Pollination

21 Jun 2012

A wedding would not be complete without flowers adorning the church or venue, and as a centrepiece on the banquet table.

Flowers bring warmth and joy, and arrangements are tailor-...

6:03PM

Her bouquets are forever

8 May 2012

Beautiful bouquets have one lamentable habit: the petals of their flowers fade, wither and drop off.

2:29PM

Brushing up on creative side of life

14 Jul 2011

Oscary Wine & Art invited 10 junior reporters to try their hand at art jamming, or social painting. Tucked away in a small lane in Sheung Wan, the studio is a quiet place, ideal for relaxing...

2:42PM

Sweet success

15 Dec 2010

Junior Reporters attended workshops at Victoria Prison last Sunday, the last day of the two-week-long Detour exhibition that featured ideas and artwork from local and international designers....

1:04PM

Never say die

14 Jul 2006

The problem with displaying fresh-cut flowers is that they wither and die.

11:17PM

Petal power

26 Feb 2006

Helle Damkjaer's serving bowls may be called Leaf but they were inspired by petals.

9:38AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

3 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

3 comments

4:27AM

honey

Although humans have learned to make harvesting honey easier by housing bees in man-made hives, it is one of the few 'real' foodstuffs we haven't been able to reproduce artificially.

2:41AM

Should chocolates or flowers be given on Valentine's Day?

Pulcheria Chung, 18 St Mary's Canossian College

Chocolates. Think about the brand names - Meltykiss, Hershey's Kisses, Godiva - which sound

very romantic.

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1:16AM

Flowers aren't everything

Flowers may seem a pretty safe choice for a Valentine's Day gift, but it's still advisable to do some research before sending them - and not just because your honey may be allergic to pollen.

1:16AM

Writer influenced by films

This is eight-year-old Nicole's second book. It was written when she was seven, which is why her mother named it Seven Petals. Her first book, written at the age of five, was called Five...

11:48PM

On the chopping block

It is a warm spring day with not a cloud in the sky, but some cars on Beijing's third ring road have their windscreen wipers on. A downy blizzard is blowing across the city, visibility is reduced...

8:05PM

Hunting Unicorns

by Bella Pollen

Pan $116

7:51AM