Your front yard is the first impression guests have of your home, and one of the most effective ways to enhance its curb appeal is by incorporating beautiful flower beds. Whether you have a green ...

Most of the time, DIY floral arranging involves bringing home a bouquet or two of cut flowers, depositing them in a generic glass vase scrounged from under the sink and then wondering why they look a ...

Big flower arrangements can be expensive and may not be the effect you want to achieve. You may, perhaps, want a minimalist approach, something with japanese delicacy or an intriguing starkness. A ...

A few months ago, I wrote about the not-so-pretty side of the floral industry. I learned, in addition to the fact that it’s not all a bed of roses, that the quality of flowers you and I can buy at ...

Learn how to make a flower bed that will add beautiful color and texture to your landscaping. Add color and curb appeal to your landscape by learning how to make a flower bed filled with eye-catching ...

Floral arrangements typically include greenery, filler flowers, support flowers, and focal flowers. To arrange flowers, stick to a simple color palette and choose the right vessel. Secure your stems ...

When you set out to have a bright, colorful flower bed in your yard, the last thing you want is to to be distracted by bare spots disrupting the flow of otherwise abundant planting, creating an ...

Henry Homeyer provides tips for selecting and arranging flowers for competitions. See what caught Henry's eye on a recent visit to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. Get some advice on ...

HOW OFTEN DOES a photo of an old pickup truck go viral? Even when the bed of the truck is filled to overflowing with buckets of dahlias in luscious colors? Farmer-florist Erin Benzakein of Floret ...

THE first time I bought flowers for myself was about five years ago at the Greenmarket in Union Square, in the midst of the hottest, dullest days of summer. Feeling very alone that afternoon for a ...