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, ...

Whether you’re buying fresh cut flowers, or a potted plant for someone special, helping them keep those flowers looking their best can be part of the gift you give this year.

Every spring, I cut fragrant lilac stems from the two bushes flanking my front gate at my home on Long Island, N.Y., and set them in a vase indoors, where their fragrance perfumes the entire first ...

Happy Valentines Day! If you were lucky enough to get a bouquet of flowers, don't forget to keep them watered. Placing them ...

HOMEGROWN flowers are ideal for cutting and arranging into a unique bouquet, especially in the warmth of summer. With plenty of blooms ready to pick from the garden this month, the expert team at ...

IT’S ODD that flower-arranging books have so little to do with gardens, and even less to do with our busy lives. What’s with all the ornate urns overflowing with elaborately wired flower constructions ...

Raising cutting garden flowers to display in your home is one of the biggest joys of gardening. Whether it's a fragrant posy of sweet peas, a jug of daffodils, or a singular dahlia to marvel at, they ...

Cutting flowers from the garden for bouquets and arrangements can create quite a dilemma for gardeners. While you can envision how beautiful those flowers would look in a vase, actually removing the ...

If you love bringing fresh flowers into your home, but don’t love the price of weekly bouquets, there's an easy solution: You can grow your own! A "cut flower garden" is fun and rewarding, and can ...