Everyday Home Ideas That Make Sense

Walk into any flower market in late spring and you'll see two blooms that get confused more than any others

Ask three gardeners what creeping myrtle is, and you'll likely get three slightly different answers. One will call it periwinkle.

Walking into the kitchen and finding shredded petals on the floor, a guilty-looking cat in the corner, and a half-chewed

Pluck a daisy from a sunny patch of grass, lay it flat, and start counting around the rim. By the

The first time I dropped a handful of pink petunia petals on top of a summer salad, my guest hesitated

Walk through any greenhouse during a corpse flower bloom and you'll never forget it. The smell hits you before you

Roses are surprisingly tough for something so delicate-looking. They can hold themselves together for a few hours after being cut,

Baby's breath is one of those flowers that almost begs to be preserved. The tiny white blooms hold their shape

A worried call from a cat owner who just spotted chewed leaves on their kalanchoe is one of the most

Tulips have a rhythm, and once you've worked with them for a few years, you stop guessing about it. They

Some flowers carry too much meaning to throw away. The bouquet from a wedding, the single rose from an anniversary

Poppies have a way of catching you off guard. One morning the bed looks like nothing but feathery green foliage,

Phone calls about flower bouquets are some of the most common ones we field at the clinic, especially around Mother's

Flowers are surprisingly fussy about how they spend the night. One wrong move — a warm kitchen, a fridge shelf