Flowering kale and cabbage are often seen in outdoor gardens during the fall months. These are quite beautiful, and really make wonderful cut flowers. Here´s the rundown on some varieties.

This year St. Patrick´s Day is Thursday, March 17th. It seems like everything in the world becomes green for this occasion, including food. They even sell dyed flowers. But you need not settle for artifically colored green blooms for this or any other occasion. Why not celebrate with green flowers?

My favorite color is purple, and in that respect I´m very lucky. There are so many kinds of purple blooms available. Mix and match those with pink ones, and you have a match made in heaven. There is something so divine when these two colors are combined.

When we think of cut flowers, the thing that immediatly comes to mind is cut stems. Yet, foliage is just as important in its own way.

A lot of websites have something to sell, and give a smattering of information to encourage us to visit. It´s refreshing to find cut flower destinations that focus on providing content like that of Flower Possibilities.

If you´re interested in cutting edge design, the designer to watch is Catherine Conlin of Wiggy Flowers.

Though we´re barely over Christmas, the seed companies and garden centers are already making plans for a new season. For 2005, they will have a number of new, exciting varieties that are suitable for cutting gardens.

With Valentine´s Day coming soon, this is a good time to look at the meaning of flowers. Different kinds of blooms may have special meanings. Doubtless everyone knows that red roses stand for love, but there is a lot more to the language of flowers than that.

Before we know it Valentine´s Day will be here. Like many western holidays, this event is an amalgamation of pagan and Christian customs.

Each year, the All-American Rose Selections announces the winners of its rose competition. The plants are judged on fifteen criteria, and are grown in test gardens throughout the country for several years.