When to Use a Mini-Greenhouse for Cuttings
Taking cuttings of houseplants is simple enough – in most cases, you just stick the cutting upright in moist pottingContinue Reading
Category: Cactus and succulents
Easter Cactus: No Spines, Yet Still a Prickly Customer
Among the traditional Easter plants, there is one that is really nothing like the others: the Easter cactus. It looksContinue Reading
How to Repot a Cactus and Live to Tell the Tale
So, you just love your cactus to death. It’s so cute and prickly that it is just adorable. But it’sContinue Reading
A Dripping Tap Waters Plants While You’re Away
You’re going on vacation this winter and have no one to water your houseplants? That’s easy enough to fix! PlaceContinue Reading
When a Cactus Lacks Light
Desert cacti grown as houseplants are more likely to lack light than other plants, because they are, for the mostContinue Reading
How the Christmas Cactus Came to Be
There is a beautiful legend about the origins of the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera russelliana). The story is said to be from Brazil,Continue Reading
Save Money: Grow Your Own Aloe
You could have knocked me over with a feather: my local supermarket now sells leaves of aloe vera (Aloe vera)Continue Reading
Double the Fun with Calandiva Kalanchoes
The Christmas kalanchoe or flaming Katy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) is a traditional Christmas plant, in culture for over 100 years. ItContinue Reading
Houseplants for Snowbirds
If you’re often absent for several weeks at a time, remember that the easiest plants to maintain in absentia areContinue Reading