{"id":278,"date":"2011-05-06T00:03:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T04:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/2011\/05\/06\/flowers\/"},"modified":"2011-05-06T00:03:20","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T04:03:20","slug":"flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/2011\/05\/06\/flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-277\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2011\/05\/Sunflower-seed-packet.jpg\" alt=\"Sunflower seed packet\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" \/>The saying goes that April showers bring May flowers.\u00a0 Start your own flowers indoors.\u00a0 Marigolds and Morning Glories grow quickly from seed and can be planted outdoors in the garden after they are a few inches tall.\u00a0 Use a flower pot or even an old yogurt container, follow the directions on the seed packet and don\u2019t forget to water the pot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The saying goes that April showers bring May flowers.\u00a0 Start your own flowers indoors.\u00a0 Marigolds and Morning Glories grow quickly from seed and can be planted outdoors in the garden after they are a few inches tall.\u00a0 Use a flower pot or even an old yogurt container, follow the directions on the seed packet and  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/2011\/05\/06\/flowers\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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