A cutting flower garden is a nice addition to the landscape. Select your plants well and you can have bouquets for the house 12 months of the year. The garden will also provide color for the outside ...

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 ...

Who doesn't love fresh flower arrangements around the home? From colorful accents to seasonal tributes, freshly cut flowers bring nature indoors and add beauty to our surroundings. When those cut ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Cut flowers are prime rewards of a summer garden. I am in a yellow phase indoors, building up vases with flat ...

PINK FLOWER POWER: The 2025 AAS Ornamental Winner, the Celosia Flamma Pink boasts exceptional flower power, resulting in a vibrant, upright bloom. (Submitted Photo) “A friend is someone who knows all ...

I started a raised cut flower bed in my garden earlier this spring and it's been so exciting to spot new shoots emerge from the soil. As the seedlings get bigger, I've been left wondering if my cut ...

If you decide to plant a garden that will produce flowers perfect for cutting all summer, local Slow Flowers proponents have some useful advice. Most cut-flower plants require full sun, which is six ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Why do flowers appear at most festive happy occasions, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and such, but also at sad and sorrowful times like memorials and funerals? Perhaps no other garden creation ...