Jan 10, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
I usually dust my cuttings with rooting hormone powder, but frankly, you could also stick the stems in a small bottle of water and let them root that way as well. If you have a large Pelargonium and take cuttings off the entire plant, that will rejuvenate the mother...
Jan 3, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
What if you could get a postcard from Mother Nature, The Green Man, or the plants themselves? A postcard contains pithy advice about gardens and growing plants from the point of view of the natural world. Here is a card from the plants that keep their foliage 365 days...
Dec 13, 2024 | Love This!
If you have ever had the opportunity to move to a new property and plant new gardens, I think you’ll know how I’m feeling right now. In my lifetime I’ve been fortunate enough to start new gardens at least six times, and it’s always been with a...
Dec 13, 2024 | Love This!
Name: Hoya species and varieties, aka wax plant or wax flower. Type of Plant: There are over 520 species of Hoya, which are semi-succulent plants. They are epiphytic plants, meaning that they grow on other plants in the wild, such as on branches and crotches of...
Nov 29, 2024 | Love This!
Name: Helleborus niger ‘Jacob’ et al, aka the white Christmas rose Type of Plant: White flowering hellebores in the species niger, are commonly called the Christmas rose, although they aren’t roses. ‘Jacob’ is a variety that is often sold at this time of...
Nov 22, 2024 | Love This!
Name: Princettia® poinsettias from Suntory Flowers. Princettia® is a new style of poinsettia with vibrant bract colors including the whitest white, best pinks, and a beautiful cranberry red. Type of Plant: A holiday plant that will bring color to your house and...
