Christmas Plant Care for Brown Thumbs
Source: Daily Health Tips, youtube.com So, someone brought you a gift plant over the holidays. Maybe a poinsettia or ChristmasContinue Reading
Category: Gift plants
A Note From Your Poinsettia
Source: terryweaver.com, www.uihere.com & www.wallquotes.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Hello! I’m your poinsettia. I’ve been decorating your living room for a fewContinue Reading
Unwrap Your Poinsettia Without Delay
Yes, do make sure your poinsettia is well wrapped against the cold when you bring it back from the store,Continue Reading
Flowering Plants for Mother’s Day
Tradition has that you give Mom a bouquet of flowers for her day and that’s fine. Even so, I haveContinue Reading
Is It Really Necessary to Emasculate Easter Lilies?
There’s a persistent and long-held belief that you have to remove the anthers (the orange structures that emerge from theContinue Reading
Jerusalem Cherry or Winter Cherry
(Solanum pseudocapsicum, syn. S. capsicastrum) No, it’s not a cherry (Prunus), but a member of the Solanaceae (tomato) family. This beautiful plant fromContinue Reading
When Gift Wrap Kills!
You’ve found just the perfect plant to offer as a hostess gift. You take it to the checkout and theyContinue Reading
Golden Monterey Cypress: for Christmas and Beyond
In the period leading up to the holidays, almost every garden center sells little pots of a small upright, columnarContinue 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
Things to Remember on Poinsettia Day
I’ll just bet you didn’t know that December 12 is Poinsettia Day. So many people don’t. How did that comeContinue Reading