When Your House Plant Step Out
Where are your house plants spending the summer? Are they still in the house waiting for a breath of fresh air? Or have you set them under a tree—out of
Where are your house plants spending the summer? Are they still in the house waiting for a breath of fresh air? Or have you set them under a tree—out of
Many houseplants benefit from a summer spent outdoors. Move them into the open air when the weather is warm in spring or early summer, and bring them indoors well ahead
Near the head of the list of the world’s strangest plants is one from India that is almost unknown in this country. It is the Bell-flowered Amorphophallus or Elephant Yam,
When people are sick, they are sent to the hospital, where under good conditions and watchful care, they recover their health. Every plant lover realizes how much plants are like
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
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
A flexible plant bench on wheels fitted with copper trays makes my venture with house plants easy and pleasant throughout the year. My husband designed and built a 3′ feet
A bit of greenery in the home is most appreciated during the winter. But, unfortunately, this is the season when it is hardest to keep house plants healthy. Cold drafts,
Protective coloration and mimicry of surrounding objects so everyday in the animal kingdom are seldom encountered in plants. Few realize that a group of plants that best exemplify this interesting
What is more enjoyable on a gray winter day than a house plant decked with red flowers or laden with bright red fruit—so gay and colorful that even a single