All About Flowers http://flowers-all-about.org Discussing Flowers Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:15:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 looking for a good long distant course for horticulture? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/8 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/8#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:15:40 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/8
Brook E asked:


I would like to take online or distant learning courses for horticulture. Know of any good ones?
I already know how to do the basic gardening. I know about vegetables and herbs and stuff too. I would like to further my education on the matter.

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/8/feed 3 Getting a degree in green fingers: horticulture or garden design? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/6 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/6#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:50:03 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/6
green fingers asked:


I am both interested in studying horticulture and garden design. What would be a smarter thing to do: to get a degree in horticulture and then pursue some sort of specialisation in garden design or vice versa? To what an extent do these two things intertwine in real life?

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/6/feed 3 how can we avoid the diseases in flowering plants? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/34 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/34#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:45:11 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/34
lakshmisai c asked:


general tip to avoid diseases in plants growing at home

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/34/feed 3 My horticulture class had some Camellia bush cuttings given to us. We are looking to transplant them. How? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/12 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/12#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:29:59 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/12
Coleman J asked:


We are looking to plant a Camellia bush or two around our campus and growing area. Does anyone have any tips or steps that we can take to make this happen efficiently?

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/12/feed 2 Growing orchids? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/24 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/24#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:12:54 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/24 growing orchids
clc6583 asked:


I know I’m going to get bashed for this – but I want to grow orchids. I have a lot of indirect lighting in my house and think it would be great for growing orchids.
The problem is smoking – there are smokers living here. Will this affect how an orchid grows or thrives?

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/24/feed 3 Is there a link between horticulture and crop rotation? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/4 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/4#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:55:08 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/4
zeze007 asked:


I want to know if you can use horticulture or even if there is even a slight link to crop rotation to describe the following: The process farmers use whereby they maintain the efficiency and nutrients of the soil. If there is a way to link them, please explain it to me and cite how you proved it.

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/4/feed 1 Time Lapse: Amaryllis (explicit lyrics) http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/58 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/58#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:25:24 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/58
paulnewson asked:


I recorded my Amaryllis flower with my webcam for a month, taking 1 photo every 13m 20s. It is played back here at 25 frames per second to Liz Phair’s song “Flower”. This is my first attempt at timelapse photography, so it’s not perfect, but not bad.

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Sarah L asked:


I’d like to work at an arboretum or royal botanical garden.

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/10/feed 5 How is horticulture and lanscaping like art (sculpture)? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/14 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/14#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:52:03 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/14
b4f2f asked:


Horticulture is the science or art (HOW IS IT LIKE ART) of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. Term can be broken down into two Latin words: hortus (garden) and cultus (tilling). As William L. George explains in his definition of horticulture: “Horticulture involves five areas of study. These areas are floriculture (includes production and marketing of floral crops), landscape horticulture (includes production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants), olericulture (includes production and marketing of vegetables), pomology (includes production and marketing of fruits), and postharvest physiology which involves maintaining quality and preventing spoilage of horticultural crops.”

]]> http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/14/feed 2 Is there a cure for curly leaves on peach tree planted 1 yr ago? http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/40 http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/40#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:42:18 +0000 admin http://flowers-all-about.org/ps/40
MARIBEL asked:


My dad resides in Chicago and has planted a peach tree he has noticed peach buds but are sourrounded by curly leaves, can he save the tree? is there anything he can do at this point? Please help as my dad has very little knowledge in planting fruit trees he also has an apple tree we have not spotted any diseases but have noticed lots of flowers. thanks

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