never been into flowers, but someone gave me a vase and I thought I'd put something in it, looks kinda pretty actually
What are some cheap flowers that will last that I can get for a vase?
Carnations, daisies and mums are all fairly cheap and will last quite awhile. You need to remove any green leaves that are below the water line, add alittle clear soda (sprite, 7 up) to the water, it nourishes the flowers. Cut stems on an angle under running water and place immediately in vase of water. Change water if it becomes cloudy. Keep away from overly warm areas. Enjoy!
Reply:alstromeria they are pretty cheap %26amp; will last awhile. Buy them closed up they will open in a day %26amp; last about 10-14 days if taken care of properly
Reply:Go for a walk in the country side. Some of the wildflowers which bloom still in the warmer climes are more pretty than anything you can get in the flower shops.
Or you could always go into a cemetery and take some flowers from those left for the dead. They don't need them anyway.
Reply:Daisies and black-eyed-susans last a real long time (for cut flowers) also baby's breath...... or get some pretty dried flowers.
Reply:Try Daisies.
Reply:fake ones...they will last a long time and never need watering.
Reply:you could be artifical ones they last forever
if not t e s c o have a good cheap selection
Reply:Fresh flowers that are almost mature will have a longer life in the vase. in a collection of flowers we need to partly mature and a few mature.
Roses with long stems
Sunflowers with long stems
Lotus
Lillies
are all medium priced flowers which can last long if you pick them half mature
follow instructions in http://tinyurl.com/6 for good preservation
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Are there any cheap flowers at nurserys that smell good and look good?
My house has shade, partial sun, and few areas with full sun. My preferance would be shade or partial sun. Full suns are usually more expensive but if you know of any chap good ones that won't spread out to much do to the lack of that much sun, I would love to hear about that. Preannuals are the best but at the right price annuals are okay too. We live in northern New Jersey so the dirt is very fertile and good for growing. I don't want the flowers to sprout everywhere, just some places needing color. The weather up here is very awkward so please consider that. If I can't buy it in a nursury could you send me a website that I can order from, the flowers themselves or seeds. I don't want to wait for more than a month for the first sprout though. I know that these are a lot of requirments and I want to thank you in advance.
Are there any cheap flowers at nurserys that smell good and look good?
I live in the South so I am not sure if Gardenias will thrive in New Jersey. These are beautiful flowers and are so fragrant when blooming. They are probably the most fragrant of all flowers . These are perennials and are not too expensive if you buy small ones--They will grow quickly--there are large types and dwarf types. They love shade to part sun and need water. Knock out roses are also beautiful flowers and the new knock out roses bloom all summer-non stop. Not to sure about the smell of the roses. Some petunias have a very fragrant smell and are so very beautiful-- They do like full sun and they are not too expensive. Many shops like Lowe's will mark down some of their droopy flowers soon and you can get a very good price on these-They will recover with little care and feed them a weak solution of miracle- gro plant food and they will bloom all summer if kept watered when dry. You might also try the new encore azaleas-- They will bloom 2-3 times a season. They make beautiful shrubs for near the house. They like part shade with little sun-- fertilize these with Osmocote --this will last 6-9 months feedings. Good luck--Make the world beautiful where you live!
Reply:http://www.yaoflowers.com/ Shenyang Online Florist One of the best Shenyang online florist, Our Flowers %26amp; Gifts are delivered to Shenyang, with one thing in mind, to offer you the best quality service at the lowest possible price!Yaoflower.com can same day deliver a huge range of flowers and gifts throughout Shenyang including Bouquets, Posy, Flower Arrangements, Gift Baskets, Rose Bouquet, Rose Arrangements, Corporate Gifts, Sympathy Tributes, Celebration Flowers, Plants and more.For Shenyang flowers deliveries - We can deliver your order on the same day that you place it if we receive your order before 2pm in the recipient's time zone. http://www.yaoflowers.com/online-florist...
Reply:Easter Lilies smell wonderful in the evening, they are perennials and you can find them in Sam's for 3 for 15 USD, which I consider is OK for price. The think is that its time is between march and April, so it might be already too late for you...
Jasmin is another flower that smells terrific in the evening... (Cestrum nocturnum) and it has been used as a medicinal (herbal) remedy... I hope this info is helpful.
Ciao.
Fillings
Are there any cheap flowers at nurserys that smell good and look good?
