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 ...

Cutting gardens are trendy again as a new generation embraces the idea of growing free bouquets. If you’re thinking of giving the style a try this growing season, the National Garden Bureau offers ...

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, ...

Cutting and arranging flowers is a fun way to exercise your creativity and bring the beauty of your garden indoors. The more you do it, the easier it gets, and you'll soon be sharing your flowers with ...

Many types of flowers are available from florists all year round, but nothing beats a freshly cut bouquet of summer flowers picked from your own garden. Keeping them from dying prematurely can be ...

If you decide to plant a garden that will produce flowers perfect for cutting all summer, local Slow Flowers proponents have some useful advice. Most cut-flower plants require full sun, which is six ...

Particular facets of gardening come naturally to some better than others. One area of gardening I have struggled with is propagating vegetables and flowers by seed. Since you can buy the same type of ...

Whatever happened to cutting gardens — those cheery collections of annuals and perennials just waiting to be cut for flower arrangements? Gardeners used to grow them all the time. Nowadays you rarely ...

Cut flowers sounded easy when I started gardening. Just plant some flowers and then cut them, right? Well, there is a lot more to it than that. Cut flowers are often grown from specific varieties that ...

Who doesn't love fresh flower arrangements around the home? From colorful accents to seasonal tributes, freshly cut flowers bring nature indoors and add beauty to our surroundings. When those cut ...

Garden Vignettes, a business that specializes in landscape, plantscape and floral design, is growing its own selection of fresh cut flowers. "We're not a florist and we don't keep a lot of flowers ...