Just like any other art, flower arranging is a little easier to master (or at least get more comfortable with) if you first consider your goals: Do you want an arrangement that's perky and stout, ...

This expert advice on how to arrange flowers is so easy to follow that you'll find yourself bookmarking it to come back to every time you snip some blooms from your garden or grab a fresh bunch from ...

Walter Hagen once said, “You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” The lifespan of a beautiful vase of flowers can be extended with ...

Legumes, including beans, peas and lentils, have a storied association with Jewish history. In the “Encyclopedia of Jewish Food,” historian and food writer Gil Marks notes that “the longstanding ...

Ceramics will always be near and dear to our hearts (and our open shelves). But when we spotted these paper vases by Octaevo—some with graphic, colorful patterns across them, others perforated, and ...

When I was in high school, I was a straight A student. My only B all four years was in Driver’s Education. (And that was a miracle, seeing how I got into a car accident the first day of driver’s ...

Swinburne University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Every Thursday, I go to the Prahran Market in Melbourne and buy, among other things, cut flowers. Since moving ...