by Lisa Steinkopf | May 7, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
I recently purchased an elk horn fern (Polypodium polycarpon ‘Grandiceps’). It is a gorgeous plant but is covered with hard water spots. How can I clean the water spots off? Until I wrote my first book, I didn’t know exactly how to get them off.... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 5, 2017 | BLOG, Book Review
I have always dreamed of writing a book, but wondered if it would happen. Last spring, I was asked on Twitter by an acquisition editor for Cool Springs Press if I wanted to write a houseplant book, and the rest is history. Thank you Twitter! (I’ve won quite a... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 31, 2016 | BLOG, Conservatory, Public Gardens
As 2016 comes to a close, I looked back at all the wonderful places I was able to visit this year. In January I was able to attend the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition and I was in heaven! Houseplants everywhere! We even were given barrettes for our hair with... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 30, 2016 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, orchids, Public Gardens
I loved the conservatory at The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, but my favorite area was the Gardener’s Show House. As I mentioned before, the show house was designed by Elvin McDonald. It was opened in 2007 and I think you will see how special it is. I... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 29, 2016 | BLOG, Conservatory, Public Gardens
I have, for many years, wanted to meet Elvin McDonald. Who is that, you may ask. Yet, if you like houseplants, as I am assuming you do, since you are reading this blog, you have to know who Elvin McDonald is. He has written over 75 books, many of them about... 
