How Can I Overwinter a New Guinea Impatiens?
Question: Every year, I bring in a New Guinea impatiens at the end of September. And every year, after aboutContinue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Marie’s Click and Grow Garden
Let me be brutally honest. I didn’t believe in smart gardens. I’d seen another brand (Aerogarden) evolve in ads andContinue Reading
How to Properly Care for Ceropegia woodii
Learn all about growing Ceropegia woodii, a stunning trailing succulent with surprising heart-shaped leaves. Ceropegia woodii has numerous common names,Continue Reading
Crocodile Fern: The August 2022 Houseplant of the Month
The crocodile fern or alligator fern (Microsorum musifolium) is a relatively recent addition to the houseplant galaxy. It really wasn’tContinue Reading
Bringing Houseplants Back Alive
I found this article by my father in Gardens East, a now defunct magazine he used to write for. It’sContinue Reading
Schefflera: The August 2022 Houseplant of the Month
The schefflera or common schefflera, now Heptapleurum actinophyllum, was until recently known to plant hobbyists as Schefflera actinophylla. It’s aContinue Reading
40 years of Garden Writting: My First Article… Ever
The article below is truly a blast from the past! It’s the very first plant article I ever wrote. ItContinue Reading
The Geo: Possibly The Coolest Houseplant Ever!
The geo is absolutely unique. I mean, just look at those leaves, so dark and shiny and round! And it’sContinue Reading
The Cachepot Revolution: Changing the Way We Grow Our Houseplants
I wonder just how many people have even noticed the change? Because there is a sea change going on inContinue Reading
How to Move … Without Losing Your Plants
I’ve been writing a weekly horticulture column for the French-language newspaper Le Soleil de Québec for 37 years. My son,Continue Reading