Tag: flowers
Pollinators Are As Busy As Bees
UNITED STATES—Flowers bloom for pollination. It is that simple. Most rely on wind to disperse their pollen. They are more abundant than colorful or...
Floral Color Communicates To Pollinators
UNITED STATES—Bloom is bountiful for spring. It is more abundant now than it will be at any other time of year. Early bloom has...
Deadheading Redirects Resources For Growth
Early spring bulbs that went into their gardens last autumn are now blooming. Some are already done. Some summer bulbs should begin to bloom...
Force To Be Reckoned With
Winter flowering cherry, flowering quince, witch hazel and forsythia are finishing bloom. Later types of flowering cherry and flowering quince bloom immediately afterward. Lilac,...
Annuals Change With The Seasons
UNITED STATES—Winter continues. It will not end until March 19. Wintry weather is unconcerned with such dates though. It could end at any time,...
Taylor Swift Makes History At 2024 Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES—I said I wasn’t going to watch the Grammy Awards because the previous few years have been so disappointing, the ceremony tends to...
Winter Bloom Might Be Limited
UNITED STATES—Except for flowers that bloom randomly throughout the year, most autumn bloom is done. Much of the formerly spectacular autumn foliar color succumbed...
Autumn Bloom Is Remarkably Natural
UNITED STATES—Most flowers bloom during spring. That seems to be most practical. It maximizes the time for their seed to develop prior to the...
Mother’s Day Is Coming People
UNITED STATES—Another holiday is upon us America, this one is all about mom. If you have been sleeping under a rock, Mother’s Day is...
Bloom Is Bountiful For Spring
UNITED STATES—Bloom that was delayed by the unusually wintry winter is making up for lost time. Spring bulbs, flowering cherries and deciduous magnolias were...