitamins.
* Wash your hair again with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added vitamins.
* Condition your hair with Cucumber and Lamfrey conditioner enhanced with natural crocus oil. Leave on for 15 minutes.
* Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes until red and raw.
* Wash entire rest of body with Ginger Nut and Jaffa Cake body wash.
-continued-
Men vs Women: Showers (joke)?
lol
Reply:FUNNY
Reply:Funny! 100!
What do you think of my haiku? Honest criticism & detailed suggestions apprecited.?
Autumn crocus fronts
grasses massing in mauve -
trees standing their ground.
Or is this better -
Purple petals front
grasses massing in mauve, and trees
standing their ground.
What do you think of my haiku? Honest criticism %26amp; detailed suggestions apprecited.?
The language is not visual enough and I don't see a real meaning here. Then again poetry can be confusing. I do like the personification of the trees however but I just don't get it.
Reply:You have the general idea of what a Haiku is, but the traditional Japanese haiku is a 5-7-5 verse make up. Though the new American and English Haiku's may be of any number of words per line, so long as the first and third are of equal. Even a 2-1-2 haiku is possible such as Pebble falls - Plop - Pebble sinks.
Your second haiku would have been better as a 3-4-3. Perhaps.
Purple petals front
Grasses massing in mauve
Trees standing tall
But a good effort.
Robert
omar
grasses massing in mauve -
trees standing their ground.
Or is this better -
Purple petals front
grasses massing in mauve, and trees
standing their ground.
What do you think of my haiku? Honest criticism %26amp; detailed suggestions apprecited.?
The language is not visual enough and I don't see a real meaning here. Then again poetry can be confusing. I do like the personification of the trees however but I just don't get it.
Reply:You have the general idea of what a Haiku is, but the traditional Japanese haiku is a 5-7-5 verse make up. Though the new American and English Haiku's may be of any number of words per line, so long as the first and third are of equal. Even a 2-1-2 haiku is possible such as Pebble falls - Plop - Pebble sinks.
Your second haiku would have been better as a 3-4-3. Perhaps.
Purple petals front
Grasses massing in mauve
Trees standing tall
But a good effort.
Robert
omar
HELP!! PLEASE!!!!! What is the theme in the poem "The Bluebird's Song?"?
okay first of all the poem is by Emily Huntington Miller and here it is:
I know the song that the bluebird is singing,
Out in the apple tree where he is swinging.
Brave little fellow! the skies may be dreary -
Nothing cares he while his heart is so cheery.
Hark! how the music leaps out from his throat!
Hark! was there ever so merry a note?
Listen a while, and you'll hear what he's saying,
Up in the apple tree swinging and swaying.
"Dear little blossoms down under the snow,
You must be weary of winter I know.
Listen, I'll sing you a message of cheer!
Summer is coming! and springtime is here!
"Little white snowdrop! I pray you arise;
Bright yellow crocus! please open your eyes;
Sweet little violets, hid from the cold,
Put on your mantles of purple and gold;
Daffodils! Daffodils! say, do you hear? -
Summer is coming, and springtime is here!"
please please please help me i have no idea what the theme is!!!!
HELP!! PLEASE!!!!! What is the theme in the poem "The Bluebird's Song?"?
The bluebird represents the "bluebird of happiness", and the theme of the poem is that, no matter how bad and endless things might look (you know, like this last winter, that seemed endless?) there is always an end to sorrow, just like there is to winter.
It also implies, in the first stanza, that no matter how bad things might look around you, you can defeat despair if you have a positive outlook.
I know the song that the bluebird is singing,
Out in the apple tree where he is swinging.
Brave little fellow! the skies may be dreary -
Nothing cares he while his heart is so cheery.
Hark! how the music leaps out from his throat!
Hark! was there ever so merry a note?
Listen a while, and you'll hear what he's saying,
Up in the apple tree swinging and swaying.
"Dear little blossoms down under the snow,
You must be weary of winter I know.
Listen, I'll sing you a message of cheer!
Summer is coming! and springtime is here!
"Little white snowdrop! I pray you arise;
Bright yellow crocus! please open your eyes;
Sweet little violets, hid from the cold,
Put on your mantles of purple and gold;
Daffodils! Daffodils! say, do you hear? -
Summer is coming, and springtime is here!"
please please please help me i have no idea what the theme is!!!!
HELP!! PLEASE!!!!! What is the theme in the poem "The Bluebird's Song?"?
The bluebird represents the "bluebird of happiness", and the theme of the poem is that, no matter how bad and endless things might look (you know, like this last winter, that seemed endless?) there is always an end to sorrow, just like there is to winter.
It also implies, in the first stanza, that no matter how bad things might look around you, you can defeat despair if you have a positive outlook.
Hello Irish Friends across the Great Blue! What do you plan on growing in your gardens this Spring?
I'm really curious to hear what folks in other countries grow in their home flower and veggie gardens. We live in the Midwest, in the States, and here's what we'll have:
Loads of tulips, daffodils, crocus, hyacinths, and other bulbs my girls planted with me in the fall.
We'll plant zinnias, cosmos, morning glories, roses, along with butterfly bushes, stargazer lillies, daylillies, lilacs, mulberry bushes, and tons of other flowers.
Our veg garden will have loads of tomatoes, Indian corn (the girls love the colors), cucumbers, and some herbs. We have deer, rabbits, and bunnies, so lots of other veggies get nibbled down. :)
I was wondering what you all grow? How big are your yards? Ours is .78 acre which is 2,608 square meters . We usually start planting our spring gardens around Mother's Day in mid-May - is it the same for you?
Thanks so much! I can't wait to get the Spring Gardens going and have always wondered what gardeners in other countries plant.
Hello Irish Friends across the Great Blue! What do you plan on growing in your gardens this Spring?
I've already got tons of flowers out there, so I am doing some vegies this year.
Reply:I planted a bunch of Guinness cans this winter, so I cant wait to find out what I will get!
Loads of tulips, daffodils, crocus, hyacinths, and other bulbs my girls planted with me in the fall.
We'll plant zinnias, cosmos, morning glories, roses, along with butterfly bushes, stargazer lillies, daylillies, lilacs, mulberry bushes, and tons of other flowers.
Our veg garden will have loads of tomatoes, Indian corn (the girls love the colors), cucumbers, and some herbs. We have deer, rabbits, and bunnies, so lots of other veggies get nibbled down. :)
I was wondering what you all grow? How big are your yards? Ours is .78 acre which is 2,608 square meters . We usually start planting our spring gardens around Mother's Day in mid-May - is it the same for you?
Thanks so much! I can't wait to get the Spring Gardens going and have always wondered what gardeners in other countries plant.
Hello Irish Friends across the Great Blue! What do you plan on growing in your gardens this Spring?
I've already got tons of flowers out there, so I am doing some vegies this year.
Reply:I planted a bunch of Guinness cans this winter, so I cant wait to find out what I will get!
Hello German Friends across the Great Blue! What do you plan on growing in your gardens this Spring?
I'm really curious to hear what folks in other countries grow in their home flower and veggie gardens. We live in the Midwest, in the States, and here's what we'll have:
Loads of tulips, daffodils, crocus, hyacinths, and other bulbs my girls planted with me in the fall.
We'll plant zinnias, cosmos, morning glories, roses, along with butterfly bushes, stargazer lillies, daylillies, lilacs, mulberry bushes, and tons of other flowers.
Our veg garden will have loads of tomatoes, Indian corn (the girls love the colors), cucumbers, and some herbs. We have deer, rabbits, and bunnies, so lots of other veggies get nibbled down. :)
I was wondering what you all grow? How big are your yards? Ours is .78 acre which is 2,608 square meters . We usually start planting our spring gardens around Mother's Day in mid-May - is it the same for you?
Thanks so much! I can't wait to get the Spring Gardens going and have always wondered what gardeners in other countries plant.
Hello German Friends across the Great Blue! What do you plan on growing in your gardens this Spring?
Our garden measures 1000 square meters
We plan to grow our own tomatoes this year as the ones you can buy in the shops are not that good.
Reply:Sauerkraut
Loads of tulips, daffodils, crocus, hyacinths, and other bulbs my girls planted with me in the fall.
We'll plant zinnias, cosmos, morning glories, roses, along with butterfly bushes, stargazer lillies, daylillies, lilacs, mulberry bushes, and tons of other flowers.
Our veg garden will have loads of tomatoes, Indian corn (the girls love the colors), cucumbers, and some herbs. We have deer, rabbits, and bunnies, so lots of other veggies get nibbled down. :)
I was wondering what you all grow? How big are your yards? Ours is .78 acre which is 2,608 square meters . We usually start planting our spring gardens around Mother's Day in mid-May - is it the same for you?
Thanks so much! I can't wait to get the Spring Gardens going and have always wondered what gardeners in other countries plant.
Hello German Friends across the Great Blue! What do you plan on growing in your gardens this Spring?
Our garden measures 1000 square meters
We plan to grow our own tomatoes this year as the ones you can buy in the shops are not that good.
Reply:Sauerkraut
Emily Dickinson: the feet of people walking home?
The feet of people walking home
With gayer sandals go—
The Crocus— til she rises
The Vassal of the snow—
The lips at Hallelujah
Long years of practise bore
Til bye and bye these Bargemen
Walked singing on the shore.
Pearls are the Diver's farthings
Extorted from the Sea—
Pinions— the Seraph's wagon
Pedestrian once— as we—
Night is the morning's Canvas
Larceny— legacy—
Death, but our rapt attention
To Immortality.
My figures fail to tell me
How far the Village lies—
Whose peasants are the Angels—
Whose Cantons dot the skies—
My Classics veil their faces—
My faith that Dark adores—
Which from its solemn abbeys
Such ressurection pours.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!!!!
Emily Dickinson: the feet of people walking home?
“The feet of people walking home,” is of some interest in its own merit. Unlike some of Dickinson’s other poems, such as the ones that exist among other versions due to a few dissimilarities, this poem is duplicated verbatim. To the untrained eye, this triviality would often be overlooked, were it not for the fact that Emily Dickinson had not intended on publishing many of her poems. Why, then, did she duplicate this poem? Perhaps a more in-depth analysis of the poem, as well as the current events in Dickinson’s life, would answer this query. Estimated to have been written in the year 1858, the poem begins its first stanza by conveying the emotions of gaiety and joyfulness, which are associated with passage to heaven. A much more somber note pervades the second stanza, in which Dickinson uses metaphors to compare the entrance to heaven with the act of theft. The third stanza combines the previous two by hinting at the theory that those who are already in heaven do not want more people entering heaven’s gates, because that would diminish the high status that heaven and angels hold. The tone in the first stanza is of joyousness and excitement, as people make their way to heaven. Dickinson uses the words “gayer,” “hallelujah,” and “singing” to emphasize the uplifting feeling here. It could be argued that this is the point in the humans’ lives (or deaths, or afterlives, depending on how one looks at it) when they reach the pinnacle of happiness, for they have finally entered heaven. The humans, now dead, would then acquire wings, immortality, and an angelic status that rises far above that of humans. Much like Dickinson’s other poems, this one uses metaphors to represent similar things, such as “home,” which represents “heaven,” “snow,” which represents the “clouds” on which heaven resides, and “vassals,” which represents the “angels” who serve God. The second stanza shares a relation to the first, but it could be described as being completely opposite in tone. Dickinson uses the words “extorted,” “larceny,” and “death” to emphasize the crime that is personified here. Dickinson uses more metaphors in this stanza to compare the onrush of people entering heaven to divers who take pearls from the sea. In both cases, a sense of “value” is diminished, or perhaps even lost. Referring back to the first stanza, Dickinson subtly states that the status of angels would no longer be as honorable or magnificent as it is now if everyone were to acquire wings, achieve immortality, and enter heaven. As with the pearls under the sea, the value attributed to angels is inversely proportional to the number in known existence. More pearls out of the sea would be comparable to more angels in heaven. Their values are derived from their rarity. The third stanza continues by combining the previous two, as well as taking into consideration the feelings of the angels, whom Dickinson believes are enraged at the “extortion” of their honor and magnificence. Dickinson metaphorically describes the angels’ method of keeping people out by saying that the angels (including Dickinson’s ancestors) “veil their faces” so that humans cannot easily find their way to heaven (line 21). (Though it is true that each of Franklin’s versions regarding this poem, as well as the original manuscripts, contain the word “vail,” Dickinson has proven in at least one of her letters that she has a tendency to misspell words, including “veil.” Taken in context, “veil” seems more appropriate.) Wolff makes a note that “concealment” is a recurring motif in Dickinson’s poems when she says, “Rage is entirely separated from ‘my father, Edward Dickinson’: it finds expression only in the poetry, directed toward a ‘Father’ in Heaven Whose face we never see and Whose voice we never hear” (64). Could it be, then, that the phrase “My Classics” roughly translates to “My Father” (line 21)? It is interesting to note here that Dickinson loved her father dearly, but that love was not reciprocal. Shortly after her father’s death, Emily Dickinson writes in one of her letters, “I am glad there is Immortality – but would have tested it myself – before entrusting him” (Wolff 64). Despite her love and respect for her father, she perhaps feared the possibility that her father would make efforts after his own death to prevent her from entering heaven. It seems, then, that one’s interest for this poem is twofold. The first interest is the purpose for the poem’s duplication. A possible motive can be brought to light with a quick look at the original manuscripts, at the end of which there is a snippet of another poem. Perhaps the duplication process was enacted merely to separate “The feet of people walking home” from the other, much shorter poem. If this is the case, the duplication may be of no significance at all. The second interest, the poem’s meaning, is undoubtedly the most interesting of the two. The poem could be about Emily Dickinson’s thoughts regarding an unloving father. Yet, with Dickinson’s multitude of metaphors, any meaning can be interpreted for this poem.
