Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Can Compost Teas Help Flowers Battle Blight? / (Wedding Flowers Blog)


Can Compost Teas Help Flowers Battle Blight? / May 24, 2005 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (Agricultural Research Magazine)
Can Compost Teas Help Flowers Battle Blight? Flowers and saplings may find tea refreshing. Compost tea, that is. These teas are made from compost "brewed" for at least 24 hours with all-natural ingredients that boost growth of beneficial microbes living in the compost.

Flowers bring memories of Japan (Selma Times-Journal)
Editor's note: This weekend it seems fitting to publish this column about cherry blossoms because of the rush of color flooding the senses of Selma residents this spring, as fruit trees and flowers bloom everywhere.

Book reviews for May 5: Mystery: Michele Martinez, "Most Wanted"; Denise Hamilton, "Last Lullaby"; John Dunning, "The (The Davis Enterprise)
Published May 06, 2005 - 16:02:05 CDT. Only one of this month's novels is a debut; the others come from the pens of established writers. Although Michele Martinez's "Most Wanted" is her first published mystery, it makes for very good reading.

Primarily Plants and Flowers now under new ownership (Wedding Flowers Blog)


Primarily Plants and Flowers now under new ownership (The Ashland Daily Press)
For the past 16 years, Primarily Plants and Flowers has offered bay area customers the ease of a full-service floral shop. Now owned by Donna Line and Rita Johnston, the shop continues to offer high quality plant and floral arrangements.

Boy Not Allowed To Honor Fallen Heroes With Flowers (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
A Framingham boy wanted to honor the memory of fallen heroes on Memorial Day with flowers at their graves, but the cemetery told him to stop.

Book reviews for May 5: Mystery: Michele Martinez, "Most Wanted"; Denise Hamilton, "Last Lullaby"; John Dunning, "The (The Davis Enterprise)
Published May 06, 2005 - 16:02:05 CDT. Only one of this month's novels is a debut; the others come from the pens of established writers. Although Michele Martinez's "Most Wanted" is her first published mystery, it makes for very good reading.