Moving your poinsettia outdoors during summer and making sure it receives the proper amount of light will help ensure it reblooms for the next holiday season. Having a poinsettia plant during the holidays is a tradition for many people, and some … [Read more...]
HOW TO REBLOOM YOUR AMARYLLIS PLANTS
With the right care, and a few simple steps, amaryllis bulbs rebloom year after year! Getting amaryllis to rebloom sounds difficult, but it’s actually really easy. Follow these step-by-step instructions to rebloom your amaryllis plants. Continued: … [Read more...]
Spider Mites – Houseplants
Spider mites are very tiny plant pests that are related to spiders. They feed only on plants. CONTINUE SOURCE: https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/spider-mites-houseplants … [Read more...]
Growing Orchids
What plants easily grow indoors, require minimal care, and produce beautiful exotic flowers? The answer is orchids. Orchids have been characterized as finicky plants that need greenhouses or other specialized care, but many orchids grow very … [Read more...]
Houseplants
Growing plants indoors may offer some challenges, but these links may help you to be successful: Read More: … [Read more...]
Hinoki Bonsai Beginners’ Classes
For those interested in learning more about the living art of bonsai, the Hinoki Bonsai Club will conduct one or two beginners’ classes in the Spring of 2020. (The exact dates will be determined based upon student interest, but the first session will … [Read more...]
African Violets – Bringing Beauty Indoors
Bringing beauty to the indoors is a goal of any gardener in the winter months. African violets have a reputation of being fussy plants, but with just a little care and the right conditions, they can thrive, bloom, and enhance any home. … [Read more...]
Common Bugs And Pests On Houseplants
Many houseplants are susceptible to indoor bugs and insects due to the lack of natural atmosphere indoors. There’s no wind to blow the pests away or rain to wash them off. Houseplants are totally reliant on their owners for protection for pests. The … [Read more...]
Poinsettia
The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is the most popular flowering plant sold in the United States with more than 70 million sold nationwide each year. When South Carolinian Joel R. Poinsett (1779 – 1851), the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, … [Read more...]
Selection and Care of Cut Christmas Trees
Despite the popularity and life-like appearance of modern artificial trees, nothing says Christmas like the fragrance a cut, live Christmas tree brings to your home. Read More … [Read more...]