How to Save a Bare-stemmed Aloe?
This light-starved aloe is seriously in need of repotting! Source: indseec, www.helpfulgardener.com Question: I would like to know how to recuperateContinue Reading
Category: Cactus and succulents
Cactus or Euphorbia?
If you grow cactus and other succulents, you probably have a few euphorbias mixed in with the cacti. Source: mashtalegypt.com,Continue Reading
When an Agave Blooms
My Agave univittata ‘Splendida’ with its long, slightly arching flower stalk. Source: laidbackgardener.blog. Yes, that’s my agave in the photo, Agave univitatta ‘Splendida’,Continue Reading
Sniff Houseplants Before You Buy!
These days, horticulture seems to have taken a huge step backward. Garden centers now currently sell plants in “designer pots*,”Continue Reading
Cactus Microchipped to Stymie Plant Rustlers
Officials in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona, have had to resort to microchipping some 1,000 specimens of the park’sContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Cactus from Seed
Most cacti come from arid climates and our image of a cactus is precisely that of a plant adapted toContinue Reading
Aloe Gel: How to Use It Safely
Discussing toxic plants is always a bit complicated. You might think it would be cut and dry, that a plantContinue Reading
Plants With Weird Foliage: Window Plants
Here is another article about plants with truly startling and unusual foliage, a short series I intend to add toContinue Reading
50 Houseplants That Don’t Mind Dry Air
Dry air is a major problem for houseplants in the winter… and indeed, any indoor plant (seedlings, cuttings, etc.). WhenContinue Reading
Shriveled “Leaves” Mean Your Holiday Cactus is In Trouble
In general, home gardeners do pretty well with Christmas cactus, both the real thing (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) and its closeContinue Reading