Floral

Since the 1950s, one of the signs of spring has been the fresh-cut daffodil blooms sold by the Canadian Cancer Society during April, which is Daffodil Month. After this year though, that particular sign of spring will be no more. The society distributed the blooms for the last time in Ontario earlier this month, said Patricia Clizia, fundraising co-ordinator with the cancer society's Sudbury office.

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A vibrant outdoor experience doesn't require endless hours of bending and digging. It's as easy as pairing and potting the big, bright blooms of hibiscus and mandevilla found in the new Tropic Escape Patio Collection from Costa Farms, a family-owned plant grower in southern Florida. …

'Black Magic' is loved worldwide for its fascinating deep, dark red velvety colour and continuous flowering. The blooms are a classic rose shape with a high pointed centre and open to approximately 10 cm in size.  Blooms are carried on strong, very long stems and last well over one week when used as a cut flower. Black Magic is one of very few red roses to produce excellent blooms during our hot summers. …

Once a sweet surprise and often all white to go with any outfit, prom flowers have made the leap into the new millennium with glitzy embellishments, jewelry attachments and a world of creativity for the florists who design them. …

They are the flowers carried in a bouquet at a sunny wedding. They can mark promises made, or the beginning of a happy future. But these flowers, peonies, grow best in a state where the winter sun can linger for less than six hours a day and temperatures can drop to 20 degrees below. …