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With gayer sandals go—
The Crocus— til she rises
The Vassal of the snow—
The lips at Hallelujah
Long years of practise bore
Til bye and bye these Bargemen
Walked singing on the shore.
Pearls are the Diver's farthings
Extorted from the Sea—
Pinions— the Seraph's wagon
Pedestrian once— as we—
Night is the morning's Canvas
Larceny— legacy—
Death, but our rapt attention
To Immortality.
My figures fail to tell me
How far the Village lies—
Whose peasants are the Angels—
Whose Cantons dot the skies—
My Classics veil their faces—
My faith that Dark adores—
Which from its solemn abbeys
Such ressurection pours.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!!!!
Emily Dickinson: the feet of people walking home?
“The feet of people walking home,” is of some interest in its own merit. Unlike some of Dickinson’s other poems, such as the ones that exist among other versions due to a few dissimilarities, this poem is duplicated verbatim. To the untrained eye, this triviality would often be overlooked, were it not for the fact that Emily Dickinson had not intended on publishing many of her poems. Why, then, did she duplicate this poem? Perhaps a more in-depth analysis of the poem, as well as the current events in Dickinson’s life, would answer this query. Estimated to have been written in the year 1858, the poem begins its first stanza by conveying the emotions of gaiety and joyfulness, which are associated with passage to heaven. A much more somber note pervades the second stanza, in which Dickinson uses metaphors to compare the entrance to heaven with the act of theft. The third stanza combines the previous two by hinting at the theory that those who are already in heaven do not want more people entering heaven’s gates, because that would diminish the high status that heaven and angels hold. The tone in the first stanza is of joyousness and excitement, as people make their way to heaven. Dickinson uses the words “gayer,” “hallelujah,” and “singing” to emphasize the uplifting feeling here. It could be argued that this is the point in the humans’ lives (or deaths, or afterlives, depending on how one looks at it) when they reach the pinnacle of happiness, for they have finally entered heaven. The humans, now dead, would then acquire wings, immortality, and an angelic status that rises far above that of humans. Much like Dickinson’s other poems, this one uses metaphors to represent similar things, such as “home,” which represents “heaven,” “snow,” which represents the “clouds” on which heaven resides, and “vassals,” which represents the “angels” who serve God. The second stanza shares a relation to the first, but it could be described as being completely opposite in tone. Dickinson uses the words “extorted,” “larceny,” and “death” to emphasize the crime that is personified here. Dickinson uses more metaphors in this stanza to compare the onrush of people entering heaven to divers who take pearls from the sea. In both cases, a sense of “value” is diminished, or perhaps even lost. Referring back to the first stanza, Dickinson subtly states that the status of angels would no longer be as honorable or magnificent as it is now if everyone were to acquire wings, achieve immortality, and enter heaven. As with the pearls under the sea, the value attributed to angels is inversely proportional to the number in known existence. More pearls out of the sea would be comparable to more angels in heaven. Their values are derived from their rarity. The third stanza continues by combining the previous two, as well as taking into consideration the feelings of the angels, whom Dickinson believes are enraged at the “extortion” of their honor and magnificence. Dickinson metaphorically describes the angels’ method of keeping people out by saying that the angels (including Dickinson’s ancestors) “veil their faces” so that humans cannot easily find their way to heaven (line 21). (Though it is true that each of Franklin’s versions regarding this poem, as well as the original manuscripts, contain the word “vail,” Dickinson has proven in at least one of her letters that she has a tendency to misspell words, including “veil.” Taken in context, “veil” seems more appropriate.) Wolff makes a note that “concealment” is a recurring motif in Dickinson’s poems when she says, “Rage is entirely separated from ‘my father, Edward Dickinson’: it finds expression only in the poetry, directed toward a ‘Father’ in Heaven Whose face we never see and Whose voice we never hear” (64). Could it be, then, that the phrase “My Classics” roughly translates to “My Father” (line 21)? It is interesting to note here that Dickinson loved her father dearly, but that love was not reciprocal. Shortly after her father’s death, Emily Dickinson writes in one of her letters, “I am glad there is Immortality – but would have tested it myself – before entrusting him” (Wolff 64). Despite her love and respect for her father, she perhaps feared the possibility that her father would make efforts after his own death to prevent her from entering heaven. It seems, then, that one’s interest for this poem is twofold. The first interest is the purpose for the poem’s duplication. A possible motive can be brought to light with a quick look at the original manuscripts, at the end of which there is a snippet of another poem. Perhaps the duplication process was enacted merely to separate “The feet of people walking home” from the other, much shorter poem. If this is the case, the duplication may be of no significance at all. The second interest, the poem’s meaning, is undoubtedly the most interesting of the two. The poem could be about Emily Dickinson’s thoughts regarding an unloving father. Yet, with Dickinson’s multitude of metaphors, any meaning can be interpreted for this poem.
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Bulbs and Color questions?
1. I have crocus, lilly, blue bearded iris, huacinth, tulips, narcissus, and elephant ear bulbs. What else is there that would like nice in with these?
2. I want some blue flowers that are really pretty, but there aren't alot. What are some blue flowers?
3. Do elephant ears bloom? I saw one in somebodys yard and there was a yellow calla lily type flower coming up out of it.
I live in zone 6.
Bulbs and Color questions?
In my zone 6b garden, I grow larkspur, which are about as blue as you can get. An annual which self-seeds, it is about 3' tall, and looks very much like the perennial delphinium without the difficulty in growing it.They come up in the fall and stay green all winter, to bloom in early summer. They can also be planted in the spring, and will bloom the same year.
Balloon flower, platycodon, comes in both dwarf and tall, is an easy perennial that comes back every year and is a beautiful soft blue. Best purchased in growing plants.
Tritellia, a pretty blue flowering spring bulb with flowers like little blue stars is wonderful with all the other spring flowering bulbs.
There are many other blue flowers: hardy geranium Johnson's Blue; Monkshood; Siberian Iris Ceasar's Brother; Virginia Bluebells that bloom early in the spring and would be lovely with your spring flowering bulbs; veronica; Stokesia; annual Bachelor's buttons; perovskia; ground cover vinca minor; bronze beauty ajuga, and many more.
Look at the spring VanBourgendein catalog for ideas at
http://www.dutchbulbs.com/
In my garden crocuses and other bulbs share space with vinca minor and other ground covers, blooming under azaleas, in hosta beds (before the hostas come up), and there are many other plants that bloom with the bulbs, including hellebores; early violets, yellow, blue, white and speckled; ajuga; celandine poppies; columbines; bleeding heart (dicenta); Virginia bluebells; Jacob's ladder and all kinds of ferns. Later, with late daffodils and tulips, I have daisies, early daylilies, stachys, larkspur and lot of other early summer bloomers.
I plant all kinds of early and late bulbs mixed in beds and through my woods so that I have some blooming from late January through May, and then the lilies and daylilies take over.
Yes, Elephant ears do bloom, they have a bloom very much like a calla lily, or more like a spathyphullum or caladium.
Here;s a photo in this site:
http://www.emilycompost.com/elephant_ear...
Good luck with your garden!
Reply:1) Daffodils, violets, cyclamen candy tuft, creeping phloxs and miniature roses would mix well if your climate is right. Miniature roses will do better when the weather is warmer.
2) The best blue flower I can come up with is forget-me-nots. They are easy to grow from seed and last a long time. I also have giant blue lobelia but that is a late summer bloomer.
3) Yes elephant ears bloom and you saw the bloom.
Reply:I would add some Stella dailies they come in yellow white and red. I would also use bee balm or blue bonnet flowers for blue color. No elephant ears do not bloom. It could of been of been a Caledonia plant looks like elephant ears from distance but blooms.
Reply:true blue delphinium... what a brilliant blue !you can try bluebonnet seeds from wildflower farms in johnson city texas too( from texas..YAY! hi texas i miss you! :X) i have bought seeds there... my husband plants forget me nots and had great luck with these starting by seed indoors and they are also very blue... and you can also try the blue variety of bachelor buttons they are small and cute and make nice cutflowers
Reply:try scilla bulbs, they,ll even naturalize
Reply:1) homestead verbena will help hide the fading foliage of your spring flowering bulbs.
2) blue flowers: Plumbago, crystal palace lobelia, blue daze, vinca minor.
3) that was the bloom you saw but it isn't to any advantage to let elephant ears bloom it ultimately weakens the plant.
2. I want some blue flowers that are really pretty, but there aren't alot. What are some blue flowers?
3. Do elephant ears bloom? I saw one in somebodys yard and there was a yellow calla lily type flower coming up out of it.
I live in zone 6.
Bulbs and Color questions?
In my zone 6b garden, I grow larkspur, which are about as blue as you can get. An annual which self-seeds, it is about 3' tall, and looks very much like the perennial delphinium without the difficulty in growing it.They come up in the fall and stay green all winter, to bloom in early summer. They can also be planted in the spring, and will bloom the same year.
Balloon flower, platycodon, comes in both dwarf and tall, is an easy perennial that comes back every year and is a beautiful soft blue. Best purchased in growing plants.
Tritellia, a pretty blue flowering spring bulb with flowers like little blue stars is wonderful with all the other spring flowering bulbs.
There are many other blue flowers: hardy geranium Johnson's Blue; Monkshood; Siberian Iris Ceasar's Brother; Virginia Bluebells that bloom early in the spring and would be lovely with your spring flowering bulbs; veronica; Stokesia; annual Bachelor's buttons; perovskia; ground cover vinca minor; bronze beauty ajuga, and many more.
Look at the spring VanBourgendein catalog for ideas at
http://www.dutchbulbs.com/
In my garden crocuses and other bulbs share space with vinca minor and other ground covers, blooming under azaleas, in hosta beds (before the hostas come up), and there are many other plants that bloom with the bulbs, including hellebores; early violets, yellow, blue, white and speckled; ajuga; celandine poppies; columbines; bleeding heart (dicenta); Virginia bluebells; Jacob's ladder and all kinds of ferns. Later, with late daffodils and tulips, I have daisies, early daylilies, stachys, larkspur and lot of other early summer bloomers.
I plant all kinds of early and late bulbs mixed in beds and through my woods so that I have some blooming from late January through May, and then the lilies and daylilies take over.
Yes, Elephant ears do bloom, they have a bloom very much like a calla lily, or more like a spathyphullum or caladium.
Here;s a photo in this site:
http://www.emilycompost.com/elephant_ear...
Good luck with your garden!
Reply:1) Daffodils, violets, cyclamen candy tuft, creeping phloxs and miniature roses would mix well if your climate is right. Miniature roses will do better when the weather is warmer.
2) The best blue flower I can come up with is forget-me-nots. They are easy to grow from seed and last a long time. I also have giant blue lobelia but that is a late summer bloomer.
3) Yes elephant ears bloom and you saw the bloom.
Reply:I would add some Stella dailies they come in yellow white and red. I would also use bee balm or blue bonnet flowers for blue color. No elephant ears do not bloom. It could of been of been a Caledonia plant looks like elephant ears from distance but blooms.
