Where to Buy Organic Cut Flowers

An overflowing bouquet of fragrant roses on a hall table, a cat sunning itself on a windowseat... These are the tiny perfections that make home life magical. And while there is nothing quite so refreshing to the soul as burying one's face in a basket of fresh flowers, it's fair to say that the last thing one wants to take away from the experience is a noseful of pesticides.

One of our favorite blogs, Keetsa! (you have to smile just saying their name), has posted a link to LocalHarvest, which offers a search engine designed to help you locate organic fresh flowers near where you live. As the site says:

The flowers grown by LocalHarvest family farmers are not only fresher than those grown in faraway greenhouses --- they are healthier for the people who grow them and healthier for the people who buy and enjoy them.

In spring and summer months, you might also try your local farmer's market. Or, of course, you can grow your own! For passionate, opinionated gardening advice to inspire and spur you on, you can't do better than the fantastic group blog, Garden Rant.