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Will Hydrangea survive in a pot?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 06 8th, 2010
hydrangea
Bingo asked:

I got a hydrangea for Valentines Day, It was blooming. I repotted it in a bigger pot and it bloomed again. I can’t plant outside. Any suggestions on how to keep it alive over the winter?
I live in CT.



Surface for climbing hydrangea?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 05 7th, 2010
hydrangea
hiztreebuff asked:

I want to plant a climbing hydrangea out front. I have vinyl siding. Can it climb it? I have Boston Ivy climbing out back and it doesn’t seem to harm the vinyl. Do they climb the same way?



How much does each hydrangea stem usually cost?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 03 4th, 2010
hydrangea
Oz Lov asked:

I want my centerpieces to have about three hydrangeas and when I went to the LA Flower Marker I found white hydrangea bunches for about $6 but colored hydrangeas (pink and purple) for about $12. Each bunch was about 4-5 stems, so for white hydrangeas it averages to $1.50-$2 and colored for $3-$3.50 per stem. Is this right? I was looking into having a florist arrange 3 hydrangeas and 6 roses in vases that i have botten (rose Im sure are cheaper around $1.00-$1.50 per stem). They said it would be $35-$40 isnt this way too much, I understand labor cost but are they totally ripping me off or is this how much it will cost? I would think as florist they would even get flowers even cheaper since they buy by bulk right? I am totally wrong by asking them to do it for at least $25-$30?



Help me get rid of my Hydrangea?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 02 28th, 2010
hydrangea
Italia 28 asked:

OK keep in mind when answering this question I am 5′3 and not that big, I am strong and will do what I need to do, but I am by no means a man. I have Hydrangea planted by my house it is about 7 ft long by about 5 ft wide. I do not want them there. I did not plant them, they were there when I bought the house.

Today I spent 2 hours digging at the roots with a shovel and wedging them and getting them up, it was extremely difficult. I will do what I have to do to get rid of them but if anyone has a better idea I would so appreciate it! Some of the roots are about 3 inches around so a tiller is out of the question. Thanks in advance.



How many watts do tulip bulbs take?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 04 25th, 2009
Gladiolus
aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai asked:

Is that more or less watts than gladiolus bulbs?

I am trying to save energy.



can we get double number of gladiolus next year?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 04 16th, 2009
Gladiolus
syed asked:

i have a small garden. and i want to plant gladiolus for trial. so i dont know if it doubles. and i dont know what to do with them for getting it doubled. other bulbs do multiply … but i m not sure about this. how?



I just found a box of gladiolus bulbs, is it too late to plant them?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 04 10th, 2009
Gladiolus
usafrae8403 asked:

I just found a box of flower bulbs, the box says gladiolus, there are three large bulbs and two small inside an unsealed plastic bag and the box is dated 04. Are the bulbs still any good? Is it too late in the season to plant them this year in central ohio? Any advice on growing them?



How to care for spring clearance bulbs?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 04 6th, 2009
Gladiolus
dusty_puppy asked:

I picked up some gladiolus and lily bulbs on clearance. They are supposed to be planted in the spring. Of course, they were packed for this spring, and which is why they are so cheap now! How should I best take care of them to get them to grow next year? Should I plant them now, while we still have a month or so of warm weather? Or should I store them, and how, until spring?



In the Fall, how do you store gladiolus bulbs? Is the basement OK?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 03 30th, 2009
Gladiolus
mandm asked:

I want to hear from people that do this and know what to do to have them be ready for spring planting.
I live in Nebraska where the winters get very cold. Is it still ok to leave them in the ground? Or do I have to dig them up and store them? I do not have a cellar, just a basement.



I dug up my gladioli. Some bulbs are purplish. Are these from different colored flowers?

Posted by Milly in Other - Home & Garden on 03 30th, 2009
Gladiolus
thisbrit asked:

Some bulbs are very yellow (not ill-looking, just colored), and others are pinkish/purple. I did not make notes of which had bloomed which color! I had bright red, white, pinkly edged, and pink blooms in the summer.