Each spring, Joy’s House hosts a flower sale that funds the Guest Scholarship program. These flowers are gorgeous year after year, and we encourage you to consider purchasing your flats, baskets and herbs from Joy’s House! Your flowers will help provide adult day services for families in need of financial support to keep their families together.
Orders can be submitted through April 26, 2013. Flowers are available for pick up at Joy’s House just in time for Mother’s Day! Order online here (please mail your check separately), or click here to print & mail (or fax to 317-254-9377) the traditional form.
Pick up on Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
For further information about the Joy’s House Spring Flower Sale, please contact Flower Sale Co-Chair Kelle Lindenberg at klindy@sbcglobal.net or Leah at leah@joyhouse.org.
Here are just a few of our lovely flowers from 2012.
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Rose Geranium
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Pink Vining Geranium
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Salvia |
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Madness Petunias
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Pink New Guinea Impatiens
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Pink Gerbera Daisy
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Blue Lobelia
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Joy’s House Planter
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Foliage Planter
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Boston Fern
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Guacamole Hosta*
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June Hosta*
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*This is the first year we are offering Guacamole and June Hostas, so these photos are not our own.
Plant Descriptions
Annuals
- Exclusive Joy’s House Planter - A terra cotta-color pot filled with a custom mix of blue angelonia, yellow petunias and filler greenery. Does best in part-sun to part-shade. A perfect Mother’s Day gift!
- Foliage Planter – A terra cotta-color pot with a mix of non-blooming foliage anchored by ornamental grass complemented with colorful foliage including coleus, vines and ivies. Best in partial shade.
- Geranium Planter and Pots– Planter and pots of sun-loving cutting-grown zonal geraniums. Does best in sun to part shade.
- Gerbera Daisies – Pots of gerbera daisies like full morning sun and filtered afternoon sun.
- Vining Geranium Hanging Basket – Vining geraniums have smaller, looser flower umbels than traditional geraniums, but these too, like lots of sun.
- New Guinea Impatiens Hanging Basket – This bold variety of spike, new guineas and vines can be counted on for constant color until nearly the first frost. Does best in indirect sun/part shade.
- Boston Fern Hanging Basket – This fern is perfect for hanging on a porch or sitting in an urn or planter. Does best in indirect sun/partial shade.
- Blue Lobelia Hanging Basket – The beautiful color of these tiny blue flowers will impress you in its hanging basket. Enjoys partial sun.
- All-American Hanging Basket – A red, white and blue combination basket of trailing petunias. This does best in full sun to part-shade. Perfect for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday.
Perennials
- Butterfly Bush – This perennial grows to a sizable bush with woody stems. Blooms attract swarms of butterflies. Prefers full sun.
- Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) – Long blooming purple coneflower daisies appear in mid-summer heat and endure through fall with coppery maroon centers. Prefers sun; 36” tall.
- Lavender – Beautiful fragrance from silvery/gray-green foliage. Produces blue or pink flowers. Prefers sun/partial shade; 18-24” tall.
- Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) – Traditional white daisy flowers with yellow eye over substantial green foliage. Long blooming season. Prefers sun/partial shade; 12-36” tall.
- Salvia (Meadow Sage) – May Night variety. 1997 Perennial of the Year. Dark purple flowers bloom all summer. Grows to 18” tall. Prefers sun/partial shade.
- Peonies – Stunning with a sweet fragrance, these prefer partial sun.
- Hosta – This classic, easy to grow, shade-loving perennial is known for its beautiful foliage. Guacamole Hosta has a gold center with dark green margin. June Hosta has light yellow-gold center with blue-green margin. Grows to 18” tall.
Annual Bedding Flats (each flat has 48 plants):
- Begonia – The classic landscape plant. Tolerates sun or shade.
- Impatiens – A shade-loving classic that brings vibrant color to the garden.
- Madness Petunias – Your garden will be awash with color with these sun-loving classic petunias.
- Vinca – Similar to the impatiens, but sun-loving.
- Salvia – These vibrant spikes of red or blue do well in beds or containers and prefer full to partial sun.
Vegetables:
- Tomato Garden Container – Cherry, Grape and Roma plants in a 20” clay pot. Best in full sun.
- Lettuce Bowl – Red and Green Leaf Lettuces in a 12” bowl that will produce all summer. Best in full sun.
- Herb Bowl – Basil, Cilantro, Oregano and Parsley in a 12” bowl. Best in full sun.