Whether you’re buying fresh cut flowers, or a potted plant for someone special, helping them keep those flowers looking their best can be part of the gift you give this year.
Since commercial flower food often contains sugar, some people think sugar added to water helps roses last longer. We asked ...
This Valentine’s Day, your bouquet will likely travel thousands of miles in a jetliner’s cargo and refrigerated truck before it gets to your local florist and ultimately, your sweetheart.
Cut flowers sounded easy when I started gardening. Just plant some flowers and then cut them, right? Well, there is a lot more to it than that. Cut flowers are often grown from specific varieties that ...
This year, I tested out three popular hacks for keeping flowers alive longer, and the results were a bit of a surprise.
Valentine’s Day is coming, and cut flowers make a great gift for your special person. When buying cut flowers at any time of year, take a close look at the flowers to make sure they are fresh.
As Valentine’s Day arrives, environmentalists warn that those classic red roses often come with a hefty carbon footprint and ...
Some 20 million flowers are sold each day at the historic Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands—more than half the ...
Heavier pruning of roses is usually done in late winter or early spring, when the plant is dormant. However, lightly pruning roses in summer is also beneficial to help manage disease, encourage more ...