An interesting and well-behaved perennial, the balloon flower, Platycodon grandiflorus, acquired its common name due to the resemblance of its buds to a hot air balloon. Before its buds unfold and ...

Gone are the days when kids were content to toddle around with a helium-filled balloon bobbing above their head. Now they want them fashioned into all manner of shapes – giraffes, sausage dogs, cats, ...