I live in the South so I am not sure if Gardenias will thrive in New Jersey. These are beautiful flowers and are so fragrant when blooming. They are probably the most fragrant of all flowers . These are perennials and are not too expensive if you buy small ones--They will grow quickly--there are large types and dwarf types. They love shade to part sun and need water. Knock out roses are also beautiful flowers and the new knock out roses bloom all summer-non stop. Not to sure about the smell of the roses. Some petunias have a very fragrant smell and are so very beautiful-- They do like full sun and they are not too expensive. Many shops like Lowe's will mark down some of their droopy flowers soon and you can get a very good price on these-They will recover with little care and feed them a weak solution of miracle- gro plant food and they will bloom all summer if kept watered when dry. You might also try the new encore azaleas-- They will bloom 2-3 times a season. They make beautiful shrubs for near the house. They like part shade with little sun-- fertilize these with Osmocote --this will last 6-9 months feedings. Good luck--Make the world beautiful where you live!
Reply:http://www.yaoflowers.com/ Shenyang Online Florist One of the best Shenyang online florist, Our Flowers %26amp; Gifts are delivered to Shenyang, with one thing in mind, to offer you the best quality service at the lowest possible price!Yaoflower.com can same day deliver a huge range of flowers and gifts throughout Shenyang including Bouquets, Posy, Flower Arrangements, Gift Baskets, Rose Bouquet, Rose Arrangements, Corporate Gifts, Sympathy Tributes, Celebration Flowers, Plants and more.For Shenyang flowers deliveries - We can deliver your order on the same day that you place it if we receive your order before 2pm in the recipient's time zone. http://www.yaoflowers.com/online-florist...
Reply:Easter Lilies smell wonderful in the evening, they are perennials and you can find them in Sam's for 3 for 15 USD, which I consider is OK for price. The think is that its time is between march and April, so it might be already too late for you...
Jasmin is another flower that smells terrific in the evening... (Cestrum nocturnum) and it has been used as a medicinal (herbal) remedy... I hope this info is helpful.
Ciao.
Fillings
What are some easy maintenance, pretty and cheap flowers?
I want some pretty flowers that are easy to maintain so I can plant in my yard. I have no idea what I'm doing. I've never done any planting before.
What are some easy maintenance, pretty and cheap flowers?
Marigolds and lavendar and both great sun-loving, low-water flowers. Since they don't require a lot of water, they're harder to kill. And they're pretty! Lavendar is a perennial bush, so it will come back (bigger) each year, and has the added bonus that you can cut and dry the flowers for potpourri and sachets and stuff. Good luck!
Reply:Well, I'm a man and live alone. I like a nice looking yard and have a small flowerbed although like most men I don't want to be a flower lover so to speak. In other words as a man I find other things more appeasing to me than flower growing/maintaining. Like others have said I have many different colors of Mums which are very low maintenance and return yearly as well as a few Irises. I also Azalea shrubs that have different colors of blooms every spring. Every spring I stick in a few colorful Marigolds in between other plants and between vegetables that I grow because they are a natural insect repellant that will help keep bugs of your other plants as well as help with mosquitos if you enjoy outdoors. On my fence row I have wild running rose bushes. They bloom in the late summer and come back every year w/o fail. Good gardening!
Reply:Lilies are very pretty and you can get them in all colors from deep red to white.
They are very much maintenance free and they multiply each year.
At this time of year, you probably could get them half price at your Garden%26amp;Home Center.
Reply:My favorite type of flowers are perennials, because they come back up every year. These include Lilies, Mums, Irises, Tulips, Hastas, and many others. It's great because next year you won't have to do anything, except maybe a little weeding, and you'll look out your window one morning and there they are.
Reply:Don't know what zone you're in, but I'm in zone 9 (nor. CA) Easy flowers for me have always been geraniums, zinnias, cosmos, pansy/viola, marigolds, allysum, and morning glories. Impatiens are especially great for shady areas. These are all annuals which die off in the winter, and you have to replant in the spring--although, sometimes they will reseed themselves. You can also get some nice perennials (these live year after year), but they usually don't provide the same blast of constant color that the annuals do for spring and summertime. I have a lot of perennials, with a sprinkling of annuals; that way, it doesn't look like the entire garden disappears in the winter!
Reply:If you want to keep it simple, just plant some annual flowers, they are much easier to maintain than perennials. You should be able to find annuals at your local garden center. For full sun you should try petunia, purslane, rose moss, celocia, scabiosa or lantana. Sweet potato vine is a no brainer. All of these are relatively easy to care for and pest free.
