How to Use snapdragon in a Sentence
snapdragon
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The same is true of snapdragons and low-growing sweet alyssum.
— Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023 -
Add snapdragons to planters or beds that need to be refreshed now.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2023 -
The processor is clocked in a 3.0GHz and has some snapdragon blood inside of it.
— CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2019 -
In Zones 7-10, snapdragons may be available for planting in the fall, then overwinter in the ground and re-bloom in spring.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024 -
Snapdragon No need to wait until after the last frost to put snapdragon plants in the ground.
— Jeanne Ambrose, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023 -
In the nearby greenhouse (about a 10-minute drive away), some of the staffers tend to the flowers—like lantanas and snapdragons—while others work the retail side.
— Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024 -
Although the flowers might have been damaged, pansies and snapdragons are hardy into the teens and should come through the recent cold just fine.
— Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 20 Jan. 2018 -
The roots and foliage are quite hardy, like chrysanthemums and Lenten roses, though snapdragons are not as long-lived as either of them.
— Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 18 Sep. 2017 -
Mainstays of cottage gardens, snapdragons come in nearly all the colors and hues of the rainbow.
— Jeanne Ambrose, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023 -
The set comes with 15 flowers to create, such as roses, snapdragons, poppies, asters, daisies, and more, and when you’re done, they can be placed in a vase without wilting.
— Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Here, ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ heuchera brings warmth to loropetalum, snapdragons, and violas.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023 -
The plant choices range from lavender and catnip to snapdragons and alpine strawberry.
— Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 14 Apr. 2023 -
Among the most colorful blooming plants now are the pomegranates, blue curl, mutabilis roses and snapdragons.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2023 -
With the hot weather though, the snapdragons will contract fungal rust disease and decline quickly.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2018 -
The bouquet has 15 stems with a variety of blooms and greens, including roses, snapdragons, poppies, and daisies.
— Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 1 July 2024 -
That’s her bread and butter right now, as well as edible flowers like snapdragons and violas.
— Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 12 June 2023 -
The best-selling set comes with 15 stems and a mix of flower and leaf varieties, including roses, snapdragons, poppies, asters, daisies, and grasses.
— Sarah Toscano and Jennifer Maldonado, EW.com, 22 June 2023 -
When cheaper imports started entering the market, the farm switched to growing lilies, snapdragons and other flowers that are harder to ship.
— Gloria Dawson, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2016 -
My grandmother Ricka taught me flower names in her garden: snapdragon, iris, tulip.
— New York Times, 28 Apr. 2020 -
However, their florets are much smaller than those of snapdragons.
— Neil Sperry, star-telegram.com, 25 May 2017 -
Both offer an astounding selection, from deep purple anemones to silky white calla lilies to pastel pink snapdragons.
— Los Angeles Magazine, 20 June 2017 -
The flowers include snapdragons, roses, poppies, asters, daisies, and grasses.
— Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 2 Sep. 2023 -
In many situations deer pass up zinnias and snapdragons.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2018 -
For spring companion plants that, like pansies, can weather spring’s cold, Chacon suggests snapdragons, dianthus and stock.
— Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2017 -
So did the vincas, snapdragons, kangaroo paws, salvia, sweet alyssum, begonias, primroses and false heather.
— Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017 -
Some cultures believed the plant had mystical powers that would bring good luck to those who carried them around, while others thought that hiding a snapdragon in their clothes made people gracious and cordial.
— Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2022 -
To supplement the naturalized zinnias, obtain Dreamland transplants from your favorite nursery to fill in the space that will be available when the snapdragons decline.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2018 -
Make your mom's day with bohemian bunch that includes roses, delphinium, thistle, snapdragons and more.
— Town & Country, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Sweeney's bouquets included roses (of course), peonies, snapdragons, and more.
— Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024 -
Choose plants such as forsythia, lilac bush, zinnias, daffodils, lavender, and snapdragons for flower gardens.
— Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023
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