A recent surprise in my garden was the first appearance of a striking blossom that I had not seen previously and did not expect. It is featured among today’s images. The blossom was from a plant ...

Most of us have favorites among the very showy flowers, such as the fireweeds, or white bog orchids, or columbine, or wild iris, or we look for uncommon species, such as frog orchids. These may be the ...

Beautiful, interesting flower arrangements don’t have to start with the flowers. That’s what a group of 75 blossom lovers learned during “Introduction to Floral Design,” a Feb. 29 workshop at City ...

How cool is that! Skeleton Flower (Diphylleia grayii): These uncommon woodland perennials have the most interesting flowers. They technically bloom white in mid-summer, but when wet they are totally ...