What Is A Good Checklist for The October Greenhouse?
If it is the middle of September, there is still time to order tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths for forcing on the window sill, or in your greenhouse. Potted from mid
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Is Growing Orchids At Home Difficult? You, Too Can Grow Orchids
As one snowflake does not constitute a blizzard, neither does successfully growing a single orchid makes one an orchid authority. Nevertheless, the experiences of one person and his method in
Try Growing Caladiums As House Plants This Winter
Perhaps the one time that indoor plants are most appreciated is in the long gray wintery months that precede spring. Average Indoor Plants Foliage plants, African violets, gloxinias, and begonias
How To Grow Rex Begonias As House Plants
I grow Rex Begonias on my window sills, on stands, tables, and in my breezeway. At one time they were thought to be strictly for the greenhouse hobbyist. Such is
Growing White Calla Lily Plants: How To Care For Zantedeschia Aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica (zan-teh-DESK-ee-uh ee-thee-OH-pih-kuh), commonly known as White calla lily, is a common florist’s calla around the world. Despite its common name, White calla lily, Zantedeschia Aethiopica is not a
When Snows Are Deep, Enjoy Spring Color Indoors
Would you like to have a brilliant, dependable flower this winter and next spring in contrast to your usual house plants? Spring Colors of Plants You can have generous spreads
Daylilies Work Landscape Color Wonders
Thirty years ago, when my garden began, the first perennial planted was a clump of Lemon Lilies, Hemerocallis flava, taken from my grandmother’s childhood home. Some, planted near a pool,
Discover The African Violets Trailing Relatives
Indoor gardeners who have filled every window with pots of African violets are now extending their interest to trailing plants belonging to the same gesneriad family. Five close relatives of
Focus On Fewer Plants For Better Results In The Greenhouse
So wide is the variety of seeds and bulbs that can be planted this season that even – the most experienced home gardener is apt to be confused when deciding
What Flowers Bloom In The Night?
Night-blooming cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum), a commonly grown houseplant in many parts of this country, comes to us from Mexico and Central America. Unlike the cereus species which grow in our