Reply:I Love nasturtiums! Buy some SEEDS. Make a hole about 1/2 inch deep and drop the seed in. Cover. water well for about 2 or three weeks and then just water whenever. Nasturtiums like regular to poor soil, so you don't need to fertalize, doing so will produce more green foliage than flowers. They like sun and are drought resistant. Too much water will result in less flowers. In about a month or so, you will start getting LOTS of flowers. I wish I could send you pictures of my house in CA. I had SO MANY flowers and I planted these seeds in clay soil that had not been worked or fertalized for decades! In warmer climates like california, they will reseed themselves and grow again. All you have to do is grab the dead stuff, pull and they come right out, no hard gardening. I'm in Utah now and i planted them ALL OVER my yard. They seem to be growing a little slower than I remember, but heat isn't their favorite thing, they like to be less than 80, but they still grow great! I've also had good luck with dianthus. You can get some already grown plants at your local plant nursery. I'd use some "planting mix" though. Just dig a hold twice the size of the little pot it comes in, mix the planting mix with your existing soil and put a little in the bottom of the hole. remove the plant from the pot and place the plant in the hole and fill in the sides and cover with about an extra inch above the potted soil. Water well for about a week and then water regularly. They are also drought resistant. They do well with a little fertalizer. I use Miracle Grow. This fall, depending upon which area you live in and the harshness of the winters, I recommend planting daffodils, tulips and then in spring you can plant gladiolas. These are all bulbs. The daffodils and tulips come up and flower every spring and the gladiolas will come up and give you beautiful stalks of flowers every summer. Also to plant in the fall for spring are grape hiacynths (another bulb) or even regular hiacynths. Bulbs are cool because you can plant them and forget them! When they come up every year, fertilize and when the leaves die, cut them all off and wait for next year. In the meantime, nasturtiums, dianthus and petunius or pansies would be on my list of easy to grow. They all like sun. I love gardening! Right now, I am raising peruvian daffodils for the second year in a row and a "bat flower" that I've never raised before. I hope it comes up. They both flower in summer, but cannot withstand my winter, so I bring the pots in the house over winter to go dormant.
I like these sites:
www.americanmeadows.com
www.dutchbulbs.com
www.parkseeds.com
I've ordered from the first two a lot. In fact, I have an order of about 50 hiacynth bulbs to be delivered this fall for me to plant in the backyard. Spring next year is going to be memorable! I just planted a "summer daffodil" which is a double narcissus (I know you don't know what that means yet) which blooms in the early summer instead of early spring. My neighbors are going to marvel at them!!! Good luck and I hope this helps you out. There are SO many good flowers out there! Oh, don't forget bearded iris or dutch iris! They are bulbs (actually tubors, but....) and they are to be planted in fall or early spring for a late spring or early summer bloom. SO pretty! Plant 'em and forget 'em and people will stop and tell you how beautiful your garden is!
Reply:You should probably get a hold a gardening book or two.
You need to consider where you are going to plant and what conditions you have such as a sunny spot or a shady spot etc.
Gardening is pretty easy and relaxing but some basic info is necessary to get started.
Reply:At this time of year, you may wish to get petunias, marigolds, pansies, etc.. and transplant. You are preparing part of your yard for your future flower bed.
Buy a book on flowers/plants. I got a book on perennials. It will take time going through finding what is pretty, when blooms %26amp; for how long, needs to be in full sun or not, if goes good in your zone, how high they get, maintenance needed, and what kind of soil they grow.
In fall, I had sprinkled seeds for hollyhocks and large red poppys in the back (they get tall). Mums could be next, they will probably be only thing blooming in fall. Plant (red) tulip and (yellow) daffodile bulbs throughout parts of the middle (they bloom early then gone). In that same middle (hot pink) petunias, (orange/yellow) marigolds and (purple) pansies - - these three are annuals and would have to be planted yearly you can use seed packets that you buy now so have on hand next spring (may be gone in store in spring). The both sides and front is planted with a row of leaf black-seed lettuce which is also an annual (and food) planted each spring. I like fresh leaf lettuce %26amp; this makes an attractive short light green hedge.
But, find what you like for your soil, sunlight and zone. I'm just saying do a transplant for this year and plan for next year.
E-mail me if you have any questions.
