Personal experience has taught me a lot about keeping cut flowers looking their best in hot weather. I did all the floral arrangements for my son’s wedding in Boston, and then acted as sous chef for ...

An interesting and well-behaved perennial, the balloon flower, Platycodon grandiflorus, acquired its common name due to the resemblance of its buds to a hot air balloon. Before its buds unfold and ...

It's finally spring, allegedly. Here in New York, I'm hiding from low 50s temps and a week of constant rain, but I hear it's practically summer just an hour or two south of here. And that means things ...