Dec 20, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
A hint about improving your mood at the time of year when the nights are long: go outside at sunrise and sunset if you can. Admire the sky. Walk. Breath and be thankful.
Dec 13, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
No matter where you live, there is the opportunity to celebrate the seasons and appreciate how plants change from month to month.
Dec 6, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
For evergreen plants, it’s all about water retention, protection from sun-scald, and fluctuating temperatures. Some plants have shiny foliage, while others have scale-like structures that protect the plant from water-loss.
Nov 29, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
Most information you find about the holiday Cyclamen plants tells you not to water from above because you might get “crown rot.” Personally, I have never found this to be the case if I water the plant really well and then wait to water again when...
Nov 22, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
If you’re interested in doing a deep dive into the history of poinsettias as a holiday plant, read this article published by Purdue University.
Nov 15, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
On The Garden Lady today I’ll be starting the program off with a visit from Tawny Simiski, Entomologist at the UMass Cooperative Extension. We’ll be talking about the spotted lanternfly, and other insects of interest in the Northeast. Although the spotted...
Nov 8, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
Deciduous plants have evolved to be all about surviving the winter. We humans often describe ourselves as “hunkering down for the winter,” and perhaps we have learned this from plants that shed their leaves in the fall. But they don’t just dump their...
