Permits filed Nov. 4, 2009 in Volusia, Flagler Nov 15, 2009
Trane Builders Inc., 19 Chrysanthemum Drive, single-family residence, $249,135. Charles M. and Susan O. Woodruff, 704 S. Beach St., single-family addition, $145,000. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Gardner Museum’s create mums in Japanese style Nov 14, 2009
Isabella Stewart Gardner used to display masses of fall chrysanthemums in the courtyard of her museum ... About 125 chrysanthemum varieties now in the museum s plant collection started as cuttings donated by Angel Valley Heritage Mums of Ohio when it went out of business two years ago and wanted to make sure its inventory of old-fashioned chrysanthemums was not lost forever ... The windfall, augmented by chrysanthemum gifts from Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and Smith College in Amherst, has... (Boston Globe)
Fall Perennials for a Splendid Arra... Nov 12, 2009
Just like their aster cousins which join summer and fall seasons the chrysanthemums join fall and winter and sometimes can bloom right through to December. Cimicifuga simplex. (Suite101.com)
It's a plant - and an air filter Nov 2, 2009
Dracaenas, including the popular 'Janet Craig' cultivar, and ficus plants also scored high, as did your basic florist's chrysanthemum. Spider plants and snake plants were midrange, while golden pothos ranked relatively low. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yard and Garden: I love those four seasons Oct 3, 2009
Mum is short for chrysanthemum and most gardeners are familiar with two types. One of those is the more flashy chrysanthemums bought at a floral shop either potted or sold as a cut flower, he said ... Their blooms tend to be very flashy and elaborate and the plants are sometimes referred to as florist chrysanthemums. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Mums the word for color Oct 1, 2009
Early in the fall, every garden center and grocery store in Atlanta offers a bounty of brightly colored, neatly mounded chrysanthemums ... Tough as nails, with no pest or disease problems, they re hardy into New England and so worthy of a place in home gardens that the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx features a Korean chrysanthemum display garden in its Home Gardening Center ... About 10 years ago, all chrysanthemums were reclassified botanically, and these Korean mums are now technically... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Scalera: Lots to do in the yard in October Sep 26, 2009
Replant spent flowerbeds with cool-season annuals such as alyssum, calendula, chrysanthemum, dianthus, geranium, petunia, snapdragon, pansy, flowering tobacco, stock and flowering kale. If you have poinsettias, do not prune them anymore so the colorful bracts can form. (Florida Today)
Gardening Checklists for November a... Sep 20, 2009
Cut Chrysanthemum down to 2-3 inch stems as they die to make them healthy for next season. Mulch around plants, make sure to mound around the bases of roses and other plants that have exposed stalks or stems to give extra protection. (Suite101.com)
Pick-your-own fall season fun Sep 16, 2009
Several gardens around the country are embracing a tradition imported from Japan that elevates the ordinary chrysanthemum to an object worthy of adulation: Kiku matsuri, or chrysanthemum festivals ... near Mobile, cascading chrysanthemums are cultivated for months before being put on display in November, when they spill from balconies and bridges in stunning 4-foot-long swaths of brilliant reds and yellows ... Annual fall chrysanthemum shows are also scheduled for the Lauritzen Gardens, in... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Breathe easy Aug 20, 2009
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Himachal farmers taking to floriculture Aug 19, 2009
Chrysanthemum, roses, carnation, marigold and gladiolus are some of the flowers, which are being preferred by the farmers over their traditional khareef (summer-sown) crop, apples, plums and apricots. "Floriculture is growing rapidly. Its growth rate is one of the best among other businesses and it has a bright future. Flowers are in great demand everywhere, in small towns and cities, especially during marriage season when flowers become scarce and their prices rise very high," say O. P. Singh,... (India Times, India)
Mother's Garden: The August blahs Aug 19, 2009
For more cheering up, soon it will be chrysanthemum time again at the local nurseries. Another quick fix for the landscape. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
• Want some stevia with your coffee? Aug 17, 2009
The stevia extract used by food makers comes from the leaves of a South American plant in the chrysanthemum family, and it has been consumed for decades in countries outside the U.S., including Japan. This may push some consumers who are weary of other artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin and aspartame, that have in the past drawn questions about their safety. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Eyeing P-town’s place in American art Aug 5, 2009
So the chrysanthemum in the remarkable Flower (Number 86) has delicate, shadowy outer petals, but it is palest at the center and seems to glow from within. The nuance of shadow, light, and texture is breathtaking in Gary Schneider s black-and-white tabletop still lifes, pigment prints made from negatives he shot about 20 years ago. (Boston Globe)
August gardening guide Jul 25, 2009
Plant seedlings like allysum, begonia, celosia, cosmos, chrysanthemum palidosum, dahlia (bedding), dianthus, lobelia, marigold, impatiens, pansy, petunia and vinca. Plant vegetable seedlings like celery, lettuce, parsley and spinach. (iAfrica.com)
Feverfew Herbaceous Perennial in th... Jul 18, 2009
It is sometimes listed as Chrysanthemum parthenium, and was once known as Featherfew in reference to its leaves. The name Feverfew refers to the belief that it helped relieve fevers. (Suite101.com)
