You won’t find a lot of men wearing boutonnieres or, in the more prosaic English translation, “buttonholes”, these days. Individual blooms stuck through the buttonhole of a jacket or pinned to a lapel are still on view at weddings, proms and other festive events, but the days when fashionable, suit-wearing men wore a fresh flower … Read more
I love my cottage-style garden, with its masses of flowers and greenery. At my place, the garden has plenty of classical elements including brick paths, hedges and stone walls, but the plants rule the roost. The flip side of all that cottage garden charm is that masses of flowers and greenery can easily become messes … Read more
The economy is showing some signs of recovery, but news from various parts of the horticultural industry remains ominous. One of my favorite nurseries, Matterhorn, in Spring Valley, New York, closed abruptly in April of this year, after struggling to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Heronswood Nursery, which had been purchased by Burpee Seeds in … Read more
