by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 19, 2022 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
Did you know you can grow Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) in your home? Let’s talk about how to grow and care for it in your home. It is a tillandsia or air plant. Nothing is more iconic to the Southern United States than trees dripping with moss. It is...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 28, 2022 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Ferns, orchids, Public Gardens, Tillandsias
With Hurricane Ian making landfall in Florida this week, I thought about the people it will affect. I can’t imagine what they are going through and my prayers are with them. I then thought about our South Carolina visit in the early 90s after Hurricane Hugo and...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 4, 2017 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Houseplant Flowers, Tillandsias
I am obsessed with air plants or tillandsias. They are hanging in the windows, (yes that is plural), growing under lights, in terrariums on the walls, and more. Of course, if you regularly read this blog, you know I’m obsessed with all houseplants. But today,...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 22, 2016 | BLOG, Tillandsias, Urban Jungle Bloggers
This last month of the year, I decided to shine a light on our plants. I decided to go with a holiday theme. Every year I hang living ornaments on my tree and quite often give a few away. I am The Houseplant Guru after all. Houseplants are the best gifts! Glass globe...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 10, 2016 | African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Kitsch, orchids
Today is Houseplant Appreciation Day, which of course is every day for me. There isn’t a day that goes by in my house that one or many houseplants aren’t being taken care of. The sheer number of them makes this necessary. The thing is, I love it!...