CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s a Mother’s Day rite of passage to buy the moms in our lives bouquets of fresh flowers to let them know how much we love and appreciate them. Rather than stopping by a grocery ...

We’ve heard about the “slow food” movement: a commitment to old techniques of harvesting and preparation and avoiding all things processed, packaged or refined. Yet with Valentine’s Day, weddings and ...

The demand for local flowers is increasing because the quality is better and the flowers last longer, says Rodney P. Crittenden, executive director of the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Florists ...