The Blog

Roses, sunflowers and orchids are in. Lilies are very much out. Here's which flowers and plants are safe for cats and dogs, straight from the ASPCA list, plus how to send a pet-safe bouquet.

The flowers our mothers and grandmothers tucked beside barns and back porches are back. Here's our guide to 12 old-fashioned flowers and how to grow them in your own garden.

Get the depth right, leave them alone, and a peony will bloom for 50 to 100 years. Our guide to how to grow peonies, straight from our peony farm in Central Oregon.

The best flowers for a new baby are actually for the new parents. Here's what to send based on who they are, what to skip entirely, why the hospital is the wrong address, and what to write on the card when the words won't come.

Red means love and yellow means friendship, but there's a lot more to rose color meanings than that. Our take on every shade, including the trendy browns and the garden roses we can't stop staring at.

It's tulip planting season (yes, already!). Christina on when to plant tulip bulbs, how deep to plant them, and the tulips we're growing at the Farmquarters this fall.

Turns out a lot of the best fall flowers are summer flowers that refuse to quit. Christina on what's blooming each fall month, the 350 heirloom mums we're growing, and what to plant now.

Dahlias are a lot of work, and they're still one of the first things we plant more of. Christina on the right way to store tubers over winter, what she actually does most years, and exactly how that's gone.

Let's get nerdy! Today we're talking all things flower food. From what it is to how to use it, you'll be a flower food pro in no time (and your fresh flower delivery will thank you for it!).