The Versatile Iris Like the tiny crocus, the much larger and statelier iris was long prized for merits other than its beauty. As in many flowers Watsons Creek, the iris can be used for many different purposes. The Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III...

Paeonia (peony) Characteristics: Peonies are one of the first flowers of May. They have large showy flowers, and some varieties are highly fragrant. These showy plants will last a lifetime in the garden if given the proper setting. ...

Love these flowers series - Chionodoxa In Asia Minor only a little over a century ago, the Swiss botanist Pierre-Edmond Boissier discovered chionodoxas blooming at the edge of the retreating mountain snows. Today three species are widely...

Tulip Mania For all the lovely innocence that bulbs display in bloom, they have been involved in some strange goings-on during the course of his­tory. Undoubtedly the most bizarre of these was the "tulip mania," a tidal wave of speculation in...

Old-Fashioned Potpourri Petals from roses are the principal ingredients of potpourri, a fermented concoction of flowers, herbs and spices whose pleasant aroma filled many a 19th Century home and is still used to scent rooms today. To make an...