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
Category: Holidays
A Tomato for the Fourth of July
By Larry Hodgson On this Fourth of July, I thought my American readers might be interested to know there isContinue Reading
Beyond Traditional Mother’s Day Flowers
By Larry Hodgson Throughout much of the world, the second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day and florists everywhere areContinue 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
Good Luck Plants for the Chinese New Year
Customers shopping for plants for the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, February, 2021. Photo: dictall.com & pngtree.com Yes, Chinese New YearContinue Reading
Canada Day 2020 in the Garden
Celebrate Canada Day in your Garden! The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, but we will still celebrateContinue Reading
Flowers for a Mother in COVID Lockdown
Don’t just think of Mom on Mother’s Day: send her flowers! Photo: blog.interflora.fr Today is Mother’s Day 2020, but thisContinue Reading
Easter Under Lockdown
OK, I’m not really in a cage, but sometimes I feel like I am! Photo: laidbackgardener.com This is going toContinue Reading
Spring Flowers for a Happy Easter
Easter display including narcissus and muscari. Easter is the time for togetherness, colored eggs, Easter egg trees and, of course,Continue Reading