When you receive (or give yourself) a beautiful bouquet of flowers, they look great for a day or two before they start to fade. But you can make fresh-cut flowers last longer. Whether you grab some ...

First things first: Fresh-cut flowers are high maintenance. “You should tend to them daily, just as you would with demanding house plants,” says Danielle Mason, Teleflora’s vice president of consumer ...

A: Fresh-cut flowers can brighten up a room. Some simple steps can help prolong the display. Try to buy your flowers from a vendor with high turnover, to ensure they are fresh. Flowers with brown ...

Is it true adding aspirin to the water will prolong the life of florist flowers, or is it an old wives' tale? I'm never quick to dismiss old wives' tales, because some of the best gardeners I've known ...

Whether stems are snipped from your garden or received as a bouquet, there are ways you can extend the look of fresh-cut flowers. Here’s how, with advice from flower expert Debra Prinzing, who wrote ...

Sunday is Valentine's Day, which means millions of Americans will be receiving freshly-cut bouquets from their special someones. In fact, Valentine's Day is second only to Mother's Day for flower ...

Flowers are not exactly a cheap investment. You’re paying for the talents of two artists: Mother Nature and the flower arranger. The advantage to growing your own cutting flowers, beyond the economics ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tammy Pietranton, the owner of Love's Flower Shop in West Palm Beach, offered five tips to keep Valentine's Day flowers looking fresh. 1. Fill water to the top of the vase If ...

Did you ever wonder what tulips do when you aren't looking? You buy a sprightly bunch of yellow and red tulips, take them home and arrange them in a vase filled with water. You come back into the room ...