by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 25, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Houseplant Flowers
There is a lot of brouhaha about plants and their names changing. I get it. It bothers me, too. I wrote about a few of the changes here. I was thinking about it the other day and I know many people are “angry” about the seemingly constant changes. This... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 29, 2021 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers, Interior Plantscaping, orchids, Public Gardens, Tillandsias
I and my good friend Susan attended the famous Buffalo Garden and Buffalo Open Gardens Walks last weekend. The first stop though was the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. It was amazing! I was in heaven, as I always am when I’m in a conservatory... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 30, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Conservatory, Houseplant Flowers, orchids
I have volunteered in the past at the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory. I’m hoping to start volunteering again as the conservatory is finally opening back up after the Covid restrictions. Belle Isle is a place I have visited a lot since moving to the... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 16, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Conservatory, Houseplant Flowers, Public Gardens
I was surprised a few years ago when I walked into the Belle Isle Conservatory and saw this amazing-looking plant. I thought it was so cool until I got a bit closer and the smell of a dead animal that had been lying in the middle of the road in a heatwave met my... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 8, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I was given my Epiphyllum oxypetalum or Queen of the Night cactus many years ago when my friend moved to another state. It limped along for a while in my living room and then I moved it to the sunroom. I’ve had it for years and I finally saw it bloom for the... 
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....
