My Staghorn Fern Is Pregnant!
Ill.: Etsy.com. dlpng.com & webstockreview.net, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Well, not exactly pregnant, of course. That’s not really a botanical term. ButContinue Reading
Category: Houseplants
The World’s Second Oldest Sealed Terrarium?
David Latimer’s terrarium hasn’t been watered in 47 years. Photo: www.dailymail.co.uk I am the proud owner of what I believeContinue Reading
Underpot to Keep Indoor Trees Under Control
Do you really want your indoor trees to reach the ceiling? Photo: apartmenttherapy.com Indoor trees are marvelous things. They giveContinue Reading
Cymbidium: October Houseplant of the Month
The stem is concealed in a forest of soft green leaves. The flower stems quickly almost become top-heavy with flowers.Continue Reading
Overwintering Rieger Begonias
Rieger begonias. Photo: www.swflorist.com Rieger begonias (B. × hiemalis), often called Elatior begonias, are hybrid begonias, originally derived from a cross betweenContinue Reading
Confessions of a Pot Hoarder
Behind this outer wall of partly cleaned pots are shelves 2-feet wide jammed full of pots of all sizes. Photo:Continue Reading
Helping Your Mandevilla Through the Winter
Three different mandevillas sharing the same pot. Photo: www.madisongardensnursery.com The mandevilla (Mandevilla spp.) has emerged from decades of relative obscurityContinue Reading
Large-Leafed Ficus: September 2019 Houseplant of the Month
Different varieties of variegated rubber plant (Ficus elastica). Ficus are well-known for being indoor trees with hundreds of little leaves,Continue Reading
Bringing the Tropics Back Indoors
A tropical look on the deck is very “in,” but soon you’ll have to bring those plants in—indoors, that is!—toContinue Reading
Why Isn’t My Spathiphyllum Getting Bigger?
Spathiphyllum ‘Sensation’ in the foreground with smaller spathiphyllums behind it. Photo: Janet Melconian, www.pinterest.cl Question: My friend has a beautiful hugeContinue Reading