Reply:true blue delphinium... what a brilliant blue !you can try bluebonnet seeds from wildflower farms in johnson city texas too( from texas..YAY! hi texas i miss you! :X) i have bought seeds there... my husband plants forget me nots and had great luck with these starting by seed indoors and they are also very blue... and you can also try the blue variety of bachelor buttons they are small and cute and make nice cutflowers
Reply:try scilla bulbs, they,ll even naturalize
Reply:1) homestead verbena will help hide the fading foliage of your spring flowering bulbs.
2) blue flowers: Plumbago, crystal palace lobelia, blue daze, vinca minor.
3) that was the bloom you saw but it isn't to any advantage to let elephant ears bloom it ultimately weakens the plant.
How can I amend my garden soil?
Last season my garden started out alright, but now it just isn't doing as well. I did a soil test and the pH was 6.0-7.0, the nitrogen was very low, Phosphorus was low, and the potash was low-medium. (Ferry Morse kit) I did have some tree choppings as a cover for weeds, and I assume that they sucked the nitrogen out of the soil. Right now I have chopped leaves and grass over the garden now. Hopefully it will compost. I also added some coffee grounds. Is there anything else I can add?
I am hoping to plant some crocus, daffofils, hyacynth, phlox, daylillies, raspberries, and grapes. (Herbs thrown in there somewhere too) I know it is an odd mixture, but is there a way I can make the soil suitable for all of the plants?
How can I amend my garden soil?
The leaves and grass should help considerably, but if there is any way you can lay your hands on some manure, cow, horse, rabbit, whatever, it would be a good idea to get some now, this fall, and till it in. By spring it will be perfect to plant. The coffee grounds are good, but if you can start a compost pile, that would be the best thing you can do. Any vegetable kitchen scraps can be put in it, egg shells, practically anything except meat scraps. Look up a good web site on compost making and it will give you all the instructions. If you can buy some composted cotton burr, that is one of the best things you can do with your soil. As you have discovered, wood chips pull nitrogen out of the soil as it decomposes, that is why manure helps, it puts it back. Most nurserys have it that you can buy by the bag, or by the tractor scoop if you have a pickup, or if you can find a farmer to give you some, all the better. Some wood ashes are good for potash, but don't overdo it.
You may have to wait until next fall to plant your bulbs, but if you work on the soil over the winter, it should be ready to plant the other things in the spring.
Reply:Organic materials are fine, maybe some cow manure, peat moss but when it comes to different plants yo need to know their individual soil requirements. Some like acid, some neutral, some alkaline, so do your homework. Not one soil will do for all plants...enjoy.
Reply:Start the composting pile elsewhere. Composting uses the soil nutrients if it is setting on the ground. When the composting process is finished, take the compost and till it into the soil.
You can make a continuous composting unit of a few old tires. Just start building it up and you will soon be getting compost out the bottom.
In the meanwhile, it looks like fertilizer time. I know where to take a sample here for analysis and recommendations. Check with the local Cooperative Extension office.
Reply:My favorite amendment is mushroom compost, you can usually find it at your local garden store. It works great and unlike manure it has no weed seeds.
I am hoping to plant some crocus, daffofils, hyacynth, phlox, daylillies, raspberries, and grapes. (Herbs thrown in there somewhere too) I know it is an odd mixture, but is there a way I can make the soil suitable for all of the plants?
How can I amend my garden soil?
The leaves and grass should help considerably, but if there is any way you can lay your hands on some manure, cow, horse, rabbit, whatever, it would be a good idea to get some now, this fall, and till it in. By spring it will be perfect to plant. The coffee grounds are good, but if you can start a compost pile, that would be the best thing you can do. Any vegetable kitchen scraps can be put in it, egg shells, practically anything except meat scraps. Look up a good web site on compost making and it will give you all the instructions. If you can buy some composted cotton burr, that is one of the best things you can do with your soil. As you have discovered, wood chips pull nitrogen out of the soil as it decomposes, that is why manure helps, it puts it back. Most nurserys have it that you can buy by the bag, or by the tractor scoop if you have a pickup, or if you can find a farmer to give you some, all the better. Some wood ashes are good for potash, but don't overdo it.
You may have to wait until next fall to plant your bulbs, but if you work on the soil over the winter, it should be ready to plant the other things in the spring.
Reply:Organic materials are fine, maybe some cow manure, peat moss but when it comes to different plants yo need to know their individual soil requirements. Some like acid, some neutral, some alkaline, so do your homework. Not one soil will do for all plants...enjoy.
Reply:Start the composting pile elsewhere. Composting uses the soil nutrients if it is setting on the ground. When the composting process is finished, take the compost and till it into the soil.
You can make a continuous composting unit of a few old tires. Just start building it up and you will soon be getting compost out the bottom.
In the meanwhile, it looks like fertilizer time. I know where to take a sample here for analysis and recommendations. Check with the local Cooperative Extension office.
Reply:My favorite amendment is mushroom compost, you can usually find it at your local garden store. It works great and unlike manure it has no weed seeds.
Can someone FIGURATIVELY analyze/interpret this poem please????
"Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
SPRING
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Thank you for the previous responses
Can someone FIGURATIVELY analyze/interpret this poem please????
to me it comes off as summer is coming but to fast maybe.
Reply:In the wake of reality, the pain, the death the cruelty that is harshly associated with winter, what folly is it to come happily? Its asking if such naivette can survive in a real world. It condemns innocence as ignorance because in a world of grieving, it is of the worst offense to brush off the pain that is present. It says that happiness finds no reasoning in the world in which the poem is written. The writer is almost mad at the spring, at the life after the crash.
Reply:I don't know (she doesn't sound like a real fun date though, does she?). The line about "a flight of uncarpeted stairs" is a bit creepy (considering she died of a broken neck after falling downstairs). Anyway, her sonnets are better--this thing's kinda whiny.
SPRING
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Thank you for the previous responses
Can someone FIGURATIVELY analyze/interpret this poem please????
to me it comes off as summer is coming but to fast maybe.
Reply:In the wake of reality, the pain, the death the cruelty that is harshly associated with winter, what folly is it to come happily? Its asking if such naivette can survive in a real world. It condemns innocence as ignorance because in a world of grieving, it is of the worst offense to brush off the pain that is present. It says that happiness finds no reasoning in the world in which the poem is written. The writer is almost mad at the spring, at the life after the crash.
Reply:I don't know (she doesn't sound like a real fun date though, does she?). The line about "a flight of uncarpeted stairs" is a bit creepy (considering she died of a broken neck after falling downstairs). Anyway, her sonnets are better--this thing's kinda whiny.
Help me with this poem - "Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. What is the theme of this poem?
SPRING
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Also I believe this poem is about the event after World War 1.
Can you interpret this poem please?
Help me with this poem - "Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. What is the theme of this poem?
to me it represents life and death. the love of life and the fear of death. but taking on whatever comes your way.
Reply:She resents the beauty of April. She believes it is pointless, all the beauty with death is a constant.
Reply:The signs of Spring signify a rebirth, but underneath it all death is lurking and the promise of Spring is not enough.
Reply:Hmmmm....to me it is the beauty of spring overshadowing the pain of death.
gert
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Also I believe this poem is about the event after World War 1.
Can you interpret this poem please?
Help me with this poem - "Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. What is the theme of this poem?
to me it represents life and death. the love of life and the fear of death. but taking on whatever comes your way.
Reply:She resents the beauty of April. She believes it is pointless, all the beauty with death is a constant.
Reply:The signs of Spring signify a rebirth, but underneath it all death is lurking and the promise of Spring is not enough.
Reply:Hmmmm....to me it is the beauty of spring overshadowing the pain of death.
gert
It is bulb time! Need some help?
I've moved from NJ to PA so I'm in the same zone but I've got to start my garden all over again. I am looking for plants/flowers (preferably bulbs) that will keep my garden lively from Spring thru Fall.
I've already purchased, Tulips, Iris', Crocus', and Hyacinths - which all tend to be Spring items.
I need some recommendations for Summer and Fall blooms. This will be going into a very slightly raised flower bed.
It is bulb time! Need some help?
Check the Breck's catalog they have all the information about planning gardens you could need!
Reply:I'm in FL now so I can't remember.
But~ The Book of Outdoor Gardening by Smith and Hawkin is worth every penny. There are lots ideas and great illustrations/pics. Every thing you need to know is in there.
you can get it used at Amazon for cheap.
http://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8%26amp;search-ty...
Reply:Cannas and day lillies for summer. dont forget other perinnials such as roses, mums, daiseys, rhodendrums, hostas etc that while not bulbs will keep coming back.
Reply:Head to Lowe's....their perennials were half off today! I got tons in 1 gallon pots for 2.49 :) I got russian sage, Hidcote lavendar, coreopsis, regular sage (can't remember the variety), a Ralph Senior viburnum, violet dusk bearded tongue....I think it's a type of penstemon, and an Autumn Fire Sedum. Just check the labels to see how cold hardy they are because I am in zone 5 and some of the perennials they had there (even a lavendar I almost bought) were only hardy to 0 Fahrenheit. I try to stick to those that are good to at least 20 below zero, as I lost like 50% of my perennials last year and it must have been because I wasn't careful in reading labels to see how hardy they are. They had a good amount of other perennials too, but these were some that I either needed more of, or didn't have yet. This was my first full gardening season in a new home too, so I know how much fun, yet how daunting, the whole prospect can be! :) Enjoy!
I've already purchased, Tulips, Iris', Crocus', and Hyacinths - which all tend to be Spring items.
I need some recommendations for Summer and Fall blooms. This will be going into a very slightly raised flower bed.
It is bulb time! Need some help?
Check the Breck's catalog they have all the information about planning gardens you could need!
Reply:I'm in FL now so I can't remember.
But~ The Book of Outdoor Gardening by Smith and Hawkin is worth every penny. There are lots ideas and great illustrations/pics. Every thing you need to know is in there.
you can get it used at Amazon for cheap.
http://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8%26amp;search-ty...
Reply:Cannas and day lillies for summer. dont forget other perinnials such as roses, mums, daiseys, rhodendrums, hostas etc that while not bulbs will keep coming back.
Reply:Head to Lowe's....their perennials were half off today! I got tons in 1 gallon pots for 2.49 :) I got russian sage, Hidcote lavendar, coreopsis, regular sage (can't remember the variety), a Ralph Senior viburnum, violet dusk bearded tongue....I think it's a type of penstemon, and an Autumn Fire Sedum. Just check the labels to see how cold hardy they are because I am in zone 5 and some of the perennials they had there (even a lavendar I almost bought) were only hardy to 0 Fahrenheit. I try to stick to those that are good to at least 20 below zero, as I lost like 50% of my perennials last year and it must have been because I wasn't careful in reading labels to see how hardy they are. They had a good amount of other perennials too, but these were some that I either needed more of, or didn't have yet. This was my first full gardening season in a new home too, so I know how much fun, yet how daunting, the whole prospect can be! :) Enjoy!
Do all bulb plants, [or rhyzomes for that matter].. that multiply by expansion, also produce seed?
ie
garlic
crocus
tulip
Do all bulb plants, [or rhyzomes for that matter].. that multiply by expansion, also produce seed?
Yes all flowering plants produce seed (unless they have genetic disorders)
Bulbous plants can be grown from seed with the right conditions.
Reply:plant of corse produce seed,why not,yes.
Reply:Yes, and they are usually contained in pods of some sort. It is trickier though to grow them from seed than from bulblets and cormlets, etc. Most people propagate from daughter bulbs etc because it is easier and less fussy. Hybridisers use seeds for obvious reasons.
Reply:Yes. Bulbs produce bulblettes around the root, base of the bulb over time. Rhyzomes are a form of roots, as the plant grows, it produces more. If the flower is pollenated and allowed to mature (dry) on the plant seeds will be produced. Whether they are viable is another matter.
Reply:Obviously, if they've got flowers, they'll get seeds.
Reply:The old type of cannas don't produce seeds, but the pods are there. When you break open a pod, it is empty. We grow dozens of these in our yard. The color is orange.
The new cannas that are being bred have seeds. I collected lots this year from our new dwarf cannas.
garlic
crocus
tulip
Do all bulb plants, [or rhyzomes for that matter].. that multiply by expansion, also produce seed?
Yes all flowering plants produce seed (unless they have genetic disorders)
Bulbous plants can be grown from seed with the right conditions.
Reply:plant of corse produce seed,why not,yes.
Reply:Yes, and they are usually contained in pods of some sort. It is trickier though to grow them from seed than from bulblets and cormlets, etc. Most people propagate from daughter bulbs etc because it is easier and less fussy. Hybridisers use seeds for obvious reasons.
