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The Week In Ouch

Posted 03.10.2012

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This week, a war vet inexplicably landed on Mars, a musical soap opera upped the drama factor, and Emily Blunt went fishing in Yemen. Of course, n...

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WATCH: Amazon Withholds Money From Blooming Florist

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.15.2012

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Just like the flowers in that Valentine's Day bouquet, some businesses can bloom a little too early. Florist Susan Occhino of Waterbury, Connecticu...

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10 Bizarre Facts About Valentine's Day

Posted 02.21.2012

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Think sappy couples on Valentine's Day are annoying? They don't hold a candle to those women who send themselves flowers: almost 10% of women actually...

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Will Ryman's Giant Rose Sculptures at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (VIDEO)

VernissageTV | Posted 02.27.2012

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VernissageTV

This year's Art at Fairchild exhibition is dedicated to Will Ryman's oversized sculptures. It is Will Ryman's largest outdoor exhibition to date.

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Astoria Characters: The Grave New Widow

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.20.2011

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Nancy Ruhling

It was Marion's second date with Michael M. Smith, and he asked her whether she wanted to see his cemetery. She found herself at the Lent-Riker-Smith Homestead, the city's oldest house that's still used as a private home.

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Astoria Characters: The Petal Pushers

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Roses, Astoria, Astoria Characters, Whisk Broom, Pizza Box, Dust Pan, Flower Petals, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Morning, noon and by the light of the moon, they sweep till they drop, gathering their rosebuds -- and mine -- while they may. Alas, don't tell them that they've already had their day.

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Artful Flowers for Mother's Day

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 07.07.2011

Read More: Roses, Floral Arrangements, Mother's Day 2011, L'olivier Atelier New York City, Olivier Giugni, Flowers, Style News
Evelyne Politanoff

"Les Fleurs c'est la Vie!" literally means "Flowers mean life" in French. This is certainly the philosophy of Olivier Giugni, the legendary French floral artist.

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A Recovering (Sort of) Rose Addict Explains How to Prune your Rosebushes

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Annie Spiegelman

Annie, Pickles and the organically grown, man-eating, fence-bending white Lady Banksai climbing rose. (Courtesy Bill Buzbuzian) Excerpted from Talki...

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Artlog's Top Art & Culture Picks

Artlog | Posted 05.25.2011

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Artlog

MoMA's exhibition of Warhol films brings you face-to-face with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Lou Reed, and Dennis Hopper -- time creeping by in slow-motion silence.

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Will Ryman's Winter Rose Garden

Susan Sawyers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Sawyers

While the temperatures hovered in the teens, I witnessed Will Ryman's playful urban Eden -- 25-foot stemmed cotton candy pink and Venetian red roses with grass-green colored foot-long thorns -- sprouting.

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Park Avenue 'Rose' Garden: High Art Or Eye Sore?

Posted 05.25.2011

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The dividers on Park Avenue have known many a decorations, from the famed tulips in the spring to the iron busts of fertility gods uptown. Now a n...

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Up, Up and Away With Climbing Roses (PHOTOS)

Suzy Bales | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Roses, Gardening, Ivy, Climbing Plants, Homelessness, Climbing Roses, Wellness, Climber Plants, Climber Roses, Healthy Living News
Suzy Bales

The impact of climbers, whether short or tall, is that they put the finishing touches on a garden. Plus, the garden appears larger when flowers bloom vertically.

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Who Says You Can't Grow Roses Organically?

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maria Rodale

I often hear people say they can't grow roses without chemicals, and to them I say "phooey!" Actually, I say, "of course you can!" All it takes is a l...

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Valentines: On The Importance Of Sensate Focus On Awareness (Video)

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

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Suzie Heumann

You don't necessarily have to go all the way to the tropics to explore some new modes of touching. For Valentine's Day you may want to do a different kind of 'ritual.'

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Where Love and Charity Meet: Add Something Meaningful to Your Valentine's Day

Stephanie Risa Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

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Stephanie Risa Stein

This Valentine's Day, embrace your wife, girlfriend, husband or boyfriend, and add love for your fellow man to the mix. It's a simple fact: acts of charity bring people closer together.

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Roses is a Love Triangle with Texas as the Backdrop

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jackie K. Cooper

Book Review: Roses by Leila Meacham Leila Meacham's new novel, Roses, falls somewher...

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Five Belated Birthday Greetings for Edgar Allan Poe

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laurence Hughes

Every year for the past six decades, a shadowy visitor left roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac on Edgar Allen Poe's grave on the writer's birthday. This year, no one showed.

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Will Ryman: A New Beginning in Full Bloom

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ashley Van Buren

Seeing Ryman's art is a bit like walking up and down the grid streets of Manhattan, surrounded by buildings in various states of completion -- an architect's work, like an artist's, on display for all to see.

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For A Garden's Bad Hair Days, The Art of Distraction

Suzy Bales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Containers, Plants, Weeds, Vegetables, Roses, Floral Wreath, Stump, Bee Skep, Gardening, Pots, Green News
Suzy Bales

What's a gardener to do when caught with his or her petals down?

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To Moms the World Over: How to Keep Your Cut Roses Healthy for 10+ Days

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

At night before you turn off the lights, put a stopper in your kitchen sink and add water. Take your roses from their vase, and lay them on their sides.

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The Kentucky Derby: The Most Surreal and Seedy Spectacle in All of Sports

Matthew DeBord | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew DeBord

For more than a century, Americans have been annually treated to one of the most bizarre and deranged sporting events ever devised. The Derby is a full-on freak show, encased in a bubble of ersatz southern elegance.

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Top 10 Reasons to Look Forward to Valentine's Day

Ethan Imboden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ethan Imboden

Our modern Valentine's Day is still a holiday with benefits, some are just less obvious than others.

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