by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 21, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Bromeliads, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
Do you like to re-pot houseplants? I do. It takes me to my happy place and any stress I have melts away. New plants Last week I received a box of plants from Little Prince of Oregon Nursery and was asked to unbox them and share the video on my social networks. (I was...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 11, 2019 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile, Public Gardens, Tillandsias
Watering air plants. It is a bit controversial. What is the proper way? Is it misting? I recently did a presentation on light and houseplants. I told the audience that all tillandsias need bright light to full sun. Someone pointed out that many of the greener...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 15, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Bromeliads, Houseplant Profile, Tillandsias
I’m in Florida at the TPIE or Tropical Plant International Expo and today we went on a landscape tour of exceptional private gardens in the Miami, Coral Gables, and Homestead area. I love all the tropical plants and especially the many different kinds of trees....
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 19, 2018 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Public Gardens
In the last couple of weeks, I have spent many days with my mom in the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I am so blessed to be able to spend the days and nights with my mom as she is recovering. As I sit here watching her sleep, I thought I would...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 3, 2018 | begonias, BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, orchids, Public Gardens
As spring is taking its sweet time coming here in Michigan and everywhere for that matter, I thought you might enjoy a walk through Phipps Conservatory today. We are actually under a winter weather advisory as I write this here in mid Michigan. Enjoy the tour! Two... by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 6, 2018 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Atrocities
Something has been bothering me lately so I decided to write about it. The “something” is the concept that seems to be more prevalent lately and that is the concept of “throw away” plants. Now, I realize that we have all received cut flowers...