by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 2, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Kitsch
How many of you have bought one of these adorable moon cactus? I think they are so cute. I remember when my daughter was younger, she had a bright pink one. They are cute, weird, and irresistible, right? So why are they sitting on top of a green stem? They are grafted... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 20, 2020 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Kitsch, Houseplant Profile
Houseplants underwater? Well, technically they are aquatic plants, but I AM growing them in the house in glass containers so they are “houseplants”, right? Here are some plants that I’m growing underwater in decorative glass containers and they very... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 3, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Kitsch, orchids
Many years ago, mom gave me this parrot plant hanger and it belonged to her mother, my grandma Charlotte “Lottie” Baldwin. I don’t remember how, but its tail was broken off. I had kids, it swings…who knows. I kept the pieces in my closet,... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 4, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Houseplant Kitsch
I talk a lot about my great grandma’s fern and how special it is to me. Last year when we moved my mom from her home to my brother’s home, she was having health problems. At that time, I took her fern home with me. The plant stand that came with it, is... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 16, 2019 | African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Kitsch
When I go to a trade show, I always look forward to going to the Optimara booth and seeing all the African violets. Today at the TPIE show in Fort Lauderdale, they were introducing their new series called the LooXo (“looks so”) violets and the one... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 11, 2017 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Houseplant Kitsch, Tillandsias
I only have 3 head vases, I don’t go out of my way to collect them, but have inherited these. After reading up on them I found they were used for floral arrangements in the 50’s and 60’s. The one on the right was my mom’s and she remembers that... 
