“A new way to sew seed,” announces an Indiegogo campaign that is about to hit its target less than 48 hours after launch. No, its creator Per Cromwell is not making any kind of untoward innuendo. He ...

Question: Can you tell me more about Mexican shell flower? Answer: Tigridia pavonia, also known as tiger flower and Mexican shell flower, is a summer bulb from Mexico with orange-red, scarlet, yellow ...

“It basically started out as an art project,” says Per Cromwell, inventor of the Flower Shell, a 12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with seeds for poppies, peonies, and cornflowers. “I got the idea that it ...

WATSONVILLE — For gardener Sarah Mello, the reward is worth the wait as her Mexican shell flower Tigridia pavonia plants are finally blooming. While each bloom lasts only a single day, Mello reports ...

It is a testament to the gardening-crazed culture of the Bay Area that when you say the word "ginger," people are as likely to think of the plant as the spice. With ginger's often striking tropical ...

I like the idea of turning as many shotguns as possible into flower guns. I don't think we can plant too many flowers Per Cromwell, Studio Total cofounder Removing lead for seeds is almost a symbolic ...