Flowers are one of those subjects where the useful knowledge sits with the people who do it for a living and rarely gets written down. A grower knows when to cut a peony. A florist knows which stems will be short in February and why. This is where some of that gets written down.
Growing and Gardening
2 posts
Growing flowers rather than buying them. Beds, borders, containers, what to plant for cutting and when to sow it.
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The Flower Trade
3 posts
How the industry actually works, from the auction floor and the import chain to what a florist really makes on a bouquet.
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History and Culture
1 post
Where the flowers we sell came from, who moved them around the world, and the stories that turned out to be myths.
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Flowers and Places
2 posts
Growing regions, flower markets and festivals, and why what is on the bench differs from one part of the country to another.
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