May In The Home Greenhouse
It’s potting time in the greenhouse. Large plants, particularly those which have flowered and will be grown on for several years, need either top dressing with fresh soil or shifting
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What To Do In The Home Greenhouse In May
Why not center your outdoor living around your greenhouse? It offers a source of water for refreshments, electricity for lights and cooking, and provides space for storage cabinets and a
African Violet Checkup: Time To Spruce, Divide And Clean Up African Violets
This is the time of year when most garden interest centers are outdoors. But it is also the time you should check over your African violets. Perhaps your plants are
Can You Grow Orchids In Your Window?
You can grow your orchids for corsages and flower arrangements right in your living room window! Sounds impossible? Well, it isn’t. I find a small homemade glass case as a
Growing Coral Berry Plants: How To Care For Ardisia Crenata
Ardisia crenata (ar-DIS-ee-ah kre-NAY-tah) is a compact evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Ardisia and from the primrose family, Primulaceae. The genus name Ardisia is derived from the Greek word
How To Make African Violets Grow Like Weeds
African Violets are very much in the limelight these days. One flower lover writes, “Many of my garden club friends have gone quietly mad about the plant.” This sums up
Growing Fatshedera Lizei: An Old Time Houseplant Ready For A Comeback!
House plants are innovative features in interior decorating now, so you are not old-fashioned if you like to have lovely plants in your home. While small plants on a window
Growing Eucharis Grandiflora Plants: How To Care For Amazon Lily
Eucharis x Grandiflora (YOO-kuh-riss gran-dih-FLOR-uh) is an evergreen bulbous perennial belonging to the genus Eucharis and from the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. The genus name Eucharis originated from the Greek word,
Cyclamen Plant Care: How To Grow Persian Violet (Sow Bread)
Cyclamen (SY-kla-men), is a flowering herbaceous perennial belonging to the genus Cyclamen and from the primrose family, Primulaceae. This perennial flowering bulb is native to regions of the Mediterranean, Middle
Growing Gesneriads: It Is Time To Go Beyond Grandma’s African Violet
Though long overshadowed by the most popular member of the Gesneriaceae family, the African-violet, other lesser-known members are now coming into their own. Two gesneriads, the colorful gloxinia, and episcia