My birthday is coming up, and I was asked what my favorite plant is. My favorite plants have to meet a few important criteria ...

Is that a Rosa gallica (French rose), a Rosa meldomonac (pink rose), a Rosa Cécile Brünner (sweetheart rose) or one of the other nearly 320 species of our favorite flower? Linnaeus’s system ...

Born in 1707 in a rural village in southern Sweden, Linnaeus developed an early interest in flowers and plants. His father, a priest, wished for him to join the clergy. However, Linnaeus ...

Oxalis pes-caprae (azedas) from South Africa grows in our Algarve gardens and clothes the fields and landscape with its ...

The names Violet and Lily are both top-20 girl names in the United States. Here are some more unique flower name ideas for your child!

Ordering flowers online can feel risky—what if the arrangement turns out lackluster or gets delivered late? As Forbes Vetted’s special projects editor and resident gifting expert, I did my ...

Swedish botanist Carl (or Carolus) Linnaeus is, by some measures, the most influential person ever to have lived. He is famous for devising new systems for naming and grouping all living organisms ...

We’ve had cold weather and windy days. Without snow cover to act as insulation, it is a good idea to check winter protection ...

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? This question makes me smile because it is both. The same can be said of cucumbers, ...

I would not recommend this sorry excuse of flower delivery…Tried to order flowers and balloons for my sick granddaughter and I was 6 minutes past their cut off time .. Ok whatever .. Ordered the ...