Toot, toot! (Okay, we’re putting our horn away now.) We were delighted to wake up this morning to a beautiful mention on DailyCandy about the Horticult, written by friend and editor Tiffany Davis. It’s an honor to be mentioned in a roundup alongside some seriously cool...
More than any other tree in the world, the cherry blossom owns major real estate in C’s Washington, D.C.-raised psyche. Every late winter/early spring when Prunus trees start blooming back East and here in the West, she gets nostalgic for the National Cherry Blossom Festival,...
Grenadine is back from rehab. What was once a ruby goop known to languish in the rear of cabinets (until someone requested a tequila sunrise or a Shirley Temple) is returning to its purest state. We have Charleston-based Jack Rudy Cocktail Company to thank for grenadine’s...
Makeup named after flowers is nothing new. That’s why it’s notable that New York-based cosmetics company Nars is going the extra mile (thousands of them) by naming each shade in its new Satin Lip Pencil collection after an international park or garden – from the...
It's been a while since our last orchid-related post. Today we decided to check back in the sultry, sculptural flowers of the Orchidaceae family because April is National Orchid Month (at least according to the American Orchid Society) and because the wild orchid at the foot...
“It started raining one day, and a guy came over to sit at the bar. I pushed one of the potted plants over and said, ‘Here, everyone needs a drinking buddy,’ ” our bartender Danny tells us right before he whips up a nicely balanced...
With spring sproinging and blossoms galore (and over 400,000 plant species in the world) it's okay if a few throw you for a loop. If you've spotted a specimen that you can't pin down, our Plant ID, Please forum is for you. Upload your mystery plant via Instagram...
Science Friday, the long-running public radio show, is our jam. Last week’s episode was broadcast live from ASU in Phoenix, Arizona, and includes a half hour on “the secret life of the Sonoran desert.” It’s a must-listen. The segment reveals more than a few surprising facts...
Bud vases should be in every plant lover’s arsenal because: (1) they show off the lovely peculiarities of each stem and (2) they let you maximize the mileage of your bouquets. When someone (cough, cough, cough) gives or sends flowers to C, she prefers to distribute...
The current state of our tillandsia — our sweet, innocent air plants — has officially thrown us into a shame spiral. It's a bad scene here in bromeliad land: No specimens have flowered in months. Their tips are scorched. These guys are looking dull, dull,...
