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Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard For most people, the end of summer and approach of autumn means cooler temperatures, harvest time for crops, a

Your Complete Guide to Wedding Flowers

Use our wedding flower know-how to choose your stems like a pro.

What is cultured butter?

The Co-op carries three brands of cultured butter: Vermont Creamery, Ploughgate Creamery (both of which were featured in bon appetit’s article on cultured butters) and Orga…

10 Gorgeous Flowers Named After the Royal Family

Wedding Flowers: DIY or Go With A Pro?

When the bride-to-be and the florist meet, a fun and engaging relationship starts and it ends happily ever after with a beautiful wedding, featuring a smiling

How to Make a Stunning Bouquet with Supermarket Flowers

How to Make Beautifully Untamed Floral Arrangements

See how you can create your own floral feast for the holidays or any day

Box of Blooms, A Floral Arrangement How-To

Box of Blooms, A Floral Arrangement How-ToDecember 20, 2014Cooler temperatures offer the opportunity to drink deep of some seasonal nostalgia, and turn to our older items for fresh decorating inspiration. Here we create a lovely floral arrangement in an antique boxTo recreate this arrangement, use an antique wooden box as the container and give it a layer of protection by lining the box with cellophane. Then, fill it with soaked floral foam cut to fit.Delicate blooms of velvet red…

IDEAS: Easy Flower Arrangements

Creating flower arrangements for your home or as gifts doesn't have to be difficult. Take a look at these easy ideas.

How to Give Meaningful Flowers to Your Beloved

Bagoy's Florist and Home800.478.8787 |907.522.1922 |Posted onFrom traditional roses to stylish orchids, bouquets of flowers carry so many personal meanings, particularly when they’re part of a gift for Valentine’s Day. Hundreds of millions of flowers are delivered each February to lucky recipients with at least 200 million roses arriving on doorsteps around the country for Valentine’s Day. Bagoy’s Florist will help you choose…

Flower arrangements may send hidden messages to the one you love

Flowers can make a lovely gift to show someone you care, but the type you buy may communicate a different message.This is your beautiful spring bouquet. This is something that's going to be something in the spring. Vibrant colors. Beautiful assortment of different flowers, said Victor Becks, co-owner of Beck's Florist. Becks has worked in the floral business his entire life, and watching people receive a fresh bouquet never gets old. I like to call it the 'wow' factor because when...

I Leave Colourful Bundles Of Flowers For Strangers To Brighten Their Day

'A Bouquet a Day' was a small project I created last Spring/Summer on my Instagram account to highlight the benefit of bringing a little bit of unexpected happiness to someone else's day.I collect flowers everyday on my walks; most of which I press and use in my eco resin jewellery (Lost Forest). I usually gather a few extra sprigs to make up miniature wildflower bouquets, using natural long grasses or twigs to bind them together.

Follow a Guide to Create Your Own DIY Floral Arrangements

Using a paint by numbers-like approach, consumers can create beautiful DIY floral arrangements with Flowers By Number

The Dos and Don’ts of Floral Arrangements

Ryan Kristafer takes you to the Garden House in Hamden, CT where business is in bloom, teaching you how to keep your floral arrangements healthy.

Are gift baskets good gifting options?

Will the goodies you order actually be what you receive? Consumer Reports ordered 25 gift baskets to find out.