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2026
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How to grow roses in cold climates: hardy varieties and winter protection
The first winter I lost a rose, I blamed myself. It was a lovely hybrid tea, bought on impulse, planted... -
How the rose industry survives a single day generating a third of its annual demand
Valentine's Day accounts for a disproportionate share of annual cut-flower sales in the United States, and roses in particular see... -
The flowers that quietly protect a vegetable garden from pests
Planting flowers alongside vegetables is not purely decorative. Certain species genuinely change what happens to nearby crops, either by repelling... -
The flowers painted into medieval manuscripts before botany was a science
Long before botany existed as a formal scientific discipline, medieval and early Renaissance scribes and illustrators were already documenting flowers... -
Before synthetic dye, flowers colored almost everything people wore
Before synthetic aniline dyes appeared in the mid-1800s, a striking share of the color in dyed textiles, cosmetics, and food... -
How greenhouses trick flowers into blooming on demand
A florist selling chrysanthemums in March, well outside their natural autumn bloom window, is relying on a growing technique that... -
How the flower subscription box became a real industry
Getting a small bouquet delivered on a recurring schedule, weekly, biweekly, or monthly, without placing a new order each time,... -
The lei tradition and why giving one in Hawaii has strict etiquette
A Hawaiian lei looks, to an outside visitor, like a simple flower necklace handed out at the airport. Within Hawaiian... -
Flower crowns are older than any single culture that claims them
A flower crown looks like a modern festival accessory, but the practice of weaving fresh blooms into a headpiece shows... -
The unspoken rules of sending funeral flowers around the world
Sending flowers after a death seems like a universally safe gesture, but the specific flower, color, and even the number...
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