Reply:Yes. Bulbs produce bulblettes around the root, base of the bulb over time. Rhyzomes are a form of roots, as the plant grows, it produces more. If the flower is pollenated and allowed to mature (dry) on the plant seeds will be produced. Whether they are viable is another matter.
Reply:Obviously, if they've got flowers, they'll get seeds.
Reply:The old type of cannas don't produce seeds, but the pods are there. When you break open a pod, it is empty. We grow dozens of these in our yard. The color is orange.
The new cannas that are being bred have seeds. I collected lots this year from our new dwarf cannas.
There's a Music Festival in Bern tonight!?
Crocus plays at midnight!Wanna come?
There's a Music Festival in Bern tonight!?
even more than dan can imagine
Reply:more then you can imagine
There's a Music Festival in Bern tonight!?
even more than dan can imagine
Reply:more then you can imagine
Looking for cousins from Belfast, Griffin, Jackson, Falloon, Miligan?
I was in Belfast last month looking for some cousins there. They would be related to the Griffin family, Catherine, Adam, Mary and Rose that lived at 11 Crocus St from 1890-1929. Jackson family from Dromore Co. Down. The Griffin amily was from Ballymena. Also the relatives of Mary and Gerald Falloon and Lena Milligan. I know my grandmotherborn in Belfast) used to go back to Ireland to visit relatives in Ballymena.
Looking for cousins from Belfast, Griffin, Jackson, Falloon, Miligan?
i used the white pages listing (on the internet) in each city to find people with the surname i was researching - then phoned %26amp;/or wrote letters to everyone on my list.
I was able to find many extended family members.
i also posted queries on genealogy bulletin boards such as rootsweb, ancestry.com, cyndis list, and as many others i could find
Reply:You'd get a lot wider exposure at the surnames and places message boards at ancestry.com, rootsweb.com, maybe genforum.com with your query.
Looking for cousins from Belfast, Griffin, Jackson, Falloon, Miligan?
i used the white pages listing (on the internet) in each city to find people with the surname i was researching - then phoned %26amp;/or wrote letters to everyone on my list.
I was able to find many extended family members.
i also posted queries on genealogy bulletin boards such as rootsweb, ancestry.com, cyndis list, and as many others i could find
Reply:You'd get a lot wider exposure at the surnames and places message boards at ancestry.com, rootsweb.com, maybe genforum.com with your query.
May I have your thoughts on what I experienced when listening to an old Musical?
I was listening to "State Fair" and it hit me how the years had changed the thoughts the lyrics could evoke over the years.
It Might As Well Be Spring
Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II (O. Greeley Clendenning H. II)
Music by: Richard Rodgers
From the Film: State Fair 1945 (M)
I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm, I'm as jumpy as puppet on a string
I'd say that I had spring fever, but I know it isn't spring
I am starry eyed and vaguely discontented, like a nightingale without a song to sing
O why should I have spring fever, when it isn't even spring
I keep wishing I were someone else, walking down a strange new street
And hearing words that I've never heard from a girl I've yet to meet
I'm as busy as spider spinning daydreams, spinning spinning daydreams
I'm as giddy as a baby on a swing
I haven't seen a crocus or a rosebud, or a robin on the wing
But I feel so gay in a melancholy way, that it might as well be spring
It might as well be spring
May I have your thoughts on what I experienced when listening to an old Musical?
Dear fellow, I find it comforting to know that someone out there cares enough to listen to show tunes from such "marginal" fare as "State Fair."
Yes, indeed, the lyrics belie a bygone era. While there was much to deride in those times, such as unwarranted fear of self-expression, some of the sentiment expressed by items like this one are noteworthy.
What changed? The times, sir. We had the sixties answered by the awful myopic Reagan followed by the advent of Rap. What I find objectionable truly is the anger evinced in so much of today's lyrics with their biting melodies.
We cannot return to the past, nor do I wish it. Still, I can wish for a bit more kindness in the world.
If not more kindness, then at least more sequins to add sparkle.
Reply:That happens a lot with me... the meanings of songs change for me as I get older (I'm a lot younger than you, though...tee hee).
That's cool you like musical theatre, by the way. I'm a total musical theatre geek (although I like the more modern stuff, personally. I'm a huge Sondheim fan.)
Reply:and this is news to you?
Reply:Like most works by Rodgers and Hammerstein the musical may be dated but the message is timeless. I think you've got good taste, sir.
It Might As Well Be Spring
Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II (O. Greeley Clendenning H. II)
Music by: Richard Rodgers
From the Film: State Fair 1945 (M)
I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm, I'm as jumpy as puppet on a string
I'd say that I had spring fever, but I know it isn't spring
I am starry eyed and vaguely discontented, like a nightingale without a song to sing
O why should I have spring fever, when it isn't even spring
I keep wishing I were someone else, walking down a strange new street
And hearing words that I've never heard from a girl I've yet to meet
I'm as busy as spider spinning daydreams, spinning spinning daydreams
I'm as giddy as a baby on a swing
I haven't seen a crocus or a rosebud, or a robin on the wing
But I feel so gay in a melancholy way, that it might as well be spring
It might as well be spring
May I have your thoughts on what I experienced when listening to an old Musical?
Dear fellow, I find it comforting to know that someone out there cares enough to listen to show tunes from such "marginal" fare as "State Fair."
Yes, indeed, the lyrics belie a bygone era. While there was much to deride in those times, such as unwarranted fear of self-expression, some of the sentiment expressed by items like this one are noteworthy.
What changed? The times, sir. We had the sixties answered by the awful myopic Reagan followed by the advent of Rap. What I find objectionable truly is the anger evinced in so much of today's lyrics with their biting melodies.
We cannot return to the past, nor do I wish it. Still, I can wish for a bit more kindness in the world.
If not more kindness, then at least more sequins to add sparkle.
Reply:That happens a lot with me... the meanings of songs change for me as I get older (I'm a lot younger than you, though...tee hee).
That's cool you like musical theatre, by the way. I'm a total musical theatre geek (although I like the more modern stuff, personally. I'm a huge Sondheim fan.)
Reply:and this is news to you?
Reply:Like most works by Rodgers and Hammerstein the musical may be dated but the message is timeless. I think you've got good taste, sir.
Spring bulbs blooming & I am moving. Can I remove bulbs from ground and take w/me to new home for next year?
or will I harm them by removing them before they flower?.... and will they survive the trauma/shock I feel I must be puttting them through? Thank you
They are iris, crocus, daffodil, freesia and more. I also have a beautiful Caribean Lily in bloom now- I am wanting to snip the petals flowers and leaves and take only the bulbs.
Thank you.
Spring bulbs blooming %26amp; I am moving. Can I remove bulbs from ground and take w/me to new home for next year?
Yes you can, but they will not bloom again for the rest of the year. They could also go dormant for up to 3 years. You may or may not get them next year. In this situation, patience is best. You definatley wont kill them though, not unless you cut damage the bulbs themselves. Alot of people don't know that bulbs are actually very hardy... it's the blooms that are hard to take care of! Make sure that when you plant them for next year that you plant them in the fall.
Reply:I agree with Misty but I just wanted to add not to cut the tops off if you are going to put them back in the ground now. If you cut them leave about 1" or more stem %26amp; store them in the basment %26amp; keep them dry untill fall.
Reply:Take everything that you love ...Don't leave those special flowers behind. Just dig them out in clumps and do not distub the soil. Replant at your new home.
Reply:sure just secure them good, that they don't get broken in pieces or destroy
Reply:You may just dig the root the whole ways out so you can transplant it.
addis
They are iris, crocus, daffodil, freesia and more. I also have a beautiful Caribean Lily in bloom now- I am wanting to snip the petals flowers and leaves and take only the bulbs.
Thank you.
Spring bulbs blooming %26amp; I am moving. Can I remove bulbs from ground and take w/me to new home for next year?
Yes you can, but they will not bloom again for the rest of the year. They could also go dormant for up to 3 years. You may or may not get them next year. In this situation, patience is best. You definatley wont kill them though, not unless you cut damage the bulbs themselves. Alot of people don't know that bulbs are actually very hardy... it's the blooms that are hard to take care of! Make sure that when you plant them for next year that you plant them in the fall.
Reply:I agree with Misty but I just wanted to add not to cut the tops off if you are going to put them back in the ground now. If you cut them leave about 1" or more stem %26amp; store them in the basment %26amp; keep them dry untill fall.
Reply:Take everything that you love ...Don't leave those special flowers behind. Just dig them out in clumps and do not distub the soil. Replant at your new home.
Reply:sure just secure them good, that they don't get broken in pieces or destroy
Reply:You may just dig the root the whole ways out so you can transplant it.
addis
Whats ur favorite flower?
im doing a science project about the freshness of flowers and i want to pick a flower that ppl like, please choose out of these
1) Tulip
2)Daffodil
3)Anemone
4)Crocus
5)Peony
Whats ur favorite flower?
daffodil because they are the first to bloom in the Spring and make the landscape cheerful and happy until the trees get leaves and the grass is green again.
Bud
Reply:#5
Reply:daffodils
Reply:Daffodil
Penney
Reply:The peony, so sweet and beautiful, you bury your face and inhale the scent, heaven!!!
Reply:Well, out of those options, I would say Tulip. But my favorite flower is the Carnation.
Reply:daffodil
Reply:I would say the tree peony, it is a lovely speciment of the peony.
Reply:Of the five given, my favorite is the daffodil. My overall favorite is the sunflower.
1) Tulip
2)Daffodil
3)Anemone
4)Crocus
5)Peony
Whats ur favorite flower?
daffodil because they are the first to bloom in the Spring and make the landscape cheerful and happy until the trees get leaves and the grass is green again.
Bud
Reply:#5
Reply:daffodils
Reply:Daffodil
Penney
Reply:The peony, so sweet and beautiful, you bury your face and inhale the scent, heaven!!!
Reply:Well, out of those options, I would say Tulip. But my favorite flower is the Carnation.
Reply:daffodil
Reply:I would say the tree peony, it is a lovely speciment of the peony.
Reply:Of the five given, my favorite is the daffodil. My overall favorite is the sunflower.
How do I tell one garden bulb from another?!?
Casualties of garden reorganisation, sitting sadly in buckets....
Likely to be daffodils, tulips, crocus, snowdrops, muscari, bluebells etc.
How do I tell one garden bulb from another?!?
Without planting them and seeing what pops up, you could do an image search on each bulb name, then you'll have to compare them to the image.
Reply:while they are in bloom labelthe leave s and when they die back if you lift them stor e them like with like labelled this is good for setting out colour schemes next year bulbs can be kept lieing on newspaper in a drawer or a potting shed
Reply:if its in your garden its yours... if its in another garden its not yours, thats how you tell.
Reply:Go to J parker bulbs web site.
Reply:size and shape get a book from the library and make notes.
Reply:Just scatter them around the garden and see what grows. It is the best way to plant bulbs anyway.
Reply:hi the best way i can help you is if its a crocus it will be quite small about the size of a silver skin onion same shape the skin will be flaky and rough textured, a tulip will be a good bit larger they tend to be flat on one side and simular in shape to a roasting chestnut they also tend to have a redish outer skin that will be quite flaky, daffodils/narcissus are like a small onion off white and larger than tulips generally they look very much bulb shaped (light bulb) the top will be very evident of last years old leaves, snow drops are very small bulbs that are almost lemon shaped off white and the size of a hazel nut bluebells come in all sorts of shapes and are white some look like peanut shell shaped but the majority are quite round they will be very watery if crushed muscary are awful bullbs that take over have very insignificant flowers and are very likely to green on the tops of some of them also they may even be sprouting they never seem to stop one of the problems with them they look like grass in the boarder all the time when did you lift them?
Reply:should tell you on the packet
Likely to be daffodils, tulips, crocus, snowdrops, muscari, bluebells etc.
How do I tell one garden bulb from another?!?
Without planting them and seeing what pops up, you could do an image search on each bulb name, then you'll have to compare them to the image.
Reply:while they are in bloom labelthe leave s and when they die back if you lift them stor e them like with like labelled this is good for setting out colour schemes next year bulbs can be kept lieing on newspaper in a drawer or a potting shed
Reply:if its in your garden its yours... if its in another garden its not yours, thats how you tell.
Reply:Go to J parker bulbs web site.
Reply:size and shape get a book from the library and make notes.
Reply:Just scatter them around the garden and see what grows. It is the best way to plant bulbs anyway.
