There are so many beautiful ways to use flowers around your home. For my family, an affinity for flowers is practically genetic; my maternal grandmother and mom both taught my sister and I different ...

Fresh flowers—whether picked directly from your yard or garden, or coming via a professional bouquet or arrangement—have a relatively short shelf life. No matter how clean you keep the water, or how ...

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 ...

Just as we can our tomatoes, pickle our cucumbers and freeze our green beans to savor later, we can also save our flowers for a dark winter day. Drying flowers is an ancient practice. Who hasn’t ...

If you’ve ever grown a flower garden, you know just how lovely summer blooms can be. If you're looking to keep that beauty a little longer into the fall or winter season, you can dry your own flowers.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “It’s the art of possibility,” says Lucy Philips. “As you don’t need water and the flowers are almost ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

DRIED flowers can give all the joy of a fresh bouquet – and they do not wilt away after a few days. So you save a bunch on fresh blooms and preserve them to enjoy for months longer. Please provide a ...

Dried flowers are not always beloved. Less colorful and fragrant than their former selves, they are, at their very worst, associated with dusty homes and death. But what if, like artificial flowers, ...