Tag: flowers
‘Don’t say it with roses’. The school leading a green revolution in floristry
Roses are red, violets are blue – but you can choose green when it comes to flowers say these florists, on Valentine’s Day and beyond
Environment Good Business Lifestyle Society Sustainable Development
How the virtual world is inspiring gamers to become botanists
Gamers encounter landscapes full of flora in the virtual world but spend much time indoors. A new seed project aims to change that
Agriculture Arts Culture Environment Society
A blooming good idea?
A chemical engineering student will set up a social enterprise in India to use flowers discarded from religious ceremonies and holidays
Environment Science World
Supermarket’s new ‘wonky’ flower range stops imperfect stems going to waste
From this week, a UK supermarket will sell wonky flowers for the first time, after prolonged hot and dry weather stopped some blooms from de...
Environment UK
A cut above: Britain’s blossoming slow flower movement
British flower growers report fresh demand for their home-grown blooms. We ask a Somerset-based florist and flower farmer: why is native flo...
Environment UK
Out with pesticides, in with wildflowers
Tailored strips of wildflowers allow pest-eating insects to spread throughout crop fields, reducing the need for pesticides. We meet the tea...
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