Our friend Zelma Mason disparaged them as “railroad lilies.” We’ve since heard a bigger put down: ”ditch lily”—which is only slightly kinder than George Bush’s moniker for Karl Rove.

We grew up with Hemerocallis fulva but never would have called them that. They were “tiger

Royal botanical porcelain would make a nice gift—for somebody else. (Just don’t put it through the dishwasher.)

The best gifts are free or longed for – that’s our view, anyway – so please to take us off your to-do list this or any season.

In

Henry Fong of Kuala Lumpur guides us toward romantic “opportunity” with peach blossoms, meticulously situated. 

Feng Shui is quite a common practice in Malaysia. The more famous Feng Shui authors like Lillian Too and Joey Yap are from Malaysia. Even Stephen Skinner—another well known English

Peace preparedness, in the Capitol or the rose nursery, takes foresight and work. And persistence. It’s 2008 all over again. We could use Ron Paul.

(Originally Published: HFP August 2, 2008)

Ron Paul, libertarian Republican, has not been our most favored candidate to be the

Tourists in eastern Nepal can purchase floral wine now. Sip at your own risk.

Living in Louisville, KY, we’re not shocked to find out about alco-tourism. (Bourbon signage alone around here will make your eyelids droop.) But we did find staggering Mukesh Pokhrel’s report on

A “new” species of palm was discovered on the island of Madagascar, thanks to its flowering finale.

Botanists around the world are popping the corks over Tahina spectabilis , a gigantic palm tree just discovered (December 2006) in the northwest of Madagascar, even though the