American Flowers Week: Celebrate Locally-Grown Cut Flowers
Summer is officially here and it's time to celebrate the fifth annual American Flowers Week. This national campaign seeks to raise awareness about...
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Using a Cutting Garden for Spring Flower Arrangements
Tulips, daffodils and other spring bulbs are excellent cut flowers and can be used to create beautiful spring flower arrangements for your home and to share...
A New Backyard Cutting Garden Takes Shape
Not too long ago, the average bouquet of cut flowers featured some limp daisies and a few soulless carnations. Today, the flowers that are available at...
How to Design a Backyard Cutting Garden
If you love making fresh flower arrangements, planting a cutting garden is the best way to ensure you will always have lots of beautiful, homegrown...
How a Floral Designer Chooses Flowers for Her Cutting Garden
Floral Designer Alicia Schwede After many years running a successful floral design studio, Alicia Schwede decided to take her business in a...
Out with the Tomatoes, In with the Tulips
Wouldn’t it be fun to plant a LOT of tulips this fall? Maybe 200. Or why not 500? Enough to have your own spring cutting garden with a full range of flower...
American Flowers Week: Make a Flower Arrangement and Join the Fun
Next week is American Flowers Week and we are inviting you to help celebrate! This annual event is designed to raise awareness about the value of locally...
8 Tips for Growing Better Dahlias
Dahlia fever is running wild through the gardening world and there's no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. If you have caught the dahlia...