Blue dresses? green bouquet?

could i use these dresses for the bridesmaids - http://www.edressme.com/eveningdresses58...

with a bouquet like this - http://bloomeryweddings.com/blog/images/... except a little less green and more white.



and ill have a white dress with a bouquet with -

green flowers - probably small hydrangea,

white roses,

and a tiny tiny tiny bit of blue - maybe orchid - like the blue in this one - http://www.bloomeryweddings.com/portfoli...

would that look good?

Blue dresses? green bouquet?
Those looks awesome together! I wouldn't have though a mostly green bouquet would look good with blue, but it really works.
Reply:They look GREAT together!
Reply:opposite match is always evergreen in fashion world
Reply:Very pretty, the only green is foliage anyway, the white is the main colour so they will look lovely together.
Reply:looks fine to me!
Reply:That lookss beautiful, i think im gonna steal someone's idea :)
Reply:So pretty! I really like that combination. Very new and fresh, but still elegant! I also like how both the flowers and the dress look soft.



Love it!
Reply:I think those would be beautiful together.

What is a very good vine to grow on a wall?

I was thinking of possibly climbing hydrangea, or English Ivy , and anyone who could tell me the best way to train Englsih Ivy to climb a wall better and faster, I would appreciate it.





There is a strip of ground in between the sidewalk and the wall I am wishing to have this vine grow on. I think the are is around only 3 feet wide. IS it possible to contain this planted vine and have it grow very quickly vertically or not?



how do you do this?



Thanks for your answers!

What is a very good vine to grow on a wall?
Ivy will totally cover this area! In a few years you will be trimming and pulling it out to keep it under control. Have you considered a columnar shaped bush such as arborvitae or cypress. Look up columnar apple trees they sound nice.

Vines are nice but they do take over and this sounds like a small area.

Another idea would be an annual vine such as hummingbird vine.

Clematis are nice too and they are perennials.
Reply:Grape. That way, when it grows big enough and produces fruit, you can make your own wine.
Reply:English Ivy will take over everything. If you want to keep it in check i suggest planting it in a raised bed. Other than that you will have to be dilligent about pruning. Have you ever considered a climbing tee rose.

also Ivy growing on a wall may be very pretty but it can eventually harm the mortar of bricks and can do a number on siding. The tendrils that attach itself to whatever will grow into some pretty tight crack which degrades the material....eventually

games hardware

First year flower gardener. What do I do for winter?

I have perennials and annuals. Some things say to "cut back" but I really don't know what that is. Do I cut it off at the ground or just trim it?



Here are some of what I have:

Blue Potato Bush - most leaves have fallen off.

Various Burberry and Boxwood - most burberry leaves have fallen.

Calla Lilies - really would love those back next year.

Foxglove - was mostly leafy this year

Burning bush

Summer Nights Larkspur

Hydrangea

Mums



Various annuals: marigold, cosmos, others

First year flower gardener. What do I do for winter?
your perennials should be trimmed [the cutting back part] pretty decently, depending on the plant.

http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/prun...

for your hydrangeas

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/exten...

and

http://www.plantanswers.com/garden_colum...



for others. Unfortunately with the annuals theres not much you can do, unless you want to pot them and keep them inside over the winter and replant them in the spring. hope this helps

Anyone else feel like running outside and...?

rolling in the catnip?

(hey if you don't have catnip, IMPROVISE! Use the hydrangea or the cactus plant, poison ivy...)

:-)

Anyone else feel like running outside and...?
There's only really the grass, which is littered in dog eggs.
Reply:I fancy rolling down a hill.Are you joining me Snake Eyes.
Reply:Rolling in catnip?? uh huh...your very bored tonight aren't you??
Reply:anyone got any doc leafs (dame stinging nettles)
Reply:rolling in cactus? ouch!
Reply:catnip i can do !!!
Reply:clover maybe....if i did it in catnip my cats would be mental by the end of the night! catnip overdose!!!
Reply:Just did it, now I don't feel too good, will you stop being so domineering, you know I can't resist ya, lol!x!
Reply:No thanks, am quite happy where i am
Reply:First part i get ya, its a nice cool evening why not?



Hmm might pass on the catnip/improvising bit
Reply:ok
Reply:i,m willing if you are
Reply:No way, it's 1oclock in the morning %26amp; on my estate it's safer to stay inside.

I'll do a spot of running on the spot then roll about on the carpet instead.
Reply:a good roll in the haystack would be nice =)
Reply:i LOVE rolling about in mud.

especially when its raining........
Reply:I already have...thats why im such a happy kitty!!

I want to buy a rose bush called, "Rainbows End,". Why is it really yellow in some pics though and really pink

in others? It's a bi-colored rose.Is it like a Hydrangea where it will vary according to my soil or is it's color established already...in which case I'll beg the distributor over the phone 2 send me a "Yellower" one and cross my fingers that they care!Also it's in the climber category so does that mean I have to make a trellis or will it crawl on the ground?

