Bizarre Bromeliads Thrive In Many Environments
The decorative use of plants is becoming more and more a part of home furnishing. Interiors have become more straightforward and practical, and accentuating plants should keep up with this
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Home Greenhouses For Growing All Year
Are you missing out on the fun of greenhouse gardening – growing anything you like, from annuals to orchids, all year-’round because you fear the cost? Or because you think
Roy Grew Orchids From Seed To Flower
Roy Fields was a specialist in orchid seedlings. A native Floridian, he makes his home in the village of Miami Shores, where he grows orchids on a plot that is
Indoor Plants For Adventurous Gardeners
If you read the advertisements as well as the text in your favorite garden magazine, you surely have noticed the many types of greenhouses offered by the homeowner. Some are
The Excitement Of Growing Orchids At Home
We do not recommend an accident as the first step towards orchid-raising. But Major William E. Scudamore of New York City is thankful today that a speeding taxi winged him and
Rabbit’s Foot Ferns – A Good Name For Many Ferns
To many people, every fern is long, slender, furry runners over the pot’s side is a “rabbit’s foot” fern. Their grandmother had one; she called it that, and that is
Columnea Gloriosa An Attractive Trailing Epiphyte
COLUMNEA GLORIOSA is a Costa Rican vine with attractive velvety leaves and scarlet tubular flowers. It belongs to the same family as African violets, gloxinias, and achimenes, though it looks
Orchid Culture for Beginners
There is more interest today in orchid growing than at any time in the past, and each year more and more amateur growers are induced to take up their culture.
How To Care For A Dracaena Marginata
Hostas are beautiful perennials that have gained a lot of popularity due to their shade tolerance. However, where there are big plants, there are often significant pests, and deer are
House Plants On Wheels
A flexible plant bench on wheels fitted with copper trays makes my venture with house plants easy and pleasant throughout the year. My husband designed and built a 3′ feet