Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bouquet of garden flowers will light up any room, but some care is required to keep them from ...

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 ...

Cutting flowers from your garden comes down to cutting at precisely the right time of day for the best results. The optimal time for cutting most flowers is early in the morning when temperatures are ...

Cutting off your moth orchid's flower stem at the right time could give you even more blooms.

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 ...

Imagine stepping outside and snipping gorgeous, fresh blooms to share with a neighbor, give to a friend in need, or simply brighten your own kitchen counter. Sounds like bliss, right? This year, make ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Whatever happened to cutting gardens — those cheery collections of annuals and perennials just waiting to be cut for flower arrangements? Gardeners used to ...

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 ...

I have been pruning in my garden and wonder if I can bring in some branches and get them to flower. If so, how should I proceed? Spring-flowering trees and shrubs such as lilacs and crabapples form ...