Reply:hi the best way i can help you is if its a crocus it will be quite small about the size of a silver skin onion same shape the skin will be flaky and rough textured, a tulip will be a good bit larger they tend to be flat on one side and simular in shape to a roasting chestnut they also tend to have a redish outer skin that will be quite flaky, daffodils/narcissus are like a small onion off white and larger than tulips generally they look very much bulb shaped (light bulb) the top will be very evident of last years old leaves, snow drops are very small bulbs that are almost lemon shaped off white and the size of a hazel nut bluebells come in all sorts of shapes and are white some look like peanut shell shaped but the majority are quite round they will be very watery if crushed muscary are awful bullbs that take over have very insignificant flowers and are very likely to green on the tops of some of them also they may even be sprouting they never seem to stop one of the problems with them they look like grass in the boarder all the time when did you lift them?
Reply:should tell you on the packet
Is it possible to grow flowering bulbs in southeast Asia?
I'd like to grow bulbs like crocus, hyacinths, daffodils, etc. (and perhaps saffron), but will they survive here? What if it's someplace that's 14-18 degrees Celsius on average during the day and receives a lot of rainfall (still in southeast Asia). I'm thinking Cameron Highlands/Janda Baik (Gombak) in Malaysia, since I live here. They did manage to grow tulips in Fraser's Hill (first time it's grown in Asia, they say).
Is it possible to grow flowering bulbs in southeast Asia?
The simple answer is "yes." You have the same situation that we confront in the Deep South here is the U.S. (think the lower peninsula of Florida, New Orleans, or Houston, for example). Bulbs usually produce without trouble through zone 8 (roughly the northern coastal areas of Florida, for comparison). BUT you can actually grow almost anything frm a bulb if you remember to provide it--trick it, actually--with an "artificial" winter.
To do this, place your bulbs in the "crisper" or on a lower shelf of your refrigerator. They should remain there for at least 45 days (this "tells" the bubls that they have experienced a winter freeze of sorts). Thereafter, you are ready to plant.
HINT: do NOT place your bulbs in a refrigeration unit along with such fruits and veggies as apples and the like. The fruits give off an ethanol-based gas that is readily absorbed by your bulbs. Worse, this gas is lethal to bulbed plants--you will not get anyting to grow once exposed.
When planting, be certain that you plant on a slope or inclined plain for best results, as bulbs prefer wet but well-drained soil. If your soil is "clay-ish," add equal parts of decaying vegetation (decaying leaves, compost, even animal dropping) with sand (this allows for moisture to drain--but as a drawback, it also allows for much of the nutrients in the soil to flow away, as well), and did your planting bed to a depth of some 20 cm. (this facilitates better root growth.) Bulbs such as tulips require that you place them about 13 cm below soil level. Those like daffodils, crocus and hyacinth grow best when planted at about 7 cm below the soil line. And if you try to grow irises (and you can!), remember to place the tuber in the soil, barely cover and allow for some exposure to the air.
Water your bulbs daily--if and only if you are not having rain. Otherwise, make certain that the soil is well-drained, yet moist.
An done last suggestion, when planting bulbs, plant a circle of daffodil bulbs around your bed as a sort of "protective fencing." Daffodils are poisonous if eaten--and therefore deter wildlife from coming in and feasting on your hard work.
The BEST of Luck! Gombak is a beautiful area--and should pose few problems for the creative bulb-enthusiast!
Reply:You should be able to grow bulbs in that part of the world; however, if your winters are mild, you will need to refrigerate the bulbs for about 14 weeks before planting them, so that they will have the necessary period of dormancy. Without this dormancy, they will not bloom. I used to have to do this when I lived in Texas, which has very hot weather in the summer, and a relatively mild winter as compared to the areas to which many bulb plants are native. I know lots of people who purchase an old refrigerator specifically for this purpose, and keep it out in a garage or greenhouse. You can also force most bulbs this way, although most bulbs (except amaryllis) can only be forced once. Happy growing!
Reply:no . the list you submit for your humid tropical ( regardless of the highlands ) i do sincerely believe that those bulbs will not work (they don't like to get their 'feet ' to wet )
why don't you try a variety of hippeastrums ; conditioned for that environment , and plenty of varieties . you could also try leopard lillies , quite showy and plenty of regeneration . good luck .
Is it possible to grow flowering bulbs in southeast Asia?
The simple answer is "yes." You have the same situation that we confront in the Deep South here is the U.S. (think the lower peninsula of Florida, New Orleans, or Houston, for example). Bulbs usually produce without trouble through zone 8 (roughly the northern coastal areas of Florida, for comparison). BUT you can actually grow almost anything frm a bulb if you remember to provide it--trick it, actually--with an "artificial" winter.
To do this, place your bulbs in the "crisper" or on a lower shelf of your refrigerator. They should remain there for at least 45 days (this "tells" the bubls that they have experienced a winter freeze of sorts). Thereafter, you are ready to plant.
HINT: do NOT place your bulbs in a refrigeration unit along with such fruits and veggies as apples and the like. The fruits give off an ethanol-based gas that is readily absorbed by your bulbs. Worse, this gas is lethal to bulbed plants--you will not get anyting to grow once exposed.
When planting, be certain that you plant on a slope or inclined plain for best results, as bulbs prefer wet but well-drained soil. If your soil is "clay-ish," add equal parts of decaying vegetation (decaying leaves, compost, even animal dropping) with sand (this allows for moisture to drain--but as a drawback, it also allows for much of the nutrients in the soil to flow away, as well), and did your planting bed to a depth of some 20 cm. (this facilitates better root growth.) Bulbs such as tulips require that you place them about 13 cm below soil level. Those like daffodils, crocus and hyacinth grow best when planted at about 7 cm below the soil line. And if you try to grow irises (and you can!), remember to place the tuber in the soil, barely cover and allow for some exposure to the air.
Water your bulbs daily--if and only if you are not having rain. Otherwise, make certain that the soil is well-drained, yet moist.
An done last suggestion, when planting bulbs, plant a circle of daffodil bulbs around your bed as a sort of "protective fencing." Daffodils are poisonous if eaten--and therefore deter wildlife from coming in and feasting on your hard work.
The BEST of Luck! Gombak is a beautiful area--and should pose few problems for the creative bulb-enthusiast!
Reply:You should be able to grow bulbs in that part of the world; however, if your winters are mild, you will need to refrigerate the bulbs for about 14 weeks before planting them, so that they will have the necessary period of dormancy. Without this dormancy, they will not bloom. I used to have to do this when I lived in Texas, which has very hot weather in the summer, and a relatively mild winter as compared to the areas to which many bulb plants are native. I know lots of people who purchase an old refrigerator specifically for this purpose, and keep it out in a garage or greenhouse. You can also force most bulbs this way, although most bulbs (except amaryllis) can only be forced once. Happy growing!
Reply:no . the list you submit for your humid tropical ( regardless of the highlands ) i do sincerely believe that those bulbs will not work (they don't like to get their 'feet ' to wet )
why don't you try a variety of hippeastrums ; conditioned for that environment , and plenty of varieties . you could also try leopard lillies , quite showy and plenty of regeneration . good luck .
What nation produces the most Saffron?
Saffron, a spice from the Crocus stamen.
What nation produces the most Saffron?
Iran is leading producer, next after Iran is Spain and then India.
Reply:So much for the concept of mellow yellow... Report It
Reply:I'm pretty sure it's Iran. In the Mediterranean region Spain and Italy are the main producers.
Reply:India?
Reply:india
Reply:india i'm guesting
Reply:I am only guessing : Kashmir - Northern India?
larry
What nation produces the most Saffron?
Iran is leading producer, next after Iran is Spain and then India.
Reply:So much for the concept of mellow yellow... Report It
Reply:I'm pretty sure it's Iran. In the Mediterranean region Spain and Italy are the main producers.
Reply:India?
Reply:india
Reply:india i'm guesting
Reply:I am only guessing : Kashmir - Northern India?
larry
Flower drawing background?
im drawing this flower in art http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/fi...
and i dont know what to put in the background. please help. if you could supply a picture that would be great!oh and it has to kind of relate to the flower in some way. thanks in advance.
-♥'s to cheer.
Flower drawing background?
How about using shades of green like the flower is surrounded by leaves? Another thought-contrasting plain background, like maybe, a soft yellow with hints of the flower color muted on four corners of picture. I see it in my mind, so sorry no pictures! Good Luck!
Reply:you can put a sun inthe background along with some clouds or you can draw a person watering the flower with some grass near it.
and i dont know what to put in the background. please help. if you could supply a picture that would be great!oh and it has to kind of relate to the flower in some way. thanks in advance.
-♥'s to cheer.
Flower drawing background?
How about using shades of green like the flower is surrounded by leaves? Another thought-contrasting plain background, like maybe, a soft yellow with hints of the flower color muted on four corners of picture. I see it in my mind, so sorry no pictures! Good Luck!
Reply:you can put a sun inthe background along with some clouds or you can draw a person watering the flower with some grass near it.
To all you gardeners....what was an early mistake you made as newbie that makes you laugh today?
The other day I was looking at old garden journal I had made years ago. I was stressing out about my crocus coming up in snow. I had went out and put coffee cans over the emerging crocus....not that they needed the protection.
Also another time a LONG time ago .... I wanted to grow woodland garden so I went to my mother in laws and dug up tons of common violets and didn't realize that it was creeping charlie growing around violets. So not only did I have violets growing EVERYWHERE I had lovely creeping charlie spreading all over. Took lots of roundup to get rid of both.
Anybody else got some good stories about early or even recent mistakes??
To all you gardeners....what was an early mistake you made as newbie that makes you laugh today?
I went thru a stage where I planted lots of flower seeds in trays in my front porch. Many were easy to grow flowers like marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, and etc. Most ended up scraggly little plants that never did grow and I threw most out.
Honest mistake I once made. I mistook Roundup bottle I had mixed with bottle of fertilizer concentrate. Both were in plain white bottles and my husband had set roundup on shelf where my fertilizer sat. I wiped out so many plants and didn't realize it until about a week later when lots and lots of plants starting turning brown. I had big empty holes that year in my landscaping. Was not funny!
Reply:Digging up and trowing away plants that were dead to find they hadnt got to the growing stage yet. ei fuscia
Reply:somebody had told me to plant tomatoes deep, to cut off the limbs, and to water it alot... i must have misunderstood because i went waaaaaayy overboard with that concept..trying i guess to have the "perfect" tomato..so i bought these tomato plants and they were blooming and almost ready to produce.. so what do i do? i cut all the limbs off EVERYTHING except the "trunk" of the tomato (they were not the tomato vines) and i planted them very very deep so deep that maybe one inch was sticking up.. then i overwatered it thinking it would make the tomatoes juicy.....i had messed up SO bad... no tomatoes for me.. :(
Reply:A very common mistake that many people make is over or under watering.
I have overwatered plants in the past and they have died.
Now I know how to properly care for different flowers.
I also over-did the preen one year and my flowers got burned and died.
Reply:being aware of mature size before planting.... oh, dear , the ammount of stuff I have had to MOVE......
Reply:What just the one?! I could write a book on 'How not to garden' lol!!
Earliest memory...digging up all the seedlings instead of the weeds because I wasn't paying attention to what my mother was pointing at.
Planting a small tree in a big bulbous pot. It got too big which I knew it would! The only way to get it out was to smash the pot.
Also another time a LONG time ago .... I wanted to grow woodland garden so I went to my mother in laws and dug up tons of common violets and didn't realize that it was creeping charlie growing around violets. So not only did I have violets growing EVERYWHERE I had lovely creeping charlie spreading all over. Took lots of roundup to get rid of both.
Anybody else got some good stories about early or even recent mistakes??
To all you gardeners....what was an early mistake you made as newbie that makes you laugh today?
I went thru a stage where I planted lots of flower seeds in trays in my front porch. Many were easy to grow flowers like marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, and etc. Most ended up scraggly little plants that never did grow and I threw most out.
Honest mistake I once made. I mistook Roundup bottle I had mixed with bottle of fertilizer concentrate. Both were in plain white bottles and my husband had set roundup on shelf where my fertilizer sat. I wiped out so many plants and didn't realize it until about a week later when lots and lots of plants starting turning brown. I had big empty holes that year in my landscaping. Was not funny!
