It’s Camellia Time In The House and Greenhouse

Camellia in Greenhouse

Camellias are Asiatic, evergreen shrubs that are cherished for their waxy, long-lasting flowers. Their alternate, toothed leaves are of leathery texture, attractive, and decorative around the year.  By proper choice

Chrysanthemums for the Greenhouse

Chrysanthemum Greenhouse

If you like to color in the home greenhouse during the fall months, chrysanthemums are unsurpassed with their wide range of colors and forms.  In the garden, they provide the

Three Steps to a Bell Jar

three steps bell jar

Here are the three steps to creating a Bell Jar. Scribe a circle on the jug with a glass cutter. To scribe an even mark, rest the handle of the

The Care Of The Greenhouse Indoors

greenhouse indoors

Every indoor plant enthusiast can recall being tempted into trying one of the many house plants requiring greenhouse conditions, only to find that no care can prevent rather sudden death.

Portrait Gallery Of Small Plants Clan

small plant gallery clan

Within the 300-odd botanical families in the whole, wide world of seed-bearing or flowering plants, a modest number of “sub-families” (genera) are delightfully and curiously exclusive. Some of these small

Six Green Thumbs

six green thumbs

My affirmative answer to the question, “Do you like to grow things?” has completely changed our family routine. It began about two years ago when we moved into a home

Happy Hours, Under Glass

happy hour under glass

Some 40 years ago, when the material was difficult to obtain, I wanted a greenhouse. By scrounging around, my husband and I finally built one. It is 18′ by 30′