Other than green, my favorite color is orange. I love orange flowers, but did you know there is a houseplant with vibrant orange foliage? No, I’m not talking about the croton plant. Yes, it can have vibrant orange foliage, but I’m talking about a plant...
Oh, no! What are those tiny opaque dots on the back of my Cissus amazonica? Does it have bugs?! First Reaction My first reaction was bugs of course until I looked closer. I was immediately angry, thinking this newer plant had bugs from the greenhouse. You may think...
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...
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your plants if something happened to you and were unable to care for them? I guess I hadn’t really thought about it, but I’m having surgery in a few weeks and it makes one think. So I’ve been rearranging...
