His smile never left his face, but his fingers shook as he touched the flower on his coat.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

That is the time of year when lilac plants burst into flower throughout much of the United States.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

Harvest the center flower-bud cluster of broccoli when it reaches the size you want and while the buds are still tightly together.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

To test the liquid, he placed a drop in the soil of a dying flower growing in a pot in the room.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

As she lifted it to put it in her dark hair, a few drops of liquid from the flower fell to the ground.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

The head contains flower buds that are tightly closed and at least two leaves wrapping it.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

On his way home, he stopped at a flower shop where he bought some fresh flowers.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

People wear the cut flower on clothing to celebrate special events like birthdays or Mother's Day.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Not surprisingly, the flower looks like the head covering worn by some female Catholic religious workers.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Peak blooming, when the trees are in full flower, may be delayed a little this spring.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

This design was influenced by the shape of a desert flower that grows in the area.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

The sepals of an orchid form the outside of the bud before the flower opens.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Visitors have even seen roses in full flower in December at the start of winter.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

The congressman charged that President Van Buren wore silk clothing, and even put French perfume on his body to make him smell sweet as a flower.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

She bent to touch the leaves of a plant or to smell a flower.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

They depend on birds,bees or insects to spread their pollen to another orchid flower.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Peak blooming, when the trees are in full flower, may be delayed a little.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

It was a two-meter tall flower arrangement in the shape of a dollar sign.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

One work shows a large embroidered white magnolia flower sewn onto a painted surface.

VOA: special.2009.11.04