Reply:Digging up and trowing away plants that were dead to find they hadnt got to the growing stage yet. ei fuscia
Reply:somebody had told me to plant tomatoes deep, to cut off the limbs, and to water it alot... i must have misunderstood because i went waaaaaayy overboard with that concept..trying i guess to have the "perfect" tomato..so i bought these tomato plants and they were blooming and almost ready to produce.. so what do i do? i cut all the limbs off EVERYTHING except the "trunk" of the tomato (they were not the tomato vines) and i planted them very very deep so deep that maybe one inch was sticking up.. then i overwatered it thinking it would make the tomatoes juicy.....i had messed up SO bad... no tomatoes for me.. :(
Reply:A very common mistake that many people make is over or under watering.
I have overwatered plants in the past and they have died.
Now I know how to properly care for different flowers.
I also over-did the preen one year and my flowers got burned and died.
Reply:being aware of mature size before planting.... oh, dear , the ammount of stuff I have had to MOVE......
Reply:What just the one?! I could write a book on 'How not to garden' lol!!
Earliest memory...digging up all the seedlings instead of the weeds because I wasn't paying attention to what my mother was pointing at.
Planting a small tree in a big bulbous pot. It got too big which I knew it would! The only way to get it out was to smash the pot.
Flower drawing background?
im drawing this flower in art http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/fi...
and i dont know what to put in the background. please help. if you could supply a picture that would be great!
Flower drawing background?
i would put a backgroung of a bush or something green and brown...i think this will compliment the composition very well...another idea is to put something orange in the background to make the flower pop out and catch the viewers eye. this would work because orange is opposite blue on the color wheel so it makes blue stand out better..some potential backgrounds are:
http://www.leetsoftware.com/screenshots/...
http://z.about.com/d/pittsburgh/1/7/T/9/...
http://equivocalcatharsis.com/images/yel...
i hope all of this helped you...and i hope your drawing comes out really well.
♥
Reply:I think that you should put very bright colors in the background. You should do... hmm...Lots of neons like pink and green and red, then make it abstract, like this:
http://craftrevolution.com/blogs/media/a...
or this:
http://www.wycliffe.co.uk/wycliffe_prep/...
This will really make your art pop!
and i dont know what to put in the background. please help. if you could supply a picture that would be great!
Flower drawing background?
i would put a backgroung of a bush or something green and brown...i think this will compliment the composition very well...another idea is to put something orange in the background to make the flower pop out and catch the viewers eye. this would work because orange is opposite blue on the color wheel so it makes blue stand out better..some potential backgrounds are:
http://www.leetsoftware.com/screenshots/...
http://z.about.com/d/pittsburgh/1/7/T/9/...
http://equivocalcatharsis.com/images/yel...
i hope all of this helped you...and i hope your drawing comes out really well.
♥
Reply:I think that you should put very bright colors in the background. You should do... hmm...Lots of neons like pink and green and red, then make it abstract, like this:
http://craftrevolution.com/blogs/media/a...
or this:
http://www.wycliffe.co.uk/wycliffe_prep/...
This will really make your art pop!
Interest accrual with bond premium?
Crocus Company Ltd. issued 15-year, 12% first mortgage bonds with a par value of $600,000 on January 1, 2006. The bonds pay interest semi-annually and were issued at 134.58 to yield 8%. The company’s year end is December 31.
what to calculate?
What amount of cash does Crocus Company Ltd. pay its bondholders every six months? Prepare the journal entries at June 30, 2006, and December 31, 2006, to record the interest expense and interest payments.
Interest accrual with bond premium?
b4 explaining what amount of cash does Crocus Company Ltd. pay its bondholders every six months? u have to calculate the amount Crocus Company Ltd. received on January 1, 2006, and prepare the journal entry for the bond issuance?
so the ammount recieved y crocus company s = $600,000 x 1.3458 = $807,480 and now Cash paid to bondholders each 6 months = $600,000 x 12% x 6/12 = $36,000.
Journal entries at june 30,2006 and dec 31 2006 wld b
June 30, 2006
Interest expense (SE) 32,299
Premium on bonds payable (L) 3,701
Cash (A) 36,000
$807,480 x .08 x 6/12 = $32,299
Dec. 31, 2006
Interest expense (SE) 32,151
Premium on bonds payable (L) 3,849
Cash (A) 36,000
($807,480 - $3,701) x .08 x 6/12 = $32,151
Chemicals
what to calculate?
What amount of cash does Crocus Company Ltd. pay its bondholders every six months? Prepare the journal entries at June 30, 2006, and December 31, 2006, to record the interest expense and interest payments.
Interest accrual with bond premium?
b4 explaining what amount of cash does Crocus Company Ltd. pay its bondholders every six months? u have to calculate the amount Crocus Company Ltd. received on January 1, 2006, and prepare the journal entry for the bond issuance?
so the ammount recieved y crocus company s = $600,000 x 1.3458 = $807,480 and now Cash paid to bondholders each 6 months = $600,000 x 12% x 6/12 = $36,000.
Journal entries at june 30,2006 and dec 31 2006 wld b
June 30, 2006
Interest expense (SE) 32,299
Premium on bonds payable (L) 3,701
Cash (A) 36,000
$807,480 x .08 x 6/12 = $32,299
Dec. 31, 2006
Interest expense (SE) 32,151
Premium on bonds payable (L) 3,849
Cash (A) 36,000
($807,480 - $3,701) x .08 x 6/12 = $32,151
Chemicals
WHAEN IS the BEST TIME TO PLANT TULIP/DAFFS/AND CROCUSES?
Sept/Oct
WHAEN IS the BEST TIME TO PLANT TULIP/DAFFS/AND CROCUSES?
Gut feeling is plant your bulbs in October
Reply:I think they are planted in the fall because they are among the first plants up in the early spring
Reply:Early on in spring I think.
Reply:Now.
Reply:In the Fall.
Reply:Mario is 100% correct. Give him the ten points.
Reply:September-october
Reply:You can plant daffodils and crocus as soon as they become available for you to buy. It is advisable to leave the tulips until november when the weather is a little cooler as there will be less chance of the tulip developing tulip fire. This is a disease that tulips can contract if they are planted too early. Remember to plant your bulbs 3 times the thickness of the bulb down in the soil whether it's in a pot or in the ground.
Reply:now!!
september october i think is best in uk
Reply:They need the cold weather to prepare them to restart mode
but they start putting out roots during the winters easing cold weather so you want them already in the ground before it starts to unfreeze or warm up
I would say as soon as they show up in the stores to buy so you are not just picking from leftovers
but plant them as soon as the space you are going to put them is is available from whatever you were already growing there
dont forget to mark the area you planted them so that you do not disturb them in the spring just cause something else to plant caught your eye in the store
Reply:September through the first hard freeze. Buy 'em now!
Reply:Call your county extension service for advise. Depends on where you live. Northern climates in the Fall.
Reply:You can plant them now
Reply:October/ November
Reply:Between now and November.
WHAEN IS the BEST TIME TO PLANT TULIP/DAFFS/AND CROCUSES?
Gut feeling is plant your bulbs in October
Reply:I think they are planted in the fall because they are among the first plants up in the early spring
Reply:Early on in spring I think.
Reply:Now.
Reply:In the Fall.
Reply:Mario is 100% correct. Give him the ten points.
Reply:September-october
Reply:You can plant daffodils and crocus as soon as they become available for you to buy. It is advisable to leave the tulips until november when the weather is a little cooler as there will be less chance of the tulip developing tulip fire. This is a disease that tulips can contract if they are planted too early. Remember to plant your bulbs 3 times the thickness of the bulb down in the soil whether it's in a pot or in the ground.
Reply:now!!
september october i think is best in uk
Reply:They need the cold weather to prepare them to restart mode
but they start putting out roots during the winters easing cold weather so you want them already in the ground before it starts to unfreeze or warm up
I would say as soon as they show up in the stores to buy so you are not just picking from leftovers
but plant them as soon as the space you are going to put them is is available from whatever you were already growing there
dont forget to mark the area you planted them so that you do not disturb them in the spring just cause something else to plant caught your eye in the store
Reply:September through the first hard freeze. Buy 'em now!
Reply:Call your county extension service for advise. Depends on where you live. Northern climates in the Fall.
Reply:You can plant them now
Reply:October/ November
Reply:Between now and November.
When can I buy fresh saffron flower in Singapore ?
Saffron (pronounced /ˈsæfrən/, /ˈsæfrɒn/) is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae.
When can I buy fresh saffron flower in Singapore ?
hi, maybe in Little India, coz most Indians use saffron in their cooking i guess, or try view 88db website and search for the flower
When can I buy fresh saffron flower in Singapore ?
hi, maybe in Little India, coz most Indians use saffron in their cooking i guess, or try view 88db website and search for the flower
How do you transplant crocusses (or as I say croci , hee hee hee)?
I have crocusses in my backyard and I would like to know the proper technique of transplanting them to the front yard.
How do you transplant crocusses (or as I say croci , hee hee hee)?
Dig a hold in the front yard (in a place where wind nor kids will bother them), dig up the plant (when it's not blooming) and transfer it to the front yard. Add water and a little plant food. Make sure there aren't any air holes in the dirt once it's transplanted.
How do you transplant crocusses (or as I say croci , hee hee hee)?
Dig a hold in the front yard (in a place where wind nor kids will bother them), dig up the plant (when it's not blooming) and transfer it to the front yard. Add water and a little plant food. Make sure there aren't any air holes in the dirt once it's transplanted.
How many days until my crocuses and muscari start to sprout?
It has been over a week i water them and take good care of them. When do you think they will sprout and startgrowing?
How many days until my crocuses and muscari start to sprout?
Give the crocus a good month. They bloom in late winter and sometimes will come up through the snow if it is only a dusting on the surface. They are one of the first bulbs to flower in late "winter", before the spring bulbs flower. Muscari starts to bloom mid to late spring. Hope this answers your question.
Added Info: Well, I guess they won't be popping up through the snow if you are in SoCal..lol. You have done everything right as far as planting. Just give it a little time. When the weather cools, it will trigger the bulb to germinate. Have patience and you will be rewarded!
$Billy Ray$
Reply:crocuses are one of the first things to bloom in the SPRING!
Reply:bulbs usually need six to eight weeks of cold before they start to come up, but muscari comes up in the fall and blooms in the spring. Have patience, it takes time for them to show their leaves above the ground.
If you are growing them in pots, here is a good site for more information:
http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/fo...
miriam
How many days until my crocuses and muscari start to sprout?
Give the crocus a good month. They bloom in late winter and sometimes will come up through the snow if it is only a dusting on the surface. They are one of the first bulbs to flower in late "winter", before the spring bulbs flower. Muscari starts to bloom mid to late spring. Hope this answers your question.
Added Info: Well, I guess they won't be popping up through the snow if you are in SoCal..lol. You have done everything right as far as planting. Just give it a little time. When the weather cools, it will trigger the bulb to germinate. Have patience and you will be rewarded!
$Billy Ray$
Reply:crocuses are one of the first things to bloom in the SPRING!
Reply:bulbs usually need six to eight weeks of cold before they start to come up, but muscari comes up in the fall and blooms in the spring. Have patience, it takes time for them to show their leaves above the ground.
If you are growing them in pots, here is a good site for more information:
http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/fo...
miriam
Has anyone grown saffron crocuses successfully?
If so, in what type of climate were you located? Any tips on success?
Has anyone grown saffron crocuses successfully?
I live in zone 7 east coast. lots of clay. Still I ordered some bulbs years ago and they produced for 3 years well. I gave some of the threads to the librarian who was from India and she said it was of decent quality. Not like at home, but better than shipped in or store bought.
I reordered and kept it up for several more years but have let it all go now. Have you googled? I think I could have done better if I had raised a bed to improve drainage. The librarian was from Kashmir where the elevation was high and their was a fair amount of snow. Here is a good link. there are many more.
http://growingtaste.com/herbs/saffron.sh...
Thanks for reminding me. I would like to do this again.
Reply:All crocuses do better if the bulbs are buried in a wire cage to protect them from chipmunks etc. It takes alot of flowers to make a little saffron.
Has anyone grown saffron crocuses successfully?
I live in zone 7 east coast. lots of clay. Still I ordered some bulbs years ago and they produced for 3 years well. I gave some of the threads to the librarian who was from India and she said it was of decent quality. Not like at home, but better than shipped in or store bought.
I reordered and kept it up for several more years but have let it all go now. Have you googled? I think I could have done better if I had raised a bed to improve drainage. The librarian was from Kashmir where the elevation was high and their was a fair amount of snow. Here is a good link. there are many more.
http://growingtaste.com/herbs/saffron.sh...
Thanks for reminding me. I would like to do this again.
Reply:All crocuses do better if the bulbs are buried in a wire cage to protect them from chipmunks etc. It takes alot of flowers to make a little saffron.
