Today’s temperature reminds me they call it “the dog days of summer.” Woof, it’s hot out there.
Too hot, in fact, to get our gardening gloves out. So let’s take it indoors.
I have plants all over my house. Some are vibrant and thriving, some are clippings working to take root, and some are in repair. The [...]
Byron Martin of Logee’s and Karen Park Jennings of Park Seed and Wayside Gardens recommend some tropicals that would work well in containers.
And don’t forget citrus, which has its own following as northern container plants.
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• Passion flowers look great in pots, and Martin says there are some you can try planting early in the [...]
When buying plants for your garden it really pays off to do some homework and be absolutely sure what you’re buying. These tips can help you a great deal with your decisions.
Always analyze the leaves and stems to make sure they don’t have plagues nor diseases: stained leaves, holes in the leaves… the purchase of [...]
A familiar houseplant and indoor bonsai subject in cool climes, Carissa macrocarpa is indigenous to the coastal region of Natal, South Africa—hence the common name. A vigorous, spreading, woody shrub, it grows up to 18 feet tall, produces handsome, broad, evergreen foliage, and equips its branches with stout Y-shaped spines. Its two-inch-long tubular flowers are [...]
When it comes to the plants they favor, members of the Memphis Herb Society and Memphis Cactus Society have little in common.
Herb fanciers are attracted to plants they can crush with their hands, sniff with their noses and taste with their mouths.
To work with the plants they love, cactus aficionados put on heavy gloves [...]
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