There are so many ways our children are like flowers: They represent a beautiful hope for the future, the survival of a species, the continuity of life, and a colorful addition to the garden that is ...

In considering the meaning of names, William Shakespeare used a rose as an example. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," he wrote in "Romeo and Juliet." Even before Shakespeare's time, ...

Everyone knows that flowers are pretty to look at, but as it turns out, they also make for some absolutely gorgeous baby names for girls. So if you’ve been racking your brain trying to come up with ...

Flower names can sound as sweet as their botanical counterparts smell. Some florally inspired monikers, like Rose, Daisy and Lily, are so commonly used for people that we might forget they have such ...

Eva Marie Chaney loved flowers.Would we see Petunias, Poseys, Pansies and Peonys? None, as it turned out. But we did hear from several Roses and Violets, as well as a growing number of Lilys — which ...