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What is a Standard Flower Show?
NGC sponsors a school to teach members and judges about flower shows. There are three other categories of Standard Flower Shows as determined by size. It must be judged by a panel or panels of NGC approved judges, and it must be judged by the NGC Standard...
California
El Segundo
Displaying Horticulture in a Standard Flower Show
Be sure that leaves and trash have been removed from surface of soil.Use plain, unadorned containers. For instance, a dish garden may mean something different to each person, but NGC defines it specifically, and failing to know the definition can result...
California
El Segundo
Deep South Regional Petite Advanced-Standard Flower Show
Notice that her frame is circular. Since it was a petite flower show, all designs were either petite (not to exceed five inches in any dimension) or small (not to exceed eight inches in any dimension).
California
El Segundo
California Lilac
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

California Lilac enjoys some afternoon shade and doesn't like drought, but they grow great in beach sand and are experts at erosion control. Add to that list the fact that it's hard to garden with sand and salt water as your constant garden companions.
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Soil Type: Well drained
  • Flower Color: Deep blue or purple
  • Moisture: Moderate
  • Sun Exposure: Partial Sun
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
How to make a Victorian Tussie-Mussie
Your backyard is also a good source for plants. Creating a tussie-mussie is a unique and enjoyable craft for the young and old gardener alike, and you can use plants from your own backyard to create the it.
California
El Segundo
What to do if you get sent a bouquet of roses (or if you buy one for yourself)
This is kind of tricky! Use a sharp knife (or a pair of florist's clippers) instead of scissors so you don't crush the straw-like cells in the stem that transport water up to the petals., plunging each stem immediately into a waiting pitcher or bucket...
California
El Segundo
Blue Puffballtm Chaste Shrub
Prices start at : 39.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Blue Puffball only grows 3'-4' tall and wide. The flowers form on new growth, so even when in dies back in the winter in colder climates, you can expect a great summer show next year.

3 - 4 feet

    • Mature Height: 3 - 4 feet
    • Moisture: Moderate
    • Botanical Name: Vitex agnus-castus 'PIIVAC-Il' PP26,775
    • Brand: First Editions
    • Mature Spread: 3 - 4 feet
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Endless Summer Hydrangea
    Prices start at : 22.95 USD / 1 GAL

    Endless Summer Hydrangea is hydrangea that should be pruned in the late winter to encourage new growth as it flowers on new growth. When we specifically look at pruning with regards to hydrangeas, this misunderstanding and negligence can be magnified.
    Maryland
    Bowie
    Onyx Zebra Hydrangea
    Prices start at : 46.95 USD / 3 GAL

    Fertilizing at this time may stimulate new growth that will be too tender to withstand the winter. When you have selected your fertilizer and are ready to apply it, be sure to rake your mulch back to the drip line of each plant.
    Maryland
    Bowie
    Endless Summer Blushing Bride Hydrangea
    Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 1 GAL

    When looking at most fertilizers, they are described by three numbers on the bag. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. When fertilizing hydrangeas in pots, be careful to apply a fertilizer that...
    Maryland
    Bowie
    Azurri Blue Satin Althea, Rose of Sharon
    Prices start at : 14.99 USD

    The first ever sterile, blue flowered Althea or Rose of Sharon! Azurri Blue Satin Althea produces large bluish purple single Hibiscus like flowers throughout summer. Images courtesy of Proven Winners, www.provenwinners.com
    • Salt Tolerance: Moderate aerosol and soil
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade
    • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, moderately fertile, well-drained soils.
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Johan Van Hulenbroeck, Spring Meadow Nursery, circa 2008
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 46.95 USD / 3 GAL

    If a hydrangea is being trained as a hedge, it would need to be pruned differently than if it were being grown as a tree form. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.
    Maryland
    Bowie
    Wedding Gown Hydrangea
    Prices start at : 46.95 USD / 3 GAL

