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Ask Ella: Behold the Lovely Iris, Namesake of Olympic Gods

In Greek Mythology, Iris was a goddess of the sky and sea, known as the personification of a rainbow. Iris,...

Ask Ella: The Enduring Appeal of Poppies

Poppies are one of the most universally-beloved flowers on the planet. As a staple in many of our favorite GC...

Ask Ella: Daffodils Don’t Have To Be Difficult

Daffodils are one of the most iconic “Spring Flowers”– a budding symbol of warmth and newly-thawed soil. Having long been...

Ask Ella: Do Different Colored Roses Have Different Meanings?

Different colors of roses have different meanings in different cultures, so for this week’s Ask Ella we wanted to celebrate the...

Ask Ella: Easy Anemones

To say that the GC team likes anemones would be an understatement– we don’t “like” anemones: we love them. We...

Ask Ella: Tulips Age Quickly

Tulips are often associated with pleasant gestures and friendship– they’re a flower less amorous in nature than the rose, but with...

Ask Ella: Pinning Those Ranunculus

Ranunculus are one of the Garden Collage team’s collective favorites when it comes to cut flowers– they are so beautiful,...

Ask Ella: Roses Have a Sweet Tooth

February is a month often associated with sweets and flowers, and in the case of maintaining your roses, it’s possible...

Ask Ella: De-Leafing Your Lilies

Our latest plant-care tip in the Ask Ella series is about one of the world’s most recognizable flowers: the lily,...

Ask Ella: Opening Your Carnations

Carnations have long been regarded as something of a homely plant– but this common flower is coming back into style...

Ask Ella: Staking Your Amaryllis

We love amaryllis, because it’s a flower with so many secrets. There are many ways to extend the life of...

How To Wrap a Bouquet and Make It Look Good

Ask Ella is a recurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist,  Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the...