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 ...
Fresh-cut flowers can liven up indoor spaces by introducing color and maybe even a little fragrance. Local florists or grocery stores offer a wide selection of cut flowers, but it's also easy to ...
Choosing cutting garden flowers in a rich palette of terracotta, burgundy, and peach – with perhaps a touch of cream – will ...
Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...
Summer is here, with plenty of warm weather ahead, so why not grow flowers you can cut and bring indoors to enjoy? Growing cut flowers is easy and won’t require much effort once the plants get ...
An autumnal bouquet can bring the cozy colors of fall into your home. But if you want long-lasting seasonal flowers, these ...
To grow your own cut flower garden, guess what?! You don’t need a ton of room or even much money. As long as you have good soil, full sunshine, and time, a cut flower garden could be what you see ...
I never planned to transform my entire yard into a cutting garden. It happened gradually. A few callas would find their way into a vase in early spring, then some daffodils would turn up on a hall ...
Coneflowers provide seeds for birds and habitats for beneficial insects. Cutting them back in spring is ideal, but there are ...
EMILY -- It’s in a small hayfield hugging a picturesque country road -- a secret garden obscured by a grove of trees. Rows of petite cosmos, feathery amaranth, wispy zinnias and stately gold and ...
“FLOWER Confidential,” a behind-the-scenes look at the cut flower industry, can be found in the gardening section of bookstores, but author Amy Stewart says it is not a gardening book. “It’s the ...
To kill or not to kill lanternflies? Penn State Extension has a new rundown aimed at helping gardeners decide if, when, and how to deal with the new spotted lanternfly bug that’s now in all counties ...