Pruning can also remove unhealthy or unneeded parts of a plant, and increase the growth of flowers and fruit.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

As a result,there is a reduction in the number of nodes,or joints, that produce groups of flowers along stems.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

On Veterans Day,the president traditionally lays a wreath of flowers next to the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

And I'm Faith Lapidus. These are important days for makers of sweets and sellers of flowers.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

Wang Yue wants to know what kinds of flowers Americans like to plant in their gardens.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

One of Mr.Olmsted's first projects at Biltmore was to plant and grow the millions of flowers that would be used for the gardens there.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

Citrus growers know that the number of fruit in their current crop has an inverse effect on the number of flowers in the return bloom.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

And on little tables there were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

Through the window, he could see all kinds of flowers.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

And when she had seen them walk away together upon their path of flowers, followed by the happy shouts of the crowd, in which her one sad cry was lost!

VOA: special.2009.04.18

So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

Sometimes he makes detailed drawings of flowers and nature.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

In the village of Asili, a seaside building is washed away and a memorial of flowers,a photograph and sports trophy commemorates a young victim of the tsunami.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

Smelling the oil she has in the kitchen now is like breathing in an entire field of lavender flowers.

VOA: special.2011.03.09

It was the hand that Beatrice had grabbed in hers when he reached for one of the purple flowers.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

The Hoffmans' website includes a list of vegetables,flowers and herbs that have produced acceptably for them in partial shade.

VOA: special.2011.08.02

On May thirtieth, eighteen sixty-eight, flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

Girls like flowers and sunshine and laughter and young people,you know, and she didn't get any of them at home.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

He realized that the perfume from those flowers was like the perfume of Beatrice's breath, but much stronger.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

He was famous for painting flowers,buildings and the natural environment in a way that explored color and the changing effects of light.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

But the National Park Service says people can expect the usual show of pink and white flowers.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

She often had visions of a magical goddess covered in flowers coming to her in a garden.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

Although he looked at the flowers very closely, he did not touch or smell any of them.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

His works include descriptions of deep forests,local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.

VOA: special.2010.01.13