Reply:OK...I need you to be more specific. Where do you live and do you want annuals that only last a year but cost less or do you want perennials? How much sun do you have and what is the soil drainage like? Also what color is your house and how large do you want these plants to be when mature...I am a landscape designer by the way...:)
What are some easy maintenance, pretty and cheap flowers?
Marigolds and lavendar and both great sun-loving, low-water flowers. Since they don't require a lot of water, they're harder to kill. And they're pretty! Lavendar is a perennial bush, so it will come back (bigger) each year, and has the added bonus that you can cut and dry the flowers for potpourri and sachets and stuff. Good luck!
Reply:Well, I'm a man and live alone. I like a nice looking yard and have a small flowerbed although like most men I don't want to be a flower lover so to speak. In other words as a man I find other things more appeasing to me than flower growing/maintaining. Like others have said I have many different colors of Mums which are very low maintenance and return yearly as well as a few Irises. I also Azalea shrubs that have different colors of blooms every spring. Every spring I stick in a few colorful Marigolds in between other plants and between vegetables that I grow because they are a natural insect repellant that will help keep bugs of your other plants as well as help with mosquitos if you enjoy outdoors. On my fence row I have wild running rose bushes. They bloom in the late summer and come back every year w/o fail. Good gardening!
Reply:Lilies are very pretty and you can get them in all colors from deep red to white.
They are very much maintenance free and they multiply each year.
At this time of year, you probably could get them half price at your Garden%26amp;Home Center.
Reply:My favorite type of flowers are perennials, because they come back up every year. These include Lilies, Mums, Irises, Tulips, Hastas, and many others. It's great because next year you won't have to do anything, except maybe a little weeding, and you'll look out your window one morning and there they are.
Reply:Don't know what zone you're in, but I'm in zone 9 (nor. CA) Easy flowers for me have always been geraniums, zinnias, cosmos, pansy/viola, marigolds, allysum, and morning glories. Impatiens are especially great for shady areas. These are all annuals which die off in the winter, and you have to replant in the spring--although, sometimes they will reseed themselves. You can also get some nice perennials (these live year after year), but they usually don't provide the same blast of constant color that the annuals do for spring and summertime. I have a lot of perennials, with a sprinkling of annuals; that way, it doesn't look like the entire garden disappears in the winter!
Reply:If you want to keep it simple, just plant some annual flowers, they are much easier to maintain than perennials. You should be able to find annuals at your local garden center. For full sun you should try petunia, purslane, rose moss, celocia, scabiosa or lantana. Sweet potato vine is a no brainer. All of these are relatively easy to care for and pest free.
Reply:I Love nasturtiums! Buy some SEEDS. Make a hole about 1/2 inch deep and drop the seed in. Cover. water well for about 2 or three weeks and then just water whenever. Nasturtiums like regular to poor soil, so you don't need to fertalize, doing so will produce more green foliage than flowers. They like sun and are drought resistant. Too much water will result in less flowers. In about a month or so, you will start getting LOTS of flowers. I wish I could send you pictures of my house in CA. I had SO MANY flowers and I planted these seeds in clay soil that had not been worked or fertalized for decades! In warmer climates like california, they will reseed themselves and grow again. All you have to do is grab the dead stuff, pull and they come right out, no hard gardening. I'm in Utah now and i planted them ALL OVER my yard. They seem to be growing a little slower than I remember, but heat isn't their favorite thing, they like to be less than 80, but they still grow great! I've also had good luck with dianthus. You can get some already grown plants at your local plant nursery. I'd use some "planting mix" though. Just dig a hold twice the size of the little pot it comes in, mix the planting mix with your existing soil and put a little in the bottom of the hole. remove the plant from the pot and place the plant in the hole and fill in the sides and cover with about an extra inch above the potted soil. Water well for about a week and then water regularly. They are also drought resistant. They do well with a little fertalizer. I use Miracle Grow. This fall, depending upon which area you live in and the harshness of the winters, I recommend planting daffodils, tulips and then in spring you can plant gladiolas. These are all bulbs. The daffodils and tulips come up and flower every spring and the gladiolas will come up and give you beautiful stalks of flowers every summer. Also to plant in the fall for spring are grape hiacynths (another bulb) or even regular hiacynths. Bulbs are cool because you can plant them and forget them! When they come up every year, fertilize and when the leaves die, cut them all off and wait for next year. In the meantime, nasturtiums, dianthus and petunius or pansies would be on my list of easy to grow. They all like sun. I love gardening! Right now, I am raising peruvian daffodils for the second year in a row and a "bat flower" that I've never raised before. I hope it comes up. They both flower in summer, but cannot withstand my winter, so I bring the pots in the house over winter to go dormant.
