FLOWERS

If you can't wait to see spring flowers growing in your backyard, you can look for them in the colorful brainteaser.

The tradition of handing out roses that will die in a few days to express everlasting love is the result of 19th-century flower theory, class status, and good old commerce.

When dropping hints about gifts to your Valentine, mention these pet-safe flowers to consider and toxic species to avoid.

From love spoons to obligatory chocolate-giving, here are some ways people will be celebrating Valentine’s Day around the world this year.

Take in the sights and scents while roaming 25 acres of lavender fields at Mayfield farm in Banstead, UK.

A 45-minute train ride from Amsterdam, Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands is home to millions of flowers, including the tulips the region is known for.

Thanks to new research, we can look forward to sweeter-smelling roses in the future.

Warm temperatures mean that national parks are seeing plants emerge from winter earlier.

The devices pump real pollen, which bees can then carry to real plants.

An unseasonably warm winter (what is seasonal anymore, anyway?) has forced organizers to start the capital’s beloved annual Cherry Blossom Festival one week early.

Here’s why they hate the holidays.

The quest for orchids once involved fierce rivalries, huge sums of money, and several grisly deaths.