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Flowers for Mother’s Day – It’s a Tradition

Julia Ward, a social activist brought the idea of a Mother’s Day celebration to the US from the United Kingdom. Their idea of Mothering Day was somewhat different than our modern Mother’s Day. Julia Ward hoped the idea would united women against war.

A prominent social activist of the time was Ann Jarvis. She promoted the safety and health of workers. Later she actively organized women to help care for the soldiers wounded in the Civil War. Afterwards. To promote both social activism and peace, she initiated the idea of a “Mother’s Work Day.”

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How to Achieve Orchid Propagation

Orchid propagation encompasses all methods used to reproduce and multiply orchids. Because these plants are designed to reproduce, there are a lot of different ways that you can produce new orchids. Most growers are able to successfully apply these methods, while other methods are too complicated to be done by the home-grower and must be accomplished in a lab environment.

Here are three commonly used methods for orchid propagation:

Division: This is the most used and the simplest at-home method of orchid propagation typically done during repotting in the early spring just as the new growth begins.

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