Why do yellow crocuses bloom before the blue and white, and yellow roses seem to bloom before other colours?
Good question! Your assuption seems to be that it has somehing to do with the colors, and this is not the case. Each type of flower has different characteristics. Let's use tulips and daffodils as an example. Some are early season bloomers, some are midseason and some are late bloomers. The season might be April through May, and you might have flowers the whole time, but you won't have one that blooms the whole season. This has nothing to do with the color, just the characteristics of the plant.
I planted 80 crocuses last year and only a few have come up?
Is this normal - maybe it takes a couple of years for them to come up? Should I have added compost into the hole when planting them?
I planted 80 crocuses last year and only a few have come up?
Maybe it's just still a bit early for them.
Reply:I am guessing that you may have squirrels in your neighbourhood who might have eaten them last fall and during the winter...OR do you by chance have wild rabbits? One year I waited and waited and finally went out and dug around only to find my crocuses were being mowed down every night by the bunnies.
Reply:If the ones that are up bloom without seeing any others emerge, my guess is that some *critters* got a hold of the others...chipmunks, moles and squirrels love them and I've also had deer paw them up to eat when their normal food sources are scarce in the winter.
Reply:depending on temps where you are it may be too early for them to come up. if not, many rodents love the taste of these. as far as planting them, rule of them is 3 times the heighth of the bulb, which works for about 99 percent of bulbs. unless your soil was very bad, compost wouldnt be needed.
Reply:What zone do you live in? Crocuses do best where the winters are fairly cold. Make sure the area is well drained or the bulbs may rot.
I planted 80 crocuses last year and only a few have come up?
Maybe it's just still a bit early for them.
Reply:I am guessing that you may have squirrels in your neighbourhood who might have eaten them last fall and during the winter...OR do you by chance have wild rabbits? One year I waited and waited and finally went out and dug around only to find my crocuses were being mowed down every night by the bunnies.
Reply:If the ones that are up bloom without seeing any others emerge, my guess is that some *critters* got a hold of the others...chipmunks, moles and squirrels love them and I've also had deer paw them up to eat when their normal food sources are scarce in the winter.
Reply:depending on temps where you are it may be too early for them to come up. if not, many rodents love the taste of these. as far as planting them, rule of them is 3 times the heighth of the bulb, which works for about 99 percent of bulbs. unless your soil was very bad, compost wouldnt be needed.
Reply:What zone do you live in? Crocuses do best where the winters are fairly cold. Make sure the area is well drained or the bulbs may rot.
I have crocuses in my garden already?
surly this is to early
I have crocuses in my garden already?
If you look at this website
http://images.google.com/images?q=autumn...
You will find what you have in your garden is almost certainly a colchicum or Autumn crocus.
The strap like leaves appears after the flowers have come and gone.
Lovely things!
Reply:I'm in the northern hemisphere; sounds like you're in the southern hemisphere. If you offset by six months for our spring, your October is the equivalent of about April around here, and I would say that's early for crocuses, but not unheard of. Just help them out by feeding them a bit after they've quit blooming, remove the spent blossoms, and allow them to grow as much as they can before they die back. That way, they'll be healthy and strong for the NEXT blooming season.
Enjoy the warm weather!
Reply:Are these spring or autumn crocuses as one flowers now and the other in the spring.
I am just about to put in another 1,000 spring flowering one's in one of the lawns
Reply:They're autumn crocusses, just the stem and a flower but no leaves.
Reply:Me aswell
Reply:Sometimes bulb plants get their seasons "mixed up" when the spring or early summer experience unusual swings in temperatures. Extreme temperature swings can and will signal a plant to go into dormancy early and to "wake up" early as well, which will cause your bulbs to bloom out of season.
Not to worry though. Usually, the out of season blooming will be short lived and they will be ready to bloom again next spring.
The one thing to know and do though, is to allow the crocus to have it's leaves on until they brown just like you normally would so that the nutrients will be deposited within the bulb once more. Should it frost before this happens, do not cut the leaves back. Instead, cover the plant with 4 to 5 inches of mulch to protect it from frost and remove all but one inch mulch in early spring or mid to late February.
Reply:Seems very early.
Reply:Thank God, I`ve missed winter.
Reply:Not far from me in a village called Burnt Yates there in full bloom at the side of the road bizaire or what
irene
I have crocuses in my garden already?
If you look at this website
http://images.google.com/images?q=autumn...
You will find what you have in your garden is almost certainly a colchicum or Autumn crocus.
The strap like leaves appears after the flowers have come and gone.
Lovely things!
Reply:I'm in the northern hemisphere; sounds like you're in the southern hemisphere. If you offset by six months for our spring, your October is the equivalent of about April around here, and I would say that's early for crocuses, but not unheard of. Just help them out by feeding them a bit after they've quit blooming, remove the spent blossoms, and allow them to grow as much as they can before they die back. That way, they'll be healthy and strong for the NEXT blooming season.
Enjoy the warm weather!
Reply:Are these spring or autumn crocuses as one flowers now and the other in the spring.
I am just about to put in another 1,000 spring flowering one's in one of the lawns
Reply:They're autumn crocusses, just the stem and a flower but no leaves.
Reply:Me aswell
Reply:Sometimes bulb plants get their seasons "mixed up" when the spring or early summer experience unusual swings in temperatures. Extreme temperature swings can and will signal a plant to go into dormancy early and to "wake up" early as well, which will cause your bulbs to bloom out of season.
Not to worry though. Usually, the out of season blooming will be short lived and they will be ready to bloom again next spring.
The one thing to know and do though, is to allow the crocus to have it's leaves on until they brown just like you normally would so that the nutrients will be deposited within the bulb once more. Should it frost before this happens, do not cut the leaves back. Instead, cover the plant with 4 to 5 inches of mulch to protect it from frost and remove all but one inch mulch in early spring or mid to late February.
Reply:Seems very early.
Reply:Thank God, I`ve missed winter.
Reply:Not far from me in a village called Burnt Yates there in full bloom at the side of the road bizaire or what
irene
What is the difference in Snow Crocuses and Dutch Crocuses?
Specifically, I'm not sure. However, the Dutch grow many bulbs for use here in the US, and crocus is a bulb. Your growing zone may determine which you need if there actually is a difference.
Basically, crocus are planted in the fall, sprout early in the spring- sometimes in the snow. There is an autumn crocus tho.
Here in the Southwest, crocus are frequently planted in the fall and they bloom early in the spring along with or just before daffodils and tulips.
If this isn't the information that you want, try wikipedia or google.
good luck
Basically, crocus are planted in the fall, sprout early in the spring- sometimes in the snow. There is an autumn crocus tho.
Here in the Southwest, crocus are frequently planted in the fall and they bloom early in the spring along with or just before daffodils and tulips.
If this isn't the information that you want, try wikipedia or google.
good luck
Why have my crocuses died?
Right at the beginning of spring, I saw some crocuses starting to come up.
Through mid-March I saw them wilt, and then bloom, and then wilt, and then bloom again.
Around April 1, they were still bloomed. From then on, we had a nice weather streak, with temps around 55-65 degrees, with night temps of 40-50 degrees (I live in Pittsburgh, PA).
For some reason, 9 days later, they have died, but there still has been some nice weather. I have other flowers growing close to the spot they were in, but I don't believe that should be a problem.
People have not stepped on them, either. They were just sitting there, in the garden, with some daffodils and other growing bulbs.
Also, they were purple and yellow. Maybe that could be a reason, because they are a certain type that die in warmer weather?
Thanks for the help, if anyone can!
Why have my crocuses died?
Crocus usually only last a couple days. The warmer it gets the faster they die. All spring bulbs are like that. You must have seen different ones coming up and blooming through out the time because once they bloom that's it for the year.
**
Reply:our weather these days pays havoc with out plant and bulbs, due to the change in climate they say,
Through mid-March I saw them wilt, and then bloom, and then wilt, and then bloom again.
Around April 1, they were still bloomed. From then on, we had a nice weather streak, with temps around 55-65 degrees, with night temps of 40-50 degrees (I live in Pittsburgh, PA).
For some reason, 9 days later, they have died, but there still has been some nice weather. I have other flowers growing close to the spot they were in, but I don't believe that should be a problem.
People have not stepped on them, either. They were just sitting there, in the garden, with some daffodils and other growing bulbs.
Also, they were purple and yellow. Maybe that could be a reason, because they are a certain type that die in warmer weather?
Thanks for the help, if anyone can!
Why have my crocuses died?
Crocus usually only last a couple days. The warmer it gets the faster they die. All spring bulbs are like that. You must have seen different ones coming up and blooming through out the time because once they bloom that's it for the year.
**
Reply:our weather these days pays havoc with out plant and bulbs, due to the change in climate they say,
Why have my crocuses died?
Right at the beginning of spring, I saw some crocuses starting to come up.
Through mid-March I saw them wilt, and then bloom, and then wilt, and then bloom again.
Around April 1, they were still bloomed. From then on, we had a nice weather streak, with temps around 55-65 degrees, with night temps of 40-50 degrees (I live in Pittsburgh, PA).
For some reason, 9 days later, they have died, but there still has been some nice weather. I have other flowers growing close to the spot they were in, but I don't believe that should be a problem.
People have not stepped on them, either. They were just sitting there, in the garden, with some daffodils and other growing bulbs.
Also, they were purple and yellow. Maybe that could be a reason, because they are a certain type that die in warmer weather?
Thanks for the help, if anyone can!
Why have my crocuses died?
From the sound of it they haven't died. They're just spent. They've been through their growth cycle for this year and they should be fine again next winter/spring.
The Muse
Through mid-March I saw them wilt, and then bloom, and then wilt, and then bloom again.
Around April 1, they were still bloomed. From then on, we had a nice weather streak, with temps around 55-65 degrees, with night temps of 40-50 degrees (I live in Pittsburgh, PA).
For some reason, 9 days later, they have died, but there still has been some nice weather. I have other flowers growing close to the spot they were in, but I don't believe that should be a problem.
People have not stepped on them, either. They were just sitting there, in the garden, with some daffodils and other growing bulbs.
Also, they were purple and yellow. Maybe that could be a reason, because they are a certain type that die in warmer weather?
Thanks for the help, if anyone can!
Why have my crocuses died?
From the sound of it they haven't died. They're just spent. They've been through their growth cycle for this year and they should be fine again next winter/spring.
The Muse
"Stigma Croci"?
Can someone tell me what "Stigma Croci" is and what it is used for ?
"Stigma Croci"?
the stigma of a crocus makes safron?
Wisdom Teeth
"Stigma Croci"?
the stigma of a crocus makes safron?
Wisdom Teeth
Do crocuses live better in sun or in darkness?
do crocuses live better in a sunny enviormint or a dark enviormint?
Do crocuses live better in sun or in darkness?
Sunshine
Do crocuses live better in sun or in darkness?
Sunshine
Can I make crocuses spread or grow thicker?
Hi! I have white and purple crocuses growing in the backyard. I just love them to death and they seem like maybe they are spreading slowly. Some grow in clusters, others single. I've owned the house for 3 years but it is over 100 years old and I don't know how long the crocuses have been around back there. I've done nothing except admire the flowers.
Can you recommend a way to make more grow or grow over a larger area?
As a side note: I don't know if these are wild flowers or planted or if the purple is a hybrid and the white is the result of the plants reproducing. If you have info on that, I'll gladly take it.
Can I make crocuses spread or grow thicker?
I found this article hope it helps :) Happy gardening! Propagation
By division - this is the easiest method of propagation. After several years, clumps can be dug up in the autumn and the bulbs divided and replanted.
By seed: some species, such as C. tommasinianus, will seed freely around the garden. Seed can be collected from the plants. Species of crocus should produce plants that are true from seed. Seed from cultivars might produce some interesting variations. Sow in a well-drained compost when seeds are ripe. Most species will usually flower three years after sowing.
Can you recommend a way to make more grow or grow over a larger area?
As a side note: I don't know if these are wild flowers or planted or if the purple is a hybrid and the white is the result of the plants reproducing. If you have info on that, I'll gladly take it.
Can I make crocuses spread or grow thicker?
I found this article hope it helps :) Happy gardening! Propagation
By division - this is the easiest method of propagation. After several years, clumps can be dug up in the autumn and the bulbs divided and replanted.
By seed: some species, such as C. tommasinianus, will seed freely around the garden. Seed can be collected from the plants. Species of crocus should produce plants that are true from seed. Seed from cultivars might produce some interesting variations. Sow in a well-drained compost when seeds are ripe. Most species will usually flower three years after sowing.
