Plant Hunting Season is Here!
Horticultural catalogs begin to arrive in large numbers at the beginning of the year. Seed catalogs tend to arrive first,Continue Reading
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Beware: Mid-Winter Thaws Can Damage Your Plants
Winters can be very variable. Mild some years, bitterly cold in others … but they often switch from cold toContinue Reading
Houseplant Appreciation Day
They say you learn something new every day and I’ve just learned that the 10th of January is Houseplant AppreciationContinue Reading
2018: The Year of the Calibrachoa
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one perennial, one annual,Continue Reading
Plants With Weird Foliage: Perfoliation
I’m writing a series of blogs about plants with weird foliage, blogs that will appear occasionally, according to the timeContinue Reading
When Dead Leaves Just Won’t Let Go!
Most leaves simply turn yellow and drop off when their life’s work is done. Or at least they come readilyContinue Reading
Beware of the Devil Orchid!
OK, you don’t really have to fear the devil orchid, but you have to admit its flowers really are quiteContinue Reading
How to Water Houseplants the Laidback Way
I don’t water my houseplants with a watering can. That would take too much time! You see, I have aboutContinue Reading
Yes, You Can Order Seeds in the Dead of Winter!
Don’t worry that the seeds you ordered by mail will freeze when they are shipped, even if they travel in freezing temperatures. WithContinue Reading
Only January, Yet Already Time to Sow Seeds?
The new year has barely begun, yet now and over the coming month it’s already time to start certainContinue Reading