Plants That Speak of Love!
Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica). Photo: seedcorner.com On this Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love and affection, I thought it would beContinue Reading
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A Gardener’s Pet Peeve
A typical vegetable seed packet. Lots of useful information, but nowhere does it show the plant’s height! Photo: www.frugalupstate.com I’veContinue Reading
In Your Flower Garden, Stay on the Path
Stepping stones set in a garden allow you easy access. Photo: ediblelandscapingmadeeasy.com It’s best not to put your feet inContinue Reading
The Herbal Houseplant Nobody Knows
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum). Photo: laidbackgardener.com I’ve been growing cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) as a houseplant for so long (probably about 30Continue Reading
Garden Myth: Miraculous Banana Peels
Photo: theweekendagriculturist.wordpress.com It’s hard to miss the media hype about banana peels and their practically miraculous properties in the garden.Continue Reading
Making Your Own Easy-Peasy Moss Pole
Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) growing up a moss pole. Photo: www.crocus.co_.uk Moss poles are great products for houseplants that climb viaContinue Reading
The Hindu Rope Plant: Truly Weird!
Hindu rope (Hoya carnosa ‘Compacta’) Photo: missboon.ca The plant known as the Hindu rope plant is (probably*) a strange mutation ofContinue Reading
The Sensitive Plant Certainly Shakes It Up!
Touch a sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) and it will react quickly. Photo: Needpix.com. Plants are not the stationary objects peopleContinue Reading
‘Mandela’s Gold’ Is Back in Bloom
‘Mandela’s Gold’ bird of paradise in my sunroom en January 2020. Photo: laidbackgardener.com My first plant of ‘Mandela’s Gold’ birdContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
One person’s weed is another person’s wildflower. Susan Wittig Albert Photo: Maxima, goodfon.com