Discussions on everything houseplant and indoor gardener related — including overwintering tender plants and forcing bulbs indoors.
It happened in the run-up to Valentine’s Day and now I’m seeing it as Mother’s Day approaches. “Skip the flowers!” cry various online ads for a wide range of businesses. [...]
one of my finished handmade wreaths crafted with backyard bay leaves. Ever since I was little, I've loved making things with my hands, from clumsy papier mache jewelry [...]
We loved that our new house had a conservatory. It looked like this: Grubby. There was no electricity to it. And, sadly, it leaked. We managed at some [...]
Have you noticed that there are people in this world who simply do not care for plants? They may cut down every single tree in their yard, leaving a barren, [...]
I feel I should start this piece with an apology. Spring has well and truly arrived here in the UK and I fully intended to write about the beauty of [...]
I recently showed off my new Phalaenopsis orchids, bought as rewards for achieving my food goals, now enlivening my kitchen window sill. From your comments - here, on social media, [...]
Gray is known as a scale rather than a color in the world of photography. I like that word for it; it evokes music. The outside world in Western New [...]
How could a person with so little respect for houseplants have so many? That’s what I’m wondering as I settle into another winter of indoor plant care. I’ll never act [...]
There are centuries of historic reasons - most of them religious - why people drag evergreen trees into their homes at this time, but for me, it boils down to [...]
There’s a process to coming home after a long journey. There’s a process to settling back into one’s routines and ruts and beloved pillows and remembering the systems that facilitate [...]
In late fall, dire decisions have to be made that mean certain death for some plants, possible extended life for others and assured survival for a treasured few. As I [...]
My constant ranting about hyacinths at this time of year is veering close to the definition of insanity. Regular reports of my delight at how successfully they force and how [...]
