Month: February 2012

You can give hope to people facing cancer and save lives by supporting the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days program. The Daffodil Days program is your chance to fight back against cancer by raising funds and awareness to help beat the disease. While the Daffodil Days program involves offering daffodils every spring to donors in appreciation for their contributions, it is about more than just giving beautiful flowers – it is everyone's opportunity to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays, where cancer never steals another year from anyone's life. …

The world of orchids is rich and varied, offering a dizzying array of choices. One of my favorite orchids, Miltoniopsis, a pretty epiphytic or lithophytic orchid hailing from the higher elevations of Central and South America, may seem familiar to some gardeners. You would be right if you think the flowers remind you of pansies; this charming tropical is called the pansy orchid. …