Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Floral foam is a light-weight, water-absorbent material that can be placed in the bottom of vases and other vessels to create a ...

Floral foam is a common material florists use to make their floral arrangements beautiful. It's a light, Styrofoam-like, green base that absorbs water like a sponge, can maintain the acidity of cut ...

The wreath adorning the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II for her funeral on Monday included a sprig of myrtle and English oak to symbolize a happy marriage and strength of love, in royal colors of pink, ...

As the cut flower industry hits one of its busiest periods, new research has shown that the water-absorbing green floral foam used by florists is contributing to the world's microplastic problem. A ...

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Beautiful floral arrangements aren't always friendly to the very nature you're looking to add to your space. Floral foam—those green blocks used to hold blooms in place—is single-use and contains a ...

Dear Heloise: I just changed the flowers in my family's headstone vases for the winter. I noticed in multiple cemeteries that so many vases have just a few sprigs of flowers haphazardly leaning out of ...

For nearly 70 years, the global floral industry has used oil-based, toxic foam bricks to hold flower arrangements in place. A Twin Cities company is commercializing material developed at the ...