L.A.'s Silver Lake Farms Specializes In 'Slow Flower' Movement

Soil biology? Locally grown? Chalk it up to the "slow flower" movement, a small but unique niche in the cut-flower industry that's now starting to blossom.

CA Grown Wants You To Celebrate Mom's Special Day With Perfect Petals Only From The Golden State

May 9, 2012 California Grown

Mother's Day is right around the corner and the time is right to celebrate mom by delighting her with fresh cut flowers from California.

Pretty Penny Mac Hydrangea Sets & Blooms Flowers All Through The Summer

One of the best of the newer cultivars of the popular garden hydrangea is called Penny Mac, and it has been named a Louisiana Super Plant selection for spring 2012. The Penny Mac hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla Penny Mac) is named for Penny McHenry, who founded the American Hydrangea Society in 1994.

Price Chopper's 4th Annual 'Build-A-Bouquet' For Mother's Day This Weekend

May 8, 2012 Price Chopper

Price Chopper’s younger customers will have the opportunity to partake in the supermarket chain’s 4th annual “Build-A-Bouquet” activity in celebration of Mother’s Day on Saturday, May 12th (the day before Mother’s Day) from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm and on Sunday, May 13th (Mother’s Day) from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Floriculture Sector Joins Forces Towards Mainstream Sustainability

The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) is a unique international public private sector initiative that will be officially launched during the Floriade2012. With the support of a growing number of international organizations the initiative is currently being shaped with the aim to mainstream sustainability in the sector. Current founding participants are: