Search Results for 'Flowers'

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

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 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

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 [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cornwall Council plants wild flowers to save money

The flowers include cornflowers, marigolds, poppies and other species more likely to be seen in meadows. The council said the move would save money because there was no need for repeated potting or weeding, and it would help wildlife, inc [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

7 Ways to Grow Flowers

Flowering landscape trees are the crown jewels of the yard. Perhaps no other plants, individually, can have as great an impact on how a yard looks in spring. Browse the articles to which I've linked below for information on p [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Comparing Fresh & Silk flowers

The journey of life is full of special moments, celebrations and jubilations. Sending fresh and silk flowers at such times make these moments more beautiful and special. Often buying fresh lilies or buying silk flowers involves g [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Buy flowers closer to home

Wending my way along the floriferous Kentish lanes to flower-grower Anna Evan's farm, I thought about the circuitous route that most bunches of flowers take to reach their place on our kitchen tables. Many are flown in jet lagged from [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

European Arm Bouquet Seasonal Flowers – For Those Special Oc...

25th wedding anniversary is a special milestone. All those years spent together as a couple is truly precious. My parents just crossed the landmark. To make this occasion more memorable, I decided to do something special for them. Sending [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Choose Organic Flowers This Mother’s Day

Who doesn’t love receiving flowers? The gift of flowers is a universal expression of beauty, love and friendship. But those bright floral bouquets have a dark side — one the conventional cut flower industry would probably rath [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Remember the power of flowers in your garden

When Mark Kintzel first came under the magic spell of flowers, he was a boy wandering through the meadows and along the roadside near his parents' farm in Pine Grove, Pa. "I remember picking big bouquets of wildflowers [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

On gardening: Candy is dandy but flowers have power

Though it seems like it was only yesterday, Christmas is long gone and Valentine's Day is approaching like a rocket. I say rocket because that is precisely what it will seem like for the guys who are procrastinating putting any thoug [...]