by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 3, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, orchids, Public Gardens
Last week my husband and I visited Key West. As we were driving around the island we passed a brick wall and through an opening, I saw a beautiful bubbling fountain. Needless to say, I told my husband to stop. I found out it was the Key West Garden club located in the...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 22, 2018 | BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, orchids
Back to the orchids. As you saw in Part 1 of this story, I was so excited to visit Green Circle Growers in Ohio to tour the facilities where Just Add Ice orchids are grown, as well as other houseplants. Hopefully I will visit again soon to tour that part of the...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 3, 2018 | begonias, BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, orchids, Public Gardens
As spring is taking its sweet time coming here in Michigan and everywhere for that matter, I thought you might enjoy a walk through Phipps Conservatory today. We are actually under a winter weather advisory as I write this here in mid Michigan. Enjoy the tour! Two...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 25, 2017 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, orchids, Public Gardens
Last week I was in Holland, MI and on the way home, I HAD to stop at Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids. I was passing by and my car knows when it is close to a conservatory and steers itself there. I’m not making it up. Ask my husband. Last year I visited...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 5, 2016 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers, orchids
I saw many things at the Tropical Plant Industry Exibition (TPIE) but a recurring theme was the vertical wall displays. This certainly isn’t a fad that is going away anytime soon. It is an amazingly beautiful way to have plants in your home, even if you are...