Making a dedicated outdoor space for cutting garden flowers is always a lovely idea, no matter how big or small your backyard. That way, you can decorate your home with freshly cut, seasonal blooms – ...

Nothing beats the feeling of strolling into a farmer’s market and spying rows upon rows of gorgeous, fresh-cut flowers. For just a few bucks, you can take home a fragrant, vibrant bouquet to instantly ...

A cutting flower garden is a nice addition to the landscape. Select your plants well and you can have bouquets for the house 12 months of the year. The garden will also provide color for the outside ...

I am a believer in always having flowers in your home when possible, especially during good weather months before the gloom and gray of winter hits. A fresh bouquet of flowers on your kitchen table is ...

For centuries, aromatic celery has flavored soups and added crunch to salads. But today’s commercial, non-organic celery continuously ranks near the top of the list of vegetables known to carry ...

Raising cutting garden flowers to display in your home is one of the biggest joys of gardening. Whether it's a fragrant posy of sweet peas, a jug of daffodils, or a singular dahlia to marvel at, they ...

Bring a bit of your fall garden indoors. Many of your fall flowering perennials make great cut flowers to enjoy in arrangements for your home and bouquets to share with others. Harvest your flowers ...

Cut flowers are a wonderful way to brighten any room. Bringing cut flowers into your home can cheer up the rainiest summer days and the coldest weeks of winter. But how do you make sure they stay ...

The most critical factor when cutting flowers for use indoors is to preserve and maintain as much water in the cut flower as possible. Proper timing of cutting, method of cutting, treatment after ...

Throughout the growing season, we'll interview local farmers, chefs and other food lovers about seasonal cooking. Have a question? Email it to food writer Sarah Baker Hansen at ...