Easter lilies are the fourth largest crop in wholesale value in the U.S. potted plant market, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Poinsettias, mums and azaleas, rank first, second and ...
Carefully remove the anthers from your lily's flowers as soon as the flowers open to preserve the pure white color of the petals. Bright yellow anthers bear the pollen for the lily flower. These ...
The season that's most closely associated with growth and a renewed sense of hope and energy is, of course, spring. Not only does this time of year represent a rebirth of nature, with flowers and ...
If you celebrated Easter last weekend, you might be reading this beside a cellophane- or foil-covered pot of lilies, hydrangeas, hyacinths or daffodils. Typically, spring gift plants like these are ...
Pots filled with lilies will bloom inside churches as Christians celebrate Easter on March 31 — or May 5 for those of the Orthodox Christian faith. But how did these beautiful flowers become the ...
"Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." As a gardener I have always loved this line ...
Question. We received an Easter Lily as a gift, and the plant is about done flowering. Can I save the plant to flower next year? Answer. Keep the plant for a repeat performance next year but probably ...
The Governor kept up an annual tradition this week of picking Easter lilies to be sent as a gift to the King. Rena Lalgie and her husband, Jacob Hawkins, selected flowers grown at Pacheco and Sons ...
For Christians, Easter is the spiritual expression of springtime. The timing of Easter is calculated to occur on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal or spring equinox. The ...
Governor Rena Lalgie this week continued a longstanding tradition by picking Easter Lilies to be sent to the Queen. This year’s lilies were grown by Pacheco and Sons Farms. The flowers were set to be ...
Easter baskets are typically catered toward kids, but one is never too old to enjoy a spring-themed surprise. With the holiday arriving early this year—it’s on March 31, by the way—we’ve gathered the ...