Roses are red, violets are blue. Which of these pretty flower names is growing on you? If you're like most parents today, then names like Violet, Lily and Ivy are at the top of your list - after all, ...

What’s behind a name? Lots most of the time. Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes it’s a mystery, but often it’s botanical. Curiosity got the best of me, as it often does, and I set out to learn about ...

There are so many ways our children are like flowers: They represent a beautiful hope for the future, the survival of a species, the continuity of life, and a colorful addition to the garden that is ...

In considering the meaning of names, William Shakespeare used a rose as an example. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," he wrote in "Romeo and Juliet." Even before Shakespeare's time, ...

Flower names can sound as sweet as their botanical counterparts smell. Some florally inspired monikers, like Rose, Daisy and Lily, are so commonly used for people that we might forget they have such ...

Whether you celebrate the creepy season around Halloween or enjoy a bit of a scare year-round, you'll be interested in some ...