This orchid flower looks amazing, right? I think so, too. I can’t believe I found scale on this phalaenopsis orchid flower! It has been sitting on my kitchen table, greeting me every morning. I’ve had the plant for a while and it blooms reliably and is so...
How many of you have bought plants that have pebbles glued on top of the soil? It’s kind of annoying, to say the least. Why do plant companies put glued rocks on top of the plants, anyway? It is done for ease of shipping so the soil stays put, and the plant...
One of the most asked questions I get is, “Why are my houseplant’s leaves turning yellow?”. There are many reasons why this could happen. We need to narrow it down to the type of plant and the environment it is growing in. Yellow Plants Many plants...
How do drainage material and perched water table affect your plant? That’s a great question. You may be asking what a perched water table is and I am going to attempt to explain it the best I can. I do know that drainage material in the bottom of a pot, whether...
Your phalaenopsis orchid has bloomed and the flowers have faded. Now what? When and where should you cut the bloom stem off your moth orchid? That is a question I get asked often and to be honest, there is more than one answer. Let’s talk about the different...
In the evening lately, I have been enjoying the lovely aroma of the blooms of my Hoya pubicalyx ‘Splash’ in the evening. Read here how I started this plant. I also have one in the living room and it smells wonderful as I wend my way to bed. I’ve...
