The Art of Growing Plants Indoors
Never has more information about more kinds of plants been so abundantly available. Browse the garden section of any bookstore and you will be overwhelmed by the glut of books on plants. You could bu...
Category Archives: Indoor Plants
Poinsettias Grow Outside, Too
Poinsettia’s time is now. During most of the year, a poinsettia is just stems, or stems and green leaves. Only from late fall until the end of the year does it take on its scarlet color. But if...
Tending and Propagating African Violets
I have an African violet that was my mother’s, and I have had it now for about 25 years. The stem is gnarled and very big, but it still grows and blooms quite well. It recently developed some s...
History of Poinsettias
You have to be careful when surfing the Internet. Before you know it, the Internet will trap you in its web and keep you transfixed for hours. For instance, just the other evening, I started to look ...
Indoor Plant Options for Low to Medium Light
If you have never grown indoor plants but have been waiting for the right moment to do so, now would be an opportune time to embark on this new venture. Most indoor plants are killed because of overw...
African Mask
Some people call it African mask. It could be the most arresting of all indoor plants. If you planted it outdoors during the summer, it would be a stunning plant in your shade garden, although you wo...
Janet Craig, queen of indoor plants
Does anyone out there know Janet Craig? She is undoubtedly a woman of distinction. Dracaena deremensis ‘Janet Craig,’ named in her honor, was introduced to the nursery trade scarcely mo...
