Carnations are such pretty ruffled blooms that last for a couple of weeks in clean water. How appropriate that this long lasting bloom be the flower of the month for January.

Single carnation flowers have five petals and vary in color from white, pinks, red, green and yellow. Border carnation cultivars may have double flowers with as many as 40 petals.

The flower festival is one of hundreds hosted across the U.S this time of year. Flowers that bloom in Spring Meteorologists define spring as March, April, and May.

But nothing says 'Spring' quite like flowers.We answer your flower gardening questions and spend some time talking about one flower in particular: orchids. Orchids are the largest plant family in ...