I like these sites:
www.americanmeadows.com
www.dutchbulbs.com
www.parkseeds.com
I've ordered from the first two a lot. In fact, I have an order of about 50 hiacynth bulbs to be delivered this fall for me to plant in the backyard. Spring next year is going to be memorable! I just planted a "summer daffodil" which is a double narcissus (I know you don't know what that means yet) which blooms in the early summer instead of early spring. My neighbors are going to marvel at them!!! Good luck and I hope this helps you out. There are SO many good flowers out there! Oh, don't forget bearded iris or dutch iris! They are bulbs (actually tubors, but....) and they are to be planted in fall or early spring for a late spring or early summer bloom. SO pretty! Plant 'em and forget 'em and people will stop and tell you how beautiful your garden is!
Reply:You should probably get a hold a gardening book or two.
You need to consider where you are going to plant and what conditions you have such as a sunny spot or a shady spot etc.
Gardening is pretty easy and relaxing but some basic info is necessary to get started.
Reply:At this time of year, you may wish to get petunias, marigolds, pansies, etc.. and transplant. You are preparing part of your yard for your future flower bed.
Buy a book on flowers/plants. I got a book on perennials. It will take time going through finding what is pretty, when blooms %26amp; for how long, needs to be in full sun or not, if goes good in your zone, how high they get, maintenance needed, and what kind of soil they grow.
In fall, I had sprinkled seeds for hollyhocks and large red poppys in the back (they get tall). Mums could be next, they will probably be only thing blooming in fall. Plant (red) tulip and (yellow) daffodile bulbs throughout parts of the middle (they bloom early then gone). In that same middle (hot pink) petunias, (orange/yellow) marigolds and (purple) pansies - - these three are annuals and would have to be planted yearly you can use seed packets that you buy now so have on hand next spring (may be gone in store in spring). The both sides and front is planted with a row of leaf black-seed lettuce which is also an annual (and food) planted each spring. I like fresh leaf lettuce %26amp; this makes an attractive short light green hedge.
But, find what you like for your soil, sunlight and zone. I'm just saying do a transplant for this year and plan for next year.
E-mail me if you have any questions.
Reply:OK...I need you to be more specific. Where do you live and do you want annuals that only last a year but cost less or do you want perennials? How much sun do you have and what is the soil drainage like? Also what color is your house and how large do you want these plants to be when mature...I am a landscape designer by the way...:)
What are good uses for those cheap plastic flower pots, besides flowers & plants? All my plants died.?
I have to decorate my patio at my rental apartment and have given up on plants and flowers. What can I do with those old, cheap plastic flower pots? They are small, round, and came with starter flowers. I don't want to throw them away, and there's no recycling in my community. Ideas?
What are good uses for those cheap plastic flower pots, besides flowers %26amp; plants? All my plants died.?
I am a 4-H leader. One of the projects we did was to paint those little flower pots. They make cute little containers for small items on the kitchen counter, the bathroom, or your bedroom. One of my more creative members painted them, then got a lighting kit and made some really cute patio lamps.
Reply:take them back to your local nursery they will reuse them...try starting some new seedlings for your place
Reply:u can give it to someone who can use them . or u can keep them . they are useful when u want to propagate a plant . its agreat hobby .
What are good uses for those cheap plastic flower pots, besides flowers %26amp; plants? All my plants died.?
I am a 4-H leader. One of the projects we did was to paint those little flower pots. They make cute little containers for small items on the kitchen counter, the bathroom, or your bedroom. One of my more creative members painted them, then got a lighting kit and made some really cute patio lamps.
Reply:take them back to your local nursery they will reuse them...try starting some new seedlings for your place
Reply:u can give it to someone who can use them . or u can keep them . they are useful when u want to propagate a plant . its agreat hobby .
What’s a cheap type of fresh cut flowers that you can buy from a grocery store that is not poisonous to cats?
My kitty eats anything and everything. I don’t want to worry about him eating what may be poisonous to him. I do have a list of what plants and flowers are poisonous but I need ideas of what CHEAP fresh flowers I can have in the house. It’s a little treat I like to have once in a while to make me feel good. Can’t have house plants as he gets into the soil and makes a mess!
