How To Grow An Avocado From Seed
Avocado is usually thought of as a taste delight in a salad. At least that was my view until one day while discussing gardening at dinner with several green thumb
Houseplants
Purple Foliage Plants
A few house plants have purple leaves on top; purple undersides are a little more numerous, but there is one whose foliage is purple both on top and underneath. I
Cryptanthus Carefree Modern Houseplants
Among the most charming pineapple’s colorful cousins are the impish Cryptanthus, known as earth stars for their starry white flowers peeping up from low-mounded rosettes of prickly-edged leaves. They possess
In The Winter Gloxinia Window Garden
Gloxinias are the royalty of all house plants and are easily grown in a window garden. Coming in all colors except yellow, the plants provide an array of colors set
How To Grow Orchids In Our Window
Some say you can; some say you can’t. All I know is that we do grow orchids in our living room. Quietly defying all the people who said we could
Enjoy Gardening 365 Days A Year A Greenhouse Is The Answer
At a Garden club meeting, I was sitting behind two women discussing a misfortune concerning the child of one of them. “I just went into my greenhouse and looked at
Behind A New Race Of House Plants Hybrid Gloxinias
Eleven years ago, Albert H. Buell hardly knew a petunia from a pansy. Today, he’s the proud originator and grower of his strains of hybrid gloxinias, judged by experts to
For Tropical Charm This Winter Grow Bougainvillea Indoors
Enthusiastic gardeners who have lived in California and Florida often need reminding before they know the adaptability of many exotic plants. Many catalogs are regular almanacs of growing information. In
You Can Grow Orchids Under Lights
Why do more people not enjoy the pleasure of growing orchids? Is it because they feel these plants are delicate and difficult to raise, or do they have a greenhouse?
Bromeliads Houseplants That Anyone Can Grow
The members of the pineapple tribe are making a new mark in the world. This is not for culinary distinction but for the charm. Their hold lines and bizarre markings