Freesia and Garden

Web Site: http://brendabaker.net


About freesias

Freesias are amongst some of the loveliest spring flowers which are fragant and last well as a cut flower. Freesias belong to the Iris family and have a long wiry stem bearing several flowers on  a one sided arching spike.They come in colours of white,cream or pink ,sometimes flushed with purple and yellow and are...
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A little About me.

A little About me.

Hi My name is Brenda and I live in a small rural community in the central north island in New Zealand.  I have been self employed most of my working life and most days you can either find me in the greenhouse where I grow Freesias for the local florists or in my sewing room...
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Maintenance in Greenhouse

After lifting the bulbs and replanting there is a lot of cleaning and maintenance to be done. All equipment needs to be wiped down, disinfected where necessary and repaired ready for the next growing season I run a cleaner disinfectant through the water drippers and unblock any that need it and make sure they...
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Lifting the bulbs

Lifting the bulbs

 December is a busy time as the plants have now died down and the bulbs now need to be lifted and divided. All dead plant debri needs to be removed . My freesia are in trays so each tray is tipped up and all plant material taken out and separated into bulbs for sale,...
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Spring Flowers