I'm looking for a reliable, affordable online outlet to buy flower seeds for my container garden.
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posted by annabellee
on Apr 19, 2013 -
10 answers
I have an internet friend (never met IRL) whom I met on a discussion board for a health issue we share in common. We connected because we live in the same city and are undergoing the same treatments. He has told me his uncommon first name, his employer, and the hospital where he's being treated, as well as the fact that (unfortunately) his most recent procedure had a lot of complications and he's still in hospital.
Would it be really weird to send flowers and/or a card?
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posted by telegraph
on Apr 15, 2013 -
11 answers
I have a dear friend whose father passed in Novi Sad, Serbia. I'm trying to figure out the best way to send flowers but am having a difficult time finding reviews on sites offering the service. Anyone have any experience/recommendations?
posted by dig_duggler
on Apr 14, 2013 -
5 answers
I have a small porch and I would like to have some pretty flowers growing on it now that it's finally warming up. However, every time I've tried achieve this in the past, it has ended in dead plants and wasted money. I need help with this of the most remedial sort.
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posted by Jess the Mess
on Apr 4, 2013 -
23 answers
Cherry and plum trees are blooming in the Bay Area right now. Where are some amazing places to see them? I am interested in both volume and variety of trees.
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posted by purpleclover
on Feb 26, 2013 -
5 answers
I'm looking for suggestions for a flowering groundcover for my garage-side garden to fill in the spaces between the dwarf reblooming lilacs and Widow's Tears already growing there. The current groundcover is Snow in Summer which has pretty flowers and foliage, but is oh-my-god too invasive and fast growing. I feel like I'm constantly ripping chunks of it out so it doesn't climb up the lilacs or spill over onto the lawn. I'd like to put in something that is either white or some shade of purple, doesn't require much maintenance, but is far better behaved than the Snow in Summer. We live in USDA zone 5 and the garden in question gets afternoon sun. (I know nothing about the Ph or the type of soil; I'm hoping that it will be apparent to the cognoscenti from my location and the other plants that are thriving in the same garden.)
posted by DrGail
on Feb 13, 2013 -
7 answers
It's winter! And I need spring, summer, fall....heck, any other season than winter! I want to spend some time with flowers.
I am looking for places, specifically in the NYC metro area where I can sit with a group of flowers: maybe an indoor garden/nursery, or a flower show....or some crazy field that has flowers growing in the dead of winter (I know!) I do not want to buy flowers and watch them die in my apartment.
Do you know of anywhere that I can sit and commune with flowers? Thanks!
posted by Hydrofiend
on Jan 23, 2013 -
10 answers
What would be an appropriate thank you gift for my florist friend who really went above and beyond in helping with my wedding?
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posted by logic vs love
on Dec 12, 2012 -
8 answers
Asking for a friend. A coworkers wife has been diagnosed stage IV brain cancer. They are East Indian. We would like to bring flowers to their home. Does anyone know if certain flowers have special meaning culturally and / or are there flowers to avoid? Thank you.
posted by jennstra
on Nov 28, 2012 -
6 answers
I'm trying to get my five year old step son interested in gardening. We made a special flower bed for him and I to grow plants in together and he is really excited to grow "rainbow blossoms" in it. Help me make this as rewarding for him as possible!
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posted by gwenlister
on May 9, 2012 -
38 answers
Are there differences in the energy needed for a plant to produce a certain color flower than a different plant producing a different color?
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posted by rich
on May 8, 2012 -
8 answers
My cousin's wife just lost her baby at 4 months along. This is her second miscarriage (one full-term pregnancy in between, daughter is now 1.5 y/o). I would like to send a card or have flowers delivered, but is it appropriate?
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posted by kthxbi
on Apr 27, 2012 -
27 answers
I need recommendations for small trees, or bushes or shrubs or something, that absolutely won't grow taller than two metres high, can handle dry conditions (Australian summers) and temperatures between -5 and +40 Celsius. Ideally they should either have pretty flowers or produce something edible (but not citrus, I have enough of those already). Needs to be available in Canberra.
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posted by lollusc
on Apr 5, 2012 -
9 answers
I need a fairly cheap, hard to kill, awfully pretty plant that comes in a 6-pack or more of bedding plants. And would be happy in a small pot.
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posted by Katemonkey
on Apr 5, 2012 -
19 answers
We have a house with exactly zero flowerbeds (or landscaping in general for that matter) and it has no curb appeal whatsoever. THIS SHALL NOT STAND! I have some experience gardening, but creating beds from scratch seems a bit major at first glace. Help me make new flowerbeds, and help me make a good plan for our new beds.
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posted by gwenlister
on Mar 26, 2012 -
10 answers
Flowers online: Looking for recommendations for websites which overnight flowers direct from the farm (rather than florist shops which happen to sell online). Not looking for anything major for an event—just a place that will ship a bouquet for Valentine's Day, birthdays, etc. Thanks!
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell
on Jan 26, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm interested in making my own scented tea blends with dried flowers. I'm aware that commercial scented teas utilize aromas to augment the use of flowers. Do you know of a good supplier of dried jasmine, osmanthus, rose, chrysanthemum or cherry blossom?
posted by leigh1
on Jan 7, 2012 -
5 answers
Edgy flower delivery alternatives: anyone know where I could order something cool for a punk-rock loving 16-year-old who's in the hospital this week?
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posted by plantbot
on Sep 19, 2011 -
13 answers
Best flower delivery in NYC, preferably in/near Greenwich Village?
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posted by fso
on Sep 19, 2011 -
0 answers
I saw some potted flowers on someone's front gate and I would like to know what they are. They were bright pink, shaped like impatiens, but the leaves were a uniform and solid dark maroon/purple. They were sort of the same color as maple leaves before they turn in the fall. Unfortunately, I could not get a picture of the plant, and I have been looking at images of impatiens and other flowers all night with no luck. Green thumbs of AskMe, do you have any ideas?
posted by oflinkey
on Sep 18, 2011 -
4 answers
Does anyone have experience with ordering bulk flowers online? I'm looking for a reliable company to buy a bunch of flowers from for an event in mid September.
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posted by sciencegeek
on Jul 26, 2011 -
10 answers
Last year, tiny (moth?) larvae ate all my giant sunflowers. What can I do to prevent this from happening again this year?
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posted by Bardolph
on Jul 13, 2011 -
3 answers
Help me choose what to do for flora at my wedding: do it ourselves, or pay more than we want to?
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posted by brenton
on Jul 12, 2011 -
37 answers
Do people send flowers to a wedding? I have a friend (who is originally from Turkey--this is relevant) who was invited to the Florida wedding of her father's friend's daughter (who was born in the U.S. but is of Turkish descent). My friend can't attend, wants to send flowers, and is wondering whether to send them to the church or the reception.
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posted by notclosed
on Jun 29, 2011 -
15 answers
Please help us identify this flower that I just paid money for, that my parents claim is a scourge upon their yard at home.
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posted by Mizu
on May 29, 2011 -
12 answers
[Flower-Identification-Filter] Please help me identify this flowering plant, and save me from making a blunder in etiquette!
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posted by numinous
on May 3, 2011 -
6 answers
Can you help me identify
these plants? I'm trying to identify 1) the purple flowers, 2) the little white flowers at the bottom, and 3) the big green leaves.
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posted by ocherdraco
on May 3, 2011 -
8 answers
What flower / plant is
this? The photo lightens the flowers; in real life they are dark, kind of electric cobalt.
posted by everichon
on May 3, 2011 -
10 answers
