Poinsettias don't jingle your holiday bells? 'Tis the season to forget flower cliches, and to start creating new holiday floral table decorations. Throw away the commercially endorsed red and green ...

I KNOW IT’S WRONG to detest a poor innocent little flower, but....” So demurred one of the design pros we approached when compiling a list of least-favorite blooms. Even the most diplomatic designers, ...

That was Michael Gaffney’s answer when he was asked what he hoped people would glean from his new book, “Design Star: Lessons From the New York School of Flower Design.” “Floral design is an art form, ...