Norfolk Island Pine – The Living-Room Tree
Without a little Norfolk Island Pine, it has been said no houseplant collection is complete. It is decorative, unadorned, all year round, and even makes a good-looking Christmas tree dressed
Houseplants
Succulents: The Camels Of The Plant World
To the connoisseur of beautiful plants, succulents rank as a large group of easily grown floral gems with marvelous color in foliage and flower — brilliant, often so subtle that
What House Plants Are Worth Knowing: Kinds For Every Exposure
Flower lovers need not be discouraged if they do not have sunny windows, for a surprising number of plants thrive in a northern exposure, and some even bloom beautifully. African
Try The Bromeliads Indoors And Old New Plant
For many generations, the Bromeliaceae, or “air plants” as they are better known, have been treasured members of greenhouse anti-conservatory collections. It is only in the recent years of pot
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
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