Thanks for helping!!
What’s a cheap type of fresh cut flowers that you can buy from a grocery store that is not poisonous to cats?
Carnations, daisies, tulips, roses.
Get your cat a small potted plant of cat grass.
I have one, and my cat leaves my plants and flowers alone.
I have three, and they all love the pot that has their grass in it.
I think it is from Chia, but I am not sure.
You can also get them a catnip bush. They will definitely enjoy that.
Reply:I believe that carnations are edible, so they are probably your safest bet. just don't get the ones that have been dyed, [you know, like the green ones on St. Patrick's day.] Also, they are usually cheaper than the other cut flowers. try doing a Google search for 'edible flowers'
good luck.
Reply:Roses are actually OK. Pansies aren't normally sold by florists but if you want to grow them, they are edible. Lavender is OK.
Reply:lavender is rwally nice and its ok.cats dont like roses either.
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Thanks for helping!!
What’s a cheap type of fresh cut flowers that you can buy from a grocery store that is not poisonous to cats?
Carnations, daisies, tulips, roses.
Get your cat a small potted plant of cat grass.
I have one, and my cat leaves my plants and flowers alone.
I have three, and they all love the pot that has their grass in it.
I think it is from Chia, but I am not sure.
You can also get them a catnip bush. They will definitely enjoy that.
Reply:I believe that carnations are edible, so they are probably your safest bet. just don't get the ones that have been dyed, [you know, like the green ones on St. Patrick's day.] Also, they are usually cheaper than the other cut flowers. try doing a Google search for 'edible flowers'
good luck.
Reply:Roses are actually OK. Pansies aren't normally sold by florists but if you want to grow them, they are edible. Lavender is OK.
Reply:lavender is rwally nice and its ok.cats dont like roses either.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
Where can I buy cheap flowers in Manhattan (like a bunch of roses for the house etc.)? I paid 15 dollars?
for 12 roses, 3 lilac stems, and 1 lily stem with 3 blooms on it in the uptown area. I was wondering if I could get something for cheaper since I love flowers.
I also heard rumours that Chelsea has this 5 am flower market, does anyone know if that's cheap, where and what time it is exactly?
Where can I buy cheap flowers in Manhattan (like a bunch of roses for the house etc.)? I paid 15 dollars?
uptown as in above 72nd street? there are hispanic women who have pushcarts on the streets and you can get a gr8 deal just ask them
apply for a loan
I also heard rumours that Chelsea has this 5 am flower market, does anyone know if that's cheap, where and what time it is exactly?
Where can I buy cheap flowers in Manhattan (like a bunch of roses for the house etc.)? I paid 15 dollars?
uptown as in above 72nd street? there are hispanic women who have pushcarts on the streets and you can get a gr8 deal just ask them
apply for a loan
Where can I buy cheap flowers in Manchester area?
Hi, I am looking for flower wholeseller or
somewhere I can buy cheap flowers in
Manchester.
I am making Buttonholes %26amp; Corsages for
a friend.
Pls help!
Where can I buy cheap flowers in Manchester area?
Maybe the Roadside seller or Asda, Tesco?
Reply:Market Street have a great little Flower stand, or try Blooms
Reply:tib st the market
somewhere I can buy cheap flowers in
Manchester.
I am making Buttonholes %26amp; Corsages for
a friend.
Pls help!
Where can I buy cheap flowers in Manchester area?
Maybe the Roadside seller or Asda, Tesco?
Reply:Market Street have a great little Flower stand, or try Blooms
Reply:tib st the market
What are some nice cheap flowers/plants i can buy to make a garden?
i am looking for some pretty but cheap flowers/plants to plant in front of my house. i am also going to be planting them with my 7 %26amp;8 year olds, any tips on how to make it fun with the kids. i live in north east pa, if that matters. thank you for all your suggestions.
What are some nice cheap flowers/plants i can buy to make a garden?
