In their expressive beauty, flowers connect us to the natural world. But let’s take that idea a step further. Flowers that appear naturally in a particular place, at a particular season, can help us make a connection to that place…
Can flower farms help save the bees?
What is the reason for flowers? Why do they exist, in all their beauty, color, and fragrance? Poets and philosophers could give us many reasons. But science offers a concrete, definitive answer: flowers evolved in order to attract pollinators—mainly insects,…
Gerry Toh: My passion is design
Which is more important when you are designing with flowers: the flowers or the design? Here’s one good answer: let it depend on what most stimulates your creativity—whether in the moment of making something with flowers, or over the course…
Ania Norwood: Use everything you know
If you are a floral designer, how much of what you have experienced in life can you bring to your art and profession? All of it, says Ania Norwood. “My background has been diverse in some ways, but everything I…
Over the Rainbow
The first time you saw Rainbow Roses—or mums or carnations, similarly tinted—did you do a double-take? You can tell by the texture of the petals that the flowers are real and have not been spray-painted. But how do they get…
