Do it your self wedding Flowers
Its no secret that the expense of a Los Angeles Wedding with fine floral arrangement can take your breath away.
Southern California is the fertile growing location for hundreds of varieties of flowers. With that in mind, it is no wonder that the typical Do It Your Self Bride would seem to assume that the world of flowers would be at her fingertips right here in Southern Calif.on a moments notice. This charming thought would lead any inexperienced person right into the thorney truths of flower planning. Grand Tradition wedding pros can help. The different climates in Southern California alone produce different calendars of floral availability. This means that your Peonies, tulips, callalillies and dozens of other fine flowers will more than unlikely be able to stand your warm climate wedding day.
They may not be available either. For this reason, it is vital that the Los Angeles Wedding Venue DIY bride do her homework way ahead of time to insure the supply meets her demands. Unfortunately, in California; the seasons have been known to have their extremes which have played their part in destroying crops and escalating cost in even the whole sale market. Ever wonder why long stemmed red roses are so over the top expensive in February? Any one of these factors may have had their part in the availability from one year to the next. San Diego offers vibrant varieties of flowers grown right in the rich soils along the southern most part of the coast of California. However, the varieties do hold diligently to their designated seasons.
If you wish for an amazing bouquet of tulips and a venue filled with a sea of tulips dancing with joy on your tables and you want to grow them your self?
You have homework to do and you need time. Here are some very important keys to keep in mind if you want to shave some of the floral expense from your budget.
Buy tulip bulbs that are 1-1/2 inches in diameter. The tulips should be labeled and pre-selected for the Southern California area. Purchase the tulips between September and December. The best tulip varieties are Avignon, Blue Jay, Fiesta and Apeldoorn’s Elite.
Freeze the tulip bulbs 6 weeks before planting them. Keep them away from all fruits, especially apples. Frozen bulbs produce the prettiest blooms. Freezing the bulbs ensures that they do not sprout before planting. Blend a low-nitrogen fertilizer into your soil, a pound of 10-10-10 for every 100 square feet. Make sure the soil is rich with nutrients by also blending in organic matter. The soil should be well drained.
If you want tulips at the end of March, plant Angelique or Apricot Beauty. Darwin Hybrids and Triumph grow best in April, and for even greater results, plant Fringed and Parrot to bloom in May. Bury the tulip bulbs 5 inches under the soil. The tips should protrude from the soil surface if planting the bulbs in pots. Water well after planting. Water them less often until leaves form, and then water frequently again. Timing is essential what a gamble you face with the possibility of not having your tulips ready on your wedding day.
Warm weather will cause them to open and die off much faster. So, when you pick them remember to have a refrigerator ready just for your flowers a day or two ahead. Be sure to keep it free of citrus and only use this for flower storage.
Hopefully by this time you have already graduated from floral craft101 and have learned the technique of wiring your flowers into your arrangement for the most impressive presentation.