Petals & Roots is a weekly video series fronted by me, Rachel Bull, Head of Gardens at Homes & Gardens. Every Sunday on social, I share my seasonal gardening and flower arranging expertise and advice.

Arranging flowers? We know. It's scary. Which is why it's so easy to go for the pre-made bouquets at a flower shop, or to stick to one, simple type, or to forgo flowers altogether and dive into ...

Channel your inner Brueghel or Bosschaert with a lush, painterly arrangement like the one Andrea Ault, of Gardiner’s Honeysuckle Way Flowers, dreamed up. 1. Cut a rectangular strip of chicken wire ...

Arranging flowers in a wide-mouth vase can feel a little tricky at first. With so much open space, it’s easy for stems to droop or lean in every direction. But don’t worry—you don’t need to be a ...

Most of the time, DIY floral arranging involves bringing home a bouquet or two of cut flowers, depositing them in a generic glass vase scrounged from under the sink and then wondering why they look a ...

A few months ago, I wrote about the not-so-pretty side of the floral industry. I learned, in addition to the fact that it’s not all a bed of roses, and that the quality of flowers we can buy at Costco ...

Big flower arrangements can be expensive and may not be the effect you want to achieve. You may, perhaps, want a minimalist approach, something with japanese delicacy or an intriguing starkness. A ...

Maybe you forgot to order flowers for a special occasion. Or you just want to exercise a new creative muscle. Either way, these tips from florist and TikTok sensation Alexander Campbell will help you ...