Blogs Posts in Flowers category; 279 blog posts

A Rough Valentine's Day for Flower Delivery People

Yesterday was anything but rosy for the customer service departments at America's biggest flower delivery outfits, as they spent most of the day fielding very angry (and very public) complaints from dissatisfied consumers. Take a look [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Flower shows in bloom

February and March bloom with Flower and Garden Shows to give enthusiasts ideas for the approaching planting season. The Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, themed “Traditions of Nature” and offering more than 300 booths, land [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Flower pulling power wilts for Floriade

Floriade 2011 failed to match the record visitor numbers of last year's event, with a 13per cent drop in people heading to Commonwealth Park to tip-toe through the tulips. And fledgling night-time event, Floriade NightFest, also faile [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Birthday Flowers – For a Lasting Impression!

Birthdays are undoubtedly one of the most awaited occasions. It’s the right day to express your love for those special people in your life. Even though birthdays are fun, selecting gifts for birthdays can be pretty confusing, especi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

UAF Exhibition: Organic vegetables, flowers attract visitors

The exhibition is organised by the Institute of Horticultural Sciences (IHS) and Pakistan Society of Horticultural Sciences. It was inaugurated by the UAF vice chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. IHS Director Prof Dr Muhammad Amjad Aulak [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Take care in selecting, care for poinsettias

Two weeks before Thanksgiving, I visited a poinsettia grower. I was so delighted to see several acres of poinsettias in bloom, ready to ship to garden centers the day after Thanksgiving. The majority were red, but there were many whites, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

In the flower bazaars of Kovai

It's a bigger version of the regular flower shop you find at street corners. You get a variety of flowers there, for a cheaper price. Flower sellers head there straight at dawn to shop for the day's goods. And yes, I get a whiff o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Summer Wedding Flowers

Wedding is one of the most important days in everyone’s life as this is the day when people get into the relationship with someone to whom they can call their very own and that is the most different relationship that comes into one& [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Flowers power many Bangladeshi poor out of poverty

Flowers sell cheaply on the streets of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, adding fire to the efforts of Aleya Begum and several other children nearly begging for sales at a stoplight. “Sir, buy some flowers,” the tall, sle [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

A flower that takes your garden from yellow to scarlet

This outré, heavily floriferous plant has daisy-like flowers that start out – as most tickseeds do – sporting a soft but bright yellow in July. As the days grow shorter and the evenings cooler, the crimson centre enlarg [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening Calendar: September 2011, Week 4

EARLY AUTUMN COLOUR: Why fade to brown when a virtual round-the-world trip can bring high-summer glamour to the September garden. Plant in a sunny, sheltered spot. SOUTH AFRICA: For splashy blooms, it’s hard to beat Kniphofia roo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

A budding Alaska industry: Wedding flowers

Demand for wedding flowers is helping a budding industry to sprout in Alaska. Peonies blossom later in Alaska than elsewhere. So when big competing growers are past their seasons, Alaska can meet the demand. The number of peony plants [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Kew sets up 'UK seed hub' to restore wild flower meadows

Some 98 per cent of the country’s semi-natural grasslands have been ploughed up for farmland or housing since the Second World War, meaning the loss of familiar flowers like cornflowers and oxeye daisies. In an effort to try an [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Simple orange flowers ask little, give much

Its proper name is "Cosmos sulphureus," but I've always called it "orange flower." This unpretentious, hardy wildflower is one of my favorite blooms. When I lived in Kissimmee, my yard overflowed with orange flo [...]