Seeds. Seeds are very cheap, go to your garden center and buy the seeds for planting now. Plant them with your children, get your children to write pointers which will be placed in the earth where the seeds are. OR, buy potted plants already sprouting and plant in your garden. Give your children a note book and they can note down how big/long/colourful...it has grown over the days/months. Gardening is such fun, once they get the hang of it they will love it.......good luck
Reply:i like carnations they are cheap they spread to cover a not bad sized patch the are very bright and colorful they also come up every year.you can also buy water cress for the kids boil an egg cut the top off scoop out the egg put some soil or cotton wool in to egg sprinkle the seeds in (cost at the most 1 pound per pack)then draw a face on the egg the kids can then watch the hair grow.have fun
Reply:theres a new product out called Roll %26amp; Grow. its 1000 seeds in a fabric that you lay where you want and water, you can cut it into different fun shapes to make a variety of shapes. check rite aid, cvs and walgreen's. i think its $20.00.
Reply:Impatients or marigolds or petunias are cheap if you buy them in a flat like 15 plants for 5.00. Then you can have you kids dig holes and put the flowers in and cover them up. Then fill a pitcher and water. Then kids will like knowing they are helping and that they are pretty and the chance to watch them grow.
Reply:vanda miss jokim
Reply:The cheapest way is to buy seeds and plant them.
Reply:Putin a few elephant garlic bulbs.they are pretty and have a nice flower, low maintenance hardy and good flavoring for food get some irises and a few Jerusalem's (sun chokes) a few canna lillies and you are done!
Reply:Sunflowers are easy and impressive. Be sure to get the mammoth variety. Poke a thumb-sized hole in the ground with a stick, pop the seed in and cover. I put some out a little over a month ago and they're almost two feet high. They'll grow 8-10 feet. Wildflowers are good, too. If you want something you don't have to seed yourself go down to a local nursery and look around. I'm always planting new stuff in my yard and most of the stuff you'll find will be reasonably priced. I've got a fire bush and a butterfly bush paired together on my fence row. Butterflies and hummingbirds are always welcome. :) Good luck with whatever you decided to plant.
Reply:sure thats a great idea. you can go to homedepot prob with like $50 bucks , by a couple of 24 pacs of those small type of flowers you see in front of buildings with the water fountain and the small purple, green. yellow flowers, 2 24 pacs would prob run you sumthing like $30. then get some garden soil and some cold sodas...cuz its hot out here dont knw about there!
Reply:I find that I have the best success rate with Tubers and bulbs. I'm a "low maintanence" gardener meaning I kill anything that requires more than watering. I've had a lot of success with Canna lilies.... and the best part is they were free!!! A co-worker planted some last year that the multiplied and he had to split them off. So your best bet is to find someone who have a garden and mooch off of them (most are more than willing to give) I also think that these give you more bang for your buck b/c if you DO have to buy them the multiply so fast that the next season you'll have twice as many
What are some nice cheap flowers/plants i can buy to make a garden?
Seeds. Seeds are very cheap, go to your garden center and buy the seeds for planting now. Plant them with your children, get your children to write pointers which will be placed in the earth where the seeds are. OR, buy potted plants already sprouting and plant in your garden. Give your children a note book and they can note down how big/long/colourful...it has grown over the days/months. Gardening is such fun, once they get the hang of it they will love it.......good luck
Reply:i like carnations they are cheap they spread to cover a not bad sized patch the are very bright and colorful they also come up every year.you can also buy water cress for the kids boil an egg cut the top off scoop out the egg put some soil or cotton wool in to egg sprinkle the seeds in (cost at the most 1 pound per pack)then draw a face on the egg the kids can then watch the hair grow.have fun
Reply:theres a new product out called Roll %26amp; Grow. its 1000 seeds in a fabric that you lay where you want and water, you can cut it into different fun shapes to make a variety of shapes. check rite aid, cvs and walgreen's. i think its $20.00.
Reply:Impatients or marigolds or petunias are cheap if you buy them in a flat like 15 plants for 5.00. Then you can have you kids dig holes and put the flowers in and cover them up. Then fill a pitcher and water. Then kids will like knowing they are helping and that they are pretty and the chance to watch them grow.
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Reply:The cheapest way is to buy seeds and plant them.
Reply:Putin a few elephant garlic bulbs.they are pretty and have a nice flower, low maintenance hardy and good flavoring for food get some irises and a few Jerusalem's (sun chokes) a few canna lillies and you are done!
Reply:Sunflowers are easy and impressive. Be sure to get the mammoth variety. Poke a thumb-sized hole in the ground with a stick, pop the seed in and cover. I put some out a little over a month ago and they're almost two feet high. They'll grow 8-10 feet. Wildflowers are good, too. If you want something you don't have to seed yourself go down to a local nursery and look around. I'm always planting new stuff in my yard and most of the stuff you'll find will be reasonably priced. I've got a fire bush and a butterfly bush paired together on my fence row. Butterflies and hummingbirds are always welcome. :) Good luck with whatever you decided to plant.
