"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Dating back to ancient Chinese civilizations and remaining culturally relevant today, the lotus is a ...

Local flower shop, B/A Florist, holds a long history of love and family rooted in its values. The store was first opened in Okemos in 1979 by Barbara Ann Hollowick, also known as B/A. It began in a ...

Folks who only have shade often give up on gardening because they cannot grow things like poppies and peonies. They only know “boring” shade plants planted for their foliage rather than their blossoms ...

Molly Fritz grew up in Hastings in a gardening family. So, a few years ago, when the pandemic hit, and while she was pregnant, Fritz turned to growing more flowers with an eye toward creating a small ...

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, they say, and you might occasionally hear that it's also the best medicine. It also turns out to be a vital source of, well, sunlight for plants that require lots of ...

Folks who only have shade often give up on gardening because they cannot grow things like poppies and peonies, and only know "boring" shade plants planted for their foliage rather than their blossoms: ...