Welcome pollinators to your garden.
It’s May, and gardeners are heading to local garden centers in search of brightly colored annuals to add a quick pop of color to their gardens, as well as pots of cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables in hope of a bountiful harvest. But if you truly want heaps of flowers and a plentiful harvest, you must attract pollinators to your garden — bloom-buster fertilizers alone won’t do the trick. Ninety percent of all flowering plants rely on pollinators from the animal kingdom: bees, butterflies, beetles, birds, bats and moths, among others. How do you attract these beneficial pollinators? As described below, each of them is drawn to different types of plants. These busy pollinators are also thirsty, so give them a source of shallow water to…
Annandale florists report roses, lilies popular, sales 'brisk'
Mother’s Day is Sunday. Have you decided what to get your Mom? If you’re like two-thirds of Americans, flowers are on the list. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend more than $1.9 billion on flowers for the holiday this year—that’s more than Americans spend on flowers for Valentine’s Day. Sales so far have been “pretty brisk,” said Annandale Florist owner Gary Sherfey, but he won’t know how this year really pans out until the end of the business day Saturday. Flower Den’s Lisa Garbia said sales there may top last year. Although history and tradition make white carnations the “official” flower of Mother’s Day, Sherfey said many people are buying pink and lavender-colored roses (official color names include cool …
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Annandale Florist, Inc.
7224 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA
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Flower Den
6960 Bradlick Shopping Ctr, Annandale, VA
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Annandale Plaza Florist
7328 Little River Tpke, Annandale, VA
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