by Lisa Steinkopf | May 4, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
When I married in 1985, I inherited a family heirloom- a fern. My mom gave me a piece of her fern she received at her bridal shower in 1957. It was a gift from my great-grandma, Alice Gustafson Eldred. How do you take care of an heirloom fern? After all these years,... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 26, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, begonias, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, orchids, Uncategorized
You have an east window. You are lucky. What are the best east window plants? When I moved to this home, I was happy that it faced east. I love azaleas, boxwood, Japanese maples, and rhododendrons. They prefer the east exposure, and so do my favorite indoor plants. I... 
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 | Mar 6, 2018 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Atrocities
Something has been bothering me lately so I decided to write about it. The “something” is the concept that seems to be more prevalent lately and that is the concept of “throw away” plants. Now, I realize that we have all received cut flowers... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 14, 2015 | BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
I have found myself with 4 small stag horn ferns (Platycerium bifurcatum) left over from my old job. I’ve been wanting to mount them on wood for the walls in the sun room and decided today was the day. I found this piece of driftwood on the Lake Michigan...
