American Flowers Week promotes domestic flowers and foliage in the marketplace, inspiring professionals and consumers alike. Here's a glimpse into the process whereby Johnny's flower team partnered with floral designer Rayne Grace Hoke on an interpretation of the late-summer gown — botanical couture for the goddess of the harvest.
Learn how to grow ornamental Silver-Tip and Black-Tip wheat from seed: sowing, days to germination, light/soil preferences, spacing, hardiness, and harvesting.
Written by our research team, here are the essentials for growing Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) as an ornamental grass, including sowing, germination, spacing, height, hardiness, harvesting, and uses.
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing ornamental broom corn and dry corn: planting, soil temperature requirements, spacing, pest and disease control, and harvesting. Read more for a successful harvest!
Learn how adding a variety of plant materials to your floral menu — ornamental grasses, herbs, berries, and structurally unique vegetables — can help create more distinctive, fragrant, and elegant dried-flower arrangements.
Instructions and tips for cutting and air-drying ornamental flowers: location for drying, selecting flowers to dry, prepping, and how to know when your dried materials are ready for arrangements and crafting.
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing Eragrostis tef (teff) from seed as an ornamental grass. Read more for a successful harvest!
Written by our research team, here is the essential information for growing hare's tail grass (Lagarus ovatus) as an ornamental grass from seed: sowing, germination, spacing, height, hardiness, harvesting, and uses.
Written by our research team, here is the essential information for growing 'Frosted Explosion', a cultivar of (Panicum elegans) as an ornamental grass: sowing, germination, light/soil preferences, hardiness, harvesting, and uses.
Written by our research team, here is the essential information for growing 'Green Drops', an ornamental panic grass (Panicum violaceum): sowing, germination, light/soil preferences, hardiness, harvesting, and uses.
Written by our research team, here is the essential information for growing ornamental Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) from seed: sowing, days to germination, transplanting, light/soil preferences, hardiness, harvesting, and uses.
Written by our research team, here is the essential information for growing ornamental Feathertop Grass (Pennisetum villosum) from seed: sowing, days to germination, transplanting, light/soil preferences, hardiness, harvesting, and uses.