In our advice column, Ask the Strategist, we take your most burning shopping questions and scour friends, call up experts, and draw from personal experience to answer them. As always, please comment ...

In the summer of 1999, I worked for a wise and lovely lady, who taught me many things and one day said, “Always spend more on flowers than on food. Good for the soul, better for the waistline.” I ...

Now that spring is around the corner, it’s the right time to treat yourself to a bouquet of flowers. During your next visit to Trader Joe’s, look for the brightest bundle that immediately catches your ...

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As I prepared to host Easter brunch at home this past weekend, it occurred to me that I own too many vases. Not only do they take up valuable storage space in my kitchen, but I rarely use more than a ...

If you're drawn to a more minimalist aesthetic in your interiors, that doesn't mean bare walls and empty surfaces are your only route. Rather, try incorporating a handful of well-chosen pieces that ...

April showers will bring May flowers. Whether your own garden is in bloom or you’re picking up a nice bouquet for Mom this weekend, here are five tips for floral items. Glass vases: All glass is not ...

Do you like colorful glass? In the 1920s and 1930s, most decorative glass came to America from Czechoslovakia. Small Czech flower vases in intense reds, yellows or oranges caught the fancy of many ...