Fresh-cut flowers are always a bright spot in your home or office, but how quickly they are placed in water will make a big ...

Cutting flowers from your garden comes down to cutting at precisely the right time of day for the best results.

Whether stems are snipped from your garden or received as a bouquet, there are ways you can extend the look of fresh-cut flowers. Here’s how, with advice from flower expert Debra Prinzing, who wrote ...

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 ...

Cut flowers sounded easy when I started gardening. Just plant some flowers and then cut them, right? Well, there is a lot more to it than that. Cut flowers are often grown from specific varieties that ...

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, ...

As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and ...

To grow your own cut flower garden, guess what?! You don’t need a ton of room or even much money. As long as you have good soil, full sunshine, and time, a cut flower garden could be what you see ...

What happens on the ground matters — Your support makes it possible. We’re aiming to raise $17,000 by August 10, so we can deepen our reporting on the critical stories unfolding right now: grassroots ...

It is not necessary to prune back your hydrangeas once the flowers die, but it also won’t hurt. Blooms may be left on the bush to dry naturally, creating visual interest into autumn and winter. If ...

Flowers should only go without water for a few hours, while specifics depend on the type of flower and how they were treated right after cutting. Wilting begins immediately after cutting when air ...