Tag: horticulture therapy

  • Keeping Cut Flowers Blooming Strong

    Keeping Cut Flowers Blooming Strong

    There are other options to using a vase, florist foam (called florist oasis). If the blooms are of a taller variety, a disk of chicken wire pushed into the neck will help hold them straight. Rocks, pebbles, or florist colored-jelly balls can help hold stems upright also. The best time to harvest flowers from your…

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  • The Language of Flowers: Bouquet Stories

    The Language of Flowers: Bouquet Stories

    Flowers convey messages through their symbolic meanings, a practice known as floriography, which became popular in 18th-century Europe, though its significance has diminished.

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