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 ...

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, ...

Do you ever wish you had fresh cut flowers for your kitchen table or a guest bedroom? It’s easy to grow your own colorful cut ...

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 ...

May 6—Growing flowers to cut for homemade bouquets is a beautiful way to add a little color into your life — and your garden. To do so, you need to plan a cut flower garden with thought and ...

Nothing beats the feeling of strolling into a farmer’s market and spying rows upon rows of gorgeous, fresh-cut flowers. For just a few bucks, you can take home a fragrant, vibrant bouquet to instantly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"While this step is the most often overlooked, it’s also one of the most important keys to a cut flower grower’s success," writes Benzakein. After inspecting a sample, a lab will inform you of whether ...

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 ...

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 ...