Frightis Botrytis!

30 October 2012

Halloween 2012

It’s the Lord Voldemort to our Harry Potter...

The Sith to our Jedi...

Captain Hook to our Peter Pan...

The Sheriff of Nottingham to our Robin Hood...

Plankton to our SpongeBob SquarePants...

And the Wil Wheaton to our Sheldon Cooper (M.A., Ph.D, Sc.D)...

Oh yes, Botrytis- the arch nemesis of floral designers everywhere

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30 October 2012

Fighting Botrytis

If drops of water gets sprayed onto cut flower heads (like here on these Pasque Flower seed heads) it can get trapped deep between the petals and create the ideal environment for Botrytis spores to germinate causing premature spoiling of the flowers

30 October 2012

Midelino Harvest Moon Basket

This is a great flat and open basket to take outside when “harvesting” your fall leaves, pods and flowers. Who knows, you might even find a ghost pumpkin or three…