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12 Pink Long Stem Roses

12 Pink Long Stem Roses

Beauty of Pink and white

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12 Red Roses and Teddy	12, 24 or 48 Red Roses	6 Pink Roses with Teddy	Attractive Gerberas
Bunch of 12 Pink Roses	Yellow Roses

Different accasion rosses

Anonymous pink garden rose

Anonymous roses in the Moosey garden cannot be ignored. It isn't their fault that they are nameless.

Often garden plants are rescued from bargain bins and sale tables at the local nurseries, and come to live in the Moosey garden. Others are offered a good home in the country from existing gardens - I've gained many of my treasures this way.

Then there is the head gardener, who hates the 'look' of white labels hanging from a low stem of a newly arrived rose bush. There are boxfuls of these old labels in the house, but alas the position of the rose in question was never written down.

Then there is a group of roses which were already here when we first came to Mooseys. Some of these are well known, but others could be any rose! The original garden was planted in the 1980s, and I don't really know which roses were fashionable in New Zealand then.

So rather than stare at the photographs in my rose book and try and match my roses up, I've decided to let the anonymous roses have their own section. There's no shame in not knowing your name, if you're a rose!

Peach Pink Rose...

Here's yet another unknown pink rose - but this one's a peach! I do have the best excuse for not knowing its name - it was here when we came to Mooseys, all those years ago.

Shell-Pink Floribunda...

Like many gardeners, I often don't listen properly when I'm being given some free plants - particularly if there are lots coming my way. Many of my rose names are unknown as a result of my inattention.

White Astrid Rose...

This is my name for this rose, which I think is a recently bred one. My dearest gardening friend Astrid sent it out here for a peaceful retirement. It is on its own in a bed of older shrubs, and the dark foliage and beautifully formed flowers are stunning.

Ivory-Cream Rose...

This lovely ivory-cream rose was gifted to Mooseys from a gardening friend. I can't think why she wanted to get rid of it - the rose has shown no signs of ill-health, forming a medium-tall compact shrub with lots of flowers.

Pink Rose -

This is a taller hybrid tea rose which was in the Island Bed when I first arrived. Its blooms are slightly salmon coloured. I'm not totally enamoured of hybrid teas, and this rose seems to flower quite sparsely, but the blooms are brilliant for picking.

Pink Rose -

My garden is full of unknown pink roses. This beauty is one of the free roses I was lucky to get from a bare root sale. I suspect that it is a David Austin, but as yet I can't find out the name.

Pink Rose - Unknown No.1...

This pink rose was here when I first came to the garden. Since then it's been moved three times, and at the moment is in Jeremys border surrounded by catmint.

Pink Rose -

This fluffy pink rose is another of my free roses which came here without a label. I think it is one of David Austin's, but I really have no way of finding out. It has a very light fragrance and is waist high and healthy.

wedding flowers 2009

A green wedding huh? Umm…too much work right? You already have way too much to do. Who wants to bother? Yeah I agreed at first. Then I realized something, it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Anything you can do to help is something. So let’s try to start a trend!

So here are a few places to begin. Let’s start with the cake! YUMMMMY

What makes a cake organic? Do you grow it? Obviously not, but the ingredients used are grown whenever possible. The key is to use the finest quality ingredients available, and also locally grown (when you can). If you are planning on baking it yourself I would practice first. Bake one for the engagement party, or a birthday party. Or you can take the stress out of it and hire a bakery to make it for you. Find a local bakery that customizes in eco-friendly wedding cakes, like this bakery in New Hampshire. http://www.hippiechickbakery.com/

So, let’s talk about party favors. Stay far away from the usual favors and pick something that won’t harm the Earth. Choosing something biodegradable doesn’t mean it’s won’t be cute, take these for instance. Adorable little party poppers http://www.beau-coup.com/wedding-confetti-poppers.htm

How about centerpieces and flowers…?

The best thing to do would be to rent your centerpieces as opposed to buying them so they can be reused. Or you can reuse the flowers from the ceremony at the reception. Rent simple vases and fill them with the bridesmaid bouquets. Make sure to find a florist who grows their flowers locally so nothing has to be shipped.

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When you find florists who grow locally you can almost guarantee that the use of pesticides will be kept to a minimum. After the wedding you can donate your flowers or send them home with your guests. ☼

That is just a few ideas I wanted to share. There are so many more ideas to make your wedding a little “greener”. So happy planning and just remember when you register for your gifts request NO GIFT WRAP, you are just going to throw it away anyways!

Floral Wedding Photography 2009 2010

Wedding Photography with Flowers

Ask the wedding photographers; they shall agree that bridal bouquets (or the floral arrangements in the wedding hall) are the prime focus in a wedding. But flowers do not shape the wedding; it’s the theme that does it. Wedding flowers, therefore, must be selected following the theme you are choosing for your wedding. Once that’s taken care of, the rest is a piece of cake.

• Decoration with Flowers

Let’s take the extreme case; you are making the theme rotate around the selection of wedding flowers. Most people, in that case, choose daisies or roses, but when it’s regarding choosing the colors, styles and types, people get confused. Therefore, before you focus on the decoration with flowers, you must also determine if it’s going to be bouquets or single flowers?

• How to choose wedding flowers for different seasons

The plus point for choosing the current seasonal flower is that your wedding flowers are going to be fresh. Therefore, please follow the list provided underneath for choosing your wedding flowers for a particular season:

• For winter: Calla Lily, Camellia, Forget-Me-Not, Holly, Ivy, Poinsettia and Tulip.

• For spring: Anemone, Apple Blossom, Calla Lily, Daffodil, Forsythia, Geranium, Hyacinth, Lilac, Magnolia, Narcissus and Tulip.

• For summer: Calla Lily, Daisy, Hydrangea, Forget-Me-Not and Zinnia (red, orange, or pink)

• For fall: Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Marigold and Zinnia.

• Photography of wedding flowers

Lovely Wedding Flowers

Wedding photography looks its best when there remain present colorful wedding accents. And when it is about colors, flowers prove to be the best. Including colorful flowers in the photographs create the backdrop and ambience no other medium can produce. Therefore, before putting up your festive wedding décor, always fix a meeting between your florist, your decorator and your chosen wedding photographer to create the best of outputs.

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Honoring and Remembering Loved Ones. . .

Our staff can assist with floral tributes from family and friends. A wide variety of selections are available that can be displayed at the service, ceremony or visitation. When flowers are arranged by one of our directors, we ensure the beauty and quality of the arrangement, as well as boutonnières for pallbearers and waive any delivery charges.

Order Direct

In San Antonio, we use Spring Garden Flower Shop as our flower provider, and highly recommend them if you wish to call them direct, or visit their website.

Funeral Flower FAQs

Flowers are an integral part of the funeral process. In fact, sympathy flowers have been part of funeral and memorial traditions in nearly every culture throughout history. For those less familiar with funeral flowers and sympathy etiquette, questions often arise. The following questions are some of the most common, along with advice from the Society of American Florists and our own experience.

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blue flowers pictures

Thank you to everyone who entered the Blue Flowers Competition
The votes have been counted and points were awarded as follows;
1st place = 10 points, 2nd place = 7 points and 3rd place = 3 points. The winning shots are as follows:

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