by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 1, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Profile, Interior Plantscaping
I have posted a lot of unfurling leaves on my social media pages because I love that word and new houseplant leaves. So I decided to show you some unfurling leaves I have seen at conservatories in the last few years. Most public conservatories haven’t been open... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 25, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Rabbit’s foot, bear’s paw, kangaroo paw, green worm. What do all these names have in common? They all describe types of “footed” ferns. The “feet” are really rhizomes that creep and crawl across the top of the soil surface,... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 18, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, Interior Plantscaping
Okay, I’m not suggesting that you cancel your therapist appointment or stop taking your anti-depressant (I’m not a doctor), but plants can help with the everyday stress we all have. I have a magnet on my refrigerator that reads “I most often find that happiness... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 11, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I love African violets! I think that might have been established by now. I’m in two African violet societies and a member of the African Violet Society of America. I’m a little obsessed. I think that might have been mentioned before, as well.... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 6, 2021 | African violets, BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers
Mother’s Day is Sunday. My first without my mom. I didn’t actually see her on Mother’s day last year because…..well you know why. Was anyone able to see their mom? In honor of her and all moms, let’s talk about some wonderful flowering... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 4, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
When I was married in1985, I inherited a family heirloom- a fern. My mom gave me a piece of her fern she received from my great-grandma, Alice Gustafson Eldred, at her bridal shower in 1957. After all these years, she still has her fern and has given countless pieces... 