Helping crocuses spread?
Hello! I have white and purple crocuses growing in the backyard. I just love them to death and they seem like maybe they are spreading slowly. Some grow in clusters, others single. I've owned the house for 3 years but it is over 100 years old and I don't know how long the crocuses have been around back there. I've done nothing except admire the flowers.
Can you recommend a way to make more grow or grow over a larger area?
As a side note: I don't know if these are wild flowers or planted or if the purple is a hybrid and the white is the result of the plants reproducing. If you have info on that, I'll gladly take it.
Helping crocuses spread?
I guess you could dig some up after they have finished flowering and plant somewhere else.
Or just buy more, they are cheap enough
Can you recommend a way to make more grow or grow over a larger area?
As a side note: I don't know if these are wild flowers or planted or if the purple is a hybrid and the white is the result of the plants reproducing. If you have info on that, I'll gladly take it.
Helping crocuses spread?
I guess you could dig some up after they have finished flowering and plant somewhere else.
Or just buy more, they are cheap enough
What would be a good perennial to plant over crocuses?
I usually plant zinnias in that area....but I dont want to yank up the crocus bulbs after the zinnias have done their thing.
What would be a good perennial to plant over crocuses?
Coneflower, Coreopsis, Bee-balm, Phlox or Lilies would all work well. You could even do a combination of them for variety. None of them would be up when the crocus bloomed and then they would fill in beautifully. Coneflower and Phlox both bloom pretty much all summer with very little care.
Reply:How about some peonies or nasturtiums. Daffodils might look nice too but, they might overrun your crocuses since they are bulbs too. Marigolds are a real sturdy perennial and would look lovely amongst the crocuses. Better yet do all three. Peonies and nasturtiums first for the pink, white, and violet to blend with the dark red then the marigolds for the yellow and orange.
may
What would be a good perennial to plant over crocuses?
Coneflower, Coreopsis, Bee-balm, Phlox or Lilies would all work well. You could even do a combination of them for variety. None of them would be up when the crocus bloomed and then they would fill in beautifully. Coneflower and Phlox both bloom pretty much all summer with very little care.
Reply:How about some peonies or nasturtiums. Daffodils might look nice too but, they might overrun your crocuses since they are bulbs too. Marigolds are a real sturdy perennial and would look lovely amongst the crocuses. Better yet do all three. Peonies and nasturtiums first for the pink, white, and violet to blend with the dark red then the marigolds for the yellow and orange.
may
Opps A Daisy ! I think PrimRose has Poisoned Ivy! Water Lily & I going to do? She might Crocus next!?
I won't lilac some people did when this problem first arose. They all wanted me to stay mum about it; keep my tulips closed. But I spoke up because that would violet my principals. I told everyone I thought she had poisoned Sumacpherson, but no one listened. Now, peppered with questions from the press, their trying to soft-petal their knowledge of her previous crime. It's amazing how fir they will go to stem the tide of questions. But in the end, I still don't think they will bee able to hide it. They maple the wool over some eyes, but not all. If they leaf it up to me, they will all go down. Thistle ruin many of their careers.
Opps A Daisy ! I think PrimRose has Poisoned Ivy! Water Lily %26amp; I going to do? She might Crocus next!?
Thanks Alicat. This was a great question. Report It
Reply:Go and hide in your tent but don't let her know what bedouin. If she finds you plant her one right between her cornears.
Reply:Quite clever!
Reply:Give her a taste of her own medicine! Or take her down to the local fairground, where there's always lots of gyps-who'll-feel-ya!
Reply:This is what orchid recommends:
Insert tendrils into her Holy Flower. Then get on the Grapevine to purchase some weed. Get her stoned to death. Then send her via Interflora to some Carnation - like Japan. Then it'll be all Roses my petal ;)
Reply:shhh just sit quietly in your bed and wait until the snowdrops on her head.
Reply:Have you been DE-flowered? (Or just narcissistic?)
Reply:ALOE PETAL, I think you need to PLANT a trap. I will get CLEM ATIS and DAN DELION to POPPY round, so that you can talk to them somewhere PRIVET about it. They sort these things out on a DAHLIA basis and should be able to FREESIA of any problems concerning this BLOOMING woman. Other than that you`ll have to report her to the LAWn, or get her put in the STOCKs. Serves her right for STALKing you and Lily!
Reply:Rosemary said was sycamore when she heard Pansy had poisoned Ivy
Opps A Daisy ! I think PrimRose has Poisoned Ivy! Water Lily %26amp; I going to do? She might Crocus next!?
Thanks Alicat. This was a great question. Report It
Reply:Go and hide in your tent but don't let her know what bedouin. If she finds you plant her one right between her cornears.
Reply:Quite clever!
Reply:Give her a taste of her own medicine! Or take her down to the local fairground, where there's always lots of gyps-who'll-feel-ya!
Reply:This is what orchid recommends:
Insert tendrils into her Holy Flower. Then get on the Grapevine to purchase some weed. Get her stoned to death. Then send her via Interflora to some Carnation - like Japan. Then it'll be all Roses my petal ;)
Reply:shhh just sit quietly in your bed and wait until the snowdrops on her head.
Reply:Have you been DE-flowered? (Or just narcissistic?)
Reply:ALOE PETAL, I think you need to PLANT a trap. I will get CLEM ATIS and DAN DELION to POPPY round, so that you can talk to them somewhere PRIVET about it. They sort these things out on a DAHLIA basis and should be able to FREESIA of any problems concerning this BLOOMING woman. Other than that you`ll have to report her to the LAWn, or get her put in the STOCKs. Serves her right for STALKing you and Lily!
Reply:Rosemary said was sycamore when she heard Pansy had poisoned Ivy
Patterns by Reva Roark Stewart quilt applique.series of patterns, I have Miss Dogwood, and Miss Crocus.?
I am aware that there are maybe 10 more patterns, these are little fairies sitting among flowers, roses, etc: the block is 22X30. these have been seen at quilt shows, I believe "Bradley Quilt Co." I am in search of these additional patterns.
Patterns by Reva Roark Stewart quilt applique.series of patterns, I have Miss Dogwood, and Miss Crocus.?
You can get them directly from the Bradley Quilt Company website. There are about 45 different patterns all together. The link is below.
imax theater
Patterns by Reva Roark Stewart quilt applique.series of patterns, I have Miss Dogwood, and Miss Crocus.?
You can get them directly from the Bradley Quilt Company website. There are about 45 different patterns all together. The link is below.
imax theater
When should I remove the winter mulch cover from spring bulbs like crocus in zone 4b?
As the weather in your area starts to warm, periodically check under the mulch to see if your bulbs are starting to emerge. When this happens, it's usually a signal that they are "good to go" and can be uncovered. Don't be alarmed if they get a little frost on the tips...this generally doesn't harm the subsequent flowers.
Barbara Mock prints: set of 4 bouquets in vases of tulips, crocus,violets and pansies?
wBeautifus colorsere sold seperately ..I have two but woud like tohave to 4
Barbara Mock prints: set of 4 bouquets in vases of tulips, crocus,violets and pansies?
Hi! Maybe you'll find them here:
http://www.art.com/asp/display_artist-as...
http://nothinbutprints.com/artist_search...
http://www.lowcostprints.com/prints/post...
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Barbara-Mo...
http://search.barewalls.com/s/BarbaraMoc...
http://www.shop.com/Barbara_Mock-32807-1...
Reply:Look through her gallery here:
http://www.posterunlimited.com/barbara-m...
and if you need help you can call them, they have great customer service.
info@posterunlimited.com
Good luck!
Barbara Mock prints: set of 4 bouquets in vases of tulips, crocus,violets and pansies?
Hi! Maybe you'll find them here:
http://www.art.com/asp/display_artist-as...
http://nothinbutprints.com/artist_search...
http://www.lowcostprints.com/prints/post...
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Barbara-Mo...
http://search.barewalls.com/s/BarbaraMoc...
http://www.shop.com/Barbara_Mock-32807-1...
Reply:Look through her gallery here:
http://www.posterunlimited.com/barbara-m...
and if you need help you can call them, they have great customer service.
info@posterunlimited.com
Good luck!
I live in the upper peninsula of michigan i have wild crocus flowers in yard can i use these for makin saffron
these flowers have green petals with dark spots and yellow flowers
I live in the upper peninsula of michigan i have wild crocus flowers in yard can i use these for makin saffron
What do you need saffron for? They don't use that in pasties!!
Reply:No...some types of crocuses are toxic. Saffron comes from a specific crocus, the "Crocus Sativus Linneaus" and the flower is more of a purplish fushia colour.
Reply:Ask chef Kathleen at Chef Kathleen.com
I live in the upper peninsula of michigan i have wild crocus flowers in yard can i use these for makin saffron
What do you need saffron for? They don't use that in pasties!!
Reply:No...some types of crocuses are toxic. Saffron comes from a specific crocus, the "Crocus Sativus Linneaus" and the flower is more of a purplish fushia colour.
Reply:Ask chef Kathleen at Chef Kathleen.com
Is it 2 late to start a tulip, daffodil, and crocus garden now (in december) ?
We're starting a bulb garden in school and my class just got permission from the principal saying that we can start a garden outside on McNair's lawn. So we just want to know if it's 2 late.
Is it 2 late to start a tulip, daffodil, and crocus garden now (in december) ?
It depends on where you live. In Minnesota, where I am, the ground is frozen and under a foot of snow. If you can still dig up the soil, you shouldn't have any problem planting tulip bulbs, however.
Reply:As long as the ground is not frozen,Its not too late.
Reply:Tulips,daffodils and crocus are Spring bulbs.They need time to make roots before blooming in the Spring.If you can dig down in the soil where you are,then you should plant them now.In many parts ,the ground is already frozen.If you can dig holes ,then the bulbs should be planted at 3 times as deep as the height of the bulb.For crocuses,the bottom of the bulb should be about 3 inches deep.They look good "naturalised" in a lawn.Daffodils will look very pretty there as well.The bottom of the bulb should be about5 or 6 inches deep .Plant in clusters ,say 10 or more ,6 inches apart.Tulips,being very straight and "formal" would proably look better in a flower bed,but could also go under the lawn.It will not be necessary to dig any of the bulbs up each year,they can be left in the ground and will re-bloom each Spring.After the flowers die down ,let the leaves go yellow,so if the grass is cut ,the mower will have to go around the leaves for a while.
Reply:I'M PRETTY SURE THAT YOU PLANT THOSE BULBS IN THE FALL. I HAVE DAFFODIL'S
Reply:As long as you can get a shovel or trowel into the ground, it is not too late. I have planted bulbs as late as January and had them come up just fine, tho they did bloom a little later than usual. Bulbs need 8-10 wks of cold to bloom, and we certainly have that. I have often bought bulbs on sale this late in the season and planted them as soon as I could. They have all done fine.
ben
Is it 2 late to start a tulip, daffodil, and crocus garden now (in december) ?
It depends on where you live. In Minnesota, where I am, the ground is frozen and under a foot of snow. If you can still dig up the soil, you shouldn't have any problem planting tulip bulbs, however.
Reply:As long as the ground is not frozen,Its not too late.
Reply:Tulips,daffodils and crocus are Spring bulbs.They need time to make roots before blooming in the Spring.If you can dig down in the soil where you are,then you should plant them now.In many parts ,the ground is already frozen.If you can dig holes ,then the bulbs should be planted at 3 times as deep as the height of the bulb.For crocuses,the bottom of the bulb should be about 3 inches deep.They look good "naturalised" in a lawn.Daffodils will look very pretty there as well.The bottom of the bulb should be about5 or 6 inches deep .Plant in clusters ,say 10 or more ,6 inches apart.Tulips,being very straight and "formal" would proably look better in a flower bed,but could also go under the lawn.It will not be necessary to dig any of the bulbs up each year,they can be left in the ground and will re-bloom each Spring.After the flowers die down ,let the leaves go yellow,so if the grass is cut ,the mower will have to go around the leaves for a while.
Reply:I'M PRETTY SURE THAT YOU PLANT THOSE BULBS IN THE FALL. I HAVE DAFFODIL'S
Reply:As long as you can get a shovel or trowel into the ground, it is not too late. I have planted bulbs as late as January and had them come up just fine, tho they did bloom a little later than usual. Bulbs need 8-10 wks of cold to bloom, and we certainly have that. I have often bought bulbs on sale this late in the season and planted them as soon as I could. They have all done fine.
ben
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