Do You Know Your Birth Flower?
The tradition of assigning flowers to specific months dates back to ancient times, when they were used in rituals andContinue Reading
Category: Gift plants
A Flowering Plant: The Ideal Host Gift for the Holidays
It’s December 24 and you’re desperately looking for a host gift idea to bring to a holiday party? Unless youContinue Reading
How to Control Floraphobia
There are two classes of people: those who are happy to receive a plant as a gift at Christmas andContinue Reading
A Mother of Thousands Plant for Mother’s Day
Maybe you should think of making the mother of thousands plant a Mother’s Day gift! By Larry Hodgson Here’s aContinue Reading
Tips for Making Your Poinsettia Shine Through the Season and Beyond
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Watering Your Poinsettia With Ice Cubes
By Larry Hodgson The Internet is full of ridiculous horticultural information: really lame things that you are recommended to doContinue Reading
Easter Flowers Around the World
Easter Lilies (Lilium longiflorum). Photo: walmart.com By Larry Hodgson In North America, the tradition of Easter flowers doesn’t go thatContinue Reading
A Sweetheart Succulent for Valentine’s Day
Variegated sweetheart vine (Ceropegia woodii ‘Variegata’). Photo: worldofsucculents.com One of my favorite Valentine’s plant is the variegated sweetheart vine (Ceropegia woodii ‘Variegata’).Continue Reading
Flowering Houseplants: Which to Save, Which to Toss
Ill.: cliparts101.com, www.pngfans.com, www.clipart.email, webstockreview.net & clipart.me, montage laidbackgardener.blog When you buy (or someone gives you) a flowering houseplant, it’s not always clear whether theContinue Reading
Frosty Fern: Not So Easy
Variegated spike moss (Selaginella martensii ‘Variegata’), sold under the name Frosty Fern. Photo: www.harster.ca Question: I received a small fern for ChristmasContinue Reading