by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 19, 2023 | Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers, Interior Plantscaping, Public Gardens
Underplanting? What is it? Can it be done with houseplants? What plants are best? When I think of underplanting, I think of annuals under a tree, or ground cover in a landscape. Underplanting is planting plants under a larger plant to add interest. But did you know... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 18, 2023 | BLOG, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
How do you care for lycopodiums? (Now in the genus huperzia) These plants are so weird and amazing. I first saw a Lycopodium (Huperzia) in Elvin McDonald’s book, The New Houseplant (page 45). It was a picture of a florist’s window in New York with one of... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 8, 2017 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Kitsch
I have always admired living walls. I have seen them growing outside on buildings and inside with houseplants, but hadn’t tried growing one of my own. I was doubtful about the way they would grow. Would the plants grow out or up and get long and unshapely. So, I... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 12, 2016 | BLOG, Ferns, Houseplant Profile
I am drawn to fern croziers or fiddleheads. I think they are one of the most gorgeous things in nature. The beautiful frond to come, is all packaged up in this small little spiral. They are also called fiddleheads and I think it is obvious why they have that name. I... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 16, 2015 | BLOG, Conservatory, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
The first time I laid eyes on the jade vine or Strongylodon macrobotrys, it was at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. I couldn’t believe it! The color is unreal-almost unbelievable! It is a weird jade color and I have never seen another flower anywhere near this...
