This past weekend I was in church and one of my pastor friends asked me an interesting question about mini roses. One of the characteristics of carnations is some of them look a lot like roses. He ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! A blessed happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there in the valley. West Virginia has a special connection with Mother’s Day, as the first official ...

Say "carnation" and some gardeners are likely to think of their grandmother's flowers and immediately move on. Not so fast. As a recovering plant snob, I have come to appreciate the great variety now ...

Barn Goddess tips: If you want to spread the love, plant some “pinks” in your garden. They grow well during winter months and provide a sweet, spicy scent. Brad E. Lee, president of the American ...

The carnation isn’t just another prom wallflower. New analyses reveal the tuxedo decoration has a much wilder past. European carnations and pinks, which belong to the large and diverse plant group ...

Too common and sold in cellophane by the bucketload outside petrol stations and supermarkets, the carnation is the last-resort flower. But forget stiff, frilly pompoms for funerals and cheap filling ...

Dianthus is a broad group of plants that includes carnations, pinks, sweet Williams and the numerous hybrids between them. They all share the common features of needing sunshine and free-draining soil ...

Carnations are prevalent not just because of their beauty but also for their fragrance. Most of these carnations exude a clove-like scent that can be described as a mix between sweet and spicy. Others ...

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