When choosing flowers, remember that a mix of colors, shapes, sizes, and textures is what often makes for the most striking arrangements. To make it even more eye-catching, add in some foliage such as ...

Once you know the best cutting garden flowers to grow at home, it can be surprisingly straightforward to create a bed or border which will supply enough blooms to fill vases from spring to autumn. Mix ...

Discover how to keep your tulips vibrant and long-lasting with our expert tips. Tulips are flowers with minds of their own. If you've ever watched one of those viral time-lapse videos of how flowers ...

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 ...

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 ...

I am a believer in always having flowers in your home when possible, especially during good weather months before the gloom and gray of winter hits. A fresh bouquet of flowers on your kitchen table is ...

The optimal time for cutting most flowers is early in the morning when temperatures are cooler, helping flowers maintain moisture and stay fresh longer. Late afternoon is an alternative time for ...

Do you just love fresh flower arrangements for the table or even that single bloom in a vase by your bedside? Wouldn’t it feel great to just stroll out your back door, clip some blossoms, bring them ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

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 ...

Every gardener knows that timing is everything, but when it comes to perennials, waiting to cut them back can feel ...