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+ ITEM DESCRIPTION + Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Kadokawa (2018) Language: Japanese Book Weight: 350 Grams The book introduces Beautiful Floral Embroidery Patterns with Nice Diagrams for 12 Months January - Camellia February - Daffodil March - Cherry tree April - Clover May - Roses June - Hydrangea July - Lily August - Hollyhock September - Clematis October - Cosmos November - Pansy and Viola December - Christmas rose SHIPPING INFORMATION All items will be shipped by registered method with a tracking number so your item will not get lost during this confusing time. Registered mail fee is already included in the basic postage. The combined shipping cost is automatically calculated as you add items in your cart. Thank you!
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42 - 48 Inches 42 - 60 Inches 42 - 48 Inches 1.1m - 1.2m 1.1m - 1.5m 1.1m - 1.2m Features An improved version of the original pink 'Annabelle' hydrangea. Invincibelle Spirit II hydrangea represents the best in full-sized pink 'Annabelle' hydrangeas. It offers handsome, dark green foliage, sturdy, strong stems that prevent flopping, and large blooms of deep pink that age to an attractive green. Plus, it reblooms, delivering waves of fresh flowers through autumn. This North American native hydrangea grows over a huge range of the US and Canada, thriving in chilly USDA zone 3 as well as in steamy zone 8. $1 from each Invincibelle® Spirit II sold is donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®. We encourage you to donate as well. BCRF is dedicated to advancing the world’s most promising research to eradicate breast cancer in our lifetime. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org. Find out more about the Invincibelle Spirit campaign. As seen in the Giver ad. Award Winner Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer Deadheading Not Necessary Native to North America Characteristics Plant Type: Shrub Shrub Type: Deciduous Height Category: Medium Garden Height: 42 - 48 Inches 1.1m - 1.2m Spacing: 42 - 60 Inches 1.1m - 1.5m Spread: 42 - 48 Inches 1.1m - 1.2m Flower Colors: Pink Foliage Colors: Green Foliage Shade: Dark Green Habit: Mounded Container Role: Thriller Plant Needs Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun Light Requirement: Sun The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Maintenance Category: Easy Blooms On: New Wood Bloom Time: Summer through Fall Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a Water Category: Average Uses: Border Plant Uses: Landscape Uses: Mass Planting Uses: Specimen or Focal Point Uses Notes: Mass plantings, landscapes, naturalizing, cutting gardens, mixed borders. Maintenance Notes: We recommend a minimum of four hours of sun for best flower color and stem strength. Invincibelle Spirit II hydrangea can grow in full sun in cooler climates, but afternoon shade is recommended in hot areas. In all areas, a good 2-3" (5-7 cm) layer of shredded bark mulch is recommended to keep the roots cool and growing vigorously. Prune Invincibelle Spirit II, and all smooth hydrangeas, in early spring, just as the new growth begins to emerge. Cut the whole plant back by about one-third its total height. Many people cut the plant back more severely, but that deprives the plant of the opportunity to develop the strongest, woodiest stems. If you wish, you may prune in fall, once the plant has gone completely dormant. Deadheading - removing the spent flowers - is not necessary for this plant to continue to bloom. However, you may remove old flowers if you wish. And by all means, cut stems to enjoy indoors - they make a great cut flower and won't be harmed by cutting. Fun Facts: The pink hydrangea used to develop Invincibelle Spirit II hydrangea was discovered by a graduate student hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Invincibelle® Spirit II Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA2' USPP 28,316, Can 5,622
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We've rounded up common mistakes that leave your hydrangeas bare with no blooms. Avoid these errors, and your hydrangeas will flourish in no time.
Position: Full sun to dappled shade Soil: Moist, well drained Flowering period: Mid summer Eventual Height: 15m Eventual Spread: 4m Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a Family: Hyd…
I'm unsure if a painting can offer us much more than visual delight but isn't that enough? I don't think beauty civilizes us or makes us better people. I'm sure Nazis loved Mozart as well as Wagner and grabbed as many beautiful paintings as they could during WW2. Many people in those times tried to protect paintings from harm but many also tried to destroy anything deemed decadent, that they felt didn't fit their belief. Today, we are sadly experiencing a situation in the world in which we are threatened by evil leaders, climate change, nuclear weapons and many other serious threats to the existence of civilization as we know it. Of course, considering the magnitude of the problems we face, painting isn't the best tool for changing the world or changing anyone's minds and even if it were, the painter's audience is pitifully small. But what great painting might offer is to add to society's list–one more reason for being alive. Beauty in all its forms might help slow the descent into the madness of war and environmental destruction by reminding us that having a decent society is worth fighting for.
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