wedding plans
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: wedding plans
- From: N* L*
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:24:14 -0600
Now that I've irritated a few people, it's probably not the time to ask for
help again, but you guys are such a knowledgeable and creative group, I just
have to do it...
My daughter decided that she wanted to have her wedding in our back yard.
(no stress here, right?) So I'm trying to plan to have as many flowers
blooming in early June as possible, in beds, containers, and to pick for her
bouquet. Of course, I've managed to have it so most of my perennials bloom
in spring and then later in summer, besides they're not necessarily in
colors that fit her theme--yellow, coral and blue. I'm trying to make plans,
have purchased quite a few annual seeds in hopes that an early start will
provide extra color.
The questions: Can bloom time on callas be influenced? If I plant them
soon (in pots), would they likely bloom in time?
Can gladioli (?) be counted on to bloom xxxx number of weeks from planting,
or is spring weather too unpredictable?
When do agapanthus normally bloom? (I have several grown from seed, living
in my greenhouse, but they haven't yet bloomed).
Are there other flowers that can be influenced to bloom at a particular
time, or that normally bloom in early summer that I could find fairly
easily? (I'm afraid most perennials purchased this spring wouldn't do much
by then.)
She's planning to stand in front of an arbor which has a rather puny
Zepherine Drouhin (sp) rose on it; I'm wondering about planting a
fast-growing vine on it, as well, to provide more coverage. Any thoughts?
You folks are my best resource, and I really appreciate any help you can
give.
Nancy Lowe
"mother of the bride"
Arkansas, zone 7
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