Flowers provide color after Easter
Despite chilly air outdoors last Sunday, some of the brightest and most fragrant flowers of spring put on a good show indoors for Easter. They gave notice that it won't be long until they are fully flowering in local gardens too.
“Our biggest sellers are the tulips, hyacinths and daffodils. Around Easter time we get over 200 tulips and 200 hyacinths, and daffodils, we only get about 90,” said Liz Kletzli, floral manager at the Cranberry SHOP 'n SAVE, 1197 Freedom Road, Cranberry Township.
Sometimes the store waits until the leaves dry and then sells the bulbs in bags, without the dirt and pots.
Kletzli said most of the potted Easter plants are for gifts and only about 30 percent end up in gardens.
“Many people don't know that you can replant them,” Kletzli said.
Daffodils, hyacinths and tulips are the most successful for replanting out of the pot and into a yard or garden, according to Butler County Master Gardener Mary Reefer of Franklin Township.
“The ones that are really difficult to rehabilitate are Easter lilies and the hydrangeas,” Reefer said.
Enjoy what's been given to you and give it a try to plant them outside and see if you have any luck for the coming year,” Bernardo said.
For more information about donating bulbs to the Butler County Master Gardeners, call their Greenline at 724-287-4761, Ext. 229.
Read the full story of how to save and plant your Easter flowers in Friday's Butler Eagle.
