like flower growing, with duty-free imports. Roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, and orchids began to be shipped north—and U.S. flower farming was hit hard. “The more awareness the American ...

Sow the rose seeds approximately ¼-inch deep into the seed starting mix. Cover the seeds lightly with seed starting mix.

If the packet instructions say to surface sow the seeds or only lightly sprinkle them with soil (and it's a plant whose seeds need darkness to germinate), then place ... in the hard, outer covering.

Cut branches forced into bloom can help add sunshine to those gloomy winter days and it is not hard to coax many into flower. Branches from cherry, plum, forsythia, apple, ...