by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 7, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
My Grandma Eldred’s Easter cactus Since Easter has just passed, I thought I’d share a picture of my Easter cactus, which once belonged to my Grandma Eldred. Background This cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, is native to Brazil and is a forest cactus, not a... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 13, 2021 | African violets, BLOG, Bromeliads, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Flowers, orchids, Tillandsias
I don’t know about you, but I always tell my husband I don’t need any cut flowers for Valentine’s Day. I would rather have a plant that lasts and besides, cut flowers may bring thrips into the house. No thanks. Living Plants Instead I’m going... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 24, 2020 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Memories
If you read my blog you know I am a huge proponent of having a drainage hole in every container. It is easy to drill one with a diamond-tipped drill bit and is a must, in my opinion. If you are using a pot without a drainage hole, I suggest using it as a cachepot that... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 2, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Garden Center, gesneriads, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Flowers
The holiday season is in full swing, and though we may not be attending parties and get-togethers, we can still buy plants for our families and friends for the holidays. You can have them delivered to their homes or why not buy some for yourself? They will make you... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 24, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, gesneriads, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Flowers
This has been a hard week. Maybe you do or don’t know but I lost my mom a few months ago and, unfortunately, my mother-in-law isn’t’ well (not Covid related) and these first holidays are going to be hard. This week I would usually be making pies and... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 31, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
I was in Kroger buying ingredients for my New Year’s recipe, and I couldn’t pass up this boxed ‘Minerva’ amaryllis (hippeastrum). It was 1/2 off and only $3.99. (It is extremely hard to pass by the holiday cactus…but I did.) I decided to... 
