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Friday, July 6, 2012
PTG - Gaston Property
Wondering what we've been up to lately? Now you can check out some of our work. Here are some pics of Planting the Seed's services at the Gastons! Thanks, Gastons for choosing Planting the Seed!!
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Happy Fourth of July - "My love is like a red, red rose."
The rose is the national flower of the United States. You didn't know that? Well you should and now you do. Don't believe me? You can read it straight from the quill of none other than Ronald Reagan, the president who signed the declaration naming the rose the official floral emblem of the United States in 1986. (Scroll Down)
"UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 36. PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 10--PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS § 187. National floral emblem
The flower commonly known as the rose is designated and adopted as the national floral emblem of the United States of America, and the President of the United States is authorized and requested to declare such fact by proclamation.
(Pub.L. 99-449, Oct. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 1128.)
Proclamation No. 5574. The Rose Proclaimed the National
Floral Emblem of the United States of America
Proc. No. 5574. Nov. 20, 1986, 51 F.R. 42197, provided:
Americans have always loved the flowers with which God decorates our land. More often than any other flower, we hold the rose dear as the symbol of life and love and devotion, of beauty and eternity. For the love of man and woman, for the love of mankind and God, for the love of country, Americans who would speak the language of the heart do so with a rose.
We see proofs of this everywhere. The study of fossils reveals that the rose has existed in America for age upon age. We have always cultivated roses in our gardens. Our first President, George Washington, bred roses, and a variety he named after his mother is still grown today. The White House itself boasts a beautiful Rose Garden. We grow roses in all our fifty States. We find roses throughout our art, music, and literature. We decorate our celebrations and parades with roses. Most of all, we present roses to those we love, and we lavish them on our altars, our civil shrines, and the final resting places of our honored dead.
The American people have long held a special place in their hearts for roses. Let us continue to cherish them, to honor the love and devotion they represent, and to bestow them on all we love just as God has bestowed them on us.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 [Pub.L. 99.449, Oct. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 1128, which enacted this section], has designated the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation declaring this fact.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh.
RONALD REAGAN"
The rose is native to North America and grows naturally pretty much everywhere in these fifty states.
So while you're out barbecuing and going to see fireworks. Stop, for just a minute, and smell the roses.
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| White House Rose Garden from robert.accettura.com |
"UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 36. PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 10--PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS § 187. National floral emblem
The flower commonly known as the rose is designated and adopted as the national floral emblem of the United States of America, and the President of the United States is authorized and requested to declare such fact by proclamation.
(Pub.L. 99-449, Oct. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 1128.)
Proclamation No. 5574. The Rose Proclaimed the National
Floral Emblem of the United States of America
Proc. No. 5574. Nov. 20, 1986, 51 F.R. 42197, provided:
Americans have always loved the flowers with which God decorates our land. More often than any other flower, we hold the rose dear as the symbol of life and love and devotion, of beauty and eternity. For the love of man and woman, for the love of mankind and God, for the love of country, Americans who would speak the language of the heart do so with a rose.
We see proofs of this everywhere. The study of fossils reveals that the rose has existed in America for age upon age. We have always cultivated roses in our gardens. Our first President, George Washington, bred roses, and a variety he named after his mother is still grown today. The White House itself boasts a beautiful Rose Garden. We grow roses in all our fifty States. We find roses throughout our art, music, and literature. We decorate our celebrations and parades with roses. Most of all, we present roses to those we love, and we lavish them on our altars, our civil shrines, and the final resting places of our honored dead.
The American people have long held a special place in their hearts for roses. Let us continue to cherish them, to honor the love and devotion they represent, and to bestow them on all we love just as God has bestowed them on us.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 [Pub.L. 99.449, Oct. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 1128, which enacted this section], has designated the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation declaring this fact.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh.
RONALD REAGAN"
Monday, July 2, 2012
Plant in Spotlight - Japanese Maple
This is one of our favorite plants at Planting the Seed.
The Japanese maple undergoes one of the most brilliant color changes in the fall and it's one of our most recommended trees. In fact, the leaves are so beautiful, that when they fall you won't even want to rake them up!
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiospermae
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae[1]
Genus: Acer
Species: A. palmatum
If you love the Japanese Maple, but don't have one, now is a great time to get on in the ground! Visit our About Us Page to ask us what you need to do to get this going and growing in your yard!
Do you have a favorite picture of a Japanese Magnolia? If so, we'd love to see it. Share it on our Facebook page, G+, or Twitter!
The Japanese maple undergoes one of the most brilliant color changes in the fall and it's one of our most recommended trees. In fact, the leaves are so beautiful, that when they fall you won't even want to rake them up!
The Japanese Maple is a staple in Japanese gardens around the world. Here's one from a local Japanese garden.
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| Photograph by Brandon McLeod |
This tree, Acer palmatum, is native to Japan, China, parts of Russia and Mongolia, as well as North and South Korea. They grow up to about 30 ft in height, but can, in rare cases, reach 52 ft.
Phylum: Angiospermae
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae[1]
Genus: Acer
Species: A. palmatum
Apart for their gorgeous color, the smaller Japanese maples tend to grow in a dome form, so, if space isn't an issue, pruning is unnecessary.
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| from theindoorbonsaitree.com |
Did you know you can even grow it as a bonsai?
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| from bonsai-made-easy.com |
If you love the Japanese Maple, but don't have one, now is a great time to get on in the ground! Visit our About Us Page to ask us what you need to do to get this going and growing in your yard!
Do you have a favorite picture of a Japanese Magnolia? If so, we'd love to see it. Share it on our Facebook page, G+, or Twitter!
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