Lucille Martin of Martinsburg worked with nine photographers on her book, “Lucille’s Floristry and Flower Garden.” Courtesy photo April showers bring May flowers, which will be followed in June with ...

Pansies could be the perfect wallflower — quiet, unassuming, blend-into-the-backdrop plants — of the garden. Not for Brenna Estrada, though. She’s researched their history, grown and sold them ...

“Floret Farm’s Discovering Dahlias: A Guide to Growing and Arranging Magnificent Blooms” by Erin Benzakein, Julie Chai and Jill Jorgensen with photographs by Chris Benzakein ($24.95, Chronicle Books): ...

What lasts longer than a fragrant bouquet of fresh flowers? The feel-good sentiment of expressing your feelings to someone special or treating yourself to a sensory way to savor beauty, place and time ...

Fuchsia baskets are how most new gardeners first meet hummingbirds up close. They are the easiest flower to grow in baskets in the shade. The Olympian This week the entire region feels like a garden ...

It’s almost spring! Are you excited to start a garden with your kids? Or at least teach your kids about gardening? Then, these gardening books for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary age kids will ...

BOOK PICK: ‘Arranging the Seasons’ is the fourth installment of the popular series. L to R: ‘Arranging the Seasons’ is seen in the home of Register associate editor Amy Smith; a floral-adorned Mother ...

If you long for more beautiful blooms, then this practical guide will get you growing. Covering all the details of design, plants and growing techniques, this book should appeal to the beginning as ...