Dec 25, 2022 | Projects/Crafts
When the temperatures are staying below freezing, it’s time to make ice mobiles! All you need are some pieces of your houseplants, some plastic cartons, some ribbon or string, and a bit of patience as they freeze. Even one ice mobile looks magical as it dances...
Dec 23, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Rosa ‘Meibenbino’ aka The Petite Knock Out Rose Type of Plant: A miniature shrub rose with red flowers and the same ease and disease resistance of other plants in the Knock Out line from Star Roses and Plants. Why I Love This Plant: This rose bush only grows...
Dec 16, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Chlorophytum comosum aka spider plant Type of Plant: A very common houseplant, probably because it’s easy to grow and propagate. Native to coastal South Africa, and found in solid green or variegated forms. This clump-forming plant produces long, trailing stems...
Dec 10, 2022 | Projects/Crafts
Last year I planted my urns with living plants such as hellebores, Osmanthus and ornamental cabbages, but this year I decided to go with sticks. Lots of sticks, in various colors. Although I grow both yellow and red twig dogwood in my gardens, I purchased the sticks...
Nov 25, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Calendula officinalis aka pot marigold Type of Plant: Annual plant that has edible flowers, commonly growing 1 to 2 feet tall. This is not like the true marigold, which is in the genus Tagetes, although both plants are in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Why I...
Nov 18, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Capsicum baccatum Mad Hatter F1 hybrid pepper Type of Plant: A vigorous pepper plant that grows well in northern areas and bears lots of peppers in the late summer and fall. Mostly sweet peppers, although an occasional fruit with mild heat is possible. Why I...
Oct 28, 2022 | Love This!
Name: Nicotiana mutabilis aka Nacotiana ‘Marshmallow’ Type of Plant: An annual in colder climates, a perennial in Zones 8 to 10. Self-seeding, growing in full sun to part-sun. Why I Love This Plant: Here is, the end of October, and I’m raving about an annual that...
