Well-marketed cut flowers can net existing farms an increase in income per acre compared to traditional vegetables, according to Robin Trott, a seasoned Extension educator at the University of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s a Mother’s Day rite of passage to buy the moms in our lives bouquets of fresh flowers to let them know how much we love and appreciate them. Rather than stopping by a grocery ...

Cut-flower operations are popping up like self-seeding daisies all over the U.S. lately as farmers and small-scale growers cash in on a trend toward locally grown cut flowers. Interest in local cut ...

Southside Blooms turns vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into eco-friendly flower farms, employing local young people to ...

Once customers make the connection between the flowers, the farmers, and the seasons, says Oliver, they develop a relationship with those flowers, which become more special. Oliver says she is working ...

WESTFIELD, N.Y. — Flowers have always been a must-have for private events at Alchemy Wine Bar in Hamburg. A new purchase will allow owners Nicole Casell and Anne McIntosh to add fresh-cut flowers of ...

Flowers grown on inexpensive floating platforms can help clean polluted waterways, over 12 weeks extracting 52 percent more phosphorus and 36 percent more nitrogen than the natural nitrogen cycle ...