"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." ―Iris Murdoch "Flowers…are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all ...

A flower never fails to bring a smile to a gardener’s face. And a flower that he or she grew from seed — now, that’s an accomplishment that can elicit an all-out grin. If you have never tried growing ...

Lauren: It’s a soggy, rainy South Florida evening, and I walk in the door from work with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. “Ohhh… Mommy! Are those for me?” my 5-year-old son asks. “They are for the ...

Getting mom flowers is always a great idea. And, the common rule of thumb for most gardeners is to hold off planting until after Mother’s Day. The experts at Wilson’s Garden Center have some ...

There’s something about a flower that makes the soul bloom (pun intended). The beauty of its colors, the delicacy of its petals and the sweetness of its aroma can bring a sense of joy. There’s a ...

It’s high summer, the time of year when Martha Stewart and her gardening ilk are gathering hydrangeas and dahlias to create flower arrangements that transform a ho-hum space into a va-va-room. They ...

Beyond the crumbling plaster, busted pipes, and peeling paint, a small ceramic plate remains fastened to the wall of an abandoned duplex in Hamtramck. “This is my house,” the plate reads, “and I’ll do ...

Lauren Knight was on the hunt for a King protea. Before leaving on a family vacation to the Hawaiian island of Kauai, she pulled aside her husband, Andrew, a business professor at Washington ...