Do You Really Need to Wrap Conifers for the Winter?
Over the last 50 years, it seems to have become chic to wrap the conifers up like a mummy forContinue Reading
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Cats and Houseplants: Not Always a Good Mix
What to do When Pussy Attacks Your Houseplant? In general, plant-lovers also like animals, so it’s not uncommon to see oneContinue Reading
Houseplants that Tolerate Dry Air
The air in our homes is particularly dry during the winter. Indeed, relative humidity drops like a rock when heatingContinue Reading
Orchids in the Snow
I’ve been growing miniature cymbidium orchids (in spite of their name, they’re fairly large plants) for a number of yearsContinue Reading
Don’t Let Snow Stop You from Planting!
In my area, and in many areas in Southern Canada and the Northern US, snow has come early this yearContinue Reading
Do You Suffer From Plant Blindness?
Plant blindness is a fairly new term, coined in 1998 by the American botanists James Wandersee and Elizabeth Schussler. TheyContinue Reading
Aphids on Houseplants
You brought your houseplants back indoors a few weeks back and everything is going pretty well, except one plant seemsContinue Reading
Layer Your Bulb Plantings
Did you know you can plant bulbs in layers, like a lasagna? Plant a first layer of larger bulbs, likeContinue Reading
Gain A Warmer Microclimate Through Windbreaks
Gardeners often talk about “microclimates”. They come to understand that part of their property is a lot warmer thanContinue Reading
199 Poisonous Plants to Look Out For
Today, a guest blog from ProFlowers. The presentation below was sent to me by Taylor Poppmeier, one of the peopleContinue Reading