A dozen red roses is timeless. But its price tag is not. At Ditmars Flower Shop in Queens, where costs have soared in recent years, a bouquet is $72, up from $60 in 2019.
Category: Flowers and Plants
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How to Grow Potted Topiaries
You just have to follow a few simple rules. (Also, forget about going away for the weekend.)
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Why Beyoncé Sends Flowers to Celebrities Like Jack White and Nicki Minaj
In recent weeks, Beyoncé has sent elaborate all-white arrangements to musicians including Jack White, K. Michelle and Nicki Minaj.
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How to Elevate Your Garden With Ceramics (And Not Just Flower Pots)
An imposing work of pottery can be as important to the design of a landscape as any well-placed plant. And no, we’re not talking about flower pots.
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King Charles Hosts a Fashion Show
Clothes from a collaboration between the king and two designers are on view at a royal estate. Plus, a new line by Isaac Mizrahi (that’s not for QVC).
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Flower Arrangements Are Reaching New Heights
Floral designers are finding drama in tall, statuesque compositions.
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How Crudités Became an Art Form
Blessed with an ever-widening array of fancy heirloom produce, chefs are turning uncooked vegetables into edible sculptures.
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A Panorama of Design Products
A look at design-world events, products and people.
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Green Architecture Hits a Growth Spurt
Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties.
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You Don’t Need a Greenhouse to Grow Citrus Indoors
‘Lemons and limes are really great houseplants,’ said the owner of a rare-plants nursery in Connecticut — if you choose the right ones.
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Is There Something Radical About Painting Flowers?
Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait.
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Discover Dominica’s Secret Garden of Waterfalls and Hot Springs Before Everyone Does
Dominica, a remote Caribbean island, enchants with its waterfalls, hot springs and hummingbirds. But a new airport and more tourists could tame its wildness.