    When pruning established hydrangeas where no labeling is present on a variety to identify it, you need to look at the general growth patterns of the plant to be pruned. Fall is the time for hydrangeas to begin preparing for dormancy.
    Maryland
    Bowie
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    If you are cutting a plant such as phlox or aster that blooms in clusters, choose stems on which 1/2 to 2/3 of the buds have opened.• Use sharp pruning shears to cut flowers from woody-stemmed shrubs such as lilac, forsythia and hydrangea.
    California
    El Segundo
    Reflective Designs
    Usually there is great restraint in the amount of plant material or the number of components used. Designers learn to select fewer components but to use them boldly.Designers create space within, around and about the physical components by using the organizational...
    California
    El Segundo
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    Take your treasures inside and begin arranging. These are very delicate blooms, only five or six to a gently-curved stem, unlike the chunky, ram-rod straight varieties we're used to seeing.
    California
    El Segundo
    Brody glassware for your buds, bulbs, and branches
    Lo and behold, between two somewhat muddy green pieces I saw a pretty green bowl. Large numbers of clear and milk glass pieces were made, as well as green, brown and some clear with red paint.
    California
    El Segundo
    Plant a Perennial Cutting Garden
    Carefully research the needs of each plant such as; water, light, soil conditions and fertilization rates. Why not spendGrow your own cutting garden filled with easy care perennials for fewer trips to the local floral shop.Plant characteristics and care...
    California
    El Segundo
    The Language of Flowers
    In correspondence to friends, she enthused,Published in England soon after her death, Lady Montagu's acclaimed letters helped to spread the concept of a language of flowers among the English public.
    California
    El Segundo
    Blue Lace Flower Info: Tips For Growing Blue Lace Flowers
    If you want to get a jump on the growing season, plant the seeds in peat pots andabout a week to ten days after the last frost in spring.Blue lace seeds need darkness and warmth to germinate, so put the pots in a dark room where temperatures are around...
    Ohio
    Willoughby
    A Pocket Full of Posies
    I don't hesitate to cut from my long row of peony plants, or the lilac that is covered with blooms, but the flowers that only produce a very few showy blooms are harder to cut. I would rather leave them in the garden, where people passing by can enjoy...
    California
    El Segundo
    Propagating Blue Ginger: Tips On Growing Blue Ginger Plants
    Outdoors, use 15-15-15 fertilizer every couple of months during the growing season. Indoors, use a liquid houseplant fertilizer designed for flowering plants according to the package directions.Let the soil dry between waterings.
    Ohio
    Willoughby
    Table Mountain Ice Plant
    Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

    Fushia Daisies Smother Ground The Hardy Ice Plant Table Mountain, Delosperma ‘Table Mountain', has 1-2” bright single fuchsia daisy like colored blooms that just smother the plant.
    • Mature Height: 2 - 3 inches
    • Flower Color: Fuchsia
    • Botanical Name: Delosperma 'Table Mountain'
    • Mature Spread: 18 inches
    • Soil Type: Normal to Sandy
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Texas Bluebonnets are Here
    Predictably, California has the California poppy and Florida, the oranPerhaps the most recognized state flower of all is the Texas Bluebonnet.selected a house to rent and we knew that we would bemoving soon.
    California
    El Segundo
    Nemophila maculata
    Prices start at : 9.50 USD / 1 Ounce Package

    Five-Spot Seeds - Nemophila maculata Seed What a lovely little wildflower! A dainty little thing, Five-Spot – or “Buffalo Eyes” is as unusual as it is attractive - beautiful when planted en masse.
    • Color: White & Purple
    • Light Requirement: Sun/Shade
    • Annual; Grows 4-6 Inches.: Yes
    • Life Cycle: Annual
    • Seeds per Pound: Approx 75,000
    • Ships: Year Around
    North Carolina
    Arden
    Lily Of The Nile
    Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

    Combine them with just about any shade of daylily for a show to remember. They are so elegant and striking you can find them in landscapes from urban apartment complexes to posh Rodeo Drive and Worth Avenue retailers.

    1 - 2 feet

      • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
      • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Mature Height: 1 - 2 feet
      • Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Variegated Liriope
      Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      The Liriope 'Variegated', Liriope muscari 'Variegata', is by far one of the most popular liriope. The only thing a gardener has to do with this wonderful plant is cut back old foliage in the spring! * Evergreen * Dwarf * Variegated foliage
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Botanical Name: Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
      • Flower Color: Lavender
      • Foliage: Variegated Green
      • Mature Height: 1 - 4 feet
      Nebraska
      Omaha
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