Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at pitikband@gmail.com.

At http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/ and how it is used.

Log Files
Like many other Web sites, http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/ makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons
http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/ does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

DoubleClick DART Cookie
.:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/.
.:: Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/ and other sites on the Internet.
.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include ....
Google Adsense


These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/ send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/ has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. http://flowerstate.blogspot.com/'s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

Prairie Phlox

Up to 2 feet tall. Leaves opposite, narrow, up to 3 inches long, and tapered to a sharp point. Flowers pink-purple, about 3/4 inch wide, in a loosely branched cluster at the top of the hairy stem. They grow in prairie land and prefer sum Blooms June-July. This plant was found in the river park along Shepard road in St. Paul.

The Tennessee State Flower - The Iris

Did you know that the iris was the state of Tennesee's state flower? Most people consider the purple Iris to be the state flower locally. It is a beauty.

There is a very neat story to all of this.

The State of Tennessee is different from most of the other states in that it currently has no one flower generically named as an official flower or floral emblem. Instead, it has an official wild flower and an official cultivated flower, both designated most recently in 1973. There is a story behind this.

State Wildflower

The story of Tennessee's state wildflower, the passionflower, began in 1919 when state school children named it as their favorite and it was adopted as Tennessee's state flower. Yes, the passion flower was initially Tennessee's one and only state flower. It was adopted in 1919 by Senate Joint Resolution No. 13.

Here is a picture of a Passionflower

the State Fair Flower and Garden Show area

Fairgoers and train enthusiasts won’t want to miss the working model train display that will be a new addition to the Flower and Garden Show at this year’s State Fair.

The display is the creation of the N.C. Garden Railroad Society, which has turned a roughly 10-foot-by-40-foot plot of land into a miniature village setting complete with a church, a train depot, a barn, a trestle bridge and other buildings.

The plan is to run two trains during the Fair around the roughly 75 feet of train tracks.

A variety of plants are incorporated into the scene to give the appearance of trees and a natural landscape. Brightly colored ornamental pepper plants with yellow, orange and red fruit give the illusion of trees heavy with fall leaves near the tracks by the church.

Rose bushes are larger “trees” in the setting, joined by lamb’s ears plants, ajuga, a wide variety of sedems, herbs and lime-green ground covers to provide texture and detail to the landscape.

The group included a few whimsical items to complete the scene: an outhouse with a working light and some wallpaper, a broken-down truck and even a dog. People, farm animals, an assortment of cars and a working railroad crossing are also part of the display.

Rafflesia Arnoldii – A Rare Giant Flower

Rafflesia arnoldii is the world’s largest flower having a diameter of about one meter and weighing up to ten kilograms. It is a rare flower and not easily located. It grows only once a year and blooms for around five days. According to researches in discovery news, this flower that looks and smells like rotting flesh is related to flimsy flowers like violets, poinsettias and passionflowers. Hence it also called as “meat flower” or “corpse flower”. The flower is pollinated by flies and carrion beetles attracted by its vile smell. It contains about 27 species and found in Indonesian rain forests of southeastern Asia and Philippines. Rafflesia is an official state flower of Indonesia, Surat Thani Province in Thailand and Sabah state in Malaysia.

Rafflesia is a genius of parasitic flowering plants. It was discovered in Indonesian rain forest by an Indonesian guide working for Dr Joseph Arnold in 1818 and thereafter it was named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

Saguaro Cactus

The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti.

The skin is smooth and waxy, the trunk and stems have stout, 2-inch spines clustered on their ribs. When water is absorbed , the outer pulp of the Saguaro can expand like an accordion, increasing the diameter of the stem and, in this way, can increase its weight by up to a ton.

Wyoming State Flower

Indian Paintbrush or Painted Cup (Castilleja linariaefolia) or Prairie-fire, was adopted as the State Flower on January 31, 1917. Indian Paintbrush's true flowers are inconspicuous, and the charactereistic feature is the bright red flower like bracts which look like flowers.

Tennessee State Flower

The iris (genus Iridaceae) was designated as Tennessee's State flower in 1933. There are about 170 species of iris and they come in many different colors. While state legislature did not name a particular color, the purple iris is considered locally to be the state flower.

