Got Passion?
Red, the color of passion
Passion.
What does the word conjure up for you?
To me, it means feelings of intense emotion, like love, desire, devotion, and excitement.
Gardeners are usually passionate people, and often we fixate on something special. Maybe your passion is a rose with petals the color of a tropical sunset, all mango and gold and flaming red. Maybe you’re crazy about a bed of sunny daffodils in your yard, or a stately, Aromatic cedar tree, or a trellis filled with moonflower vines whose creamy-white flowers unfold each night after dark.
This year, the theme of the 22nd Southeastern Flower Show is Passion! How do you bloom? As the weeks go by, we hope you really will tell us how you bloom, and where your passions lie. Soon we’ll set up a link so you can submit pictures from the plants you love to grow, and we’ll select the best of them to post online.
As the worker bees keep buzzing behind the flower show scenes, building exhibits, sketching designs, and growing the fabulous plants you’ll see next January and February, remember to keep sharing your passions with us.
Tell us about your green thumb, or about the uncooperative plants that make you want to throw away your hoe in despair. Let us know how you’re teaching your kids or your class about organic practices and conservation and “living green.” And please, somebody tell us how to use or get rid of all that extra zucchini that grows in the vegetable patch each summer!
As we post more information about the upcoming show, we’re looking forward to having a great dialogue with you. In fact, we’re passionate about it!
Lynn
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November 6th, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Passion! When I see that red rose it reminds me of the incredible roses I’ve seen this fall in my garden and around Atlanta. Is the the chilly days & evenings that make the roses seem richer in color? It looks like my roses went from analog to digital! Vivid, lush and seductive!
November 6th, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Isn’t it amazing? It’s as if the change in temperatures helps revive the roses! Just resist that temptation to feed them at this time of year. As you probably know, fertilizing would encourage new growth, and it’s better to let your bushes start to harden off before the first real freeze.
But why not try picking a few petals, letting them dry, and then stirring them into a fragrant potpourri mix? That way, you can enjoy those roses even longer.