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 ...

Celeste Scott talks about easy to grow cut flowers, and Booker T. Leigh show how to aerate a lawn. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Horticulture Specialist ...

These zinnia varieties keep giving all summer, making them the perfect choice for dedicated cutting gardens – or just the ...

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 ...

Nothing brightens a room like a beautiful bouquet of flowers. And it can be fairly easy to grow your own. In Louisiana, there are many types of plants that can be planted in any season that make great ...

Money may not grow on trees, but sunflower and hydrangea blossoms can bring $1.50 to $5 a stem at a farmer’s market. That’s what Lisa Ziegler has learned harvesting and selling fresh-cut flowers from ...

Cut-flower operations are popping up like self-seeding daisies all over the U.S. lately as farmers and small-scale growers cash in on a trend toward locally grown cut flowers. Interest in local cut ...

What comes to mind when thinking about garden cut flowers? Probably Chrysanthemums, carnations, dahlias, snapdragons, and zinnias. All are lovely, long lasting and easy to grow, but what about ...

Jul. 30—ALPENA, S.D. — Small flower farms are gaining ground in South Dakota, offering fresh, locally grown blooms and new ways for consumers to connect with growers. On Friday, July 25, a farm tour ...

After a rare April storm smothered Oregon with snow Monday, Portland flower hobbyist Kishra Ott was called to rescue lilacs shaken from a toppled century-old tree. She filled floral buckets with the ...