Reply:sure thats a great idea. you can go to homedepot prob with like $50 bucks , by a couple of 24 pacs of those small type of flowers you see in front of buildings with the water fountain and the small purple, green. yellow flowers, 2 24 pacs would prob run you sumthing like $30. then get some garden soil and some cold sodas...cuz its hot out here dont knw about there!
Reply:I find that I have the best success rate with Tubers and bulbs. I'm a "low maintanence" gardener meaning I kill anything that requires more than watering. I've had a lot of success with Canna lilies.... and the best part is they were free!!! A co-worker planted some last year that the multiplied and he had to split them off. So your best bet is to find someone who have a garden and mooch off of them (most are more than willing to give) I also think that these give you more bang for your buck b/c if you DO have to buy them the multiply so fast that the next season you'll have twice as many
Cheap flowers!?
Im doing fake flowers because a florist is too expensive for me. do you know of a good place to get cheap flowers? Internet or a store? Thanks!
Cheap flowers!?
Michael's is really good, especially when they are having sales. also, if you still wanted to do fresh you could go to Costco or Sam's club, they usually do them for really cheap.
Reply:i got mine at michaels
Reply:I got married outside and used potted roses. I just took them to the florist to have the pots made pretty. Then I planted them in my yard. I did have real flowers for boquets and such though
Reply:You can do your fake flowers you self. I did. You can go to a fabric store and they have all that stuff and my looked beautiful and guess what you can save them forever and so can your bride maids
Reply:any craft store really, walmart, sometimes target even sells garlands of flowers and you can take them off there. good luck
Reply:try searching the internet. There are places that rent those out as well. I actually didn't find fake flowers to be cheaper than real one. it just depending on that kind you choose and the season.
I went to costco, get some nice picks (they were nice enough to open the storage area for me to pick for my wedding) and me and a friend arrange everything. And it was cheaper for me that way than to go to a florist or buying fake flowers.
Reply:I did my own flowers and bought them at Wal-Mart, but Michaels Art store has a much larger selection. It was my experience that buying from these stores was much cheaper than ordering flowers online.
Michaels also has a larger selection of bouquet holders and ribbon.
Reply:do you have a hobby lobby by you? They are great.
Reply:My friend did the same thing and hers did not look fake at all. She actually got a lot of comments on how beautiful they looked. I'm pretty sure she got them at AC Moore. Any craft store should have a big selection.
Reply:http://www.wedideas.com/
http://www.thebridesbouquet.com/
These are two sites that i have heard good things about.
Hope they help.
Reply:wal mart or the dollar store has them
Cheap flowers!?
Michael's is really good, especially when they are having sales. also, if you still wanted to do fresh you could go to Costco or Sam's club, they usually do them for really cheap.
Reply:i got mine at michaels
Reply:I got married outside and used potted roses. I just took them to the florist to have the pots made pretty. Then I planted them in my yard. I did have real flowers for boquets and such though
Reply:You can do your fake flowers you self. I did. You can go to a fabric store and they have all that stuff and my looked beautiful and guess what you can save them forever and so can your bride maids
Reply:any craft store really, walmart, sometimes target even sells garlands of flowers and you can take them off there. good luck
Reply:try searching the internet. There are places that rent those out as well. I actually didn't find fake flowers to be cheaper than real one. it just depending on that kind you choose and the season.
I went to costco, get some nice picks (they were nice enough to open the storage area for me to pick for my wedding) and me and a friend arrange everything. And it was cheaper for me that way than to go to a florist or buying fake flowers.
Reply:I did my own flowers and bought them at Wal-Mart, but Michaels Art store has a much larger selection. It was my experience that buying from these stores was much cheaper than ordering flowers online.
Michaels also has a larger selection of bouquet holders and ribbon.
Reply:do you have a hobby lobby by you? They are great.
Reply:My friend did the same thing and hers did not look fake at all. She actually got a lot of comments on how beautiful they looked. I'm pretty sure she got them at AC Moore. Any craft store should have a big selection.
Reply:http://www.wedideas.com/
http://www.thebridesbouquet.com/
These are two sites that i have heard good things about.
Hope they help.
Reply:wal mart or the dollar store has them
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