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Flower Bed
I discovered a literal "flower bed" at Powell Gardens, a unique Midwestern botanical garden that offers much to explore and discover.
Link: http://powellgardens.org/
Link: http://powellgardens.org/Explore
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Flowerbed
Bed of Flowers
- A plot of ground in which plants are growing
- A bed in which flowers are growing
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"Why does the
past look so enticing to us?
For the same reason
why from a distance
a meadow with flowers looks like a
flower bed."
Franz Grillparzer
1791-1872
Austrian Poet
Schooled at Home and
At the Gymnasium.
Entered the
University to Study Law and Philosophy but Preferred Literature and Music
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Marigolds are easy to grow annuals, and are available in a variety of colors: white, yellow, orange, red and mixed colors.
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Marigolds bloom from mid-summer all the way until frost. They can be used for indoor arrangements, but give off a pungent odor that is sometimes too strong indoors.
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Insects largely avoid Marigolds.
Insects do not like it's pungent odor.
This
is why Marigolds make good companion plants.
You can even make an insect
repellent spray from these plants.
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Organic
Insect Repellents,
and
Organic Disease Control Spray Recipes
CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
http://www.gardenersnet.com/spray.htm
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The common name in English, "marigold", is derived from "Mary's gold", a name first applied to a similar plant native to Europe, Calendula officinalis.
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America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
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