Forget that old song that goes "M is for the many things she gave me, O means only that she's growing old." There's a better suggestion for Mother's Day: Express your feelings with flowers and revive ...

Cheer Santy of Fiori Flowers on Chestnut Street in San Francisco recently designed a Mother's Day tussie-mussie for The Chronicle, using appropriate spring flowers to match sentiments that a loving ...

All of those red roses that will change hands next week might say, "I love you," (or at least, "I didn't forget Valentine's Day"), but they're far from the only flower with a meaning. Little known ...

As well-intentioned a gift as they may be, big floral arrangements in tall glass vases tied with ribbons and stuck with a “Get Well” card in a plastic holder can add to a hospital patient’s woes.

Is it a tussie mussie, a bouquetiere, a porte-bouquet, a nosegay or a posey holder? This funnel-shaped metal object was a fashionable accessory with an important purpose. In medieval times, the ...

On Valentine's Day many folks give flowers. The custom of picking flowers for a loved one goes back to the early days when people gave a flower that conveyed a special meaning. Even today a red rose ...

EASTON — If you think the Valentine’s Day tradition of giving your sweetheart flowers and chocolates is a recent invention, you may be surprised to learn it actually dates back to the Victorian era.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As dogwoods sprout into pink starbursts in Livingston and daffodils make the last rounds in the borough’s gardens, botanical expert Skye Suter thinks about scooping up the ...