In September we celebrate our indoor plants. The third week of September is National Indoor Plant Week. What we generally call “Houseplants” are primarily foliage plants native to tropical regions. These plants come from areas…Continue Reading
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Drip Tips
Everybody talks about the weather. People talk about weather because it’s safe if you need filler for a lagging conversation. This is especially true when it gets hot and humid. Humidity is the relative amount…Continue Reading
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Get the New Year off on the right “root”
So it’s time to pack away the Christmas decorations. Auld Lang Syne and Happy New Year. Now that the old tannenbaum is out of the house and the baubles and ornaments are nestled in storage…Continue Reading
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Monstrosity
For Halloween weekend and the full “blue moon” I thought I would post the scariest thing I saw this past week. Here it is: Plants need to breathe too! Covers if necessary for a landscape…Continue Reading
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I Just Wet My Houseplants
In my book ‘I Just Wet My Plants’ I note that water is the number one killer of houseplants. Usually too much. We kill them with kindness. I took the following pictures to illustrate a…Continue Reading