by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 3, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Houseplant Atrocities, Public Gardens
Z and M may be in love, but did they have to deface a plant to let everyone know? I don’t think so, but maybe I’m not romantic enough. Or maybe I like plants too much. Or maybe I really believe that plants feel pain, as in The Secret Life of Plants.... 
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 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 | Mar 3, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, orchids, Public Gardens
Last week my husband and I visited Key West. As we were driving around the island we passed a brick wall and through an opening, I saw a beautiful bubbling fountain. Needless to say, I told my husband to stop. I found out it was the Key West Garden club located in the... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 11, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Conservatory, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Flowers, Interior Plantscaping, orchids, Public Gardens
I certainly do not need an excuse to go to my local conservatory, but at holiday time, it is especially nice. I am lucky here in Michigan to have quite a few conservatories within 3 hours of me. My favorite, probably because I spend so much time there, is the Belle... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 6, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Book Review, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers, Public Gardens
As snow begins to descend in parts of the country, this poem below comes to mind. I then remembered a trip I took to Phipps Conservatory last year in a snowstorm. I was only one hour away, as I was in Ohio presenting a program to a garden group. I couldn’t miss...
