Flowers "wave" at insects to get their attention, scientists have discovered.

The finding helps explain why many flowers waft in the breeze, and reveals a hitherto unknown trick used to attract pollinators. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Flowers have traditionally been used in many types of cooking: European, Asian, East Indian, Victorian English, and Middle Eastern. Early American settlers also used flowers as food. This site is a useful resource for growing, harvesting and cooking flowers picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Scientists at Cambridge University have found that bees make use of small cone-shaped cells on flower petals, which act like ‘velcro’ on their feet, to stick to flowers and collect nectar. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Designer purses disguised to look like flowers, stones and even a cactus are selling for as much as £1,000.

Kathleen Dustin, who creates the accessories from clay, said they are designed for women who are confident about their style. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The world is full of weird and wonderful flowers that sometimes look so strange that we find it difficult to imagine them actually growing in the wild. Some of these are unbelievably odd. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Honeybees warn each other to steer clear of dangerous flowers where they might get killed by lurking predators. Scientists made the discovery by placing dead bees upon flowers and then watching how newly arriving bees react to the danger. picked by kakana 4 months ago

As part of Toyota's national marketing campaign for the third generation Prius launch in 2010, the company is "planting" giant solar-powered flowers in urban areas. The flowers generate electricity and provide free Wi-Fi for anyone passing by. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

"The stems are slimmer than human hair, and altogether there are 38 small white flowers on top," he said.
The flowers open in the mornings, then close when the sun grows strong. Each flower has a diameter of 1mm. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

I didn't want to buy in to the wasteful "buy, wear for a few hours, throw away" corsage culture, so I decided to make a more economical, longer lasting, and greener alternative. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Great post about flowers that you can eat and look good on your salad. picked by shakadoo 3 years ago

A brief article discussing photographing flowers and depth of field. picked by thebassman 3 years ago

Why press flowers? Have you ever wanted beautiful flowers that would last forever? Using pressed flowers to express how one feels artistically is what pressed flower art is all about. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Look around. You'll see that flowering plants are a evolutionary success story. They make up most of the plant species, dominate many ecosystems, and are the source of much of our food. Yet their evolution is still a mystery picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Preserved plants don’t look much like their living counterparts after they are flattened and dried. The Harvard Museum of Natural History instead has displays of plants made of glass.
Lots more picture HERE picked by bingo 8 months ago

This is an Instructable to modify a Monopoly board game. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

The classic and heartbreaking story is told in blog format. The book is told via diary entries from Charlie so it is perfect as a blog. Due to the blog format of latest entry being on top, you must read it backwards. Start with the oldest entry dated martch 5, 1965 picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

She found a credit card purchase for flowers that she did not have on HER dining room table...hilarity ensues. She kicks him in the yarbles, he chokes her until she almost passes out. Film at 11:00 (I wish) picked by moe 2 years ago

A lunar bouquet of flowers could greet astronauts who next set foot on the moon.

Odyssey Moon, a team competing for a $30 million purse in the Google Lunar X Prize contest, officially joined forces with another private space firm Friday to deliver the first greenhouse to the moon as part the "Lunar Oasis" project. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Spooky! (AAAAAHHH, there's a hook on the door handle of my car!) picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

You need never burn your toast in the office canteen again thanks to the invention of the world's first portable toaster.

Looking like a ceramic cake knife the blade is moved over the bread like an iron. Butterflies and flowers appear on the upper part of the blade to indicate that what level of 'toasting' has been reached. Each user adjusts their timing according to the movement of the patterns. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago