Did you know that a plant on the second floor may need different care than one on the first floor? This blog post is hard to write because I’m so mad at myself. I had (stress HAD) a beautiful Blechnum ‘Silver Lady’ fern. Here is a picture of it newly...
We are going to talk about safely moving your houseplants outdoors for the summer. I won’t lie. I don’t take many outside because it would take too long as I have so many. But, I do overwinter a few tropicals and I take those back outside. Let’s talk...
How do you take care of an epiphytic Microgramma fern? Your first thought may be WHAT IS an epiphytic Microgramma fern? I am a fern collector/fanatic and the first I saw one was in 2019 at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle. I bought the one below...
Why isn’t your flowering houseplant sending out flowers? It can be frustrating. First, determine if your houseplant is a flowering plant. If you have a fern, your plant won’t be flowering…..ever. But, if you purchased a flowering plant and it...
Are you a new plant parent? Have you fallen in love with plants and have started a collection. Yet, your plants are struggling and you aren’t sure why. Plants should make you happy and if instead, they are inducing anxiety, that isn’t good for you or the...
I love euphorbias and have been collecting them for years. Of course, the group includes the Euphorbia pulcherrima (the most beautiful euphorbia which its name means) or poinsettia. I recently wrote about another couple of my favorites, the dead stick plant...
