by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 7, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Pet safe houseplants for your cats and dogs. If you have pets, this is an important point to consider before bringing home a new plant pet. Why? Recently, my brother saw a story on his local news and called me. It was about a pet that had passed away from eating parts...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 23, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
A few weeks ago we talked about plants that would do well in an east window. Let’s continue around the house and talk about some plants that will live in a north window. Take into account that I’m talking about north windows with unimpeded views; no trees,...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 9, 2018 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Insects
In this second installation of the insect invasion series, we are going to talk about scale insects. We talked about aphids in the first installation. The second plant I saw a few weeks ago was at a library. It was a large Schefflera arboricola that I noticed right...