Ground covers — low-growing plants that mat, sprawl, trail, or clump on the ground — play a valuable role in the landscape. They fill in gaps in flower beds, adding color, texture, and depth.

I love always having a jar full of fresh flowers in my space, from fluffy hydrangeas to delicate peonies to fiery birds of paradise—especially when they’re snipped from my family’s garden. Alas, these ...

Picking up a fresh bouquet is the easiest way to spruce up your home (and boost your mood!)—but no matter the time of year, your beloved flowers and foliage will start to wither eventually. Instead of ...

While dried flowers are the height of fashion, too often shop-bought bunches are sprayed with preservatives or coloured with synthetic, environmentally harmful dyes. Growing your own is a wonderful ...

Spring showers bring fresh flowers, only for them to die a few months later. If you’re planning on adding some floral decor to your home this season, can we tempt you to consider dried flowers?

Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia Gulledge has more than 11 years of experience in national and local news, covering a wide range of issues for CNN, FOX 5 ...

Every gardener knows the pleasure of the season’s first blooms. Plan ahead, and you can surround yourself with your favorite flowers year-round with little effort. It all starts with picking the ...

Dried flowers can be tastefully used to decorate living spaces, resulting in appealing arrangements that can last very long. In the hands of floral stylists, the dried flowers remain distinctively ...

Dear Master Gardener: I’ve seen pictures using Annabelle Hydrangea flowers to decorate wreaths and Christmas trees and I was wondering how to dry them so I can use them to decorate for Christmas?

With a sweep of her hand, Frances Hiller takes in probably 10 dried floral arrangements arrayed in her Highland Park kitchen. ”Nothing in here cost anything,” she says of the collection of such ...