Why isn’t your flowering houseplant sending out flowers? It can be frustrating. First, determine if your houseplant is a flowering plant. If you have a fern, your plant won’t be flowering…..ever. But, if you purchased a flowering plant and it...
My Grandma Eldred’s Easter cactus Since Easter season is here, (the Cadbury eggs are in the stores!) I thought I’d share a picture of my Easter cactus, which once belonged to my Grandma Eldred. Background This cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, is native to...
If you read my blog you know I am a huge proponent of having a drainage hole in every container. It is easy to drill one with a diamond-tipped drill bit and is a must, in my opinion. If you are using a pot without a drainage hole, I suggest using it as a cachepot that...
I love Thanksgiving cactus and when they flower, they are amazing. So it is disappointing when the time comes for them to flower and only a few flowers appear and only on one side of the plant. What happened?! I actually got it to flower, but it is only on one...
