Did you receive a holiday plant with bright flowers and succulent, scalloped leaves? It most likely is a Kalanchoe blossfeldiana or Flaming Katy. It is a gorgeous flowering plant and even when it isn’t blooming is an attractive succulent. Yet, with the right...
I have been out and about getting ready for the holidays, as I am sure you have been. If the store has a floral section I always stop to see what holiday plants are for sale. There are so many poinsettias, kalanchoe, frosty ferns, cyclamen, and of course, amaryllis....
If you have a begonia and it is flowering, have you noticed that it has two different-looking flowers? Did you know there are separate male and female flowers? Plants, like the holly used for decoration during the holidays, have plants with male flowers and plants...
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...
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...
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...
