Easy-To-Grow Little Orchid
My appetite had been piqued! The cattleya plant I bought for five dollars the year before had given me two handsome orchids with a minimum of care while sitting on
Houseplants
5 Favorite African-Violet Varieties Why
Here are the favorite African violet varieties: 1st AWARD: Joe Schultz Most men bitten by the African violet hug favor robust-type plants like Du Ponts, Supremes, and Amazons. I, too,
Plants For Your Greenhouse
Flowers every day of the year? Yes, it’s possible in a home greenhouse, whether you are a beginner or an advanced specialist. All that is necessary is to select those
The Curious Ceropegia
The ceropegia are an interesting family of plants from Africa and, to a lesser extent, Asia and Malaya. Their name is from the Greek words meaning wax and fountain. It
Greenhouse Gardening All-year Hobby
With summer waning and the long winter months looming ahead, you’re no doubt anxious to start the seed collected from catalogs over the summer. For fortunate gardeners like myself, a
Favorites Among African Violets
If you can grow an African violet successfully without getting the urge to start a collection, you ought to be psychoanalyzed. You’re different!” We are normal people. start with one
Orchid Hunting In Maine
Orchid hunting is usually synonymous with steaming jungles, not a Maine forest. But like their tropical cousins, some of our own native orchids have to be hunted down in their
Your Vegetable Storage Problems
After spending most of the summer fighting bugs and insects and praying for rain to grow vegetables that are fit to eat, some of our gardeners like to store surplus
Dainty Dancing Oncidium Lady Orchids
Among the cultivated orchids the dancing ladies or dancing dolls are probably the daintiest and loveliest. Belonging to the genus Oncidium, they have long, graceful sprays of bright golden yellow
Can You Grow Spider Plants In Water?
Few houseplants are more iconic than Chlorophytum comosum (kloh-roh-FY-tum kom-OH-sum), better known as the spider plant. This plant is known for its white flowers, arched foliage, and almost spider-like appearance,