I want to buy a rose bush called, "Rainbows End,". Why is it really yellow in some pics though and really pink
Trellises are a necessity for climbers. Here are some examples of trellised "Rainbow's End" See below



The materials you use to trellis plants will depend on your budget, how much work you wish to do, and available.

spacehttp://www.sactorose.org/gardens/82ville... Beautiful variety climber!
Reply:If it's a climber, it'll need some support. I don't know this particular cultivar, but some possibilities for color differences include photographic reproduction issues, age of flower (often bicolors go redder as they age).



The 'Rainbow's End' I found with google is, however, a miniature rose, not a climber, 16-24" tall and wide.
Reply:You may not be seeing the actual rose. If you buy tomatoes, it's very common to see one picture for every variety out there. And, photography isn't what it used to be. Some colors are hard to capture. And, in processing, they have to alter the tone so that greens are green and reds red. This means unusual colors don't really get justice. Even on slide film.



Or, it's possible you didn't get what you ordered.

Wedding cake with fresh flowers?

I need some help regarding a 4 tier wedding cake using fondant with small bunches of blue hydrangea and white filler flowers to go along with it.

I will have to poke the stems into the cake, will the sap from the stem poison the cake? Or do i have to wrap the stem up with some foil or wrapper?

Wedding cake with fresh flowers?
Before you go out and hurt yourself or your guests you need to know that you should only be using flowers that are labeled "food grade" for cakes and salads.

Flower shop flowers have been treated with pesticides, growth hormones.......and therefore should not be used in food

Furthermore not all parts of all flowers are edible.

Go to a good produce store and see what they can get you from their specialty item suppliers.

Food grade flowers tend not to have the shelf life of their of their flowershop/ home center cousins so you may have to p/u the flowers and decorate w/ them the day of the wedding .

I know for a fact that fg nastursums(sp ?) are really fragile

Edit

As far as what wax use you're back to the requirement of using a food grade product but in this case it's easy because food grade paraffin for canning purposes [jams %26amp; jellies ] is a readily available product.

Honestly I haven't made a wedding cake since school when it was confirmed beyond all doubt that I do not have innate pastry chef talents. I understand it intellectually but the knowledge doesn't quite translate out to my fingers.

Good luck
Reply:Hi,



the cake sounds beautiful!



Hydrangeas are non-edible flowers. I don't think there's enough poison in one stem to make everyone sick but just in case, wipe any sap off and wash, dip in wax and wrap it in florist tape (the green sort) or aluminium foil.
Reply:you could dip the stems in wax.
Reply:You should wrap it up in wrapping that they use at flower shops for corsages and mens flowers to pin to their suits. They will leak into the cake, but are not poisonous. It will look bad though if they leak badly.
Reply:I advise against the floral tape as there will likely be some flavor issues ... go with 2x-wax-dipped stems and cover as much of the stem that will be in the cake plus a little extra ... I think flavor and appearance would be more of a concern that any health affect ... appearance b/c some people would consider a plant stem in their food to be a little uninticing - if you know what i mean ...
Reply:I had hydrangeas poked into my wedding cake this summer. Just to make sure nobody was going to die at my wedding, i called a local flower shop and made sure that they were safe. They said that they are poisonous if eaten in large quantities, but that putting them in a wedding cake would be more than safe.



And it was...



I would not recommend using the floral tape that florists use.... I have bitten it off the roll before, and it has a horribly bitter taste. You wouldn't want it to ruin your cake.



Hope this helped!

gert

Iwould like detailed explanation for placing flowers in the press so that they come out looking as it was?

how should a snapdragon be placed, or an orchid or a daffodil. There has to be a best way for a flower to be placed. So far I have only had luck with single layer flowers like pansy, hydrangea, greenery. I am making some pressed flower greeting cards so silica gell would not work for me. The flowers have to be flat but still recogizable.



Thanks. Hope someone can help.

Iwould like detailed explanation for placing flowers in the press so that they come out looking as it was?
I had to press plants for horticultural assignments and found that some of the more moist stemmed plants just did not turn out.



I found successful display by carefully cutting all foliage of the back of the item (otherwise the leaves etc become too crowded after pressing).



Be very careful how you put the top layer onto sample, otherwise you find the leaves etc bent back the wrong way later and you can't pull them back after they have dried.



The more time you spend on the sample with trimming and careful laying out the better your results.



I used the white wood glue to stick mine to paper as it dries clear. Only use as much as you need though as it dries shiny. The trick is to lay sample face down on paper towel (after sample has been pressed and is completely dry). lightly paint the back with wood glue with a small flat paint brush (don't go overboard) and then carefully place on paper the right way up and dry of any excess glue with another piece of paper towel. Do a few trials to get your technique right - to much glue can make paper 'ripple'. I don't know if the flowers you mentioned can be successfully pressed. Good luck.