Midwest Gardening Jun 16, 2009
Pyrethrin, an organic insecticide made from crushed flowers of an African chrysanthemum, will do the trick. Although pyrethrin is less toxic than chemical pesticides, I spray only as a last resort because pyrethrin is toxic to some beneficial insects. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Flea Beetle Pests in Organic Vegeta... Jun 2, 2009
Pyrethrins are derived from chrysanthemum flowers, and function as a broad-spectrum organic pesticide spray against many pests, including flea beetles. Gardeners must take care not to purchase sprays made from manufactured pyrethroids, which are structurally similar to pyrethrins but are harmful to mammals and not considered organic. (Suite101.com)
* South Koreans pay emotional farewell to Roh May 30, 2009
A somber Lee looked back momentarily and hesitated before laying a white chrysanthemum on the altar and bowing before Rohs portrait ... Villagers lined Bonghas streets as the hearse blanketed with white chrysanthemums departed for Seoul ... More than 2,500 were invited to a formal ceremony in the courtyard of the stately palace in the heart of ancient Seoul, where Rohs portrait sat on a bed of 1 million chrysanthemums laid in the shape of a Rose of Sharon, South Koreas national flower. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
S. Koreans Mourn Death, Pay Respect to Ex-President May 25, 2009
In central Seoul, mourners laid white chrysanthemums a traditional Korean symbol of grief and bowed before a portrait of the 62-year-old ex-leader at a makeshift memorial outside the 16th-century Deoksu Palace ... In Bongha, mourners clad in black many weeping burned incense and left chrysanthemums before bowing to Roh's portrait ... His son, Roh Gun-ho, tearfully laid a single chrysanthemum before his father's portrait on Saturday. (Fox News)
The new greens May 17, 2009
A perennial from the chrysanthemum family, the plant has very striking dual-coloured leaves: dark green on one side and purple underneath. Rich in iron, it is said to improve blood circulation. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Circling the Square, May 14, 2009 May 16, 2009
June Baser s painted fern has come back nicely and so has a chrysanthemum plant I won at a Kiwanis luncheon ... I also have two small chrysanthemum plants that are offshoots of a huge Ralph Kane plant I had placed in the garden for color last fall ... Most of the plant died but a few brave chrysanthemum pieces decided to go it on their own. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Meadow gardening May 15, 2009
Walking in early May through masses of Ox-eye daisies, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Coreopsis lanceolata and poppies just beginning to bloom, it s hard to believe that just a few years ago this same area was covered with kudzu and mulberries. For artist Cooper Sanchez and his wife Michelle, transforming their back yard in Clarkston, Georgia into a meadow is a labor of love. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Chinese earthquake park turns pain into profit May 11, 2009
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY DONGHEKOU, China He Xiangtong places a chrysanthemum near his wife's name etched on a memorial atop the landslide that buried her in last year's devastating earthquake. Then business calls: He returns to selling flowers to the next carload of tourists arriving at Donghekou Quake Relic Park. (USA Today -- News)
Yard and Garden: Plant Latin for dummies -- A short glossary of terms to help identify plants Apr 18, 2009
Von Linne was a botanist, explorer and medical doctor and a very precise man who thought the fact that his countrymen didn t always know a daisy from a chrysanthemum was unsettling, to say the least ... That does happen from time to time, as when it was decided several years ago to change the classification of the plant some of us still call chrysanthemum, but which is now officially named dendranthema. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Tears, messages to heaven for quake victims on Tomb Sweeping Day Apr 6, 2009
Behind the family, people walked slowly in twos and threes, holding candles or white chrysanthemums ... In Qingchuan county, flower seller He Xiantong brought a bunch of chrysanthemums to an earthquake memorial park in Donghekou ... com, the page for mourning showed candles forming "5.12" and a white chrysanthemum. (Xinhuanet, China)
In the Pot: The long journey of the Easter lily Mar 24, 2009
Think the Christmas poinsettia, the Thanksgiving chrysanthemum, the Fourth of July geraniums. In the case of Lilium Longiflorum, the Easter holiday has given its name to the plant, the Easter lily. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Lhasa mourns young women dead in riots Mar 15, 2009
LHASA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Five bouquets of lily and chrysanthemum, one for each of the five young women who died in the riots exactly a year ago. "We are here today, to bring you our best regards," murmured Tang Qingyan, manager of the Yishion casual wear outlet in downtown Lhasa. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ogata's imagination fills Fresno's art museum Feb 19, 2009
Shapes can be angular, linear or sometimes totally recognizable, like a pumpkin or a chrysanthemum ... A large-scale painting from his "Hana" series (hana means flower in Japanese) is a loving connection to his father, who grew prize-winning chrysanthemums ... On one side is a whitish, grayish chrysanthemum in huge close-up. (Fresno Bee)
Hamlet of the ox Feb 11, 2009
From Huangshan the drive to Hongcun takes just 50 minutes through lovely green hills with groves of fern-like bamboo, carefully tended fields and patches of chrysanthemum with small, pale yellow flowers. Imperial animal motifs on Xu Guo's memorial arch and its unique eight-pillar construction are testament to his lofty standing at the Ming court. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
