In this excerpt from her how-to book, Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden (Chronicle, 2017), Washington State flower farmer Erin Benzakein shares her thoughts about using locally grown blooms at the peak of season
Gardens
Discover some of our favorite gardens and start planning your visits! We’ve selected not-to-be-missed landscapes from California to New York, the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, and locales in between
Elegant, artful, and always on cue, outdoor statuary brings life to the garden in more ways than one
In 2008, Flower visited the late garden writer Jack Staub and legendary event and floral designer Renny Reynolds to tour the reclaimed gardens of their historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania farm
Ryan Gainey values the extravagantly colorful (as well as white) hydrangea and paints a flattering portrait of the beloved flowering shrub
Renny Reynolds and Jack Staub, whose Pennsylvania farm Flower featured in 2008, welcome us to their South Florida home to share the tropical escape they rescued and creatively reimagined
Flower magazine catches up with garden designer Troy Rhone to talk about his personal garden style, favorite plants, and what a successful garden evokes
A personal reflection on Bellingrath Gardens and Home, a floral and architectural wonderland on the Gulf Coast
An early 20th-century Long Island estate with ties to shipping and steel, Old Westbury Gardens remains an English-style respite from city life, beckoning visitors with sprawling lawns, quiet alcoves, and a kaleidoscope of blooms