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A florist in East Sheen had a sign saying that people could send flowers to Holly and Jessica from there. That bit of crass commercial opportunism said I've just returned from the brief leave I am allowed from my posting in Washington, spending time equally in Cornwall, Paris and London. My most triumphant ......(Continue Reading) Salt-worthy flowers are stunningand sensible A flower grower in the Coachella Valley of southern California looks doubtfully at the water easing its way down his field's irrigation furrow. He's ......(Continue Reading)Flower trees: Tabletop trees made from your favorite flowers - Brief Article It's a simple fact: Flowers are gorgeous any time of year. And when winter quiets the color in many Western gardens, florists and grocery stores stock ......(Continue Reading)Why my dad made me sign so many cheques when I was nine years old; the day a florist's van caused mayhem; and the old story about Gerald Duckworth fumbling When I was nine years old my father asked me to sign some cheques. I did so without question; I rather liked showing off my handwriting. Twelve months ......(Continue Reading)Great Late-Summer Color - perennial flowers in Northern California gardens Many perennials deliver dazzling blooms late in the season, when Western gardens need them most "The fullness of late summer and early fall ought to be one of the richest seasons in the garden,"...(Continue Reading)
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