Indoor Plants

Over the years I have met many houseplant owners and everyone has a favorite houseplant. Below you will find some of them along with comments on why these plants are

Textures! From the smoothness of sleekest satin to soft, furry down, they are found in the leaves of houseplants. How stimulating they are to the flower arranger searching out materials

A potential planter is a clear glass bottle with an opening large enough to insert a pencil. Tall, short, square, round — the garden may be planted in an expensive

Let’s turn our hobby of gardening into a pursuit of gift-giving. Here in our window garden, there in our outdoor garden, the materials are at hand. Many plants can get

Gardeners do not need paints to make a picture. With a palette of living plants, they can paint a memorable composition, drawing from a wealth of material that is both

Alternanthera This colorful, little Alternanthera is a lovely flower with narrow lanceolate leaves.  It makes a very effective edging plant. Its leaves, variegated with crimson, pink, green, brown, orange, and

I first saw Fittonia verschaffeltii pearcei several years ago in a conservatory. Its olive-green foliage and red veins intrigued me, and I began searching the catalogs for a source. At

Highlight a coffee table, a fireplace mantel, a piano with a single pot plant, or adorn a bay window with a collection of them. Bring an early spring to the

Boston’s first House Plant Show is now past and gone, but it will be long before those who attended it will forget the magnificent array of unusual plants exhibited there.

For healthy growth, all plants require heat, light, humidity, proper soil conditions, food, and water in varying amounts, according to the type and the year’s season. The absence or overabundance