These low-maintenance blooms love a head start.

Starting your first garden can feel like a big step, but the rewards are immeasurable. There’s a unique joy in watching a tiny seed sprout and grow into a beautiful flower or a delicious vegetable, ...

Press flowers with an iron, book, microwave, or by making your own flower press. Pressing flowers yourself is an easy and rewarding craft. They can act as a keepsake, framed artwork, a meaningful gift ...

Floral arrangements typically include greenery, filler flowers, support flowers, and focal flowers. To arrange flowers, stick to a simple color palette and choose the right vessel. Secure your stems ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Making tissue paper flowers is a fun and easy DIY craft idea for kids that has beautiful results. Here's a step-by-step guide to ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. Zinnias are cold-hardy and will bloom until autumn's ...

I have to admit, I do love this time of year when we can go into our own gardens and clip flowers to make simple summer flower arrangements. If you don't have a garden to clip from, then maybe ask one ...

To dry flowers, first cut the stems and remove any unwanted leaves or wilted petals. Air-drying and pressing are the simplest methods, but they can take several weeks. Silica gel is the quickest ...

My 10-year-old has faithfully planted, weeded and watered all sorts of vegetables in our family garden, but she was aching to grow some flowers this winter. I gave her what I had on hand, and she is ...