Carolina Jessamine

Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is one of the most beautiful vines of the South. It covers fences and trees in open woodlands and along roadsides throughout the Southeast with its slender vines and bright yellow flowers. It is the state flower of South Carolina.

State Flower for New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia. Inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, the first European settlements in the area were established by the Swedes and Dutch in the early 1600s. The State`s name was taken from the largest of the English Channel Islands, Jersey. The English later seized control of the region, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton as the colony of New Jersey. New Jersey was an important site during the American Revolutionary War; several decisive battles were fought there. The winter quarters of the revolutionary army were established twice by George Washington in Morristown, which was called the military capital of revolution. Later, working-class cities such as Paterson and Trenton helped to drive the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. New Jersey`s position at the center of the BosWash megalopolis, between Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., fueled its rapid growth through the suburban boom of the 1950s and beyond. As of 2008, New Jersey had more millionaire residents than any other state in the nation.

We specialize in affordable property in New Jersey. If you are looking for affordable real estate in New Jersey then you have to come to the right place. Do you require foreclosures in New Jersey, or have homes for sale in New Jersey? Do you need help with your land for sale in New Jersey? We are dedicated to help with your property in New Jersey because we are the premier real estate agent in New Jersey because we know real estate in New Jersey!

My Roots are Deep in Kelso

I consider myself to be a pretty good authority on the area where I live. I was born in Longview, Washington, USA which is a "twin city" to Kelso, WA. I have always lived on property on the Cowlitz River that my Grandfather Henry H. Holbrook homesteaded in the late 1800's. Kelso is a town of approximately 15,000 population. Kelso is located in the Pacific Northwest and is about an hour away from mountains to the east and a little over an hour away from the Pacific Ocean to the west. Our most recent claim to fame is living in the shadow of Mt. St. Helens which had a major eruption in 1981. Portland, Oregon is an hour to the south of Kelso and Seattle, Washington is less than 2 hours to the north where major cultural, entertainment and metropolitan areas are located as well as international airports. We are located on what is commonly called the I-5 corridor. We boast of beautiful forrests with pristine streams and wild flowers to be enjoyed in the spring and summer months. Many avid skiers enjoy the mountains and ski resorts for downhill skiing as well as cross country skiing. Beautiful lakes afford many opportunities for water sports and game fishing.

Kelso has a wonderful public school system and is very proud of their football team the Hilanders and also referred to as the Scotties since Kelso is named after a sister city in Scotland and was founded by Peter Crawford who was a Scot. We also have several fine Christian schools in this community and Lower Columbia College in Longview which is a 2 year college.

Kelso is very proud of their Babe Ruth Baseball field where they have hosted high level baseball tournaments.

St. John Medical Center is a fine hospital in Longview where I was employed as a critical care RN for almost 25 years in a combined 16 bed ICU-CCU. Open heart surgery is available in quite a few hospitals in Portland, OR where critical heart patients needing surgical intervention are easily transported either by ground or helicopter.

BeautifuL Magnolia Flower Tree

The magnolia tree is a fixture in the southern states of the U.S. and when it blooms it is a harbinger that spring has finally arrived. The magnolia flower is beautiful and has been given special meaning over the years. The magnolia flower represents “splendid beauty and dignity” and it is a welcome sight throughout the countryside. The magnolia tree was named after a French botanist from the 1600s named Pierre Magnol, and is a tree that has 90 different species in the U.S. alone

Lilac Bush

The lilac bush (Syringa vulgaris) was designated the official state bush of New York state in 2006. The lilac is an ornamental shrub with showy, aromatic blooms in early spring. Lilacs have a scent stronger than roses that carries quite a distance. There are over 1,000 varieties of lilacs in several colors including white and pink (the most popular colors are lilac and purple). A lilac bush can live for hundreds of years.

Texas State Flower

Bluebonnet (Lupinas) is the Texas State Flower. The Texas Legislature designated all species of Bluebonnet as the state flowers of Texas in 1971.

Florida State Flower

The Florida State Flower is the Orange blossom (citrus sinensis). The orange blossom, like most citruses, is native to subtropical Southeast Asia. The orange blossom was designated the state flower on Nov.15, 1909. The orange blossom is one of the most fragrant flowers in Florida.