Many people overlook location when trying to find ways to keep cut flowers fresh. This vase placement mistake is all too ...

Here are some tips for keeping cut flowers alive longer. All cut flowers have a finite life span once harvested. • Clean, green leaves. • Unbroken stems and petals that are neither battered nor ...

Your backyard isn't the only place for showcasing spring flowers. Bringing the outdoors in with loosely structured and naturalistic-looking arrangements of spring flowers is a big trend right now, ...

A: Fresh-cut flowers can brighten up a room. Some simple steps can help prolong the display. Try to buy your flowers from a vendor with high turnover, to ensure they are fresh. Flowers with brown ...

A bouquet of cut sunflowers can easily brighten up a room. However, most sunflower bouquets will only last a short time in a vase before they begin to wilt. That is, unless you know how to correctly ...

Roses are ideal cut flowers. The best time to cut them is just as the buds are starting to open. Few garden flowers make better cut-flower choices than the rose, and June is the peak month to cut them ...

Fresh cut flower arrangements are fleeting, but you can keep them lively longer by taking a few simple steps in selection, conditioning and nourishment. “Cut flowers generally last five to seven days ...

I now have a new garden duty that I really look forward to every Friday. I get to go out into the magnificent, mature perennial beds at Colette’s Bed and Breakfast and harvest whatever cut flower I ...

I never planned to transform my entire yard into a cutting garden. It happened gradually. A few callas would find their way into a vase in early spring, then some daffodils would turn up on a hall ...

Cut flowers can look beautiful on a dining room table, sideboard or coffee table, however, they don't always last as long as people hope. After a couple of days, cut flowers can start to wilt and turn ...

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many people will be looking forward to bouquets of freshly cut flowers. But while it can be tempting to stuff flowers straight into a vase, this could ...

Fake flowers are a great way to have floral decor in the home year-round, but it can be challenging to fit them into small ...